The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Summer 2013 Film Guide

Dead Man Down is Not Movieland, U.S.A.'s Best Offering

Les Misérables Doesn't Dream Daringly

The Follies of 1832

If Holden Caulfield and Lisbeth Salander Were Food Bloggers

[See More Good Stuff: The 50 Shades of Grey Guide to Eating Out | New Frozen-Yogurt Illustrations from Steven Weinberg Dinah Fried styles meals from fiction for her great photo series "Fictitious Dishes," which explores foods from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Catcher in the Rye, and other works ... More >>

Remembering Nora Ephron

We're thinking of Nora Ephron, the food-loving screenwriter, journalist, essayist, and director who died yesterday at the age of 71.

Blackface, Genital Mutilation, and Cake Cutting in Sweden! Do They Add Up to Racism, Sexism, or Art?

Oh, my. We're not sure how we missed this story out of Sweden last week (which makes that country's Girl With The Dragon Tattoo read like Cinderella in comparison), but thanks to Channing Kennedy and Jorge Rivas at Color Lines, it came screaming at us this Monday morning. So here's what appears to ... More >>

Oscars 2012: Best Dresses With the Meh Factor

Dear Ladies of the Red Carpet: Where's the shock of the swan dress or the pizzazz of the goth showgirl of yesteryear? Come on, ladies, this is the Oscars, and it's 2012! Why are so many of you million dollar actresses playing the Grace Kelly card? We are fully aware that all of you can't pull off ... More >>

How to Succeed in Your Office Oscar Pool Without Really Trying

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 >>

Girl Fight: Soderbergh and His MMA Star Make Impact With Haywire

ALSO: Gina Carano and Channing Tatum Talk Haywire with Karina Longworth

The Year in Film: People of the Year

Or: The Netflix meltdown, the resurrection of Harvey Weinstein, and Kristen Wiig's box office coup all in one list

Spielberg and Fincher: Taming Creatures

WWI gets Spielberg’d; Fincher’s new girl in town

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

Free Amazon Kindles For Everyone!

via ereaderchat.com​The Amazon Kindle is kind of amazing. At the risk of sounding cheesy, you can get everything on there! Books, magazines, blogs, etc; all there on your shiny white screen! CNN explained yesterday why Amazon should just start giving the things away for free and hints that Jef ... More >>

The Girl Whose Story We Cannot Follow in Hornet's Nest

Local Girl Uses Internet, Gets Stolen Bike Back in Voice Writer-Assisted Sting

​In proof that good things happen to industrious, Internet-using people, and that sometimes cops, too, are a force to be reckoned with (in a good way), here's our favorite story of the day thus far. Brooklyn novelist Jami Attenberg went to the Arcade Fire/Spoon show last night, biking to the M ... More >>

The Girl Who Played With Fire Suffers Sophomore Slump. Sorry, Stieg Larsson.

Blog of the Week: CoverSpy Stalks Your Subway Reading Habits

​Of the many magical moments you'll have on New York City's subways, one of them is the respite from the rest of your life in the city that comes during those rare moments you get to use your time underground to finally get some reading done. Well, kiss that goodbye. Because you're being watch ... More >>

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Comes to Brooklyn

​If you're a fan of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series, today's your day. The final installment, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest, hit stands this morning.

Catch The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Before Its Inevitable U.S. Remake