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Justin Timberlake, who played that Napster guy in that Facebook movie, is now promoting the new Myspace (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue, Sep 25, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: What is your favorite biopic?

Tue, Sep 18, 2012
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The first one that springs to mind for me is Out of Africa, because it’s a gorgeous movie, and because it’s about a woman, which so few biopics are.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (review)

Mon, Dec 19, 2011
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I’m not sure I’ve seen a more superfluous film that Fincher’s pointless second take on a story that was served supremely well onscreen so recently.

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question of the day: Famous creative types pushing back against corporate greed: hot new trend or momentary pissing into the wind?

Thu, Dec 01, 2011
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Jesse Eisenberg sues a DVD distributor for misleadingly suggesting he’s the star of a film. Elvis Costello tells his fans not to buy a ridiculously overpriced box set. Are these two instances just a coincidence? Or might something bigger be afoot?

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question of the day: Is it too soon for a Steve Jobs biopic? Who should play him?

Mon, Oct 10, 2011
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It’s not just theoretically inevitable, it’s already in the works.

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question of the day: Must we stop this obsession with movies based on reality?

Tue, Mar 01, 2011
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William Skidelsky in The Observer recently went off on a rant that has the definite whiff of Emily Litella about it: “It’s time to stop this obsession with works of art based on real events,” insists his headline. For some reason this makes me believe he must be misunderstanding some other problem…

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question of the day: What do you think of the Oscar winners and losers?

Mon, Feb 28, 2011
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And was the ceremony any fun? How were James Franco and Anne Hathaway as hosts? What did I miss?

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Colin Firth and Natalie Portman are Oscar shoo-ins; everything else up for grabs: Oscar predictions

Sat, Feb 26, 2011
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Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for Sunday night’s Academy Awards — projected winners are Xed. Keep in mind: this isn’t a list of whom I think should win Oscars but whom I think will win…

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Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Award winners

Mon, Jan 10, 2011
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Lots of love for The Social Network, Black Swan, and The Kids Are All Right…

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Online Film Critics Society 2010 Awards winners

Mon, Jan 03, 2011
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The winners of the 2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards have been announced… and there aren’t many surprises…

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