Jennifer Lawrence is the biggest actress in the world right now; do you know why? It is not because she stars in two mega franchises. It is not because she has an off screen personality that makes her accessible and endearing. It’s not even because she is an Oscar winning actress at the sprite age
The mystery of why George Clooney’s The Monuments Men was moved from its original December 2013 release date to the first weekend of February has been answered. Unfortunately, it’s not a good answer. The film proves to be at home in the usual sludge of February movies; a major disappointment for a once perceived Oscar
Don’t let the PG rating on The Lego Movie make you think that it is something just for the kids — like the “for ages 8-14” on Lego boxes, it’s just a suggestion. The Lego Movie is a whirlwind of a good time for everybody. Both hilarious and touching, the film ends up packing an important message not just for the kids, but for the adults too.
If anything was worthy of a YAAAAAAAAAAS it would be the newly released cover of Vanity Fair. I normally LIVE for Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue, being an awards and fashion obssesive, but this year’s cover is even more awesome. Look. At. This. Awesomeness. Like there are 6 black people on the cover. SIX! And two
Sundance Award Winners
Well folks, we have reached that moment. The Sundance Film Festival is winding down and it’s definitely been a whirlwind. I’ve enjoyed covering the festival for the site, although I am very glad to be back in the SoCal warmth. There are some final reviews that will be posted soon but I decided to take stock of all the films I saw at the festival to determine what was the best of the fest. Continue Reading…
Links to Reviews after the jump
Today is one of the high holy days for awards watchers as the Oscar nominations were announced and the Academy, as they are wont to do, gave us an interesting slate of nominees. Gravity and American Hustle lead the nominations with 10 nominations and there were some big surprises and snubs along the way. Let’s