Kris Tapley had a chat with Sasha last week about the impact of presidential politics on Oscar voters and came up with his own projection of election year synergy at In Contention: Hollywood reacts and responds to the nation’s socio-political climate. That’s what’s so great about movies, books, paintings, songs, etc. They are as much a direct reflection...
Monthly Archives: August 2012
The Playlist tips us off to a Fincher retrospective over at the Art of the Title. Probably my favorites would be The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Panic Room, although I’d never really noticed Zodiac’s until today and it’s so pretty and creepy at the same time. When asked whether Fincher ever does as the script dictates, Insert Title Here, he answers: Almost...
Pics of Leonardo DiCpario have emerged over at JustJared. He’s looking very dapper. Pic also stars Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, and Jean DuJardin. The plot: “In The Wolf of Wall Street DiCaprio would play Belfort, a Long Island penny stockbroker who served 20 months in prison for refusing to cooperate in a massive 1990s securities fraud case that involved...
Believe it or not I saw Butter one year ago in Telluride. The critics there and then mostly panned it. Of course, they maybe couldn’t imagine what was coming next, which is, this bizarre election year. I was one of the few that didn’t hate Butter. I thought Jennifer Garner was brilliant as the Republican-esque butter sculpting champion who just has to take...
