Jun 11, 2009 -
Within about 20 seconds of watching this trailer for Shutter Island, I had chills. By the time it was drawing to a scary, climactic close (and this is just the trailer, mind you) I was fully spooked. More than most frightening things, the idea of being trapped in an asylum (or a prison) as a presumably sane (or innocent) person disturbs me right to the bone.
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Mar 17, 2009 -
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue.
Elegy
Here's a movie with two well-respected actors in the lead roles that got very little attention when it came out (I wrote about it awhile back as part of my Ben Kingsley slideshow but barely heard anything about it after that).
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Mar 04, 2009 -
Keira Knightley looked lovely in her white dress with black accessories at the Young Victoria afterparty in London last night. Keira was at the premiere to support her boyfriend Rupert Friend, who had his costar Emily Blunt on his arm on the red carpet. Keira has a few of her own new movies to look forward to — she'll be playing a cloned girl in Never Let Me Go after costarring with Colin Farrell in London Boulevard.
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Feb 23, 2009 -
There were dashing men a-plenty on the Oscars red carpet yesterday, but just because they were all wearing suits doesn't mean there wasn't a little variation. The typical tuxedo and bow tie worked its magic on a bevy of handsome stars, including Zac Efron, Brad Pitt, Robert Pattinson, Dominic Cooper, Daniel Craig, Dev Patel and Seth Rogen. Meanwhile Best Actor winner Sean Penn went for all black, Phillip Seymour Hoffman did the same, while Mickey Rourke went for a cream suit, black waistcoat and accessorised with a necklace carrying the image of his recently deceased dog.
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Feb 23, 2009 -
Lots of stars from our side of the pond joined their fellow British celebrity Elton John for his 17th Annual AIDS Foundation Oscars Party at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood last night. It was certainly an evening for couples, with Jordan and Peter Andre rubbing shoulders with Gordon and Tana Ramsay, who are putting their recent troubles behind them. American and British unions were also represented by Claire Danes and her fiance Hugh Dancy plus Mamma Mia costars and couple Amanda Seyfried and Dominic Cooper.
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Jan 20, 2009 -
Dozens of stars turned out for the South Bank Show Awards at London's Dorchester Hotel yesterday. Sophie-Ellis Bextor covered her baby bump with a pretty dress, and Emilia Fox also went floral as she made her first public appearance since announcing her divorce last week. Strictly Come Dancing's Arlene Phillips and John Sergeant put the past behind them and smiled together, and runner-up Rachel Stevens grinned wide even though it looks like Michelle Ryan will be the new Doctor Who assistant: previous assistant Freema Agyeman was also at the ceremony.
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Dec 01, 2008 -
Keira Knightley and Sienna Miller stayed close at the British Independent Film Awards at London's Old Billingsgate Market yesterday. Having been spotted with Balthazar Getty in London last week, Sienna looked happy to enjoy a girls' night with her The Edge of Love costar. Reports suggest she's agreed to give Balthazar a second chance if he woos her the old-fashioned way with romantic dinner dates and flowers.
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Aug 25, 2008 -
NB: I was lucky enough to catch a screening of this indie movie back in early June, and was so taken with it that I posted the preview for you back then. The movie's coming out this Friday, so here's a reminder / rundown of what I thought of it!
First things first: The Wackness is dope.
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Jul 31, 2008 -
- Remember when I was awed by Ben Kingsley's many accents? Well, Best Week Ever has mapped them all.
- The John Hughes-inspired Vampire Weekend video for "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" over on Stereogum is so much fun.
- The TV Addict has an interview with Shirley Manson about her upcoming acting debut in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
- Meanwhile, our own BellaSugar chats with Project Runway's lead stylist, Jeanie Syfu.
- Want to know the latest Batman 3 rumors? Cinematical says names like "Johnny Depp" and "Philip Seymour Hoffman" are being tossed around in conjunction with characters like "Riddler" and "Penguin."
- Vulture has an exhaustive history of the typically awful August movie releases.
- Popwatch reports on the odd intersection of Joss Whedon fans and knitter/crocheters.
- MTV Movies Blog captures the moment when Zachary Quinto first comes face-to-face with his face as Spock on the Star Trek movie poster.
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Jul 21, 2008 -
In select cities, a little indie thriller titled Transsiberian quietly opened over the weekend and did fairly well in the indie market (despite the long shadow cast by The Dark Knight's opening), which frankly surprises me. With some folks calling the movie "Hitchcockian" in its suspense, and featuring a cast that includes the enigmatic Emily Mortimer and a shape-shifting Ben Kingsley, I was interested in seeing it myself. But now I kinda wish I hadn't.
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