Emma Stone in VF: the return of the bathing suit competition
The surface style of the movie star profiles in the glossy magazines has changed fairly radically in the last few years. In an apparent attempt to keep up with reality television and the new fake...
View ArticleKnowing when to go during ‘Ghost Protocol’ or ‘War Horse’
When a young film buff friend told me there was an iPhone app designed to let you know when it was safe to take a bathroom break during a movie, I scoffed. But, sure enough, “RunPee” is now in the...
View ArticleBest supporting actress: Octavia Spencer for “The Help”
Forgive me for being repetitious, but Spencer goes into Sunday night’s ceremony with the huge advantage of having won several preliminary awards and giving remarkably gracious and appealing acceptance...
View Article‘12 Years a Slave’ & the relativity of screen violence
I saw Steve McQueen’s extraordinary film “12 Years a Slave” last weekend, and many of the images in it still linger. Hollywood has given us countless tales of the Old South before and during the Civil...
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