Monthly Archives: May 2010

There’s been a lot of discussion the past few days about Oscar-caliber Ellen Page taking a role in an HBO series when some feel she should be pursuing more prestige in feature films. But there’s little doubt that the reason top-quality programs on the small screen can attract the best talent in front of the camera is because the standards for the very best...

JustJared has the pics. ¬†The producer of the film, Christine Vachon, is on Twitter (@kvpi)¬†and she occasionally sends out updates. ¬†The latest was that Kate Winslet was “feeling fine” and production was resuming. ¬†Her latest Twitpic after the cut. Evan after the cut. ...

Paul Maher over at Pop Matters writes up a rather intense look back at Terrence Malick, where he’s been, what he’s been doing, and then gathers up more bits and pieces culled from various sources about the mysterious film.¬† A quote from Angelina Jolie: ...

I think that the hatred directed towards this film is a whole lot of hypocrisy run amok. ¬†No, it’s not “giving the women what they want,” it’s allowing female characters to wade in the same thick soup of shit male characters do. And somehow, that has stirred up a whole lot of hate. ¬†Like Sarah Palin hate. ...

Today feeling trapped in a loop of Letterman’s “Is this anything?” ...

Slim pickings for awards prospects when Jonah Hex is the best antidote for Sex and the City 2. But those are the cards we’re dealt today. ...

Sex and the City 2 stands a good chance of being The Proposal of 2010 — a megabucks rom-com blockbuster with the worst reviews of the year. Currently clocking in with a 33 on Metacritic, 80% of the reviews give SATC2 a score of 50 or lower — and that’s not counting the scathing appraisal from Andrew O’Hehir whose subtitle I’ve borrowed for...