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 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 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 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 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 By Lainey • Aug 17, 2010 04:29 am
Movie Reviews and Previews This is Lisbeth So many emails about this and I expect it will dominate discussion tomorrow during our Weekly LiveBlog – it was the most sought after role in a long time, the one they all wanted, and now the American Lisbeth Salander has been confirmed: Rooney Mara. Who? She’s a young actress By Lainey • Aug 16, 2010 08:44 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Script security = bad movies Written by Sarah Look, I get it. Stuff leaks on the internet all the time. It’s a real problem for Hollywood. How do you build hype for a project when anyone can sign onto IMDB and download a copy of the script? Technology provides an ease of access never By Lainey • Aug 16, 2010 06:35 am
Dumbass Angelina Jolie/Marilyn Monroe Elizabeth Taylor does not want anyone playing her in a movie about her life in Furious Love despite all those dumbass rumours that the Jolie would be taking on the role. But what about Marilyn Monroe? Andrew O’Hagan wrote a book about Marilyn’s dog Maf, The Life And By Lainey • Aug 16, 2010 04:49 am
Quiveration Nostalgic 90s Jakey in that trench coat all forlorn and adorable standing in the hospital? Please. I have to work very, very hard not to watch this trailer over and over again. So far this morning it’s already been 3 times. This weekend, because of golf, only 4 times, but the By Lainey • Aug 16, 2010 02:50 am
Movie Reviews and Previews RDJ and a new piece Robert Downey Jr is in London. He was photographed leaving Guy Ritchie’s house today. Guy Ritchie meanwhile was photographed last night after dinner with his new piece. It’s too hot for me to bother with knowing her name and, frankly, do we have to? I’m all Snooked By Lainey • Aug 11, 2010 09:36 am
Faux Gossip Emma as Lisbeth? This was all over the liveblog just now and my inbox – did Emma Watson cut her hair off so that she could be Lisbeth Salander in the English film version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Well, I believe Emma when she says her cut was for style and By Lainey • Aug 10, 2010 10:14 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Robo & The Romantics Everybody’s talking about the trailer, just released today. Have you seen it yet? Here: I liked it the first time around. Then I watched it again and became more and more irritated my Katie’s melancholia. Movies like this, that bring you back to university and tap into the By Lainey • Aug 10, 2010 05:26 am
Maple Leaf Sarah Polley at work She is one of Canada’s brightest, most brilliant talents. And the last time she wrote and directed a movie it was nominated for awards everywhere, including Oscar. She’s now working on Take This Waltz (second Leonard Cohen reference today – huzzah!), a screenplay with so much potential it was By Lainey • Aug 06, 2010 08:07 am
