Virtual Newsstand: Movieline.com, January 2011
Every month at Movieline, we collect the best interviews, smartest features, and most compelling reviews we've produced, and curate them in one easy-to-use table of contents called the Virtual Newsstand, which pays tribute to our print magazine history. Here's the Virtual Newsstand for January 2011.
ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFE
MOVIELINE
January 2011
INTERVIEWS
Franco-ly, My Dear...
Oscar host, nominee and unofficial quality-control spokesman James Franco weighs in on the state of the race
The Howard Boys
Ron and Clint Howard on The Dilemma, the mad science of improv, and a little movie called Arrested Development
JJ Plays Favorites
When JJ Abrams revealed his most beloved film scene, you'd better believe we were listening
Jacki Oh!
It only took 48 years, but Australian grande dame and wicked Animal Kingdom matron Jacki Weaver is an Academy Award nominee
Gun Crazy
Everybody knows The Mechanic's Ben Foster can act. But can he hack it as an action hero?
Northwestern Exposure
SNL heavyweight Fred Armisen on branching out with his new series Portlandia
Gold Nails
Rock icon turned Oscar-nominated composer Trent Reznor on The Social Network and troublesome technology
Mindy Time
Mindy Kaling on The Office, her bossy new book and her big screen future
Wright Where He Wants You
Scott Pilgrim director and part-time movie programmer Edgar Wright talks about taking over the art house with his favorites
Pike Place
The lovely Rosamund Pike drew on more drunk first-date experience than you might think for Barney's Version
Everything's Coming Up Greta
Former microbudget it-girl Greta Gerwig takes the mainstream plunge in No Strings Attached
Green All Over
After years of trying, Michel Gondry finally got his big-budget adaptation of The Green Hornet on the screen. Here's how
Ivan the Terrible
No Strings Attached director Ivan Reitman knows you probably didn't like his last few films. And now he's here to atone
Glee For All
Is the Super Bowl audience prepared for Glee? Series star Dianna Agron weighs in
Isaac Speaks
When you need a close read on The Fashion Show, you turn to Isaac Mizrahi. And he doesn't disappoint
A Good Christian
The one and only Christian Slater plays My Favorite Scene with Movieline
Our Kind of Guy
Guy Pearce reflects on The King's Speech, Animal Kingdom and Christopher Nolan's shy years
The Hombre
Danny Trejo is Machete -- among many other things
Lesley Time
Another Year's stunning Lesley Manville discusses playing drunk and withstanding awards season
Great Scott
Barney's Version co-star Scott Speedman has a lot to be thankful for -- like that Batman bullet he dodged, for starters
The Rite Stuff
Filmmaker Mikael Håfström gets into the dark stuff around his new movie The Rite
Psyche Killer
I Melt With You director Mark Pellington made one of Sundance's most polarizing films, which is just the way he likes it
Femme Fatale
Nikita star Maggie Q has more important things to worry about than a 20-year-old movie
Ms. Sunshine
Allison Janney on Mr. Sunshine, Matthew Perry's Insults, and Missing Aaron Sorkin
Zach in Black
Friday Night Lights alum Zach Gilford talks about the new opportunities that await him Off the Map
Carla in Charge
Carla Gugino appeared on ALF -- and lived to tell the tale to Movieline
A Trip to Paris
Paris Hilton plays My Favorite Scene
...And Then He Was Gone
The shortest Matthew Morrison interview ever
Gummer First-Class
Off the Map's Mamie Gummer talks up her new series -- and the Meryl Streep films she hasn't seen
Reg-gie!
Filmmaker Reginald Hudlin lets his geek flag fly with the animated effort Black Panther
A Sense of Community
Donald Glover knows his show is in trouble. But is history ultimately on its side?
Like Father, Like Son
Social Network cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth has quite a legacy to uphold. His first Oscar nomination sure helps
Zim and Vigor
Inception composer Hans Zimmer is an Oscar nominee once again, but it's the Academy's latest oversight that has him really talking
Get Behind Him, Satan
Vatican-certified exorcist Gary Thomas on the ups and downs of possession at the movies
On the Warpath
For Restrepo co-director Sebastian Junger, Oscar night is just a stopover en route back to Afghanistan
Dragon Crossing
How does one composer bounce back from scoring one of the decade's worst films? Oscar-nominee John Powell explains
Relativity Media kingpin Ryan Kavanaugh on getting his passion project off the mat and into theaters
Network Boss
And to think all this time producer Michael De Luca thought of his awards juggernaut The Social Network as an underdog
Paging Casey Wilson
The ex-SNL-er has plenty these days to keep her busy, up to and including her Real Housewives habit
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Intrepid stage star T.V. Carpio has a few misconceptions to clear up about the troubled Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
THE VERGE
FEATURES
No Wire Hangers
The Creepiest Mothers in Film History
We Wuz Robbed!
The 6 Biggest Oscar Snubs
When the Laugh Track Ends
A Brief History of Sitcom Deaths
Our Natalie
8 Milestones in the Evolution of Natalie Portman
The Black Swan Conundrum-ish
So Why is Black Swan a Hit Anyway? (Hint: Lesbians)
Violence!
The 10 Greatest Over-the-Top 'Best Supporting Actresses'
Black and White Issue
Where Was the Outrage for The Social Network's Race-Blind Casting?
Oscar Index
Keep Track of the 2010 Awards Race with Movieline's Authoritative, Mostly Empirical Survey of the Top Contenders
Left of Center
Screenwriting Guru Robert McKee Takes on Right-Wing Attacker
Pan For Gold
Honoring the Handful of Critics Who Panned Blue Valentine
True What?
Assessing the Vocal Tics from True Grit
The Child Support Is Not Enough
15 Suggested Titles for the New James Bond Film
To Catch a Predator
Creepy Old Lady Ellen DeGeneres Forces A Young Star To Strip While Her Audience Hoots and Hollers
Heroes Among Us
The Sequel to Kick-Ass is Actually Just a News Story
The Muppets Take the Internet
Enough, Already, About Jason Segel's Version of The Muppets
Hated and Feared
Matthew Vaughn Explains Why Die-Hard Geeks Should Shut Up and Enjoy X-Men: First Class
Orson Welles' Lost Film
A History of The Other Side of the Wind -- and Why We Haven't Seen It
Relaxing with Nicolas Cage
Set Photos From Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Reveal Little About Film, Much About Cage's Hat Collection
It's a Shame He Didn't Win an Emmy for His Role on Mork & Mindy
A Brief History of David Letterman Acting in Movies and Television
Bad Apple
What is Sony Trying to Say About Mac Users in The Social Network?
Paul Mazursky's 3-D Orgy
And Why His Idea to Remake Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice Is a Great One
Casting Crisis
I Am Not Ready to Live in a World Where Michelle Pfeiffer Plays Chris Pine's Mother
Trend Alert: iPhone Filmmaking
9 Major Directors Who Should Hop on the Bandwagon
Ennio Morricone's Classic Film Scores Will Soon Be Ringtones, But These Five Overlooked Songs Would Be Better
The Ghosts of Oscars Past
5 Oscar-Nominated Roles of 2011 and Their Oscar-Winning Forebears
Rutger Power
The 9 Batsh*t Craziest Lines Heard at the Hobo with a Shotgun Premiere
Awards-Season Trading Cards
You Will Be Trading These For the Rest of Your Life, or the Next Few Weeks, Whichever Comes First
Collect Them All! (And Go Insane)
I Melt With You Has a Viral Video Campaign to Die For. (Literally?)
Fit For a King's Speech
What the BAFTA Nominations Can Tell Us About the Oscars
Game Over
9 Other '80s Games That Hollywood Might as Well Turn Into Movies
Craigslist Killer 101
9 Lessons Learned From Lifetime's The Craigslist Killer
Anybody Got a Match?
The 8 Best Smokers on Film
Nomination Reflex
Ranking the Oscar Reactions: Which Nominees (and Publicists) Brought Their A-Game?
Meow!
A Brief History of Actresses Who Have Purr-formed Catwoman
SPECIAL SECTION: 2011 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Seller's Market
The 5 Films Likeliest to Ignite a Sundance Bidding War
From Sundance to Oscar
13 Films That Broke Out of Park City
The Huckster
Kevin Smith Debuts Red State, Maybe Goes Insane
Roaring Rapids
Ed Helms Talk to Movieline About, Buzz, Nerve and Cedar Rapids
Hauer You Doing?
Hobo with a Shotgun Star Rutger Hauer: 'I've Been Underrated All My Life'
The Horror, The Horror
The Woman Director Lucky McKee Responds to His Irate Sundance Hater: 'Then Don't Watch It'
REVIEWS
BAD MOVIES WE LOVE
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