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Virtual Newsstand: Movieline.com, May 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 May 2011.

ENTERTAINMENT AS A WAY OF LIFE
MOVIELINE
May 2011

INTERVIEWS

Blockbuster Beauty
With one big hit in theaters and another around the corner, Rose Byrne may just be the star of the summer

Zach Attack
Hollywood's least likely megastar returns to the scene of the blockbuster crime in The Hangover Part II (BONUS: Zach Galifianakis plays My Favorite Scene.)

Foster Care
Director Jodie Foster never lost faith in Mel Gibson and The Beaver. Let her explain

'A Fabulous, Fabulous Place'
On the eve of debuting his late-era masterpiece Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen laments the demise of the New York institution Elaine's

The Ginnifer Files
Ginnifer Goodwin on her new romantic comedy Something Borrowed and her time rocking one of TV's worst hairstyles

The Boy With the Thor in His Side
Director Kenneth Branagh learns to love the blockbuster with his hotly anticipated new Marvel Comics adaptation

Like Clockwork
The 40th anniversary of A Clockwork Orange is upon us, but star Malcolm McDowell has a few other things on his mind

Runaway Kat
Thor isn't the only thing that actress/writer Kat Dennings has on her plate this summer

Jacket Required
Filmmaker Todd Haynes discusses his My Morning Jacket concert film, Poison at 20, and himself at 50

Where There's a Will
Will Forte opens up about life after MacGruber and Saturday Night Live

Naomie Time
Naomie Harris on the incredible true story behind her new film The First Grader

Elle of a Talent
Elle Fanning leads the youth contingent at the annual Young Hollywood Awards

Playing Favorites
True Grit star and Oscar-nominee Hailee Steinfeld doesn't have to look far for her Favorite Scene

Ken Doll
If you thought Ken Jeong was fearless in The Hangover, wait until you see what he has in store for The Hangover Part II

The Book of Paul
At last, director Paul Feig has a hard-fought big-screen success with Bridesmaids. So now what?

The Survivor
Wes Bentley takes another step back from the brink of addiction oblivion with There Be Dragons

Danger in the Blood
Stunt icon Vic Armstrong on his new memoir and how he's helping save the new Spider-Man from his worst enemy -- CGI

The Good Shepard
Dax Shepard has a new mockumentary for your consideration -- and a literary obsession you might not have guessed

Sam's Club
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides co-star Sam Claflin talks about his breakout role and what's coming next (Hint: It's all about Kristen Stewart)

Jackass Genius
In his own grossout way, Jackass director Jeff Tremaine is revolutionizing DIY filmmaking as we know it

THE VERGE

Jaimie Alexander

Carmen Marron

Massy Tadjedin

Christopher Jordan Wallace

FEATURES

I Hate Brangelina
An appreciation

Funny Lady
The 10 funniest female performances of the past five years

How to Succeed in Show Business
On the scene with Daniel Radcliffe at the 92nd Street Y

Something Borrowed
Is every Kate Hudson rom-com the same?

The Way They Were
30 years of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver in pictures

'He Was My Favorite Actor'
Quentin Tarantino and co. celebrate Sidney Poitier in New York City

Growth Chart
9 milestones in the evolution of Brad Pitt

My Worst One Was Right on the Money
13 indispensable box-office facts About Woody Allen

Katniss & Co.
Browse Movieline's full Hunger Games casting gallery

Bridesmaids Revisited
Ranking each Bridesmaids actress's sass, stank, and blunt-force hilarity

Laughs on the cheap
The 25 most obscure comedies you can watch for free on YouTube

Where My Ladies At?
Where are the women of summer?

Special Delivery
9 revelations from the set of 30 Minutes or Less

When Cameron Met Bay
Transformers 3: Or, How James Cameron Got Michael Bay to Stop Worrying and Learn to LoveĀ 3-D

Ishtar is Born (Again)
Elaine May unveils the director's cut of her infamous 1987 bomb Ishtar -- but are audiences ready for a reappraisal?

Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves
5 all-female comic ensembles we'd love to see

Strippers to Statuettes
5 unusual directorial debuts from Oscar-winners

The Times They Are a-Aging
8 Bob Dylan movies to remember on the music icon's 70th birthday

Who Said It: Lars Von Trier or Charlie Sheen?
Get to know your provocateur bons mots with Movieline's helpful quiz

SPECIAL SECTION: 2011 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

Melancholia Mania
Lars von Trier may have arrived with the film of his life, but...

'I Understand Hitler'
...he left with the disgrace of his career

They Own the Road
Ryan Gosling and Best Director winner Nicolas Winding Refn speed through the competition with Drive

My Cannes is Better than Your Cannes
When it comes to the Croisette, do movie critics have more fun?

Message in a Bottle
Jailed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi finds his way into Cannes nevertheless with This is Not a Film

'Non!'
How to Not Quite Succeed in Cannes Business Despite Really Trying: An Illustrated Guide

Au Revoir
Notes from one last golden night at the Cannes Film Festival

Read Movieline's complete Cannes 2011 coverage here.

REVIEWS

The Beaver

Bridesmaids

Everything Must Go

The Hangover Part II

Hesher

Hobo With a Shotgun

Jumping the Broom

Kung Fu Panda 2

Midnight in Paris

Passion Play

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Priest

Skateland

Something Borrowed

There Be Dragons

Thor

The Tree of Life

True Legend

BAD MOVIES WE LOVE

The Last Song

Red Sonja

Shanghai Surprise

Spring Breakdown

[Cover photo: Getty Images]