Movie Reviews and Previews World War Z, nightmare movie, is a MESS I recently re-read World War Z to see if it was as good as I remembered. I hadn’t read it for a few years and I got to thinking—maybe I’m over-selling it, maybe it’s not as good as I recall. So I re-read the book, and By Sarah • Nov 09, 2012 11:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Everybody sings! Duana left early this morning for a meeting and then I rushed off to the airport to come to New York so... We didn’t get to watch this new Les Miserables trailer together holding hands! We didn’t get to watch this new Les Miserables trailer together and cry! By Lainey • Nov 08, 2012 05:03 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews A conversation between Michael Bay and Marc Evans This conversation occurred on October 31 between Michael Bay and Marc Evans, president of production at Paramount. Evans replaced Brad Weston just days after this conversation in 2010. Once again, this is 100% accurate*, and the conversation took place on a fan boat in a swimming pool. Michael Bay: Marc! By Sarah • Nov 08, 2012 01:14 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tableside Affection Daniel Craig was honoured last night at the BAFTA Los Angeles Brittania Awards. He walked the carpet alone but was seated with wife Rachel Weisz inside. And...I’m not sure they knew the photographer was taking shots from this angle. Bonus for us! Smoulder is a cheesy word but By Lainey • Nov 08, 2012 12:11 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Cam wants a Brit? Here are Cameron Diaz and Colin Firth at the London premiere of Gambit tonight. Gambit will be released in the UK on November 21. I haven’t been able to find a US date yet which isn’t a good sign. And, as I wrote last month, if you’ve By Lainey • Nov 07, 2012 04:04 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Les Miserables on Election Night Two new tv spots were released yesterday for Les Miserables, my favourite movie of the year. I already know it will be. I know I will love it. There is no way I won’t love it. The clips were broadcast across several networks during election coverage. Anyway, obviously, I By Lainey • Nov 07, 2012 11:00 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jim’s Electric Slide Jim Sturgess was photographed on the set of Electric Slide yesterday in LA. It’s the true story about a dude from the 80s who sold furniture but also robbed banks on the side because he thought that might turn on his girlfriend. Isabel Lucas plays the girlfriend. Aside from By Lainey • Nov 06, 2012 04:57 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Jamie Foxx, super villain Back in 2010, Community star and comedian Don Glover was at the front of a grass-roots campaign to star as Spider-Man in the then-casting Amazing Spider-Man, a role that eventually went to Andrew Garfield. It was a good-natured push for a guy who is a self-confessed comics geek, but it By Sarah • Nov 02, 2012 12:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Benedict Cumberbatch goes for Oscar as the “fifth Beatle” THR is reporting that Benedict Cumberbatch has signed on to play Brian Epstein, the late Beatles manager widely considered to be responsible for taking the band to superstardom, “the man who threw the biggest party of the 1960’s, but ultimately forgot to invite himself”. Epstein overdosed in 1967. He By Lainey • Oct 31, 2012 02:12 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Disney steps in, Star Wars safe at last Long-time victim of serial creator abuse, Star Wars, the plucky and beloved hero of generations of moviegoers, is reported to be in serious but stable condition at Disney Pictures in Burbank, California after Disney boss Bob Iger announced that, after being informed of the extent of abuse occurring at George By Sarah • Oct 31, 2012 12:58 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Gerard Butler: another weak open In Smutty Tingles on October 19 I wrote that I was “very curious about the box office for this Gerard Butler movie”. Gerard Butler makes a lot of movies. But none of his movies perform well enough to justify why he gets so many movies. (Please don’t come back By Lainey • Oct 30, 2012 03:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The best Bond ever? Skyfall is getting great reviews. Some people, prone to hyperbole, are even proclaiming that Skyfall is so great, it qualifies as the best Bond ever. They’ll be fighting over that forever. Let’s just agree then that Skyfall is better than the disappointing Quantum Of Solace and returns to By Lainey • Oct 30, 2012 11:20 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Multi-tasking GOOP Gwyneth Paltrow was in Spain for a day to promote Boss Nuit for Hugo Boss. She wore black leather at a photo call and then orange/red on the variety show El Hormiguero. Am underwhelmed by both outfits, particularly the bright dress although the shoes she has on with it By Lainey • Oct 30, 2012 10:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Deflated by Twitter: Jim Sturgess edition This is Jim Sturgess at the LA premiere of Cloud Atlas last night getting ready for Movember I guess? Or a movie role? The moustache doesn’t bother me. There’s something else that bothers me more. Lately I’ve been hearing here and there that Jim and his long-time By Lainey • Oct 25, 2012 04:00 pm
Maple Leaf This isn’t Four, it’s Peter For those of you - all of you -- who don’t remember, his name is Alexander Ludwig and he played Cato in The Hunger Games. It appears as though he’s working from the book of Jena Malone and Sam Claflin -- this is turning out to be a By Lainey • Oct 24, 2012 02:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Long Dark Tea Time of Tony Stark’s Soul Lainey is already panicking about Iron Man 3, convinced from the new trailer that Pepper Potts will die and Tony Stark will be SO SAD and that this will be a super depressing superhero movie. This is the reason I’ve been excited for Extremis since it was confirmed at By Sarah • Oct 23, 2012 11:05 am
