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And the winners are… Best Picture: American Hustle Best Director: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave Best Screenplay: Eric Singer & David O. Russell, American Hustle Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Best Actor: Robert Redford, All is Lost Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle Best Supporting Actor: … Read more
Seven people escape decimated New York. They have one thing in common: The alcoholic gene. The same genetic quirk that makes alcoholics and addicts susceptible to booze and drugs gives them a mysterious ability to evade the undead. They just need to stay quiet, fight smart, and get along with each other.
Evan Rachel Wood stars with Shia LaBeouf in the “True Romance” style slash Tarrantino-esque thriller, “Charlie Countryman,” opening today in limited release. LaBeouf plays Charlie whose dead mother appears and sends him to Bucharest, Romania. The griefstricken and unglued Charlie is led through a series of bizarre events that lead him to Gabi (Wood), a mysterious Romanian he falls instantly in love with. The trouble is, as director Fredrik Bond put it, “Gabi is like playing with plutonium.” It is a dark and twisted, yet funny, love story in the brutal underworld of Bucharest.
Justin Long and his younger brother, Christian, co-wrote the romantic comedy “A Case of You” about hack writer Sam (Long) and coffee shop worker Birdie (Evan Rachel Wood). Nerdy Sam thinks he’s not enough for free-spirited Birdie, so he stalks her online. The rom-com is loaded with comedy heavyweights Peter Dinklage, Sam Rockwell and Vince Vaughn. The cast also includes Brendan Fraser, Busy … Read more
Come meet fellow writers, network and ask your questions one-to-one. Ever wondered how to nail an interview with an A-list celebrity? Do you read gossip columns? Maybe you enjoy reading about new television shows and its stars. Find out what it is like to interview celebrities, how to work with publicists who guard them, and … Read more
Ralph Fiennes spoke at the New York Film Festival NYFF
ASJA Celebrity Journalism Panel: Dorri Olds is an award-winning writer who has published hundreds of articles for web and print markets including The New York Times and The Forward. Olds is also a featured writer for The Fix. Olds interviews A-list stars and writes movie and book reviews. In addition, her site’s three blogs: Movies, Dogs, and OldsNews have a large audience. Her YouTube channel boasts nearly 200,000 views. She’s a whiz with web design, branding, marketing and social media.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and His Numbers: $1 Salary Bloomberg earns yearly as mayor of New York City, $370,000,000 Amount of money Bloomberg Philanthropies distributed in 2012 for Bloomberg’s charitable activities in public health, environment, government innovation, initiative, arts and education, $7.5 billion Amount of money allotted to Bloomberg’s municipal affordable housing plan, the largest since the Koch administration, $108,371,685 Amount Bloomberg spent on his campaign for a third term as mayor, $27 billion Networth, in dollars, making Bloomberg the 7th richest man in the U.S.
Written for TheBlot Yesterday in midtown Manhattan, Paul Giamatti sat down with TheBlot to talk about his upcoming movies, not reading scripts when he doesn’t want to, and how a character’s hairdo helps him decide on a role. Dorri Olds: What do you look for in a project? Paul Giamatti: Facial hair. What kind of facial hair will … Read more
Written for TheBlot Yesterday TheBlot caught up with director Stu Zicherman and actor Adam Scott to talk about their Indie, “A.C.O.D,” which opened in theaters today. A.C.O.D. stands for Adult Children of Divorce and this is a darkish comedy about Carter (Adam Scott), a self-diagnosed, well-adjusted restaurateur in a stable relationship with a beautiful girlfriend (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). Carter … Read more