Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin Cast in New Woody Allen Film
Woody Allen has cast Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Penelope Cruz, and Alec Baldwin in his next movie. Allen is yet to reveal the movie’s title or any plot details, but it is scheduled to film in Rome.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWatch the Pirates of the Caribbean 4 Trailer
The fourth installment of sea-set saga, Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, got a teaser trailer today.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsAlmost Famous: 10 Lesser-Known Sibling Actors
Sure, there are those celebrity sibling sets that any good movie-loving American can quickly rattle off: Luke and Owen, Mary-Kate and Ashley, Maggie and Jake, Matthew and Rooster. Wait, you’ve never heard of Rooster McConaughey? We hadn’t, either, which is why we’ve assembled this list of lesser-known actors who are kin to some of Hollywood’s biggest stars:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe Oscars of Tomorrow, Today: Max Silvestri Sizes Up the 2011 Best-Picture Nominations
[Pictured: the star of He Nose Too Much; photo by Sean Edgar] Are we actually still talking about this coming Sunday’s Oscars? Boring. They are already old news. The oldest of news. See that newspaper there with all the articles about this year’s Academy Awards? Pick it up. Oh shit, it just crumbled in your hand like so much dust in the wind, due to age. See you at the crossroads, 2010 Oscars. (It won’t be long.)... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesPenelope Cruz to Join Johnny Depp in Fourth Pirates Movie
Kiera Knightley may have left the franchise, but the Pirates of the Caribbean are still sailing strong. The fourth installment of the series, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, is due in May of 2011 and, according to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequel to 2007’s At World’s End will see Penelope Cruz swashbuckling into Knightley’s place as the beauty of the high seas.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTrailer Stash: S. Darko, Knowing, Funny People, more
And now, a look at some notable trailers lighting up the blogs and message boards:... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VOscar 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
Found in: Movies, NewsNew York hearts Milk, Los Angeles prefers Wall-E
With award season in full swing, Milk and Wall-E have proven to be be the big winners on both sides of the coast. The New York Film Critics Circle named the Gus Van Sant-directed drama as its best film, while the Los Angeles Film Critics Association went for Pixar's latest opus.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsOscar Buzz: Who's ahead in this year's key races?
There's a surprisingly gargantuan Internet faction dedicated to predicting who will be up for film's most coveted prize, the Academy Award. Publications like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times and New York Times all have Oscar blogs that obsessively trail the fluctuations in buzz amongst the year's top films. That's not to mention stand-alone sites like Awards Daily and In Contention, or well-known bloggers like Jeff Wells, Dave Poland and Anne Thompson. Even Roger Ebert has devoted a wealth of recent ink on the subject. But, the truth is, no matter how much someone knows, it's still... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VBallast, The Visitor, Synecdoche earn Gotham nominations
It is but the middle of October and we already have our first set of 2008 film-award nominations. The Gotham Independent Film Awards announced its yearly list of nominees, shining the spotlight on a number of smaller films sure to factor into the Oscar equation later this year.... read more
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