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Natalie Portman

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Huckabee Out, Gingrich, Paul In, Which Rightbloggers Declare Good News for Herman Cain

    There was some action in the GOP 2012 Presidential race last week, with Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul declaring themselves in and Mike Huckabee declaring himself out. Rightbloggers sifted the results, and found them good -- because there was at least one true conservative left whom they could support ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Will You Adopt The Thor Look?

    ​This Friday, director Kenneth Branagh improbably meets Marvel comics when the big budget adventure Thor opens, bringing armour--and amour--down to earth from the realm of Asgard. I saw the flick last night in 3D--or actually in the West 30s--and star Chris Hemsworth turns out to be one of th ... More >>

  • Film

    April 6, 2011

    Stoned and Throned in Your Highness

    ​This Friday, director Kenneth Branagh improbably meets Marvel comics when the big budget adventure Thor opens, bringing armour--and amour--down to earth from the realm of Asgard. I saw the flick last night in 3D--or actually in the West 30s--and star Chris Hemsworth turns out to be one of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    Natalie Portman Outraged Over Galliano's Jew Hating

    ​ Leading up to the Oscars, the big fashion speculation was whether Natalie Portman would wear Dior, which she's under contract to promote, or Rodarte, who did the costumes for Black Swan. Well, it's a good thing she chose Rodarte, because as she walked the red carpet to the awards, the huge ... More >>

  • Film

    February 23, 2011

    Keeping the Faith in Of Gods and Men and Diary of a Country Priest

    ​ Leading up to the Oscars, the big fashion speculation was whether Natalie Portman would wear Dior, which she's under contract to promote, or Rodarte, who did the costumes for Black Swan. Well, it's a good thing she chose Rodarte, because as she walked the red carpet to the awards, the huge ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    The Oscars Will Be More Boring Than Dirt

    ​Is there any living being alive -- even a slug -- who doesn't know by now that the same four people who've won every acting award in tarnation are going to win the Oscars too? Yes, as sure as silk, Colin Firth will be stoic, Natalie Portman will cry, Christian Bale will have bulging eyes, an ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 19, 2011

    Oscars Dish: Who'll Get Royally Shafted?

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

  • Film

    January 19, 2011

    No Strings Attached a Shockingly Good Rom-Com

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

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    The Social Network Cleans Up at the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais Burns Them to the Ground

    ​Last night's Golden Globes were...weird. They were sad, they were awkward, they were kind of bleak and sinister, like a cocktail party gone on way too long, till everyone's smiles are forced and dresses rumpled. The Social Network did well, winning four awards, as did Glee, which took home th ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 12, 2011
  • Film

    December 22, 2010
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    December 22, 2010
  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    Six Movies "Average Williamsburg Residents" Love To Watch

    via All Movie Photo​With the announcement of the upcoming Brooklyn movie theatre, we thought it best to try and help a burgeoning local business out. The six-screen cineplex will hopefully become an essential part of the neighborhood. So in honor of the scheduled completion of the new multiple ... More >>

  • 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 >>

  • Film

    September 29, 2010

    Kristin Scott Thomas as Desperate Housewife in Leaving

    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

    December 4, 2009

    Jim Sheridan Reveals His Only Setback

    ​Jim Sheridan is no slouch, having directed the powerful new film Brothers, in which Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal vie for honor and for Natalie Portman while dad Sam Shepard plays them like a deck of cards.

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    The Great Chuck Biscuits Death Hoax of Aught Nine

    The three on the right: Henry Rollins, Greg Ginn, and Chuck Biscuits, elusive even in Black Flag. Photo by Dave Markey.​As harsh as 2009 has been for celebrity deaths, it's been an even harsher year for Internet-based fake celebrity deaths. As of June, the real-to-fake death ratio has approach ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    'Top Chef': You Know That Leeks Aren't Protein, Right?

    Bravo​ Things got off to a brisk start this week, with Mike sharpening his knives at the Top Chef ranch and Jen castigating herself for her previous televised culinary blunders. In the Quickfire kitchen, Padma and One of the Top Italian Chefs in the Country Paul Bartolotta told the chefs to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    There Is No Shame in Wanting to Read Devendra Banhart's Naked Lady Story from the Found Book

    Davy Rothbart's third and latest Found book--Requiem For A Paper Bag: Celebrities & Civilians Tell Stories of the Best Lost, Tossed & Found Items From Around the World--stars a fantastically intricate cover by former Voice illustrator M. Wartella (left), and the happenstance discovery stories of fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2009

    Jarvis Cocker Wants To Get the Beard Questions Out of the Way Now, Okay?

    Jarvis Cocker, ever the gangly, dapper showman, grew a beard last year. Very exciting development in the world anglophile sex-nerd appeal, we know. And so Jarvis Cocker's Beard has become a thing in and of itself--a la Natalie Portman's Shaved Head--and treated as an eccentric novelty, like a thir ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2008

    Henry Paulson ends bailouts, saying, 'Mission accomplished!'

    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 >>

  • Music

    May 20, 2008

    Scarlett Johansson's Tom Waits Tribute

    Say what you will, but if any 23-year-old starlet can sing like Waits, it's her

  • Voice Choices

    April 1, 2008

    Friday

    Say what you will, but if any 23-year-old starlet can sing like Waits, it's her

  • Screens

    February 26, 2008

    Move Along, Kids

    Say what you will, but if any 23-year-old starlet can sing like Waits, it's her

  • NYC Life

    May 8, 2007

    Summer Movies: Free Air-Conditioning at the Cineplex

    Too hot to deal? Take shelter in the cool and dark of the matinee.

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2007

    Let the Indie-Rock Chart-Wars Begin

    Too hot to deal? Take shelter in the cool and dark of the matinee.

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2006

    The Shins Ruined Indie-Rock

    Too hot to deal? Take shelter in the cool and dark of the matinee.

  • Art

    July 25, 2006

    Listings

    Too hot to deal? Take shelter in the cool and dark of the matinee.

  • Film

    March 7, 2006

    Anarchy in the U.K.

    The Wachowski brothers' supremely tasteless take on a visionary 1980s graphic novel

  • NYC Life

    January 10, 2006

    Awards for Awards

    Fashionable highlights and lowlights from last night's Golden Globes

  • Film

    November 22, 2005

    Film

    Fashionable highlights and lowlights from last night's Golden Globes

  • News

    June 28, 2005

    Compassion: Impossible

    What I share and don't share with one half of the creature currently known as TomKat

  • Screens

    June 28, 2005

    The Hip Flip

    The art of selling: Bubble mania meets property porn on home renovation show craze

  • Film

    May 10, 2005

    May the Force Be Over

    The end of the beginning: Lucas's adolescent space opera concludes in a CGI Sith Storm

  • NYC Life

    February 15, 2005

    Inside Academy Awards Buzz!

    The end of the beginning: Lucas's adolescent space opera concludes in a CGI Sith Storm

  • Columns

    January 18, 2005

    NY Mirror

    The end of the beginning: Lucas's adolescent space opera concludes in a CGI Sith Storm

  • Books

    August 24, 2004

    Manhattan Smooch Expert Tries Hand at Head-Busting Noir

    The end of the beginning: Lucas's adolescent space opera concludes in a CGI Sith Storm

  • News

    July 20, 2004

    A Melee in Boston

    "Cover the issues, you cocksuckers!"

  • Film

    July 20, 2004

    Eternal Sunshine of the Mood-Stabilized Mind

    "Cover the issues, you cocksuckers!"

  • Film

    January 27, 2004

    Feeding Frenzy

    Stunts, moguls, buffed-up people, and sharks—fitting for a film festival at a ski resort

  • Film

    January 20, 2004

    Pause for Commercial

    Sundance '04: A growth industry, but Biskind's tell-all both thrills and chills the indie set

  • NYC Life

    March 25, 2003

    Listings

    Sundance '04: A growth industry, but Biskind's tell-all both thrills and chills the indie set

  • NYC Life

    September 3, 2002

    Celebs Take Manhattan

    Sundance '04: A growth industry, but Biskind's tell-all both thrills and chills the indie set

  • Film

    May 14, 2002

    Reproductive Rites

    Sundance '04: A growth industry, but Biskind's tell-all both thrills and chills the indie set

  • NYC Life

    May 29, 2001

    Theater

    Hot Tickets

  • News

    April 17, 2001

    Striking Distance

    New York’s Indie Filmmakers Prepare for a Summer Shutdown

  • Film

    November 23, 1999

    The Road Leads Home

    New York’s Indie Filmmakers Prepare for a Summer Shutdown

  • Film

    March 16, 1999

    Astral Projections

    The Cloudy Crystal Ball of Movie Magazines

  • News

    July 21, 1998

    Looking for Lolita

    On the nature of nymph mania

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