Woke up to rain in LA today and consequently the world isn’t really making much sense. And as if the latest sex scandal headlines— Schwarzenegger, IMF dude—hadn’t publicized enough poor choices for a dreary Tuesday, I happened upon the trailer for One Day. I actually shed a tear when I watched this but not for … Continue reading
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Who’s the Best Linda Lovelace?
Huh, I didn’t realize that there are now two Linda Lovelace (70’s porn star turned feminist activist) biopics in the works. One of which is rumored to star Kate Hudson. Clearly I haven’t been keeping up on my Hollywood news. I’ve had a weird star crush on Kate Hudson ever since I saw pictures of … Continue reading
Can’t Stop Thinking About 127 Hours
This weekend we did lots of feel good things—reading on the lawn in the sunshine, sitting on rocks in Malibu, a matinee—all of which should mean that I’m nice and relaxed. Except that the movie we saw was 127 Hours. It was exceptional. James Franco was amazing. Everything was swell save for a little (SPOLIER … Continue reading
Blue Valentine Goes Down – why the NC-17 rating?
I am now extra psyched to see Blue Valentine (go watch the trailer right now if you haven’t–looks amazing) after reading Ryan Gosling’s quotes on Jezebel regarding its NC-17 tramp stamp. Apparently the scene that provoked the conservative rating depicts Gosling going down on Michelle Williams. Hot. Here’s a snippit of Ryan’s feminist fighting words: The … Continue reading
The Sexist Social Network?
I saw The Social Network a few weeks back and by the time I tucked into some post-movie calamari and pinot noir, pretty much forgot all about it. I liked it well enough and found the history (Hollywood version, of course) interesting. But it didn’t stick with me in any emotional way other than a … Continue reading
The Boring Experience
Watched The Girlfriend Experience last night and found it pretty vapid. Anyone seen it? It may have been the fact that I drank some twenty-odd margaritas floating in a Palm Springs pool over the weekend and possess half the intelligence of my former self. But I don’t think so. I like the lovely Sasha Grey … Continue reading
Emily Southwood 