Quentin Taratino ’s latest shoot ‘em up, Django Unchained (2012), opened Christmas day and brought us the present we really wanted, Kerry Washington topless. Epic musical Les Miserables (2012) also opened on the 25th, but the only skin there was the heaving corset clad cleavage of Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter . In limited release, the title of the Portuguese drama Tabu (2012) refers to a mountain, but the movie also features the peaks and valleys of Ana Moreira . She’s worth a climb! More after the jump!
We can all agree that Anne Hathaway ‘s brief but gloriously tragic turn in Tom Hooper ‘s Les Miserables earned her the enviable position as Best Supporting Actress front runner. Now you can listen to her movie-topping number “I Dreamed A Dream” online and pinpoint the exact moment when that Oscar statuette officially writes “Anne Hathaway’s syphilitic whore” on its nameplate, because all you other Supporting Actress hopefuls can just give up and go home already*. I will preface this by saying that Hathaway’s one-take, sung-through rendition of Fantine’s rock bottom lament plays better in the film when you can see the Acting with a capital A she’s doing, because singing while weeping hysterically is harder than it sounds. (We’ve all been there, right? Right?! Guys ??) Microphone drop at 3:40, y’all. And if you’re not entirely impressed based on this listen alone, remember that one time when this happened and appreciate the magic that Hathaway is sprinkling all over us by comparison. *Of course there’s a chance that Hathaway will not win the Oscar, in which case I will eat Russell Crowe’s fancy hat. READ MORE ON LES MISERABLES : TALKBACK: Who Gave The Best (And Worst) Performances Of ‘Les Miserables?’ Tom Hooper Defends His ‘Les Misérables ‘ Close-Ups & Reveals Who’s The Bigger Musical Geek: Jackman or Hathaway ‘Les Misérables’ Hits High Notes, But Also Skitters Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
‘I don’t know what it’s like to be on a film set without a challenge so it’s a normal place,’ Oscar winner says. By Kara Warner, with reporting by Josh Horowitz Russell Crowe in “Les Miserables” Photo: Universal Pictures
Nominations for the 2013 Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, with Les Miserables picking up seven and Homeland a bunch and… … yadda, yadda, yadda. Who cares?!? Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the event! We’d watch even if The Newsroom was nominated for Best Drama over Mad Men . (Wait… WHAT?!?) This pair of uproarious actresses star in the following Golden Globes promo, which teases the January 13th ceremony as especially classy: Golden Globes Promo: Hilarious!
I always like to find new hotties to do posts on, it helps to spice things up every now and then. So here’s first-timer Samantha Barks at the New York premiere of Les Miserables . Apparently she got her start doing musical theater, which explains why I’ve never seen her before. Anyway, I’m pretty sure she’s in the movie, so if any of you unlucky bastards get dragged to see it later this month, at least you know you’ll have something to look forward to. For now though, go ahead and familiarize yourself with Samantha’s obvious talents. » view all 24 photos Photos: WENN.com
If American Psycho ‘s Patrick Bateman were a film critic, he’d be Bret Easton Ellis. When he’s not promoting his film The Canyons — directed by Paul Schrader and starring Lindsay Lohan — on Twitter, Ellis has been blowing shotgun-sized holes in some of the awards season’s biggest films. The Less Than Zero author contends that Zero Dark Thirty director Kathryn Bigelow is “really overrated,” and Les Misérables makes him miserable. (According to him, it’s an “incomprehensible mess.” ) Life of Pi fares better, though Ellis would like to see that film’s young star Suraj Sharma get into porn. Oh yeah, and he also claims that the Academy “hates” The Dark Knight Rises . Below, a sampling of Ellis’ critical stylings, not necessarily in chronological order: Zero Dark Thirty: Kathryn Bigelow would be considered a mildly interesting filmmaker if she was a man but since she's a very hot woman she's really overrated.— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 06, 2012 Kathryn Bigelow: Strange Days, K-19 The Widowmaker, Blue Steel, The Hurt Locker. Are we talking about visionary filmmaking or just OK junk?— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 06, 2012 Silver Linings Playbook: “Zero Dark Thirty” might win critics awards but “Silver Linings Playbook” will win the Best Picture Oscar. This is how it always happens…— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 06, 2012 Les Misérables: The film version of “Les Miserables” is so bad that it made me rethink why I ever loved the stage version. 2 hours and 40 minutes of tacky.— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 05, 2012 The one actor surviving the incomprehensible mess “Les Miserables” is Eddie Redmayne, who should get an award for avoiding humiliation…— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 05, 2012 Tom Hooper blows just about every song in “Les Miserables” including “On My Own” which I didn't think possible no matter who directed it…— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 05, 2012 Oh yeah and I forgot: “Les Miserables” opens on Christmas Day and (spoiler alert!) just about everyone in it dies. Merry fucking Christmas.— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 05, 2012 Life of Pi: Life of Pi is the movie I've thought about the most in 2012. As a writer I can't reconcile with its disturbing reveal: illusion vs. reality?— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 04, 2012 Suraj Sharma gives an amazing and incredibly moving performance in “Life of Pi” and seriously needs to do some porn. Misspelling: my fault.— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 04, 2012 Killing Them Softly Based on the terrific source material “Killing Them Softly” doesn't work at all, but the actor Scoot McNairy is now officially on the radar.— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 04, 2012 “Killing Them Softly” starring Brad Pitt is one of only eight films in Cinemascore's history to receive an “F” grade but…”Troy” didn't?!?— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 04, 2012 How the Academy will vote: The Academy is going to go for Silver Linings Playbook and not Lincoln.— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 03, 2012 The Academy hates The Dark Knight Rises because I sat in that theater that night and listened to the banter in the lobby afterwards.— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 03, 2012 There's not a chance in hell that Ang Lee will win best director. That will be a fight between Ben Affleck and David O. Russell. Haneke? No.— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 03, 2012 I’m not sure if Ellis’ most recent tweet is a reaction to reaction to his withering perspective, but, as you might expect, he’s unrepentant: Anyone Unfollowing me should have known better and never Followed me in the first place. Wise up: pussies and snowflakes. Get the F over it.— Bret Easton Ellis (@BretEastonEllis) December 06, 2012 Watch your back, Sandy Kenyon. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Seriously, I am not liking this new haircut from Rose McGowan one bit. I’m hoping she just went blonde for some new movie role, but since I know Rose doesn’t work much anymore, that’s probably just wishful thinking. Anyway, thanks to the hair combined with the ugly Christmas sweater, I’m officially downgrading Rose from “cougar” status to “lonely cat lady” until she gets this corrected. » view all 12 photos Related Articles: Rose McGowan Upskirt That Should Have Happened But Didn’t Rose McGowan’s Booty Profile Rose McGowan Because She Is Red Hot Rose McGowan Is Damn Sexy! Photos: Fame , PacificCoastNews
So the world premiere of Les Miserables happened the other night, and while that isn’t exactly earth-shattering exciting news to anyone with a set of testicles, it also meant hot celebrities and cleavage. So I guess there was something for everyone after all. Here’s Isla Fisher as a nice warmup, I haven’t had her on the site in years, but showing this kind of cleavage is always going to get my attention. Welcome back, Isla. Maybe we can go tanning together after this. » view all 29 photos Related Articles: Isla Fisher Flips Out In A Swimsuit Isla Fisher FHM Magazine Pictures Isla Fisher Is Red Hot Photos: WENN.com
Welcome back to Movieline’s Oscar Index, where each week we take the pulse of the awards chatter en route to Hollywood’s big day. This week both Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables and Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty surged through the ranks after debuting in their first, successful, awards screenings, though Spielberg’s Lincoln still reigns supreme — but Peter Jackson ‘s 48fps gamble The Hobbit and Quentin Tarantino ‘s Django Unchained are right around the corner, gunning for the spotlight… The Leading 10 1. Lincoln 2. Les Miserables 3. Zero Dark Thirty 4. Argo 5. Silver Linings Playbook 6. Life of Pi 7. Django Unchained 8. Beasts of the Southern Wild 9. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 10. Anna Karenina Outsiders: Skyfall , Moonrise Kingdom , Flight , The Dark Knight Rises , The Master Despite strong guild and critic screening debuts for Les Miserables and Zero Dark Thirty , which absolutely sealed their positions as Best Picture top dogs, Spielberg’s Lincoln is still holding onto its momentum and #1 spot in the race in the hearts and minds of pundits. Meanwhile, David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook searches for a way to keep up, while Fox Searchlight’s Beasts of the Southern Wild is making its surge, trotting out Spirit Award-nominated star (and Best Actress hopeful) Quvenzhané Wallis for awards events this week. Best Director 1. Steven Spielberg ( Lincoln ) 2. Kathryn Bigelow ( Zero Dark Thirty ) 3. David O. Russell ( Silver Linings Playbook ) 4. Ben Affleck ( Argo ) 5. Quentin Tarantino ( Django Unchained ) Spielberg still reigns atop the race, but this week’s Zero Dark Thirty splash should boost Bigelow above the ranks of Affleck, whose popular Argo treads similar true history ground but doesn’t match ZDT ‘s weightiness or relevancy. Russell’s staying in the game as well thanks to lingering Silver Linings love, but the Django curiosity factor props Tarantino up even though critics have yet to see it. Next: Who leads the pack for Best Actor & Actress?
