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6 Charles Dickens’ Novels-To-Movies We Love
Happy birthday, Charles Dickens! We love the dickens out of you. More »
Before This Century Is Through, Tavi Gevinson Will Have Ruled The World
Beloved “Style Rookie” Tavi Gevinson is stepping out from her fashion world and trying her hand in some other creative areas. It makes sense that she would branch out, because although Punxsutawney Phil has yet to predict it, Tavi is going to take over the world before her life is over. More »
Six Christmas Scenes in Non-Christmas Movies
Maybe by today you’ve sat through Home Alone, several showings of Elf, half a day of A Christmas Story, and even all three holiday Community episodes, but you still feel the need for some Christmas viewing. More »
Five Christmas Movies That Are More Sinister Than You Think
If you want a Christmas-y horror movie, there are a lot to choose from Santa’s Slay to Black Christmas. But even if you stick to the kid-friendly flicks of your childhood, you might end up watching something bleaker than you remember. Cheery holiday tunes will mix in with dead dolls and a late Santa, and you’ll wonder how you could have missed all the dark undertones when you had to fit in Home Alone before bedtime. More »
26-Year-Old Cancer Patient Asks Joseph Gordon-Levitt Out On A Date
Polarizing cutie pie Joseph Gordon-Levitt has won many accolades from critics for his portrayal of a cancer patient in the film 50/50, but how do people who’ve actually battled cancer feel about it? Well, one young LA woman with cancer who writes about her experiences in a blog cleverly titled I Am A Liver was so impressed she wants to go on a date with him. More »
Video: Funny Or Die Parodies Leo’s Hunt For An Oscar
L. DiCaprio tells the story of one man sick of being passed over by the Academy. More »
The One Part Of ‘In Time’ That Makes No Sense
This is a post from our sister site, TheGloss.
Goodness, that In Time, what a confusing movie. Not the plot, in particular. The plot revolves around Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, whose characters doubtless have names, living in a futuristic dystopia where the citizenry ages until 25, and then is forced to earn more time in order to continue living. The amount of time available is indicated by a constantly ticking set of numbers on their wrist. Justin Timberlake lives in the ghetto where people constantly “time out” and die. Accordingly, he thinks this might be a bad system. Amanda Seyfried is a wealthy girl with too much time on her hands who joins him in overthrowing the system because Sullivan’s Travels was a fun movie (fine, Justin Timberlake kidnaps her). Suffice to say, it’s Logan’s Run + Occupy Wall Street + Bonnie and Clyde + A passion for time puns (“your money or your life! Wait, I forgot – your money IS your life”). More »
Newsies! 10 Differences Between the Movie and the New Musical
If you are a female of a certain age, chances are good that you went through a Newsies phase sometime during the ‘90s. In fact, you may never have grown out of your Newsies phase, because movie musicals about singing, dancing, striking newsboys never get old. But guess what, guys? After years of middle schools, high schools, and summer camps doing bootleg stage productions of the movie, Newsies has finally become an ACTUAL STAGE MUSICAL. And I have SEEN IT. And it is WONDERFUL. It’s also, however, a little different from the movie. How, you ask?I mean, besides the lack of Christian Bale? Well… More »
Crushable Predicts The Plot of the Angry Birds Movie
The Angry Birds movie is moving forward apace. And while there are those doubters out there who think it’s silly and preposterous to make a feature film out of an iPhone game, the creators of said film will not be discouraged. In fact, David Maisel, the former Chairman of Marvel Studios (and executive in charge of the picture), believes it will change the face of video game movie adaptations. This is, clearly, excellent news. No longer will movie premises be confined to the tyranny of board games, as recently and excellently discussed by Mindy Kaling in the New Yorker. The world of video game based films is only at its beginning. After the jump, our projections for 2012’s blockbusters. More »
Steve Carell To Play A Crazy Murderer
When Steve Carell walked away from The Office to pursue other acting opportunities, a lot of people thought he was crazy. And maybe he is! I mean, look at those eyes. A person could drown in them. Who knows what’s lurking behind those watery brown wonders? More »
Main Street Needs A Drink(ing Game)
Two days ago, a little movie called Main Street was released. This movie confuses me. What to know why? Mostly, I can’t figure out exactly why a movie about the American South has so many British actors in the cast. Don’t get me wrong, I love me my British actors; but does this make sense to you? Because there’s something about hearing a southern drawl coming out of Colin Firth’s mouth that just makes me go, “Whaaaa?” The thing that really gets me is that Main Street was the final work of Horton Foote, who was super important both as a playwright (The Orphan’s Home Cycle) and as a screenwriter (the screenplays for the film adaptations of To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men. Given this, maybe you can understand why I’m having so much trouble with the mere fact that I’m having so much trouble with this movie.
So here’s the deal: I’m going to give you Main Street’s trailer. The trailer is two minutes long. You’re going to break out a bottle of SoCo and a couple of shot glasses. We’re both going to attempt to understand what’s going on here. This one is going to be fast a furious. Ready? Set? Drink! More »
Gossip Girls‘s Jessica Szohr To Star In Teen Werewolf Movie
Will playing one of Gossip Girls‘s most hated characters hurt her career? More »
Neither Alicia Silverstone Nor Paul Rudd Has Aged Visibly In 16 Years
How is this even possible?! Click through for a comparison. More »
How to Snag the Guy, According to the Movies
Last week, we introduced you to the all-important methods one should utilize in the event of becoming a character in a movie who is attempting to get the girl. This week, we have a new lesson for you: How to snag the guy. The same warning applies. Now we’ve got all our bases covered. Carry on. More »
The First Still Of Johnny Depp As Paul Kemp In The Rum Diary Makes Me Feel All Funny
Apologies to Bill Murray, but nobody plays Hunter S. Thompson (or rather, his semi-autobiographical foil) like Johnny Depp. More »
‘Spider-Man’ Actor Reeve Carney Tapped To Play Jeff Buckley In Biopic
Don’t worry, they didn’t fire Gossip Girl hottie Penn Badgley. There are two Jeff Buckleys now. Ain’t showbiz grand? More »
‘Glee: The 3D Concert Movie’ Needs A Drink(ing Game)
Did you miss the Glee Live! In Concert tour this year? Yeah, us too. But wait! Now you, too, can capture the glory of Glee live on stage with Glee: The 3D Concert Movie, which just opened this past Friday! Filmed on June 16 and 17 at the Izod Center in Rutherford, New Jersey, this new cinema experience brings the concert to you in eye-popping 3D. And what goes better with 3D singalongs than booze? It’s only playing for two weeks, though, so hurry if you want to get your Gleek on! More »
How to Get the Girl, According to the Movies
Do you suspect that you may be a character in a movie? Are you trying to get the girl? Never fear! Here is a handy chart that will instruct you, step by step, how to get the girl according to the Rules of Movie Logic. Under this image’s tutelage, you are sure to win the day and land the woman of your dreams. WARNING: These methods have been untested in the real world, and as such should not be applied to real-world scenarios. Failing to comply with this safety warning may result in unsatisfactory results, such as getting slapped, getting slapped, or getting slapped. Proceed with caution. More »
Video: ‘Inception’ in 60 Seconds
Don’t have time to sit through all of Inception? Try this 60-second version instead! Virgin Radio 95.3 in Vancouver recently held a “Fake Film Festival” in which they invited listeners to submit fan-made versions of well-known films. The results are pretty hilarious in general, but this minute-long Inception takes the cake. Highlights include the slow-motion van sequence, the infamous Joseph Gordon-Levitt hallway fight, and the genius casting of Cobb’s kids. Check out what went on behind the scenes at the group’s deviantART page, and catch the rest of the fake film entries here. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRWWWWWWWWW!
(That was the Inception noise. Just in case that wasn’t clear.) More »
Are You Ready For The Chris Crocker Documentary?
Remember Chris Crocker? Of course you do. He freaked you out four years ago by posting videos that made you laugh at rather than with him, prompting you to look inside yourself and wonder when, exactly, you got evil enough to sneer at some poor, unbalanced teenager from Tennessee. But then he went away! Or, so you thought. Nope. Chris Crocker never goes away. And he never forgets either, haters. More »