Justin Timberlake, who played that Napster guy in that Facebook movie, is now promoting the new Myspace (and other adventures in social networking)
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
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.
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.
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?
It’s not just theoretically inevitable, it’s already in the works.
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…
And was the ceremony any fun? How were James Franco and Anne Hathaway as hosts? What did I miss?
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…
Lots of love for The Social Network, Black Swan, and The Kids Are All Right…
The winners of the 2010 Online Film Critics Society Awards have been announced… and there aren’t many surprises…