Virtual Newsstand: Movieline.com, February 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 February 2011.
ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFE
MOVIELINE
February 2011
INTERVIEWS
Taking the Lead
Finally, Ed Helms has a movie of his own. Sleeping with Ellen Ripley makes it all the sweeter
Blunt Force
Don't let the pretty face fool you: Gnomeo and Juliet star Emily Blunt loves good filth as much as the next gal
He Melts With You
Sundance star Jeremy Piven meets us on the dark side of Park City to talk about his polarizing new film
Anne, the Winner Is
A reflective Anne Heche bounces back with a plum role in Cedar Rapids
Hawkes Tale
Why first-time Oscar nominee John Hawkes prefers the underdog role
Seize the Uday
Dominic Cooper's portrayal of Iraq's other notorious Hussein in The Devil's Double has the awards cognoscenti astir
Agronomy
Dianna Agron has a face made for movies. Just don't make it react to another explosion
The 'Tin Man
Once and future Tintin star talks about his detour toward The Eagle
Great Scot
A not-so-funny thing happened to Craig Ferguson on the way to his new stand-up special
The Farrelly Boys Will Be Boys
The legendary gross-out filmmakers talk Hall Pass and the finer points of raunch
The Shooter
True Grit cinematographer extraordinaire Roger Deakins may finally win an Oscar. So why's he predicting the death of film?
M-Rod
Michelle Rodriguez has had enough of action films for a while, thanks
Dan the Man
Take Me Home Tonight co-star Dan Fogler on drugs, dance-offs and sex with supermodels
Chu on This
Never Say Never director Jon M. Chu has witnessed Bieber fever first hand. He told Movieline his harrowing story
Q&A
Maggie Q plays My Favorite Scene with Movieline
Sweat the Small Stuff
I Am Number Four star Alex Pettyfer weighs in on his new franchise hopeful, up to and including the movies' perspiration magic
Billy the Kid
Twilight veteran Billy Burke takes a turn for the cursed in Drive Angry 3-D
K-Stew's Double
You wouldn't be the first to mistake Teresa Palmer for another young breakout star. Let her explain
Ring a Bell
Stuntwoman-turned-actress Zoe Bell doesn't need an Oscar to know how well she did her job
Criss Our Hearts
Darren Criss spills about life before Glee (among other things)
San Miguel
Cedar Rapids director Miguel Arteta has a few words for the people who doomed his last movie
Shenae Anything
90210 star Shenae Grimes keeps it real while pursuing her big-screen breakthrough
Lesure Time
James Lesure's Mr. Sunshine co-star Matthew Perry isn't the only Friends alum he holds dear
The Gallner Files
Kyle Gallner never intended to be Kevin Smith's newest stock player -- it just happened to work out that way
THE VERGE
FEATURES
Rise of the Machine
A Candid, Emotional Interview With Watson, Jeopardy's Winning Supercomputer
Fame!
Which Glee Cast Members Have the Best Shot at Being Movie Stars?
Man in the Mirror
The Uncanny Similarities Between Charlie Sheen And Muammar Qaddafi
Nom Anor or Bust
Feal and Loathing at the American International Toy Fair
Let the Games Begin
Which Actors Could Actually Pull Off a Role in The Hunger Games?
Celebrity 101
30 Pro Tips For a Successful Celebrity Interview
The Imperfect Murder
9 Lessons Learned From Lifetime's Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy
Just Go With It
A Comprehensive Look at Brooklyn Decker Holding Things
The Cool Aunt
The Case for Cobie Smulders in The Avengers (Among Other Blockbusters)
Never Say Never
9 Reasons It's Okay to Admit You Have Bieber Fever
Idol Worship
A Robocop Statue in Detroit Isn't So Strange when You Consider These
The Other Male Bonding
Confirmed: The King's Speech was Filmed at the Same Location as a Gay Porn
A-List Assistants
Where Does 'Homely Assistant' in Just Got With It Fall on the Jennifer Aniston Believability Index?
It Takes Two
Why Darren Criss Might Be the Next Michael Emerson (and Why That Isn't a Good Thing for Glee)
The Blindness of Their Hearts
Dear Firefly Fans: Haven't You a Better Cause to Donate Your Money To?
What a Drag
Who Is America's Most Beloved Cross-Dressing Male Star?
Lovin' Sceneful
A Love Scene Sampler For Valentine's Day
Super Slideshow
A Brief History of Your New Wonder Woman, Adrianne Palicki
Film in Revolt
9 Films to Stoke the Flames of Revolution
Auteur Throwdown
Oscar-Winner James Marsh Doesn't Like That One Director You're Also Tired Of
The Killer Inside It
Revealed: The Secret to Enjoying Sanctum
Love Story
Oscar-Nominated God of Love Director Luke Matheny Picks His 4 Favorite Romances
OT-Whaaaa?
The 13 Most Intriguing Revelations of The New Yorker's Paul Haggis/Scientology Expose
Faces of Bieber
The 10 Best Screenshots from Justin Bieber's Shooting Death on CSI
The End of Ideas, Part MMXII
An Exclusive Transcript of the Studio Brainstorming Session for Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The Celibate Screen
Why Less Sex in the Movies is a Good Thing
He Said He'd Be Back
Perfect Roles for Arnold Schwarzenegger's Return to Acting
Angry Faces of Paul Giamatti
The Award-Winning Actor is Furious in the Medieval Film Ironclad
Goin' Rounin' Rou
Yes, As a Matter of Fact: Russell Brand Did Host the Best SNL So Far This Season
Crock of Ages
Why It's a Bad Idea to Cast Tom Cruise and Anne Hathaway in Rock of Ages
Touchdown Timeline
The 9 Best Films About the Super Bowl
SPECIAL SECTION: THE 2011 OSCARS
The Complete Oscar Index
The definitive, comprehensive (and now animated!) guide to 23 weeks of awards-season frenzy
Kids, Kings and Swans
How did your Oscar predictions fare against those of the Movieline staff?
Bracket Buster
What if we reinvented awards season as a playoff tournament?
The Ego Has Landed
Melissa Leo Likes Herself! She Really, Really Likes Herself!
Collect Them All
Introducing Movieline's inaugural set of awards-season trading cards
I'd Like to Thank Myself!
The 8 Most Cynical Moments at the Oscar Podium
24-Karat Crap
The 8 Worst-Reviewed Movies Nominated For an Oscar This Year
Speech! Speech!
Is There a Template For the Perfect Oscar Speech?
Why So Serious?
The 10 Most Disturbed Best Supporting Actor Performances
Got Your EGOT?
Who Will Win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Next?
CELEBRITY OSCAR PREDICTIONS
SPECIAL SECTION: BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL
Day 1: The Miracle of Flight, and Seeing More Than Jeff Bridges' Earlobe
Day 2: Zachary Quinto, Margin Call Top Fest's First Full Day
Day 3: A Mixed Bag From Africa, and Zoe Kravitz Keeps it Real
Day 4: Wim Wenders Takes His Place in the 3-D Vanguard
Day 5: Ralph Fiennes Has a Bard Time With Coriolanus
Day 6: Miranda July Can't Quite Read The Future
Day 7: The Good News (and Bad News) About Iran
REVIEWS
Big Mommas: Like Father, LIke Son
BAD MOVIES WE LOVE
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Comments
Looks like Ed Helms is miming a sex act not suitable for a family newspaper in that cover shot.