As children, we often mythologize the family histories and events that led up to our birth. Because, to our minds, we are the end result, those stories belong to us — our parents are just the players. When we grow into their adult children, able to see at their level, the tale becomes far more complicated. Sarah Polley’s story is more complex than most. In her gripping new documentary Stories We Tell…Read more
Some of us really love Baz Luhrmann. We might own Moulin Rouge and have dreams of dying glamorously young (of consumption, of course) as a result. We might also contend that Romeo + Juliet is a pretty compelling reading of Shakespeare's most overexposed play (The dolls in her bedroom? Genius.). Oh, and that Chanel ad he made? Magical. However, none of that meant that we had particularly high hopes for the…Read more
Goodbye, April! See you next year! To celebrate the end of "showers" (and hopefully the beginning of "flowers"), we are introducing a new round-up celebrating one notable who "done us proud" all throughout the month. With junkets, shows, endless appearances, and promo tours, when a celeb hits the publicity circuit, they hit it hard. This April, however, we never got tired of Zoe Saldana, who is currently…Read more
Actress Zoe Kazan is your adorably attired, self-deprecatingly hilarious, down-to-earth best friend, who is entirely engaged in what is being said and matching anecdotes with wit and charm. And then, when you see her on screen, you realize liking Kazan is literally impossible not to do. Firstly, this is because Kazan is a diminutive powerhouse, bubbly and intense but also slightly heartbreaking and vulnerable…Read more
UPDATE: Get your first listen here with this soundtrack sampler. Pretty exciting stuff, huh? Say what you will about Baz Luhrmann's over-the-top directing style, and the fact that his type of pacing is more suited towards breathtaking spectacles instead of the slow-burn of Fitzgerald, but the man certainly knows how to craft a soundtrack. (The Romeo + Juliet CD is still one of the better compilations of…Read more
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