Carnage (trailer)
Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly, Christoph Waltz, Jodie Foster: how can this not be great?
Kate Winslet
question of the day: Why aren’t there more professional female characters in movies?
Who was the last really notable professional woman you can recall in a movie?
Contagion movie review
Ohmygod the germs, the germs! They’re everywhere!
question of the day: What do you think of the Emmy Awards results?
The Emmy Awards for excellence in American television were handed out last night, and one of the biggest winners wasn’t American at all: Downton Abbey…
question of the day: What actor/director team-ups would you like to see?
Terrence Malick with James Franco? Woody Allen with Clive Owen? Quentin Tarantino with Kate Winslet? And what kind of project would your dream team do?
question of the day: Should there be a retirement age for artists?
Who could possibly make such a decision about when to retire accept an artist herself? Is there any way to mandate a retirement age for artists except by audiences refusing to participate as audiences anymore (which still wouldn’t prevent an artist from making art, only from having it seen)?
Killers (review)
Kutcher is barely plausible in those TV ads for digital cameras, sneaking up on people to take their pictures. A spy and hired killer? Don’t make me laugh.
because Kate Winslet’s heart going on is way cooler in 3D
I’m a big fan of James Cameron, but he has to be stopped. If the awesome success of Avatar truly is going to his head like this, an intervention is called for: Bolstered by his 3-D box office record-breaker “Avatar,” the Oscar-winning director plans to sail “Titanic” again, confirming he will rerelease the 1997 blockbuster … more…
June 12: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We all know how it is. You’d like to get out to see a new movie this weekend, but you’ve been stuck on a hijacked subway train too many times to find any cinematic amusement in that scenario. But you can have something close to that blockbuster experience at home with the proper application of … more…
new DVD releases in Region 1, June 2
Not much this week, but what there is is cherce. green light (definitely check it out): Revolutionary Road: Suburban angst with Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicapio. Fun! [Amazon U.S.] [preorder at Amazon U.K.] Defiance: Daniel Craig is not James Bond going up against Nazis. But he kicks their asses just the same. [Amazon U.S.] [now … more…
