Media Manipulation The Jolie is not making a movie about Robsten But f-ck, why not? Deadline reported yesterday that Angelina Jolie will direct a movie called Unbroken. #RobstenIsUnbroken? Yes. But no. But let’s put #RobstenIsUnbroken on our Best of 2012 list anyway, shall we? The Twi-Hard meltdown exceeded all of our expectations. If you can believe it, Nutty Madam’s By Lainey • Dec 19, 2012 10:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews I like the red field A new trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness was released yesterday this time with more focus on Chris Pine’s Kirk who must battle a new adversary but, mostly, his own arrogance. Of course. His family is at risk. Everything is falling apart. They must run through an awesome red By Lainey • Dec 18, 2012 11:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Lone Ranger looks sh-tty, will make money anyway The second trailer for Disney’s The Lone Ranger is out and oh God, it looks hilariously awful. Not because of Johnny Depp as Tonto, but because it just looks like a clichéd, bloated summer action movie. So, like, bad in the regular way. People are, of course, always and By Sarah • Dec 11, 2012 01:20 pm
Style Eddie Redmayne’s great suit It’s a gorgeous suit. It’s a beautiful colour. And he wears it so well. I interviewed Eddie Redmayne at the Les Miserables junket last weekend in New York. He is very, very nice. Doesn’t take himself too seriously, is engaging and friendly, seems kind and humble. It’ By Lainey • Dec 11, 2012 12:04 pm
Xenu Back to back Jacks and Xenu’s rap Here’s Tom Cruise at the London premiere of Jack Reacher last night wearing a lot of blush and bronzer. Contouring makes all the difference, you know? While Tom’s promoting his current release, a trailer for his next release, Oblivion, was released online yesterday. He plays another Jack. So By Lainey • Dec 11, 2012 11:14 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Will and Jaden Smith by M. Night Shyamalan looks terrible Somehow, after a run of increasingly bad efforts capped off by the infuriating The Happening and the appallingly awful The Last Airbender, M. Night Shyamalan is still allowed to make movies. How he’s not been thrown in Director Jail remains a mystery, and not only does he remain at By Sarah • Dec 11, 2012 10:56 am
Media Manipulation Promoting a movie without Katie Last year around this time, Tom Cruise was promoting Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol with Katie Holmes at his side and on his side. As you know, M:I4 did very, very good business, and it seemed like, finally, Tom was over the couch-jumping. And in the dead of the By Lainey • Dec 10, 2012 12:38 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Hobbit review Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth, this time focusing on Frodo’s uncle Bilbo undertaking his own adventure as a young man, is good enough, but “good enough” feels like an indictment when the original LOTR trilogy ranged from “very good” to “extraordinary”. The central problem in The Hobbit By Sarah • Dec 07, 2012 11:08 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Star Trek Into Benedict Cumberbatch Because the first teaser for Star Trek Into Darkness is all about The Batch. As I mentioned earlier this week, we don’t know a lot about the plot or new characters in Star Trek 2. This teaser does little to shed light on either of those things. Mainly what By Sarah • Dec 06, 2012 02:04 pm
Bad Style Mrs Timberlake gives up the fringe At least for a night. And God, it makes all the difference. Her face, you can actually SEE her face. And it’s a really, really pretty face. And they did a great job with the makeup, now that they have something to work with, now that her hair is By Lainey • Dec 06, 2012 12:08 pm
Media Manipulation Ryan Gosling, presenter? Ryan Gosling met up with a friend/business associate for lunch yesterday at Gjelina in Venice. That’s the restaurant where you’re not allowed to request modifications to their menu items, like dressing on the side. Click here for a refresher. Ryan returns to theatres in a month in By Lainey • Dec 05, 2012 12:43 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Do you know who Dane DeHaan is? You’re probably going to have to learn. He’s had a very busy year with four films—Lincoln, Lawless, Jack & Diane and his stand-out turn as the villain in Chronicle—and next year he’s got Atom Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot, Kill Your Darlings, and Place Beyond By Sarah • Dec 05, 2012 11:13 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Coach Taylor’s award season We miss him...but... I’m not sure if he really misses us. Because he’s busy. He’s working a lot. And he’s working very, very well. Here’s Kyle Chandler at the premiere of Zero Dark Thirty in New York last night with Kathryn Bigelow and Jessica By Lainey • Dec 05, 2012 10:58 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Benedict Cumberbatch Treks into Darkness I cannot stop making fun of the Star Trek 2 title, Star Trek Into Darkness. It sounds like an Annie Lennox song. “When the world ends/And hope is lost/We will rise again/Star Trek Into Darkness/Yeah/Star Trek Into Darkness”. In my head, it’s set to By Sarah • Dec 04, 2012 02:24 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Matthew McConaughey’s Oscar (Click here for Sarah’s Nostradamus on Matthew McConaughey. As I said then, she’s a big ball hitter.) Back in May in my Cannes preview, I noted that Matthew McConaughey was having a busy year, with five movies, including Cannes’ selections Mud and The Paperboy. It was for two By Sarah • Dec 04, 2012 11:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Rachel Weisz takes out Hushpuppy The New York Film Critics Circle dropped a big surprise on award season yesterday in naming Rachel Weisz Best Actress for her performance in The Deep Blue Sea. Very, very few of the “Oscarologists” had her on their lists for the five nominee spots with the exception of Michael Musto By Lainey • Dec 04, 2012 10:47 am
