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Gotta love how W magazine frames the awesome graciousness that is Cate Blanchett in its new cover article about her: Maybe because she never aimed to become a movie star, Blanchett is the rare actress who does not lament the lack of good film roles for women. “I didn’t go into the industry expecting to … more…
It’s hard to imagine that the people involved with this endeavor are failing to see what’s really going on here. But on the off chance that they don’t, I’ll explain. As an introduction, The Hollywood Reporter offered us this exclusive scoop earlier this week: The war against movie piracy is getting downright explosive. We’ve learned … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Looks like it’s gonna be 3D trailers all week long… I love this idea: Throw Legacy onto the end of any old movie when you remake/reboot it for that touch of class and elegance. Electric Boogaloo Legacy. Red Dawn Legacy. Teen Witch Legacy. Try it: it works … more…
I’d like it noted that the exclamation point and the stuff about Carney being an Oscar winner are included in the official title at Amazon. I didn’t add that. Though I might have if I thought it was funnier that way. Which it is. So what’s it all about? It’s “the true story of Harry … more…
Micmacs (now playing in the U.K. and available to preorder on Region 2 DVD; opens in the U.S. and Canada on May 28), in which French comedian Dany Boon is a guy with a bullet in his head on a quest to destroy the weapons manufacturer who made the bullet. It’s from Jean-Pierre Jeunet — … more…
And Sandra Bullock dropkicks previous football flicks: 1. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang: £2.6 million (NEW) 2. Alice in Wonderland: £2.5 million (4th week; drops 48%) 3. The Blind Side: £1.3 million (NEW) 4. Shutter Island: £1.1 million (3rd week; drops 37%) 5. The Bounty Hunter: £.99 million (2nd week; drops 52%) (actual numbers, … more…
Who let a girl do serious journalism? And more. Yup, it’s The Week in Women, my regular column over at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Enjoy.
I don’t know why it took this long, but yesterday, the Guardian published “A nobody’s guide to the Oscars,” by Neil Gaiman. He was present at that august event because he wrote the source material for Coraline, which was nominated for Best Animated Feature: I had also written a 15-second sequence for the Oscars, in … more…
How a does a timid boy become a violent gangster? Like this.
There are lots of eras to be nostalgic for, but the 80s ain’t one of them. Bad hairdos, no Internet, the VHS the height of home entertainment, and everybody scared celibate because of AIDS — this is not a time to recall with great affection. Unless you’re a GenXer who peaked in high school, which … more…
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