Cupid Counterpoint: What's the Most Heart-Shattering Break-Up in Movies?
You might have heard that it's Valentine's Day, which means romantic ruminations and reflections and perhaps an irresponsible…
The Blue Velvet 'Ingrid Bergman Mashup Thought Experiment'
Because one good Lynchian turn deserves another: "I found myself intensifying the experience of Jeffrey's scenes with Dorothy with a kind of conceptual narcotic inhaler…
Consider Uggie, Day 78: Artist Wonder Dog Claims Top Golden Collar Award
Surely no one saw this coming: Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier and Artist wonder dog on whose behalf the Consider Uggie awards campaign has surged ever onward for nearly…
Oscar Season Distilled to 14 Words
"I hated this so much. It also has a very good shot of winning." [The Awl]
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Trailer: History Lessen
Here's a trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, the forthcoming Timur Bekmambetov film featuring our 16th president as an axe-wielding killer of the undead…
1 Through 11: Let's Rank the Feature Films of David Lynch
Because it went so well the last time we tried this: What's David Lynch's best feature-length film? His worst? And where do the…
The Harry Potter Chocolate War
"Over the past several days Warner Bros.' California headquarters has received nearly 400 individual sheets of paper adding up to the more than 16,000 signatures the…
VIDEO: Wes Anderson's Slo-Mo Clips Set to Ja Rule and Drake, At Last
"Wes Anderson goes surprisingly well with Ja Rule," wrote Andrew Sullivan over the weekend. Perhaps? My exploded about 40 seconds in. Here, you try it -- and if you…
Weekend Receipts: Wow, Pretty Much Everyone Went to the Movies
Congratulations to Hollywood for taking back the weekend from pop stars extant, dead or otherwise and shattering the record for…
Artist, Meryl Streep Win Big at BAFTA Awards
Stop me if you've heard this one before: The Artist made off with Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and and fistful of…
When Hollywood Works Right: Paradise Lost Edition
"Production on the movie was delayed last winter with Legendary reportedly looking to trim the $100 million-plus budget by 10 to 20 percent. The intricate special…
Three Stooges + NASCAR Demographic = A Match Made in Heaven?
Fox seems to think so: "Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, and Will Sasso -- starring as Larry, Moe & Curly -- in the all new The Three Stooges movie from Twentieth…
Uggie Receives Dog Version of Proust Questionnaire, Naturally
The Proust Questionnaire -- the renowned personal inquisition perhaps best known around these parts for concluding issues of Vanity Fair and episodes of Inside the…
Harrison Ford Not Actually in Talks For Movie Ridley Scott Will Never Make
The filmmaker clarifies: "We're still in discussions about whether it should be a prequel or sequel. It's an interesting conversation. I'm meeting with writers and I've…
Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac Promises 'Light and Poetic' Smut
The Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market are getting underway as we speak, exposing an all-new crop of good, bad and WTF-inducing projects we'll be hearing…