Our Fattys, Ourselves
"We don't call ours stars 'Fatty' anymore, and studios don't (officially) ban stars from Hollywood. But we do let stars take on our personal anxieties, and shun them…
Caption This Photo of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone Just Chillin' at the Hospital
Ha! It's a trick! There are no words. (more…)
Someone Please Explain to Daniel Radcliffe Why Harry Potter 7, Part 2 Wasn't Nominated for Best Picture
Anyone? "I don't think the Oscars like commercial films, or kids' films, unless they're directed by Martin Scorsese. I was watching Hugo the other day and going, 'Why is…
Oscar Index: It's the Charm, Stupid
"Let's have a moment of silence for the suffering Oscar bloggers as they enter the most trying and mortifying weeks of their…
Psycho Titles + Blockbuster Spies = First Bourne Legacy Trailer
There are no new ideas in Hollywood, hence a Bourne franchise reboot whose first trailer -- just released via Apple -- borrows…
Ever Wanted to Bite the Head Off Uggie? Now You Can
Despite the Consider Uggie campaign's global impact on social media, auteur awards strategies and the ever-sensitive dynamics of poster giveaways, many adversaries would…
Dwayne Johnson's 'Great News' is Actually Kind of Troubling
To say nothing of the Journey 2, G.I. Joe 2, and Fast Five star's definition of "impact": "Right now the best way that I can impact the world is through entertainment…
John Williams is 80. What's His Finest Film Score?
The five-time Oscar-winning (and 47-time Oscar-nominated) composer and conductor John Williams was born 80 years ago today in…
Clint Eastwood to GOP: Get Off My Lawn
A gaggle of right-wing functionaries is furious with Clint Eastwood and Chrysler, with no less than Karl Rove calling out the actor-director-inspirational halftime…
'No': Russell Crowe Tweets Swift End to RoboCop Rumors
Maybe you can't quite ask Woody Harrelson anything, but at least he has a forthcoming contemporary in Russell Crowe. The Oscar-winner recently leveled with fans on…
Awesome Animators Photo-Bomb 2012 Oscar-Nominee Group Picture
I had a feeling this was coming: Two years after songwriter Ryan Bingham photo-bombed his own Oscar-nominee luncheon group photo, the customary portrait once again met…
Live on Twitter: 2012 Oscar Nominee Luncheon is Underway
If you feel like whiling away the afternoon following updates about a room full of wealthy entertainers and/or movie-industry craftspeople eating, the Academy's Twitter…
Take This Waltz Trailer: Michelle Williams's Bizarre Love Triangle
We're still nearly five months away from the midsummer release of Sarah Polley's Take This Waltz, but it's never too soon to commence anticipating a new Michelle…
Remembering the Golden Age of Star Wars B.S.
Those were the days: "So much for the long-standing rumor that Obi-Wan would be played by Kenneth Branagh, or the latest gossip that Charlton Heston would sign on as…
Charlize Theron Has Excellent Taste in Beer
In a world where Spike Lee has his own variety of Absolut and Will Ferrell devotedly shills for Old Milwaukee, it's important to point out when the intersection of…