Movie Reviews and Previews The new Lisbeth goes to Stockholm It’s Rooney Mara, the girl who beat everyone to become The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. In Stockholm yesterday preparing for the role. She’s supposed to speak with a Swedish accent. So I guess she’s starting to practise. I can see it a little, I guess, in By Lainey • Sep 08, 2010 02:38 am
Style Sofia, Stephen, Somewhere, Britney Sofia Coppola is presenting Somewhere at the Venice Film Festival. Apparently the Italian media went all Twi-Hard over her arrival. Being a Coppola is a big deal there. Love what she’s wearing. It’s Louis Vuitton of course. Sofia has forever been tight with Marc Jacobs. And that bag By Lainey • Sep 03, 2010 06:16 am
Bad Style Natalie surges ahead Black Swan opened the Venice Film Festival yesterday and the reviews have been largely positive. Even when they’re not positive, they’re not total sh-t either, and the critics who love it, really really do love it, some even going so far as to call Black Swan Darren Aronofsky’ By Lainey • Sep 02, 2010 03:53 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Monsieur Dexter Have you read One Day yet? Please do soon. Because I always forget to alert for spoilers and it’s so hard especially when set shots are being released and besides, what’s the delay anyway? It’s one of the best books of the summer (my review is here) By Lainey • Aug 31, 2010 05:48 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Lethal Handsome Written by Sarah Frequently asked question: "How did that terrible movie get made?" Usual answer: "It looked good on paper." Looking at the just-announced Ryan Reynolds/Bradley Cooper buddy cop flick in development, it looks pretty good on paper. After all, they're two of By Lainey • Aug 31, 2010 05:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Brangelunatics + Twihards = Pandemonium Written by Sarah Yesterday Deadline Hollywood came out with a report that GK Films is developing a project for Angelina Jolie, based on a 2009 BBC miniseries called Unforgiven. It’s about a woman who, after fifteen years in prison for murdering two police officers, attempts to reconnect with her By Lainey • Aug 27, 2010 04:22 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jessica Alba has a fairy godfather Jessica Alba isn’t getting many parts. Just like Jessica Biel. They simply can’t compete with their contemporaries. But Alba has two things working for her that Biel doesn’t: she’s a mother now and she kissed the ass of a proper filmmaker, Robert Rodriguez (I always get By Lainey • Aug 24, 2010 09:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ryan, Carey, car Written by Sarah Let’s get this out of the way first. Ryan Gosling is HOT. He’s the only member of my Lifetime Five (too good for the Freebie Five). He’s the one actor I want to know nothing about because Ryan Gosling is perfect and I don’ By Lainey • Aug 24, 2010 04:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Sean Penn, rock star Seen in Dublin today on the set of his lastest This Must Be The Place playing a rock star in pursuit of the Nazi who f-cked around with his dad in a concentration camp. Well, he’s not Adam Sandler, is he? His co-star in the movie – Eve Hewson, sound By Lainey • Aug 23, 2010 08:47 am
Movie Reviews and Previews On The Switch First my review, then Sarah’s thoughts on Aniston’s career below. Well, it’s better than The Bounty Hunter. But of course it is. Jason Bateman >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gerard Butler. So here’s a movie about By Lainey • Aug 23, 2010 07:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Anne wins Emmy, rides bike Anne Hathaway is an Emmy Award winner now, receiving the Creative Arts Emmy for Best Voice-Over Performance in The Simpsons this weekend. There is already talk that Anne’s work in Love & Other Drugs could be considered for an Oscar nomination. And you know she is trained for the By Lainey • Aug 23, 2010 04:48 am
Harry Potter Great Skin & Gay YA As you know, I am all about reading YA. As I’ve noted, too many times, YA is way underrated. Good YA is as profound, complex, and insightful as any “adult” classified counterpart and again, if you don’t believe me, check out The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (YA) By Lainey • Aug 19, 2010 05:27 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Single White Principal Dancer Have received many emails from you today asking for thoughts on the trailer for Black Swan starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, directed by Darren Aronofsky, the follow-up to his acclaimed The Wrestler. Black Swan will open the Venice Film Festival, will screen at TIFF too, and is included on By Lainey • Aug 18, 2010 07:42 am
Movie Reviews and Previews On Eat, Pray, Love It was an audience full of Oprah. It was over two excruciating hours. It was a lot of Julia Roberts charm and sparkle. But not even she could make it work. I still find her irresistibly watchable. She lights it up like few others. She overpowers you with her... Julia By Lainey • Aug 17, 2010 06:32 am
Movie Reviews and Previews It’s all coming to TIFF Holy. Sh-t. More TIFF announcements, more major additions, so many world premieres at this year’s film festival including the Midnight Madness line-up and more potential award winners to the schedule covering the entire spectrum from elder Hollywood statesman to dirty tramps and roughnecks. Clint Eastwood will be in Toronto By Lainey • Aug 17, 2010 05:32 am
Break Ups More quivering Jakey & Reese during the holidays Their films will be released a month apart but both during the award season and both with some mild award buzz... What? We’re adults here. There’s no awkwardness. There’s no competition. There’s only grace and dignity in Hollywood among ex-lovers, right? But first – thanks to all By Lainey • Aug 17, 2010 04:29 am
