ONTD posted a couple of shots of the great Meryl in her Julia Child garb. I think she’s going to nail Julia and is probably one of the few actresses who can do her voice without sounding funny. Or maybe just a little funny. And yes, as the commenters point out, that is Stanley Tucci with her! Buzz Photo and Simply Streep have the photos. ...
Monthly Archives: May 2008
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzfW0r-2_0M[/youtube] How delicious does this look? 27 years ago, Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews and Diana Quick starred in the 11-hour TV miniseries of Evelyn Waugh’s 1945 romantic classic. This fresh adaptation defines that triangle with a depth PBS couldn’t explore. While some Oscarwatchers last year labeled Atonement...
Is it Stupor Tuesday again already? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8lvc-azCXY[/youtube] yeah, the joke drags on a bit long — but that’s appropriate, given that Hillary could as easily be compared to Jason Vorhees as Darth Vader. The only thing missing from this video is Jar Jar Binks with the head of Rush Limbaugh encouraging Republicans to vote for...
The film itself is certainly no critics’ darling at the moment. On the other hand, Chiwetel Ejiofor is getting high praise indeed. Called “excellent” by Manohla Dargis, and “soulful” by Lisa Schwarzbaum. Carina Chocano writes: Ejiofor brings a calm magnetism and a beatific serenity to his roles that have the effect of knocking you flat —...
Manohla Dargis brings up the lack of women in Hollywood films, especially in summer when the young boys (either the truly young or the boy-men) are catered to while the women are left dying on the vine – or else they’re at home watching TV where women are still treated almost like human beings. The web is a reflection, by the way, as we’ve said before,...
Spectacular way to jump-start a sluggish year and kick off the summer season with enthusiasm. As the AP reports: “If that first May movie is a big hit, it tends to lead to a big summer,” said Rob Moore, Paramount vice chairman. “There hadn’t been a big event movie yet this year. So you have the first event movie of summer, and people go ‘And...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Pnjwu4a6k[/youtube] Cineleet has compiled a list of directors-in-cameos they’re calling “Don’t Quit Your Day Job.” The best ones, obviously, are those where the director of the film has injected himself, as Hitchcock famously did in all of his scenes – later copied by Coppola and Scorsese. Actually,...
