The Gotham gang also names Brad Pitt and Meryl Streep as Best Actor and Actress, and Albert Brooks and Jessica Chastain in the supporting categories
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How’s That Again? Tree of Life Ties With… Beginners at Gotham Film Awards
Mike Mills’ near-memoir Beginners and Terrence Malick’s sweeping The Tree of Life tied for best feature at the Gotham Film Awards Monday night. This may be the only two things that the films have in common. Malick’s The Tree of …
High Grossing: Movies That Make Their Audiences Sick
It’s not just the script of the new Twilight film that is making people queasy. One Utah man is claiming that the strobe-light-filled birthing scene near the end of the movie prompted his seizure. Of course, this isn’t the …
Ken Russell, Cinematic Provocateur
The Master of Cinematic Vulgarity: Ken Russell (1927-2011)
Called “the British Fellini,” Russell directed Tommy, Women in Love, Altered States, Lisztomania and other over-the-top classics
Down In Front! Where Do You Sit In Movie Theaters?
Choosing what to see isn’t necessarily the hardest part of a night out at the movies. Sometimes the bigger question is, where do you sit? On the aisles for easy access to Twizzlers and Diet Coke refills? Or do you map out the …
Twilight Vamps the Muppets
A Children’s Crusade of three new kid-themed movies couldn’t stop Bella and Edward from taking the biggest Thanksgiving bite
Rampart: Woody Harrelson Shines as L.A.’s Dirtiest Cop
In this followup to The Messenger, the star brings power and complexity to another of James Ellroy’s wily, corrupt boys in blue
What Movies Will You Watch this Holiday Weekend?
Do ‘The Muppets,’ ‘Hugo,’ ‘My Week With Marilyn’ and ‘The Artist’ Make for the best week of releases this year?
Who Speaks for the Trees?
Why, Dr. Seuss, of course. But will a new movie adaptation of “The Lorax” speak to a new generation of children?
On the Set of the New Muppets Movie
I’m not sure whether the vibe is coming from the Muppets or from Jason Segel, but everyone is really happy on this set. Actually, I’m not sure there’s much of a difference between the Muppets and Segel, the 31-year-old star and …
Juno‘s Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman Reunite for Young Adult
In this week’s TIME, Joel Stein interviews Diablo Cody (you know, the ex-stripper who wrote Juno) and Jason Reitman (you know, the non-stripping guy who directed Juno) about their new film, Young Adult. The movie, written by …
Prosthetic Chins and the Bible: Kenneth Branagh on Becoming Sir Laurence Olivier
The actor talks to TIME about what it was like to play the towering star in My Week With Marilyn