Christoph Waltz, Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee Join Cannes Jury
Django Unchained actor Christoph Waltz will join the jury as will fellow Oscar-winners Nicole Kidman and Life of Pi director Ang Lee. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsHemingway & Gellhorn
For any filmmaker, dramatizing the life and times of a well-known and highly documented individual frequently stands as a no-win situation. Change too much and people will question your ethics as a storyteller. Change nothing are you are left with the alienating chaos of real life.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsStoker
“To become adult is to become free.” Eighteen-year old India Stoker (Mia Wasikowska) intones these words over Stoker’s opening images—a series of beautifully composed shots of her standing on the side of a desolate road gazing out at something we can’t see.... 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 DayRabbit Hole Review
While some subjects seem absolutely natural to film, others are just the opposite. The death of a child is so personal and so interior that it’s ill-suited to a form that allows us to see what characters are doing but never get inside their heads. But that’s the challenge confronted by Rabbit Hole. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsWatch Martin Scorsese's Chanel Commercial
“Be unexpected” is Bleu de Chanel’s tagline, and we think hiring Paste’s #1 Living Director qualifies.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsPartial Lineup for the Toronto Film Festival Announced
A preliminary list of films to be screened at this year’s Toronto Film Festival have been announced on its official website. Some of the most anticipated screenings include The Conspirator, a Robert Redford drama based on Lincoln’s assassination, Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which features Natalie Portman playing the role of a ballet dancer, and Philip Seymour Hoffman’s feature directorial debut, Jack Goes Boating.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe 10 Worst Movie Accents of All Time
Casting a famous actor in a role can be a crapshoot. Just because a director can snag a big name for their film doesn't always mean that they belong there. Case in point, generally talented and experienced actors, when asked to do foreign accents, may stumble somewhat...or they may stumble a lot. Here, we've listed 10 of the worst examples of famous actors doing infamously bad accents:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLucy Punch Replaces Kidman in Woody Allen Flick
The largely unknown British actress Lucy Punch has landed the part once intended for Nicole Kidman in Woody Allen’s next movie after Whatever Works. ... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsShopgirl director finds new muse in Amy Adams
Perhaps that project Anand Tucker announced recently—The Danish Girl with Nicole Kidman playing a transsexual—was a bit too heavy for his liking. While he's still attached to the project, Tucker's announced he's in talks to direct another picture that's, shall we say, a bit more commercial.... read more
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