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Jude Law

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Evita Returns: My Review

    Disclosure: I busted my ass to get from a TV appearance to Evita but got there moments late. I had to watch the first 15 minutes on a monitor in the lobby, then was allowed in to my seat. And it was worth the ass-busting. I always thought the highly conceptualized 1979 Harold Prince-directed prod ... More >>

  • Film

    December 14, 2011

    A Bond Makeover for Sherlock Holmes in Game of Shadows

    Disclosure: I busted my ass to get from a TV appearance to Evita but got there moments late. I had to watch the first 15 minutes on a monitor in the lobby, then was allowed in to my seat. And it was worth the ass-busting. I always thought the highly conceptualized 1979 Harold Prince-directed prod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2010

    Zach Baron's Top 10 Albums of 2010

    Guess who? Photo by Rebecca Smeyne.​Alright, let's do this, before I change my mind. With apologies to The-Dream, Sleigh Bells, Ted Leo, Kylesa, Swans, Zola Jesus, Marnie Stern, and all other vestiges of my punk rock past, and especially you Nicki Minaj, who missed both of my lists this year. ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 29, 2010

    MEN IN TIGHTS

    A new look at an old classic

  • Voice Choices

    July 6, 2010

    REAL MAVERICK

    Sally Potter discusses Orlando with Tilda Swinton

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    Regarding That One Time Diddy Rapped with Anna Wintour and Oprah

    ​Anna Wintour, Diddy, and Oprah got their rap on like it was 1998. MTV's Jersey Shore is being sued for profiting off of... being Jersey Shore. Letterman's extortionist is off to the hoosegow. The SexFraggle now known as Ke$ha played a Bat Mitzvah at Cipriani. These are Wednesday's Gossip Folk ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2010

    2010 Tonys: Nominations Announced, Big on Idiot Material

    ​The 2010 Tony nominations are out, and the yearly ceremony that becomes more and more designed to persuade people from anywhere but New York City to spend money on theater is soon to follow. The idea behind the Tonys is simply to get Broadway to appeal to the rest of America in a big, fancy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    My Tony Nomination Predictions!

    ​In case you live for the nominations like I do (and by the way, they'll be announced tomorrow morning), here are my guesses. Disclaimer: I'm at a disadvantage. I actually saw the shows!

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2010

    The Most Star-Studded Tony Awards Evah!

    Red Hook gets tragic: Scarlett Johansson and Liev Schreiber in "A View From the Bridge." Photo by Joan Marcus​That's what'll happen if this year's batch of giant movie-and-TV-stars-turned-theater-actors gets nominated! (Or even if they're just asked to present--or usher.) This will probably b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2010

    In Defense of M.I.A., Circa April 26, 2010

    She released an incoherent polemic of a video featuring nudity (NSFW!) and some truly distasteful violence (child murder! landmines!). For some reason, Pitchfork handed her the keys to their Twitter feed; she's spent the day spewing out streams of "go egosurfing DRINK A SHOT OF TEQUILLA spamouflag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2010

    About Those Girly Men...

    ​The biggest aha moment regarding the Wall Street Journal's recent piece on girly men seems to have thus far focused on a portion of Arthur Sulzberger's ear and whether that snippet of ear was intended as a personal attack by Rupert Murdoch upon Sulzberger, as discussed by Michael Wolff in Van ... More >>

  • Film

    March 16, 2010

    Repo Men, Another Wholesale Dystopian Future

    ​The biggest aha moment regarding the Wall Street Journal's recent piece on girly men seems to have thus far focused on a portion of Arthur Sulzberger's ear and whether that snippet of ear was intended as a personal attack by Rupert Murdoch upon Sulzberger, as discussed by Michael Wolff in Van ... More >>

  • Theater

    January 26, 2010

    Voice Critics Debate the Theater Season So Far

    ​The biggest aha moment regarding the Wall Street Journal's recent piece on girly men seems to have thus far focused on a portion of Arthur Sulzberger's ear and whether that snippet of ear was intended as a personal attack by Rupert Murdoch upon Sulzberger, as discussed by Michael Wolff in Van ... More >>

  • Film

    December 22, 2009

    Robert Downey Jr.'s Wry Sherlock Holmes

    ​The biggest aha moment regarding the Wall Street Journal's recent piece on girly men seems to have thus far focused on a portion of Arthur Sulzberger's ear and whether that snippet of ear was intended as a personal attack by Rupert Murdoch upon Sulzberger, as discussed by Michael Wolff in Van ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    This Week's Voice: R.A. the Rugged Man, Lil Wayne's The Carter Documentary, Zadie Smith, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Urs Fischer, and More

    R.A. the Rugged Man: More dirty laundry than you can imagine. Photo by Calvin Godfrey.​In this week's Village Voice, Ben Westhoff recounts the long, setback- and STD-ridden journey of Long Island's own R.A. the Rugged Man, Jed Lipinski talks to the players involved with the semi-embargoed Lil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2009

    "You're So Butch, Chris!"

    ​CLICK HERE, read my new column, and find out which famous hottie Sir Ian McKellen eyelash-battingly said that to last week in public! Not quite as butchly, I also dive into:

  • Columns

    November 10, 2009

    Jude Law Busted By Sir Ian McKellen!

    You read it here first! (Whatever it is.)

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Critics on Jude Law's Hamlet: Overall, Less Than Kind

    ​Jude Law's Hamlet at the Broadhurst Theater -- perhaps aided, publicity-wise, by his recently-revealed, alleged love child -- is a big deal. The Times' Ben Brantley says Law "approaches his role with the focus, determination and adrenaline level of an Olympic track competitor staring down an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Is Precious The Movie of the Year?

    The Film Society of Lincoln Center/LionsgateSize matters: Gabourey Sidibe​CLICK HERE to read my new column and find out about Precious, the acclaimed new film about a fat Harlem girl who gets knocked up by her own father--twice! You'll learn how Mariah Carey, of all people, replaced Helen Mir ... More >>

  • Theater

    October 6, 2009

    Superior Donuts Peddles Stale Product; One of Mamet's Two Unrelated Plays Relates; Hamlet's Only Word Is Law

    The Film Society of Lincoln Center/LionsgateSize matters: Gabourey Sidibe​CLICK HERE to read my new column and find out about Precious, the acclaimed new film about a fat Harlem girl who gets knocked up by her own father--twice! You'll learn how Mariah Carey, of all people, replaced Helen Mir ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 15, 2009

    AWKWARD!

    Jude and Sienna keep their distance on Broadway

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Robert Goes Downey on Jude Law?

    ​Bouncing off complaints from Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, that he's homophobic, British auteur Guy Ritchie is trying to prove otherwise by directing Sherlock Holmes, in which Holmes and Watson apparently do some light detective work into each other's private parts. That the charact ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2009

    Samantha Burke Alleges Jude Law Got Her Pregnant

    ​We knew you were wondering, so we rush to tell you that the heretofore-unidentified woman made pregnant by Jude Law -- early news of which led to rampant speculation by (sniff) less reliable sources -- turns out to be Florida model/actress Samantha Burke, or so her lawyer says, waving DNA evi ... More >>

  • Theater

    July 28, 2009

    Ghosts and Spirits Roam the British Summer Stage

    ​We knew you were wondering, so we rush to tell you that the heretofore-unidentified woman made pregnant by Jude Law -- early news of which led to rampant speculation by (sniff) less reliable sources -- turns out to be Florida model/actress Samantha Burke, or so her lawyer says, waving DNA evi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Found: World's Least Persuasive Apartment-Share Ad Reply

    So we've all heard that one silver lining to the whole economic meltdown is that New York is

  • Theater

    March 4, 2009

    Jean Cocteau's Indiscretions Celebrates Terrible Parents

    So we've all heard that one silver lining to the whole economic meltdown is that New York is

  • Film

    October 2, 2007

    Kenneth Branagh's Ferociously Arty, Vacuous Remake

    So we've all heard that one silver lining to the whole economic meltdown is that New York is

  • Columns

    October 2, 2007

    Dean Johnson's Legacy, Anna Nicole's Lunacy

    Devout banter about a very different Bible class, plus sleuthing about Sleuth and ragging on Rita

  • Film

    August 28, 2007

    Going for the Gold

    Devout banter about a very different Bible class, plus sleuthing about Sleuth and ragging on Rita

  • Film

    January 16, 2007

    Yuppie Scum Seeks Ravishing Refugee

    Jude Law gets his urban renewal on in Anthony Minghella's dramatic dud

  • Screens

    September 12, 2006

    Rack Focus

    Jude Law gets his urban renewal on in Anthony Minghella's dramatic dud

  • Film

    September 12, 2006

    Populist Mechanics

    Second screen adaptation of all-American mega-fiction drowns in ponderous metaphors

  • Columns

    December 13, 2005

    NY Mirror

    Second screen adaptation of all-American mega-fiction drowns in ponderous metaphors

  • Columns

    July 19, 2005

    NY Mirror

    Second screen adaptation of all-American mega-fiction drowns in ponderous metaphors

  • NYC Life

    March 15, 2005

    Made in Morocco

    Stash the rocker belts, it's time to go Bohemian

  • Film

    November 23, 2004

    Infernal Affairs

    The art of four play: Cruel lies and crueler truths in a tastefully sordid relationship drama

  • Film

    November 2, 2004

    Film

    The art of four play: Cruel lies and crueler truths in a tastefully sordid relationship drama

  • News

    October 19, 2004

    The Crying Game

    A phenomenon in Chelsea: Men in tears, women in love

  • Film

    September 14, 2004

    Wild at ♥ : All-Star Cast Wages War on Corporate Expansion

    A phenomenon in Chelsea: Men in tears, women in love

  • Film

    September 14, 2004
  • News

    September 7, 2004

    Screen Siege

    Cinematic campaigning: This fall, filmmakers assault the status quo at a theater near you

  • NYC Life

    May 4, 2004

    Destinations for Art-Loving Fashionistas

    Cinematic campaigning: This fall, filmmakers assault the status quo at a theater near you

  • News

    January 27, 2004

    Blacked Out

    Speaking of slavery, Cold Mountain doesn't. Its pale version of history is a whitewash.

  • Columns

    January 6, 2004

    NY Mirror

    Speaking of slavery, Cold Mountain doesn't. Its pale version of history is a whitewash.

  • Film

    December 23, 2003

    Civil Inaction

    Ain't no Mountain high enough to keep the American patient from his lonely Southern belle

  • Columns

    July 29, 2003

    NY Mirror

    Ain't no Mountain high enough to keep the American patient from his lonely Southern belle

  • Columns

    September 12, 2000

    NY Mirror

    Ain't no Mountain high enough to keep the American patient from his lonely Southern belle

  • Film

    July 11, 2000

    Kiss Me Deadly

    Ain't no Mountain high enough to keep the American patient from his lonely Southern belle

  • Film

    May 9, 2000

    A Guide to the Season's Competitors

    Ain't no Mountain high enough to keep the American patient from his lonely Southern belle

  • Columns

    February 2, 1999

    NY Mirror

    Why the resistance to Cher's single? One insider told me, 'American radio doesn't go for older artists.' Perhaps they'd like some of her boyfriends.

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