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Blue Jasmine Trailer: Alec Baldwin Leaves Cate Blanchett Broke

Woody Allen has kept mum about the plot of his upcoming film, Blue Jasmine, which makes the release of the film's first trailer even more satisfying.

Woody Allen has kept mum about the plot of his upcoming film, Blue Jasmine, which makes the release of the film's first trailer even more satisfying. Cate Blanchett stars as a high-society woman who loses everything when her husband (Alec Baldwin) is identified as a crook and the government seizes all of their money. Left with no choice, she moves cross-country to San Francisco to live with her sister (Sally Hawkins) but has a little trouble adjusting to the new setting, including her sister's working-class friends, played by Louis C.K., Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Dice Clay. She also might be going slightly crazy.

Besides this being an Allen film, I am very intrigued by this movie for several reasons, like Baldwin as a scheming scumbag. And I can't wait to see all of these comedians (including the resurrected Clay!) play supporting roles. The movie is set for a July 26 release, and you can watch the trailer after the jump.

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Tribeca Video Review: Almost Christmas

I'll see just about any movie with Paul Rudd in it, and it's no surprise I jumped at the chance to see him and Paul Giamatti in Almost Christmas.

I'll see just about any movie with Paul Rudd in it, and it's no surprise I jumped at the chance to see him and Paul Giamatti in Almost Christmas. The comedy was showing at the Tribeca Film Festival, and it was quite the surprise for me — mainly because Rudd wasn't my favorite part. Watch my review and find out what was!

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Link Time! Alicia Silverstone Bites Into a Vampire Romance

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Buzz News Roundup, 2/6

President Obama's Monday address will wreak havoc with the TV lineup.

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The Red Carpet Stays Alive With the LA Film Critics Awards

Freida Pinto and Dev Patel kept award season going as they arrived at the LA Film Critics Association Awards last night.

Freida Pinto and Dev Patel kept award season going as they arrived at the LA Film Critics Association Awards last night. Slumdog Millionaire continues to get recognized and Freida mentioned she's excited to return to India after an exhausting week. Sean Penn supposedly didn't attend the Golden Globes because Milk was snubbed, but he was happy to make an appearance this time to accept his Best Actor award on stage. Heath Ledger scored another win for Best Supporting Actor, which will probably be added to Matilda's collection in honor of her father. A few other celebs received honors yesterday, but maybe they were too tired after all of their partying to accept in person.

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Happy-Go-Lucky: A Sweet and Stirring Slice of Life

When Happy-Go Lucky begins we meet Poppy, a single woman in her 30s, who has just discovered a new bookstore and does her darnedest to charm the store clerk with her goofy persona — despite the fact he's completely annoyed and hardly acknowledges her.

When Happy-Go Lucky begins we meet Poppy, a single woman in her 30s, who has just discovered a new bookstore and does her darnedest to charm the store clerk with her goofy persona — despite the fact he's completely annoyed and hardly acknowledges her. This opening struck me as awfully precarious and could have easily bombed due to Poppy's perkiness, but it doesn't.

And that's because the star of the movie, Sally Hawkins, who plays the optimistic Poppy, is so brilliant in this role, and this would-be cringe-worthy moment successfully launches one of the sweetest movies I've seen in a long time. To see why I loved it so, read more

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Movie Preview: Happy-Go-Lucky

As far as movies go, the Fall is probably going to get a little depressing.


As far as movies go, the Fall is probably going to get a little depressing. Not like "crap these movies are depressingly bad" - depressing, but more like "these movies are bleak and make me die a little inside" - depressing. That's why I feel like it's practically my duty to bring you the trailer for what will undoubtedly be a little ray of sunshine come this October: Happy-Go-Lucky.

It's a little British film that was written and directed by Mike Leigh, and while I can't seem to locate a plot from watching the trailer, I know this much is true: it lifts my spirits. Even the IMDB description of the movie makes me happy: "Poppy is a thirty-year old Primary School teacher in contemporary North London. She has great friends, a job she loves and a full life." I'm already charmed by Sally Hawkins who plays Poppy and, I dunno, this trailer just gives me the warm fuzzies inside. Which I'm pretty sure is the goal.

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