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Carnage

“Penelope, I believe in the god of carnage, the god who’s been unchallenged since the beginning of time.” Critically acclaimed director Roman Polanski (The Pianist, Rosemary’s Baby) has adapted Yasmina Reza’s award-winning play, (God of Carnage, to make one of 2011’s best films. Carnage is a daring, perfectly cast comedy that presents a supremely authentic story of a day in the lives of well-to-do Americans, and one that, ironically, might have only been possible coming from a French-German-Spanish-Polish production. Shot in Paris but set in Brooklyn, Polanski’s latest film presents a view of “civilized” society that is equal parts “cruelty...  read more

So, Kate Winslet Almost Has an EGOT

After her Emmy victory last night for Mildred Pierce, Kate Winslet is officially three-quarters of the way to an EGOT. No big deal....  read more

Kate Winslet Signs On For Labor Day Adaptation

Kate Winslet has signed on to play a forlorn mother who harbors a hardened criminal in the film adaption of Joyce Maynard’s 2009 novel Labor Day....  read more

Titanic 3D: Coming to a Screen Near You in 2012

Just like the love of Titanic characters Jack and Rose, James Cameron movies never die. Cameron recently announced his intentions to re-release a director’s cut of Avatar this summer to give the new 3D box-office champ, Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, a run for its (literal) money....  read more

The 25 Best Movie Performances of the Decade

Sometimes, a good actor can make a bad script tolerable and mediocre script enjoyable. But occasionally, an actor will stumble upon a role they seemed born to play, and watching them transform themselves is an utter joy.  read more

Screen Actors Guild Awards go (mostly) to season favorites

A low-key event by design, the Screen Actors Guild Awards benefit from a narrow scope—it is for actors, by actors—and an intimacy that allows each winner to thank the crowd in a way that seems at least partly sincere. The annual ceremony, held last night and aired live on both TNT and TBS, had the added benefit of unspoken drama always only a whisper away, even if none of the winners were exactly a surprise. ...  read more

Oscar nominees announced: Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader and Benjamin Button amongst highlights

Slumdog Millionaire and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button took their anointed places and talk of a populist uprising was silenced with The Dark Knight largely snubbed as the Oscar nominations were announced this morning. ...  read more

Slumdog Millionaire owns 66th Golden Globes

There was little surprise but plenty of self-congratulatory cheer as Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire walked off with four awards (the most of any movie this year) at the 66th Golden Globes ceremony, including best film drama. ...  read more

Revolutionary Road

Nearly a decade after director Sam Mendes crafted American Beauty...  read more

Golden Globe nominations announced

After the awkward press conference that became of last year’s Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association rolled out the expected nominees this morning for a show that is now guaranteed to draw all the names who shunned it last year....  read more