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Virtual Newsstand: Movieline.com, February 2010


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MOVIELINE
February 2010

INTERVIEWS

Bridges to Somewhere

At 60 years of age and after four failed attempts, Crazy Heart star Jeff Bridges finally has Oscar within his grasp. And speaking of shiny new things, Tron: Legacy lies on the horizon.

William Tells
The Yellow Handkerchief's William Hurt will make you a believer.

We Just Met a Girl Named Maria
The stunning Maria Bello has a lot to say: on Haiti, on The Killer Inside Me, and on the movie that got her Oscar vote. (Hint: Blue. Lots and lots of blue.)

Pierce, by Pierce
In Roman Polanski's latest, The Ghost Writer, Pierce Brosnan plays a politician under siege and facing extradition. The ironies don't escape him.

Sex, Tucks and Rock n' Roll
Ladyboys: start your engines. RuPaul divulges all as the pink-checker flag comes down on a second season of Drag Race.

Running the Asylum
After the disaster that was Sahara, director Breck Eisner has a shot at a comeback with The Crazies.

The Portrait of Nestor Carbonell
Nestor Carbonell spills on Lost's last season, discusses his famous eyelashes, and proudly touts his Khan-worthy physique.

Best #&$@! Screenplay
Armando Iannucci talked to Movieline just hours after learning his potty-mouthed, utterly fantastic screenplay for In the Loop was nominated for an Oscar. No sh*t!

Ciao, Tilda
In Tilda Swinton's latest drama -- I Am Love -- the actress speaks only in fluent Italian. Yet another trick up the sleeve of cinema's most surprising actress.

Gray's Scale
Director F. Gary Gray reacts to the Right's curious adoption of his Law Abiding Citizen.

Big Red
Brian Posehn wants you to know he's nothing like the pot-smoking, fart-joke-loving gay comedian he plays on The Sarah Silverman Program. (Because he likes girls.)

Going Nowhere Fast
Rising star Aaron Johnson goes went from playing a young John Lennon in Nowhere boy to creating the next great anti-superhero in Kick-Ass.

Worse Jackie
The reigning queen of Hollywood trash fiction spills on four decades of purple prose and angry penises.

The Prophet Seekers
Director Jacques Audiard and star Tahar Rahim talk to Movieline about their Oscar-nominated crime saga, A Prophet.

FEATURES

Dirty PoolAre Hurt Locker Foes Using Troops to Take Down the Oscar Front-Runner?

Even Cow-Bigelows Get the Blues
How Many James Cameron Obsessions Can You Spot in His Weird Kathryn Bigelow Cowgirl Video?

Self-Love, Actually
The 10 Most Monstrous Jason Reitman Quotes From One 10-Minute Conversation with Roger Ebert.

Department of Forgotten Inventory
50 Items Discovered Inside the Home of Secret Celebrity Hoarder Lindsay Lohan

It's Not TV. It's Tilda.
Not THAT Tilda: This Tilda! The Exclusive Casting Breakdowns for HBO's New Hollywood Blogger Comedy

King of all Karaoke
The 7 Changes Howard Stern Would Bring to 'That F***ing Karaoke Contest' American Idol

Who's It?
Would You Rather Bank on Taylor Lautner or Sam Worthington?

30 Seconds to Cars
5 Super Bowl Ads and What They Taught Us About Being a Man

Superbad
5 Directors Who Might Do Something Interesting with the Christopher Nolan-Mentored Superman Reboot

Like It Was Yesterday
Movieline Remembers 9 Classic Jay Leno Show Moments

King Jeffrey the 3D
Jeffrey Katzenberg Furious, Contradictory Over Titans' 3-D Screen-Hogging

The Rebootinator
9 Recent Movies That Could Be Rebooted Next

The Great Pandorian Novel
James Cameron's Planned Avatar Novel: A Movieline FAQ

Tiger's 'Hood
Movieline Remembers: 65 Years of Television Pets

Pipe Down, Cop Out
Resolution No. 1: The Silencing of Kevin Smith

Cameocentric
The 10 Best Celebrity Appearances in Music Videos

Stopping While You're Behind
The 9 Best Shots From the Showgirls 2 Trailer

Everybody Gets a Show!
50 Subjects Oprah Wants to Tackle Before Her Final Broadcast

REVIEWS

In Theaters

A Prophet

Cop Out

The Ghost Writer

Shutter Island

The Wolfman

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Valentine's Day

Dear John

An Alan Smithee Column: By Mark Lisanti

Movieline Explains: How The Preferential Voting System For Best Picture Actually Works

Casting The Vancouver Olympics: The Movie

Movieline Helps: Simplified Best Picture Voting Instructions for the Confused Academy Member

Youth-Craving Oscar Getting All Up In Your Facebooks, Yo!

Movieline Investigates: Why Did This Year's Grammys Do So Well?

Movieline Justice Dept.: Suggested Punishments For The Hurt Locker's Oscar Campaign Violations

Lost Premiere: How's That Flash-Sideways Deal Working Out For Our Favorite Castaways?

Bad Movies We Love

9 Islands Schlockier Than Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island

'Say Whaaaa?': The Week in WTF

Reitman Preens, Perry Snubs and Other Mystifying News of the Week

Ebert Assailed, Garner Arouses and the Rest of the Week's Most Unbelievable Crap

Tiger Whines, Bullock Wigs Out, and More of the Week's Most Baffling News

Kirstie Lusts, Mickey Leers and More of the Week's Most Bizarre Crap

Moment of Truth: Movieline's Doc Spotlight

Reliving the Road to October Country

Art of the Steal Charts the Biggest Heist You Never Knew About

Following the Tracks of Barefoot to Timbuktu