«
»
-
Brilliant Douglas 'Behind the Candelabra ...
-
Surprises in 'Gatsby' (Review)
-
Marsh & Riseborough on Shadow Dancer
-
Two Other Gatsbys, Two Better Nicks
-
Ricky Gervais' Hilarious, Awful Music Video ...
-
Ozon's Cat-and-Mouse 'In the House'
-
Ryan Gosling in "Place Beyond the Pines"
-
Brandon Cronenberg's 'Antiviral'
-
Black Comedy 'It's a Disaster'
-
Colbert Asks Franco: Are You A Fraud?
-
Watch Ricky Gervais in 'The Office Revisited' ...
-
'Downton Abbey' Kills Off You-Know-Who
-
'Downton' Does 'Breaking Bad' (Video)
-
'Downton Sixbey': Lady Hedith's Answer
-
Smart Middle East Doc 'The Gatekeepers'
-
Bad Title,Good 'Silver Linings Playbook'
-
Foxx,Washington On 'Django' & Race (Vide ...
-
'Hobbit' Review (Not a Fan)
-
Hugh Laurie,Catherine Keener on 'Oranges ...
-
Fincher, Others in 'Side By Side' Extras
-
Watch "Andrew Sarris: Critic in Focus"
Video Interviews
-
Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington on 'Django' and the N-Word -
Hugh Laurie and Catherine Keener -
Christoph Waltz on 'Django Unchained' -
Amy Poehler on Sex, Music, Comedy -
Whit Stillman On Damsels in DIstress -
Colin Firth On "Tinker, Tailor" -
Sundance Panel: The Power of Story -
Liam Neeson On Money and "The Grey" -
Gary Oldman On "Tinker, Tailor" -
Ralph Fiennes on Coriolanus -
Ed Burns and Caitlin FitzGerald: Newlyweds -
Jessica Chastain Talks About "Take Shelter" -
Ewan McGregor On "Beginners"
Video Clips
-
SNL's Unaired, Bieber-Free Senate Sketch -
Tina Fey & Amy Poehler's Golden Globes Opener -
Anne Hathaway, SNL Do 'Homeland' -
Daniel Craig and SNL's Lost Bond Girls -
Christie, Bloomberg and Jersey Hand Gestures -
Jimmy Fallon Sings "Romney and Bain" -
Fallon, Ferrell Dance in Tight Pants -
Steve Carell Plugs Fake Books with Jon Stewart -
Jimmy Fallon Does Downton Abbey -
Edgy Obama At WH Correspondents Dinner -
Keanu Reeves' New Doc (Trailer) -
Daniel Radcliffe As Casey Anthony's Dog
Monthly Archives
Caryn James
Watch Sundance Panel "The Power of Story ..."
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 30, 2012 6:42 PM
- |
- 3 Comments
If you missed the Sundance panel “The Power of Story: In the Beginning” – my conversation with four terrific screenwriters who also direct, produce and perform – you can watch the entire lively, witty discussion here.
Glenn Close and Janet McTeer In Their Oscar-Nominated Albert Nobbs
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 25, 2012 10:47 PM
- |
- 0 Comments
Albert Nobbs is quietly affecting ... eventually. To get there, though, you have to be patient with its serious early problem: Glenn Close is completely unconvincing as a man, even as a small-boned chap referred to as “such a kind little man” by residents of the late-19th-century Dublin hotel where Albert Nobbs works as a waiter. Albert’s voice is so female, in fact, that we wonder whether everyone around her is simply playing along, winking and thinking, “Let her pretend to be a man if she wants.”
Please Join Me for Live Streaming Sundance Panel, "The Power of Story."
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 25, 2012 2:21 PM
- |
- 0 Comments
Have you ever wondered how a writer's artistic vision survives the journey from page to screen? Please join me - in person if you're in Park City or right here through this live video stream - when I moderate a Sundance panel with four terrific writers. "The Power of Story: In the Beginning . . ." will happen Friday, Jan 27th at 5:30 ET (3:30 MT in Sundance). The panelists, with widely varying but equally strong voices, include:
Top Oscar Surprises: Gary Oldman and Demian Who?
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 24, 2012 10:41 AM
- |
- 7 Comments
The awards season zooms ahead now that the Oscar nominations have been announced. What didn’t we see coming? And what were those voters thinking? Never mind; a pointless question. Here’s a look at the biggest surprises and how they change the race.
Why Brave "The Grey"? Millions of Dollars, Says Liam Neeson (Video Interview)
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 23, 2012 9:00 AM
- |
- 0 Comments
What would entice Liam Neeson and director Joe Carnahan to endure the camera-and-butt-freezing conditions of a frigid shoot in British Columbia? “Well, it was the millions I was paid,” Neeson laughed, which has to be one of those jokey answers with more than a hint of truth. The Grey is an adventure story about men who survive a plane crash in a desolate snowy area, then have to figure out how not to be eaten by wolves – exactly the kind of high-voltage physical action movie Neeson has specialized in lately, following the mega-success of Taken.
Coriolanus Opens and Ralph Fiennes Has a Pillow Fight With Andy Cohen
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 20, 2012 11:31 AM
- |
- 0 Comments
Publicizing a film makes for very strange sleepovers. Ralph Fiennes’ stunning modern-day version of Coriolanus – which Fiennes directed and stars in – arrives in theaters today after a brief awards-qualifying run in December. Set in a country resembling Serbia during the war, with Fiennes as the prickly and ambiguous military hero Coriolanus, the Shakespearean high drama is fraught with topical issues including political ambition and pandering, loyalty and betrayal of family and country - so I can’t really explain why Fiennes’ promotion included turning up on Andy Cohen’s cocktail-infused talk show Watch What Happens Live on pajama night. It was last night’s stunt show in which Cohen and guests Fiennes and Holly Hunter all wore pjs and animal slippers, and ended up having a raucous pillow fight.
Walloping Action In Soderbergh's Haywire, Plus Fassbender And McGregor
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 17, 2012 11:59 PM
- |
- 0 Comments
When a man is contracted to kill kickass undercover agent Mallory Kane, he says with mild curiosity, “I’ve never done a woman before,” and gets the perfect deadpan reply: “You shouldn’t think of her as being a woman. That would be mistake.” That doesn’t even sound sexist, because Kane is as much a lethal machine as she is a person, an approach that works just fine in Haywire, Steven Soderbergh’s walloping (literally; everybody gets walloped) spy-action movie.
Watch the Enticing Trailer for Keanu Reeves' New Documentary (UPDATED)
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 17, 2012 11:30 PM
- |
- 4 Comments
UPDATE: In a great, forward-looking match, Tribeca Film has just acquired Side By Side, and plans a summer release.
Watch The Best And Worst From The Golden Globes: Gervais, Depp, Firth
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 16, 2012 10:44 AM
- |
- 0 Comments
If you missed the Golden Globes and Ricky Gervais’ disappointing, toothless job as host, take a look at the best and worst clips, from his uninspired monologue to his sharp-edged, tongue-in-cheek introduction of Colin Firth, a segment that seemed like a rare throwback to last year’s edginess.
Ricky Gervais In Flames (Not The Kind He Promised): Golden Globes Television Review
- By Caryn James
- |
- January 15, 2012 11:26 PM
- |
- 2 Comments
And just like that, the Golden Globes went back to being one more bloated, boring awards show. You could tell from the start when Ricky Gervais came out and began with a Kim Kardashian joke – really? so obvious? – and not even a funny one, counting off the ways she’s different from Kate Middleton. She’s louder, trashier, drunker ... sigh. He took swipes at NBC’s fourth place status among networks, which is so tired and so true it doesn’t qualify as edgy even though he was on NBC. And he did all this wearing a maroon tieless tux from somebody’s long-ago prom. OK, maybe that was ironic. Ugly but ironic.
