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Tuesday
Apr042017

And the Link Goes To...

Daily Mail Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman reunite... but for an interview series, not a film
The Muse Rich Juzwiak talks to Anne Hathaway about Colossal and the very tired subject of 'Hathahaters'... as I've always said: their loss, she's awesome.
Deadline omg Toni Collette has a lead role again (opposite Thomas Haden Church)
Criterion Director Amy Heckerling (Clueless) visits the Criterion Closet. She loves Federico Fellini, the story of Billy Wilder and Tokyo Story


Coming Soon Director Sam Mendes is considering a movie based on the graphic novel My Favorite Thing is Monsters  about a little girl trying to solve her neighbors murder
Towleroad there's a new documentary about Heath Ledger
This is Not Porn and speaking of... polaroids from the set of Brokeback Mountain
Hollywood Reporter 4 Japanese actresses discuss Ghost in the Shell. This is a fun conversation but I wish they'd engaged more with the central twist of the Scarlett Johansson character because that's something I would love to hear people discuss apart from the white-washing issue. It is a separate thorny issue actually and not entirely unlike Get Out's existential horror about race relations and bodies at odds with souls... or "ghosts" in this film's parlance.

Oscar Dates 
I'm not sure why the internet treated the news that the next Oscars would be held on March 4th, 2018 as "news" today but they did. The Academy announced the date two or three years ago (they normally announce multiple dates at once). For example: in the latest press release they've added the next four Oscar ceremony dates. It's the other dates (nominations, luncheon, etcetera) that we never know until we're in the film year

Next Four Oscar Nights

  • 90th Academy Awards - March 4th, 2018 (nominations on January 23rd)
  • 91st Academy Awards - February 24th, 2019
  • 92nd Academy Awards - February 23rd, 2020
  • 93rd Academy Awards - February 28th, 2021  

Off Cinema
MNPP on the subtle importance of Zachary Quinto's public romances
Variety the Lucille Lortel nominations (Off Broadway)
Theater Mania I've been so bored that NYC's free summer theater tradition Shakespeare in the Park has been strictly Shakespeare for a few years now. Despite the name they used to mix in non-Shakespeare stuff which made it less basic. But they get good casts. This summer: A Midsummer Night's Dream with two of Broadway's very best performers (Danny Burstein & Annaleigh Ashford) and Julius Caesar with Corey Stoll, Nikki M James, Elizabeth Marvel and more
Vox interesting piece on Sanrio's most popular character since Hello Kitty
Mic new study suggests cats like humans more than food. Great article punchline.
EW Lots of online furor when Marvel VP suggests that their recent diversity push has hurt comics sales. Oh Marvel. That is not the problem. You have so many of them but that ain't it. 

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Great discussion on Ghost in the Shell's whitewashing. It's disgusting AND it shows in the poor quality of work. I'm boycotting any films by the director and ScarJo from on now.

April 4, 2017 | Unregistered Commenterbeyaccount

Really thought I was gonna see Buzzfeed's longform article on Nikki Kidman here!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/female-actress-good?utm_term=.yqXX4NN4a#.hbk0REERB

April 4, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterJames from Ames

I like Anne Hathaway very much.
She wasn't very good in Interstellar.
But she made a terrific Catwoman - the 2nd. best Catwoman - just short of Pfeiffer's tour de force.
I wish that that Catwoman spin-off movie had happened with Anne.
She was also very moving in the underrated Song One.
And endlessly watchable in Rachel Getting Married.-
I could go on; like you said, she's awesome - just NOT in Interstellar!

April 4, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterUlrich

I like Anne Hathaway too...Zachary Quinto should keep on sharing...dear Heath Ledger will always be missed

April 4, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterJaragon

james from ames -- already shared in the big little lies post

April 4, 2017 | Registered CommenterNATHANIEL R

Any one who disses Anne Hathaway and anyone else in the Bullet Club will get a one-way trick to Superkick Party City and receive a Scar-Jo Stunna!!!!!!

April 4, 2017 | Unregistered Commenterthevoid99

I needed that Nic/Ewan interview like yesterday, It's absurd that they never did another movie together.

April 4, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterDerreck.

Dagnabbit! You're too fast for me. I would have gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids.

April 4, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterJames from Ames

Michelle did Shakespeare in the Park, remember?

April 5, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterPeggy Sue

Nat: Why not do Two Gentlemen of Lebowski one year? (Yes, there is a "Shakespeare-ification" of The Big Lebowski.)

April 5, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterVolvagia

I admire how Anne handles her choice of projects she seems to be forward thinking about where her career is going and how it will be judged,wise move,but sometimes she comes over a a bit phony,not all the time,she was Ok in Interstellar but very wrong for One Day and Les Miserables.

April 5, 2017 | Unregistered Commentermarkgordon

Can we get the Nickers and Ewan interview delivered intravenously? Stat.

April 5, 2017 | Unregistered CommenterTom M
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