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  • Blogs

    April 11, 2012

    Enough With The Sad-Gay Movies, Says Critic

    "I think I'm done with the sad-gay man drama," writes film critic John DiLeo in his new book of essays. Mind you, DiLeo raved about Brokeback Mountain, loved Sean Penn's performance in Milk, and admired a lot about A Single Man. But he's right in pointing out that it would be nice to also have mor ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 22, 2012

    Meryl Won't Win, and Other Surefire Oscar Predictions

    This is the only ballot you'll need at your viewing party

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    My Final Oscar Nomination Predictions!

    ​The nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, but you might as well just go by this list, which has been officially certified by the Dionne Warwick Psychic Hotline. BEST PICTURE (Ranked in descending order of likelihood) 1--The Artist 2--The Descendants 3--The Help 4--Hugo 5--Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Transgender And Drag At The Oscars! A Fabulous Pictorial!

    In Albert Nobbs, Glenn Close (above) convincingly plays a woman who dresses like a man in order to nab some employment in 19th-century Ireland. But it's the kind of stunt that can also nab you awards consideration.

  • Film

    December 7, 2011
  • Film

    November 30, 2011
  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Harvey Weinstein is Back -- NY Film Critics

    The big news to emerge from yesterday's New York Film Critics Circle voting--held early this year to scoop the other year end awards--is, of course, the second coming of homeboy Harvey Weinstein. Not only was The Artist voted best picture and its director Michel Hazanavicius anointed Best Director ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Celebs Who Are Only Children: Here's The List

    I always assumed I was the only Italian-American only child in creation -- those people tend to procreate a lot -- but it turns out Al Pacino is one, too! I'm not alone! And I did a little research (and glanced at Us magazine) and found some other famous folk who have gone through life without sib ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    Oscar Predictions: It's Never Too Early

    ​Just like it's already Christmas in certain department stores, the Oscar predix business happens to be in full swing, with goldderby.com asking us pundits for our premature (I mean extremely mature) guesses as to who will get nominated. Here are mine as of this very moment. Bear in mind tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    It's A Great Year For Best Actress

    ​The Emmy nominations came out today, but my mind is stuck on the Oscars and how there will be no shortage of leading actress contenders to pick from in 2011. Not only is Meryl Streep donning prosthetics and an accent again, this time as moxieish Margaret Thatcher, but we have the following o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Hollywood's 10 Highest Paid Actresses

    ​According to forbes.com. (10) Meryl Streep $10 million per picture. What???? She should make that just for waking up. (9) Sandra Bullock $15 million. I bet she'd trade all that in for one normal man. (8) Cameron Diaz. $18 million. I guess there's something about Mary.

  • Voice Choices

    June 29, 2011

    The Color of Money

    ​According to forbes.com. (10) Meryl Streep $10 million per picture. What???? She should make that just for waking up. (9) Sandra Bullock $15 million. I bet she'd trade all that in for one normal man. (8) Cameron Diaz. $18 million. I guess there's something about Mary.

  • Film

    May 11, 2011

    Summer Movie Guide 2011

    Superheroes, sequels, and TWO Conans! Summer has arrived.

  • Columns

    January 19, 2011

    Oscars Dish: Who'll Get Royally Shafted?

    In: Portman and Franco. Out: Moore and Wahlberg.

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Ryan Reynolds Is The Top Gay Male Fantasy Hookup!

    ​If not Scarlett Johansson's anymore. This revelation has emerged from Out's sex survey, which found that Ryan's abs are what gays most want to caress during their fantasy leisure time. The runners-up are the following hotties:

  • Film

    December 22, 2010

    Year in Film: 10 to Watch Out for in 2011

    ​If not Scarlett Johansson's anymore. This revelation has emerged from Out's sex survey, which found that Ryan's abs are what gays most want to caress during their fantasy leisure time. The runners-up are the following hotties:

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    My Definite, Possible Oscar Buzz

    Colin Firth​Here it is: Unfounded, un-called for, and way too early. Best Actor nominees will surely include Colin Firth (The King's Speech), James Franco (127 Hours), and Robert Duvall (Get Low). Firth is the favorite to win right now, especially since he was so good in A Single Man last ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    Who's Your Favorite Funny Lady in Films?

    ​Today, that is. (Spare me votes for Carole Lombard). Your choices are:

  • 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

    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

    March 11, 2010

    George Clooney Next Year's Oscar Host?

    ​Even a lot of people who found this year's Oscars telecast as slow and boring as some of those foreign film nominees thought hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin were wickedly delightful, especially when they slyly roasted various big names in the live audience. But one of those stars, Georg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    Who's The Best Male Movie Actor of the Sound Era?

    ​My choices in ranked order: (1) James Stewart (2) Robert DeNiro (3) Spencer Tracy (4) Jack Nicholson (5) Jack Lemmon

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2010

    Who's The Best Movie Actress of the Sound Era?

    ​In the "top five" list I'm about to share, I wish I could have squeezed in some more of my old favorites, but their filmographies had some holes in them. I also wish I could have included a few more current names, but I can't honestly say Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, or Cate Blanchett have e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Barack Obama is Golden, Rush Limbaugh is Screwed -- Predictions for the Year of the Tiger!

    By Fatimah Surjani Ortega Yes, Tiger, this could be your year​Sunday ushers in the Year of Metal Tiger, which sounds like a golf club. That's actually appropriate, because things look auspicious for Tiger Woods -- as long as he can keep his dick in his pants. Just in time for Chinese New Yea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    Can You Name Anyone Who's Not In Valentine's Day?

    ​Valentine's Day--aka Love, American Style, the Movie--is one of those criss-crossing ensemble pieces starring literally everyone alive who's ever walked the earth and ended up in front of a camera. In an attempt to satisfy every possible demographic, it has young people, old people, whites, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Oscar Nominees Announced; Extended Best Picture List Includes Up, Inglourious Basterds, A Serious Man

    In another February 2 ritual, the 2010 Oscar Nominees were announced this morning. The Best Picture list, expanded to ten nominees this year, are: An Education Avatar The Blind Side District 9 The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire A Serious Man Up U ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    SAG Award Nominations Heat Up Movie Prize Fever

    ​Hot on the heels of the big critics' awards and the Golden Globe nominations, the Screen Actors Guild has unveiled its annual award nominations for films and television. SAG has been handing these out for 16 years, but only in the past few years has awards fever caused non-professionals to pa ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 15, 2009

    Johnny Depp Remembers Heath--And Other Oscar Treats

    Showstoppers and rip-offs in the blowsy movie musical. Plus: Paper's Nightlife Awards

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as Oscar Hosts!

    ​Remember the comedy team of Martin and Lewis? Hello? Well, brace yourselves for Martin and Baldwin! Yep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will cohost the Oscars next year, and they should do pretty well, especially if no one tells them that Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. unceremoniously turn ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    November 3, 2009

    WHAT A FOX!

    Rushmore duo gets animalistic

  • 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

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2009

    It's Oscar Night: The Liveblog!

    Welcome to the Village Voice's not-really-annual Oscar liveblog! Feel the electricity. Not sure if you've heard, but: This year's Academy Awards will be UNLIKE ANY YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE! First of all: They've hired an architect to design the set. Money well spent. Next: Taking a page from The M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2009

    Liveblogging the Academy Oscar Awards! Part III!

    Additional, excellent live-blogging here with Allison Benedikt at Sound of the City. The King of All Oscar Predictors walks among you in Part III. Will this hubris bring us low? Watch and judge! Oh no, Ben Stiller, you are not. Natalie Portman, good straight woman. Stiller probably thinks he's C ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 14, 2009

    Which Half of Brangelina is Getting Shafted by Oscar?

    You read it here first! You'll be all chirpy and happy!

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    Anne Hathaway Fix Evaporates at Golden Globes

    We weren't even going to mention the Golden Globes until we saw it on the front page of the New York Times -- who ever thought the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, once described as "100 stringers living off hors d'oeuvres," would gather such respect! -- but now we're duty-bound to mention tha ... More >>

  • Film

    December 31, 2008

    2008 Film Poll Results

    We weren't even going to mention the Golden Globes until we saw it on the front page of the New York Times -- who ever thought the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, once described as "100 stringers living off hors d'oeuvres," would gather such respect! -- but now we're duty-bound to mention tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Milk, Happy-Go-Lucky Top NY Film Critics Awards

    We weren't even going to mention the Golden Globes until we saw it on the front page of the New York Times -- who ever thought the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, once described as "100 stringers living off hors d'oeuvres," would gather such respect! -- but now we're duty-bound to mention tha ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 10, 2008

    Why Milk Stars a Hetero!

    Plus, singer-dancer Chita Rivera, drag queen Linda Simpson, and "Boys Gone Wild" at Mr. Black

  • Film

    October 15, 2008

    Robert De Niro and Bruce Willis Star in What Just Happened?, Another Pity-the-Producer Caper

    Plus, singer-dancer Chita Rivera, drag queen Linda Simpson, and "Boys Gone Wild" at Mr. Black

  • Film

    September 23, 2008

    Mickey Rourke is The Wrestler

    The onetime Hollywood A-lister climbs back in the ring with Darren Aronofsky's latest

  • Film

    August 12, 2008

    Tropic Thunder: A Consummate Movie-Biz Parody

    Stiller's satire is way past its expiration date

  • Voice Choices

    July 2, 2008

    BEAUTY KILLS

    This flick put Sofia Coppola on the map

  • News

    July 2, 2008

    Trash Talking with Harvey Weinstein

    Juicy details plucked from the garbage of a movie mogul

  • NYC Life

    April 22, 2008

    Did Meryl Streep Ever Sleep With DeNiro?

    At the buffet table with Rachel Dratch, missing Osama, and why Harvey Fierstein is always right

  • Columns

    February 26, 2008

    Ellen Page's Sexuality! Jennifer Garner's Hairdo!

    Writer's cramp? No, a nonstop stream of diary during the Oscars telecast.

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2008

    Oscar Wild! Predictions For This Year's Award Winners

    Writer's cramp? No, a nonstop stream of diary during the Oscars telecast.

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2008

    Ay Dios Mio! Golden Globe's Bad Karma

    Writer's cramp? No, a nonstop stream of diary during the Oscars telecast.

  • Columns

    January 8, 2008

    Oscar Predictions Filled With Greed and Vengeance!

    From the seer, suckers: The nominees, plus trash talk about some non-nominees

  • Film

    October 30, 2007

    Fred Claus

    From the seer, suckers: The nominees, plus trash talk about some non-nominees

  • Film

    August 28, 2007

    Going for the Gold

    From the seer, suckers: The nominees, plus trash talk about some non-nominees

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