Natalie Portman

SNL Natalie Portman Rap Skit: Shittier Than Actual Rap?

Celebrities: They Might Be Like Us

iVoice: On the Improbable Romance of Natalie Portman and Devendra Banhart

New York Gets J'Taimed

Natalie Portman's Shaved Head and Glistening Pleasure

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Goya's Ghosts

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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

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NY Mirror

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THE WONG WAY

A conversation with Hong Kong’s hottest director

Neck and Neck

Hollywood Starlets Vie for the Audrey Hepburn Mantle

All Droid Up

Hollywood Starlets Vie for the Audrey Hepburn Mantle

Triple Bypass

Hollywood Starlets Vie for the Audrey Hepburn Mantle

I am Not a Camera

Stage Acting Versus NYC’s Hollywood High

Infernal Affairs

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

Expectations Too Narrow

Pity the Shins, a good band now plagued by ubiquitous claims of greatness

Moan-Struck

No cutie for your death cab? Read on.

Going for the Gold

No cutie for your death cab? Read on.

Cry, the Beloved Country

Gitai's latest reductive Middle Eastern allegory

Film

Gitai's latest reductive Middle Eastern allegory

Lily Allen

Gitai's latest reductive Middle Eastern allegory

Toyland

Gitai's latest reductive Middle Eastern allegory

On Taylor Swift and T-Pain's "Thug Story"

The above video, which depicts T-Pain and Taylor Swift rapping together, frankly falls into We Probably Need to Mention This, But Damned If We Have the Slightest Idea What to Say About It category. As an experiment in whether Swift's critic-wooing adorability can survive something this atrocious, ... More >>

"Delicate, Tiny Starlets" in Palin Speech: Judd, Portman, Thumbelina?

​There has been some speculation on the identity of the "delicate, tiny, very talented starlets" whom Sarah Palin identified as environmentalist enemies of gun freedom in her farewell address yesterday. Some sources think she means Ashley Judd (5'7"); others suggest Natalie Portman (5'3" ) or ... More >>

Ghostface's NSFW "Stapleton Sex": Taking Porno Rap to a New Level

Where to even begin here? On Friday, Ghostface debuted a new song off Wizard of Poetry called "Stapleton Sex," telling the Shade 45 DJ Angela Yee, "I read an interview where Natalie Portman said she likes dirty rap, obscene lyrics and all that. I figure she can dance to this one. I'm looking for y ... More >>

Hits and Misses in New York, I Love You

Where to even begin here? On Friday, Ghostface debuted a new song off Wizard of Poetry called "Stapleton Sex," telling the Shade 45 DJ Angela Yee, "I read an interview where Natalie Portman said she likes dirty rap, obscene lyrics and all that. I figure she can dance to this one. I'm looking for y ... More >>

Study: Junk Food Is Like Heroin; FDA May Ban Mexican Oysters

​A new study reveals that the brain responds to junk food the same way it does to heroin. According to researchers, "this is the most complete evidence to date that suggests obesity and drug addiction have common neurobiological underpinnings." [Grist] Meanwhile, Paul Rudnick, the author of I ... More >>

Jonathan Safran Foer Speaks Up About 'Eating Animals'

​When Natalie Portman compared eating meat to rape in her Huffington Post account of how reading Eating Animals transformed her from a vegetarian to a staunch vegan, she may have been missing the point. The book, many agree, is less about shunning meat and more about shunning industrially farm ... More >>

Jim Sheridan's Brothers Aims For Tragedy, Hits PTSD Melodrama

Toby Maguire produces slobber as effortlessly as Natalie Portman summons tears

Top Chef's Premiere Suffers From Half-Cooked Ratings

Who's looking smug now?​There may be plenty of discreet charm to be found in Washington, D.C., but discretion does not a ratings juggernaut make. That's a lesson that Bravo executives are probably mulling over in the wake of Wednesday's Top Chef premiere, which The Washington Post reports pull ... More >>

Wish You Were Here: Venice Film Festival Opens With "Mickey Rourke in a Tutu"

​The 67th Venice Film Festival, where I'm currently on jury duty (although not on the jury headed by Quentin Tarantino) opened majorly pop with Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky's warmly received and borderline risible follow-up to his 2008 Golden Lion winner The Wrestler. Although a generic horr ... More >>

K-OS+Shad

​The 67th Venice Film Festival, where I'm currently on jury duty (although not on the jury headed by Quentin Tarantino) opened majorly pop with Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky's warmly received and borderline risible follow-up to his 2008 Golden Lion winner The Wrestler. Although a generic horr ... More >>

Anne Hathaway and James Franco? Here Are 5 Pairs Better Suited to Host the Oscars.

via NY Daily News​Today, Anne Hathaway and James Franco were named the hosts of this year's Academy Awards. The Daily News reports that Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer (the producers of the Oscars) said, "James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons -- fresh, exc ... More >>

Natalie Portman Goes Batshit in a Tutu in Black Swan

via NY Daily News​Today, Anne Hathaway and James Franco were named the hosts of this year's Academy Awards. The Daily News reports that Bruce Cohen and Don Mischer (the producers of the Oscars) said, "James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the next generation of Hollywood icons -- fresh, exc ... More >>

Year in Film: Breakout Performances

Four actors and their very good year

Natalie Portman to Bestow Upon the World a Mini-Portman

Niko Tavernise​According to People magazine, Natalie Portman, that little girl we really loved back when she was in that hit-man movie with Jean Reno, who we also love, and then that little girl who was all wise and glorious in the oddly wonderful despite being a little pedophiley when you thi ... More >>

Streisand In Talks To Do Gypsy!

​It's a gay man's wet dream. Singer, Oscar winner, star, and Donna Karan wearer Barbra Streisand is in negotiations to play the fiercely tunnel-visioned Mama Rose in a movie of Gypsy, according to The Post's Michael Riedel. Normally I'd say "Enough with Gypsy!" but the chance to see Streisan ... More >>

SEX KITTEN

John Waters and Ann-Margret whip you into shape

This Week in the Voice: Kanye, Kanye, Kanye! And Cee Lo, Too, and the Biebs...

​Kanye West dominates the 38th Annual Pazz Jop Critics' Poll as albums winner, with 3250 points and 266 mentions for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, while crowd favorite Cee Lo Green snags singles winner with 187 mentions for "Fuck You." But there's tons more in this week's musical retros ... More >>

Dynasty The Movie: Who'll Be In It?

​Yes, a Dynasty movie is in the works--in Hollywood, imagination knows no bounds--but bear in mind that it'll be a prequel, set in the '60s. This way, if it's a hit, they can turn it into a series spinning into future decades through eternity--even past the Moldavia massacre. So who should p ... More >>

Man Killed During Black Swan for Complaining About Loud Eater

​In Black Swan, a six-time nominee at this weekend's Academy Awards, Natalie Portman has a ecstasy-induced sex scene with Mila Kunis. Watching this scene obviously needs the most concentration that one can give to a movie. So it is expected that if someone was munching popcorn too loudly durin ... More >>

Orlando Is Fast-Food Heaven; Oscar-Inspired Cocktails

​Orlando has more McDonald's, Burger Kings, KFCs, and other fast-food restaurants per 100,000 residents than any other city in the country. [LA Times] Homes for the Homeless has launched the new Milk From the Heart initiative that will distribute free fresh milk to needy families. [PR Newswir ... More >>

Libyan Rebels Take Control Near Tripoli; Tunisian Prime Minister Steps Down; Taxi Passenger Crashes Cab (Sunday Links)

via Gothamist​The Libyan uprising has "reached the capital's doorstep": anti-government forces have taken a town 30 miles from Tripoli, the capital. Yesterday, the U.N. approved sanctions against Libya and President Obama said that Moammar Qaddafi should step down. [NYT] Mohammed Ghannouchi, the ... More >>

Anti-Semitism Round-Up: Galliano Fired at Dior, Charlie Sheen's Jew Fight and More!

​Natalie Portman, the Oscar-winning, ballet-dancing, pregnant lady has officially spoken out against fashion designer John Galliano for making anti-Semitic remarks. Not long after, Christian Dior officially fired Galliano in response to his Hitler praising comments in a Paris bar, which became ... More >>

Hot Gossip Topics: Natalie Portman's Dancing, Lindsay's Name, Liz's Will....

​They all came up at Daniel Nardicio's "Sh*t Show" last night at Bowery Poetry Club, where I gleefully addressed them all as a gossipy guest star. Here are the topics, followed by my educated stabs at responses to them: 1--Natalie Portman didn't do most of her dancing in 'Black Swan', accor ... More >>

Thor's a Bore

But that brother from another mother sure does steal his thunder.

Sympathy for Misfits in Hesher

But that brother from another mother sure does steal his thunder.

Ballet Opening Gala Brings Out The Hair!

Photo by Christian Svoboda​Socialites wore their best gowns and biggest coiffs for the ABT opening night gala at the Met, which made it a bad idea to nab a seat right behind them. What you witnessed from a better perch were snippets of the ballet company's upcoming season--some old, some new, ... More >>

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 s ... More >>

THE J. CREW

The era that made movie history

It's Sarah Palin vs. Adam Sandler For Worst Actress of the Year!

​Those two screen icons are perched high atop the goldderby.com experts' predictions for who will get Razzie nominations for Worst Actress of 2011. Sarah is a contender for The Undefeated, which is a documentary, but I guess she still acted in it. And Adam is being touted for doing some badl ... More >>