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Netflix, which initially looked like the 21st Century Blockbuster is well on its way to being the new HBO, so they're cutting back severely on movies now. But there's still a few titles of interest each month. Here are streaming options as of November. We'll randomly freeze frame a handful of titles and share the results. Okay? Okay!
Shop till you drop, girls
Alfie (2004) The Year Jude Law Was in Every Movie. Also, arguably, the peak of his gorgeousity.
Towleroad Jack O'Connell will star in Andrew Haigh's Alexander McQueen biopic. Good casting MTV Is Jon Hamm funny... when the punchline is always just, "Jon Hamm" Guardian Tom Hardy to play famous Antartica explorer in 1914 set film /Film Scott Derrickson says he wants to make a Doctor Strange sequel 'in the vein of The Dark Knight'. First the Inception inspired visuals than this? Someone take his Chris Nolan dvds away pronto! Tracking Board Catherine Keener joins Del Toro & Brolin for the Sicario sequel called Soldado The Talkhouse Filmmaker Bruce LaBruce sings the praise of...wait for it... John Travolta & Lily Tomlin in infamous Moment By Moment (1978)
Express Susan Sarandon in costume as Bette Davis for Feud Interview talks to rising star Alden Ehrenreich - great photoshoot too Comics Alliance shares concept art from Suicide Squad that wasn't used. Too colorful and fantastically gorgeous (Enchantress) - not grimy and ugly enough for Warner Bros / DC comic aesthetic! Nerds of Color grades the reviews for Doctor Strange on how they deal with the Swinton casting as The Ancient One i09Star Trek: Discovery just lost Bryan Fuller as its showrunner Variety Apparently Jude & Robert are going to make yet another Sherlock Holmes movie. Wasn't 2 enough? /Film Shaun The Sheep Movie is getting a sequel. Hopefully this one will have a less awkward title Coming Soon lots of photos from the set of Thor: Ragnarok as it wraps filming
Gay Gay Gay People Trevante Rhodes talks about playing gay in Moonlight (straight stars are getting much better at these interviews but one wishes gay actors could get a crack at some of these key gay roles) VarietyWill & Grace considering a possible TV revival after their election special reunion THR Sean Hayes apologizes for not coming out sooner while receiving a prize from OutFest Kenneth in the (212) Stonewall Fundraising Event gets help from icons like Cher, Madonna & Steve Nicks
TV Playbill Patti LuPone on joining Crazy Ex Girlfriend YouTube John Cleese recap of The Walking Dead's first six seasons - it's funny and I don't even watch the show Vulture reminds me why I don't watch the show by discussing its more exploitative qualities when it comes to the violence Fusion a great piece on the non-sexualized dude robots on Westworld
Just 4 Fun Gothamist best dog costumes at Halloween in Thompson Square Park including movie spoofs like Human Centipede, The Little Shop of Horrors, and Harry Potter Vulture remembering the best Celebrity Vines
Wiener-Dog is a deceptive movie. It is technically a sequel to Todd Solondz’s cult classic Welcome to the Dollhouse, but only for about a quarter of its running time. It’s actually an anthology, built around the often tragic life of an adorable, stoic dachshund. Each stop is totally separate from the last, each new character a slightly different riff on solitude and bitterness.
Yet even this structural diversity is deceptive. For while the film contains a variety of stories and locations, it is essentially one long expansion of a single set. The opening credits play over an anonymous animal shelter, where Wiener-Dog patiently waits to be adopted. One side has bars, the other a clear panel. The bright light highlights the sickly green walls, like the antiseptic glow of a dystopian hospital.
Another scorcher today so take it easy if you can. Here are three moments of celebrity chill to inspire you if you're stressed about the week: Naomi Watts drinking Watts Rose, waterfall gorgeousity with Luca Calvani, and a staring contest with Chris Hemsworth.
The 69th annual Festival du Cannes wraps up this weekend with reprise screenings of competition titles and the closing ceremony tomorrow evening at 7:15 PM (Cannes time so a handful of hours earlier here in NYC). Sean Penn's The Last Face starring Javier Bardem and Charlize Theron (pictured in all her androgynous chic, left, at the premiere), Asghar Farhadi's The Salesman (which takes its title from an in movie amateur production of Death of a Salesman), and Paul Verhoeven's Elle starring Isabelle Huppert were among the last titles to premiere. Don't expect The Last Face, which was met with hostility to show up in the prizes.
Here are the 21 competition titles loosely grouped by your hosts vague perceptions of how well received they were (you might group them differently as its my policy not to read full reviews from Cannes - which tend to be spoiler filled for films that are months away from release). George Miller's jury will name one of these the Palme D'Or winner, one the Jury Prize winner, and then we'll see who takes Director, Actress (we have a few ideas as to who might win), and Actor. Depending on how the jury plays it we might get a couple of other prizes, too...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 9:09PM 
