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Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep in The Post
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Set during the pre-Watergate Nixon administration, The Post follows the Washington Post back when it was considered a “local paper”. The New York Times is the paper of record, but the Post is under the control of Kay Graham, whose father left the family publishing empire to her husband, who later died by suicide. Full Story
Delivering The Post
Not unlike P.T. Anderson’s Phantom Thread, when it comes to Oscar odds, everyone left room for Steven Spielberg’s latest, The Post. It features a heavyweight ensemble led by Meryl Streep Full Story
Steven, Meryl, and Tom
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Meryl Streep is playing Katharine Graham, Tom Hanks is playing Ben Bradlee, Steven Spielberg is directing. Full Story
Emma Watson and Tom Hanks in The Circle
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The Circle is the second time Tom Hanks has tried a Dave Eggers adaptation, following last year’s A Hologram for the King Full Story
The “unknowable” Natalie Portman
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In November Sarah wrote about Natalie Portman’s Oscar chances, noting that Natalie does indeed give a strong performance in Jackie and that, no doubt, Natalie knows how to campaign for an Oscar, but that the biggest obstacle to her getting another one this year is that she just won one not too many years ago. Full Story
Tom Hanks in Inferno
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Inferno opens today. The franchise centered on Dan Brown’s religion-themed thrillers doesn’t have a catchy pop culture name, but I prefer to think of it as the “Decaf Indiana Jones” franchise. If Indiana Jones is a little too much—too much action, too much personality, too much style—then Dan Brown’s Decaf Indiana Jones is just for you. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
Yesterday was a good day for internet reading. Yesterday was the 10th anniversary of the release of Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black. Some albums, over time, they lose their power. Some albums not only resist time, they defy it. Read Full Intro
Tom Hanks in Sully
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In 2009 airline pilot Captain Chesley Sullenberger successfully landed a passenger jet on the Hudson River, saving the lives of everyone on board. It was a truly amazing feat, and “Sully” became an overnight hero. The predictable media wave followed—interviews, book deal, and, now, a feature film directed by Clint Eastwood Full Story
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Tom Hanks in A Hologram for the King
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For a movie starring one of the last real Movie Stars, A Hologram for the King sure did fly under the radar. Based on the Dave Eggers’ novel of the same name, Hologram reunites Tom Hanks and Cloud Atlas co-director Tom Tykwer in the kind of movie that would have been a sure thing twenty years ago but now you can’t pay people to see in theaters. Full Story
Tom Hanks: Globes Longwinded
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Of all the jokes Ricky Gervais made last night, the one that landed best was arguably not a joke at all – that the Globes don’t matter that much. That, depending on who you’re listening to, votes can be bought, or the HFPA just wants to meet celebrities and will give an award to anyone who will come, or that they chase after the flavour of the week. Full Story