Side Effects
As Steven Soderbergh’s distinguished career winds down—just one Liberace biopic forthcoming for HBO—it becomes virtually impossible to not reflect on the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s staggeringly diverse, influential body of work. Just in time, he adds “psychological thriller” (or psychiatric?) to his filmography with Side Effects. Unsurprisingly, the substance of a movie genre is again enriched with his latest, masterfully spare and confident effort.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsChicago Cast to Reunite at Oscars
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger and Queen Latifah will present together at the Academy Awards on Sunday night in celebration of their 2002 Best Picture-winning film Chicago.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsBroken City
Sometimes, having the right ingredients isn’t enough. Throwing together a couple of name actors in a situation their résumés say they should be comfortable in doesn’t necessarily translate to cinema gold. Take, for example, the new crime thriller, Broken City. Principles Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe and Catherine Zeta-Jones all have experience with these sorts of things. Wahlberg did some of his best work in Martin Scorsese’s The Departed. Crowe made his bones in Hollywood with the likes of L.A. Confidential and The Insider. And Zeta-Jones began to be considered as a serious actress when she showed up in Traffic. All... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsLay the Favorite
Poor Rebecca Hall. If someone had told her there was no hope for Lay the Favorite, she could have saved some energy. Everyone else on set apparently realized that nothing could be done to save the film, yet she pushed on, single-handedly trying to give it some charm, some urgency, some compelling reason to exist. Alas, it was a lost cause.... read more
Found in: Movies, Reviews30 Performances That Re-Made (Women’s) History (1992-2012)
Women’s History Month is coming to an end, but don’t take down your Gloria Steinem posters just yet. Paste is celebrating with a look back at two decades worth of films and 30 talented female leads whose roles re-told and re-wrote key moments in history. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayGlenn Close Cast As Susan Boyle in Biopic
Glenn Close has been cast in the Susan Boyle biopic that portrays the reality TV star, according to The Sun. The newspaper also reported that Boyle had wanted Elaine C. Smith, a Scottish actress best known for her role in a BBC sitcom, to play the part.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSoderbergh preps 3D musical Cleo, GBV pens score
With a four-hour Che epic, a top-shelf legal thriller and a porn-star-led comedy all ahead of him, Steven Soderbergh's next movie had to be big if he wanted to keep up the attention he’s received in recent years. And big it is. The director has tapped Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hugh Jackman and disbanded indie-rock outfit Guided by Voices for Cleo, a 3D rock musical about Cleopatra and her lover Mark Antony. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsDeath Defying Acts
Every now and then, films come out in waves... read more
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