Gwyneth Paltrow announced today that people are so mean to her. I mean, she's right: I've been mean to her. You've been mean to her. But are Ms. Paltrow's complaints enough to make you forgive her? Will you leave Goopney alone?
· In case you were wondering what qualifies as comfort moviewatching in Casa de Rosen, it's I Love You, Man. The 2009 Paul Rudd/Jason Segel comedy is like the best AM radio station -- just toss it on and do a bunch of other stuff while its dulcet comedy tones flutter in the background. Anyway, you don't care about all that, but you might care about the unofficial sequel to I Love You, Man that Funny or Die debuted on Monday. Click ahead to watch the further, Rush-fueled adventures of Sidney Fife and Peter Klaven, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
Remember how James L. Brooks' latest drama How Do You Know went down in flames at the U.S. box office just a month ago? Well, its co-star Jack Nicholson was so willing to help salvage his frequent collaborator's film overseas that he offered a rare 90-minute interview to create buzz for its U.K. premiere. Unfortunately, the sit-down is drawing more attention to the 73-year-old's bizarrely depressed confessions (listed below) than to his latest film.
By now you understand that my specialty is brooding women. Well, here are six of them in the poster for the new Judd Apatow-produced, Paul Feig-directed Bridesmaids, starring Kristen Wiig as a maid of honor driven to the brink by her best friend (Maya Rudolph) and a cast of wacky bridesmaids (Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Rose Byrne.) But which lovely lady went hardest in the new advert? Movieline investigates.
The world might be a boiling-over mess of political unrest, economic uncertainty and weather-related hysteria, but that doesn't mean things are all bad. At the SAG Awards on Sunday night, one-time feud-ers Lea Michele and Hailee Steinfeld met and, judging from the smiley pictures, totally buried their hatchet; not even a brusque production assistant could keep these two from making nice! Click ahead for proof.
If you were worried before that James Franco might be a tad overexposed (or at least overextended), this won't reassure you: The actor-filmmaker-soap star-Oscar host-Sundance terror has joined forces with Columbia College Hollywood to create a new course for film students -- based on his life.
It looks like The King's Speech still might deserve that Best Picture Oscar, at least if Tom Hooper has any say in the matter. The Directors Guild Award winner told EW on Saturday that he wouldn't be comfortable with Harvey Weinstein recutting his Oscar favorite to get a lower, more box office-friendly rating. "I wouldn't support cutting the film in any way. I think we looked at whether it's possible to bleep out the f*cks and stuff, but I'm not going to actually cut that part," said Hooper. "I'm not going to cut the film." Now, that doesn't mean Harvey won't cut the film, but there you go. Controversy momentarily averted. [EW]
Also in this Monday edition of The Broadsheet: Christina Hendricks' breasts are partially responsible for the plastic surgery bump in Britain... Charlie Sheen's rehab could cost CBS a lot of money... The Dallas reboot finds a leading lady... and more ahead.
Apparently police in Northampton raided a local Blockbuster last week and seized a copy of the gross-out/pseudo-political shocker A Serbian Film. The raid was due to a complaint from a disturbed customer who claimed that the film contained child abuse. No evidence or suggestion yet that the "disturbed customer" was a producer pulling a publicity stunt, but we'll see. In any case, Blockbuster has temporarily yanked the film from their shelf, though the confiscated copy has since been returned. Said the police: "It has been established as a legitimate copy of the film that has been approved for distribution by the BBFC." Best of all, this was the censored version. [Dog Ate My Wookie via ONTD]
The awards have been handed out in Park City and everyone's starting to make their way back home to warmer weather (or in the case of New York, just as much snow). But distributors are still buying films! Today's acquisitions include a Spike-Lee produced coming-of-age drama, an apocalyptic love story and a documentary about (sort of) that woman who sued McDonald's after she spilled coffee on herself.
The trailer for the Spanish submission to the Oscars Even the Rain brings up an interesting dilemma. In theory, it's great to make films with a social conscience that inform a wider audience about historical and global injustice, but what happens when you have to bow to exploitation just to get the film made? In this film, Gael García Bernal plays a director making a film about Christopher Columbus' imperialism who realizes he may need to turn a blind eye to modern day exploitation in order to complete the movie. Tense revolutionary violence and pensive hillside contemplation ensue.
Oscar-Winning Composer John Barry has died of a heart attack at age 77. He was perhaps best known for his arrangement of Monty Norman's James Bond theme, which led to him scoring 11 Bond films including Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever. But Barry was a versatile and talented composer beyond the Bond films. His memorable scores ranged from quirky jazz ( The Knack...and How to Get It) to impressive regional work (Midnight Cowboy, Walkabout) to even sweat-drenched, neo-noir saxophone (Body Heat). For further testament to his talent, one needs only to look to his music for a mostly-forgotten 1965 film that has since been used in over half a dozen movies, from CGI-animated kid's fare to a film by the Coen Brothers.
Sister site Deadline is reporting that Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem has been offered a "starring role" in the new James Bond movie. Since Daniel Craig is still in the driver's seat of the Aston Martin, chances are that Bardem may be the new baddie for as-yet-untitled movie to be directed by Sam Mendes. Here's hoping that these rumors are true; much like comic book movies, Bond flicks often live or (let) die by their villains -- you have a solid villain, you get Goldfinger. You have a so-so heavy, well, then you're stuck with Octopussy. [Deadline]
It is time once again for yet another Hollywood awards show, this time the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where actors recognize the accomplishments of fellow actors. Thus, whereas the Academy Awards hand out a prize for Best Picture, the SAG Awards bestow upon one film's ensemble an Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture prize. In honoring nominee The Social Network however, the guild neglected to credit any of the female performers in the cast -- including standout Rooney Mara.
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