"The men are in tuxes."
"'And beautiful gowns,' I said. Not 'in beautiful gowns.'"

She's so pretty!!! This was one of my favorite dresses of Oscar night; it's Givenchy haute couture, and so different from anything else on the red carpet. I think she looks lovely!


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Universal Acquires Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy for US Distribution. YAY!!! I'm impatiently waiting for November/December.

"Deadline says that Tinker was well-received when it screened earlier this month at the 2011 Berlin International Film Festival and that Oldman’s performance in particular was widely regarded as 'a tour de force.' That’s not ( Read more... )

The Prestige (2006)
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Screenplay by: Jonathan Nolan & Christopher Nolan (based on the novel by Christopher Priest)
Starring: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Piper Perabo, Andy Serkis, and David Bowie

Synopsis:  Following the death of his wife during a performance, Robert ( Read more... )

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, and Mia Wasikowska have joined the cast of the upcoming film The Wettest County in the World.  Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, and Jason Clarke are also part of the cast.

The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Matt Bondurant, which is based on the true story of Bondurant's ( Read more... )

Here's another really good interview with Gary Oldman. The video quality is poor, but it's still watchable and I think it's probably one of the best interviews of him I've seen. It was conducted in 1998, not long after he won BAFTAs for Best Screenplay and Best British Film for Nil By Mouth. He discusses his career, identifies some actors that ( Read more... )

According to this article from /Film, Bradley Whitford has a role in the new film Savannah, which is scheduled to start filming February 14. There aren't a lot of details, but it's likely a supporting role.

In other Brad news, there's going to be yet another West Wing reunion on In Plain Sight. Brad is set to guest star in an episode of Mary ( Read more... )

HBO has ordered a pilot for Aaron Sorkin's cable news network drama.

Hey, Aaron, I heard Bradley Whitford's looking for work (Hint, hint!). Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure Janel Moloney is free as well; she's been flying under the radar the last few years.

This potentially may be filed under the "things nobody cares about but me" category, but I couldn't not post this. It's an excellent profile of Gary Oldman that aired back in 1998 on The South Bank Show. It features interviews with Gary himself, Anthony Hopkins, Kathy Burke, director Stephen Frears, and others. Gary talks about his childhood, the ( Read more... )

New Red Riding Hood trailer (It is ten times better than the first one. Seriously.) --


In other news: Anne Hathaway has been cast as Selina Kyle in The Dark Knight Rises. Interesting.

The Good German (2006)
Screenplay by: Paul Attanasio (based on the novel by Joseph Kanon)
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maguire, Beau Bridges, Tony Curran, Ravil Isyanov, Lelan Orser, Christian Oliver, and Robin Weigert

Synopsis: When journalist Jake Geismar (Clooney) arrives in post-war Berlin to cover ( Read more... )