Watch a Clip from Zero Dark Thirty
Early reviews of Kathryn Bigelow’s upcoming thriller documenting the killing of Osama Bin Laden posit Zero Dark Thirty in the same breath as Bigelow’s Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker, calling it an intense inside-look into the hunt for America’s most highly sought terrorist.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsLawless
And while it isn’t the perfect marriage, Lawless blends stylish originality with genre standards into a mixture as potent and explosive as Virginia moonshine. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsNaomi Watts to Play Princess Diana
In November we reported Jessica Chastain would play the late Princess in the upcoming picture Caught In Flight. Today, Ecosse Films has announced Naomi Watts will in fact portray Diana with production scheduled for spring of this year. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJessica Chastain is Headed to Broadway
The Golden Globe-nominated actress will make her Broadway debut playing the lead role of Catherine Sloper in the 1947 Oscar-winning film adaption “The Heiress”. read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 25 Best Movie Performances of 2011
Award season won't begin in earnest for a few more weeks, but regardless of who takes home statues, these were our favorite performances—lead, supporting, or in one case, motion-captured—of 2011. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJessica Chastain: Film Person of the Year (Narrative)
It’s been quite a while since anyone has had a coming out party like that of Paste’s 2011 Person of the Year for Narrative Film, Jessica Chastain. She had significant roles in seven feature films; played the female lead in Paste’s two favorite movies this year (The Tree of Life and Take Shelter); and seems very likely to be rewarded with an Academy Award nomination for a third (The Help). read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesTake Shelter
Take Shelter, the new film by Jeff Nichols, opens with an ominous dream. Though the exact cause of the threat is veiled, its manifestations are not—the wind blows, a massive storm front approaches and a viscous fluid that’s definitely not rain begins to fall. For Curtis (Michael Shannon), the dream leaves a lasting impression even as he attempts to shake it off and meet his responsibilities as a husband, father and blue-collar working man.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsJessica Chastain To Play Princess Diana In New Biopic
At the American Film Market, plans were announced to make a new biopic about Princess Diana starring Jessica Chastain. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Debt review
Aesthetically, The Debt hardly fails to satisfy. The urgent plot, convincing performances and sudden spurts of violence saturate it with an overwhelming amount of suspense that makes it far more exciting than most thrillers this year. Ideologically, though, it muddles the very message it seeks to unpack, trading moral value for entertainment value. And it’s that contradiction that keeps the film from creating the kind of vigor it longs for.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe Tree of Life Review
Terrence Malick's sixth film in 42 years is, without a doubt, the most ambitious film that will come out this year. In two-and-a-half hours, the writer/director tackles every big question about God through a mid-20th-century coming-of-age story, long shots of the natural world, heavenly voiceovers and yes, dinosaurs. read more
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