Given the spate of poor choices Jennifer Aniston’s made in her film career, it’s fascinating to see the actress emerge time and again from cinematic mediocrity seemingly untouched–and ready to do it all over again! Sure, execs are touting that her latest flick, The Bounty Hunter, reached its general projected earnings, making $21 million at [...]
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When I heard that Julia Roberts was going to play Elizabeth Gilbert in the cinematic interpretation of Gilbert’s best-selling memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, it was a bit of a head scratcher. Julia?! Look, I love Julia for being Julia, but I had hoped that the producers would’ve fought for a smart 30-something actress (e.g. Reese [...]
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Lauren Ambrose is a monster–with red hair, of course, in Spike Jonze’s cinematic interpretation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are. The former Six Feet Under star channels the webbed-footed character of KW, as no one quite can, with a voice that embodies a perfect blend of tenderness, elusiveness, and rebellion in Jonze’s emotionally [...]
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My interview w/Michael Moore on Capitalism: A Love Story. Check it out right here!
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Have you ever wanted to extract your soul from your body and freeze it in a glass container–perhaps sell it on the black market even? Yeah, me, too! Cold Souls is a story of just that–the removal and illegal commodification of human souls by way of “soul trafficking.” The flick stars Paul Giamatti, who plays [...]
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“Tea for two, and two for tea, Grey Gardens for you, and gay men for me!” That’s the tune I wanted to sing as I sat amid a fabulous sampling of Chelsea in Harlem last night for the celebration of Staunch!: The Ultimate Grey Gardens Festival at Maysles Cinema. The evening was a kick-off for [...]
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Earlier this week, I interviewed director Nati Baratz on his documentary Unmistaken Child. Underworld Magazines was kind enough to publish my review. Check it out and go see the movie!
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I’ve never been a Trekkie. But having just seen the new Star Trek flick (my bf dragged me out), I noticed that the young Captain Kirk makes out with this chick: Which suddenly reminded me of Eddie Murphy’s comment in Delirious (starts at about the 15 second mark):
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