Harvey Weinstein Thinks You've Never Heard of Tom Hardy
Oh, Harvey: "We have a star in Tom Hardy who's completely anonymous right now. If you go to a line at the ArcLight nobody would know who he is. [...] He's going to be a…
Rejoice: Melancholia Finally Wins Something
When Lars von Trier's latest masterpiece Melancholia last had any real time in the awards spotlight, Kirsten Dunst was accepting…
Weekend Receipts: Devil Inside Stinks All the Way to No. 1
There was good news and bad news at the movies over the weekend, where the first big box office frame of the new year showed a…
Shia LaBeoummer: Wettest County Dumped to August
After their not-so-dextrous handling of The Road throttled director John Hillcoat's film into cultural oblivion, let's be honest: There's something bittersweet about…
How to Get Into Silencio
After two failed tries, Movieline alum Brian Clark finally visited the David Lynch-designed Paris nightclub Silencio. And? "It's nice -- assuming you get in. So, how do…
Latest 'All Things Fall Apart' Trailer: 50/50 Cent
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson may be pleading the indie case and fighting the unfortunate cultural fight to shore up interest in his…
How to Decide Best Actress
"'Can you wrap your mind around someone throwing you into the ring with Meryl Streep?' [Viola Davis] marvels.'I just don't understand the competition thing. How can you…
Consider Uggie, Day 38: Artist Wonder Dog Takes England, Wins French Prize
After a few quiet holiday weeks on the #ConsiderUggie front, the awards campaign for The Artist's wonder dog has redoubled its…
300: The Battle of Artemisium Has a Nice Ring to It, Kind of, Not Really
Big news from the swords-and-sandals prequel front! And by "big," I mean, "Warner Bros. spent roughly .00000005 of its budget on…
Let's Hear it For J. Hoberman
This was, oh, five years in coming, but the long-time Village Voice film critic J. Hoberman has been let go from the paper. Fun fact: Hoberman's 34-year relationship…
Oscar Index: Draggin' Tattoo? Don't Bet on It
The first Oscar Index entry of 2012 finds Movieline's Institute for the Advanced Study of Kudos Forensics a little hungover from…
Home Video Commentaries Are Up There With Best Ideas Ever
I'm a little late to this, but it's not as if anything else is happening beyond the fecal tsunami that is the Iowa caucuses: Find…
This Week: Follow Stephanie Zacharek on Slate's Movie Club!
The annual critical powwow that is Slate's Movie Club is currently underway, with that site's Dana Stevens leading a conversation…
What a Dragon Tattoo Really Costs
Anyone who tells you that receiving a tattoo like the dragon design occupying a quarter of Rooney Mara's back in The Girl With…
Sword Maestro Bob Anderson Dies at 89; Watch Some of His Most Celebrated Screen Battles
The best-known Hollywood swordsman this side of Warren Beatty passed away on New Year's Day: Bob Anderson, an Olympic fencer who…