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Aaron Sorkin Responds To Critiques Of Misogyny In “The Social Network”

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“The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin is just like you—when he is pissed off about a blog post, he takes to the comments section! Sorkin, who wrote “The Social Network,” left a long comment on a blog post written by TV writer Ken Levine, who reviewed the movie. Another commenter, calling themselves Tarazza, posted a comment which said she loved the Facebook movie except for “the lack of a decent portrayal of women.” With the exception of Rashida Jones‘ character, Tarazza wrote, the women in the movie “were basically sex objects/stupid groupies,” adding “kinda makes me think that Aaron Sorkin (though I love his writing) failed the women in this script. Kind of a shame considering he’s written great women characters like C.J. Gregg!” (The female communications director on “The West Wing.”)

Sorkin then took to Ken Levine’s blog himself. Keep reading »

A Comprehensive Chart Of Every Stereotypical Annoying Female Character

Ladies — always mucking up the important film narratives for the dudes, am I right? That’s why this extensive “female character flowchart” is so handy: You can easily figure out which terribly cliched movie trope you’re watching by simply consulting the chart. Is she a “psycho feminist lesbian amazon” or a “happy single teenage mom”? A “mama bear” or a “manic pixie dream girl”? Consult the chart and find out! [Overthinking It] Keep reading »

First Look: “Blue Valentine” Starring A Ukelele-Strumming Ryan Gosling


Say hello to my favorite movie that I haven’t actually seen yet. “Blue Valentine” stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in a “story of love found and love lost told in past and present moments in time … flooded with romantic memories of their courtship, Dean and Cindy use one night to try and save their failing marriage.” Ryan Gosling singing a love song on a ukelele to one of the coolest chicks ever and then there are kisses and hugs and tears and ZOMG I CANNOT WAIT. After the jump, check out the movie poster, aka my new wallpaper. Keep reading »

Frisky Exclusive Clip: “Welcome To The Rileys”

Back in July, we showed you the trailer for “Welcome to the Rileys,” a drama about a couple grieving the loss of their daughter and the inspiration they receive from an unlikely friendship with a 17-year-old runaway. Now, we have an exclusive clip from the film. In the above video, 17-year-old Mallory, played by Kristen Stewart, and Lois Riley, played by Melissa Leo, have a heart to heart, in which they realize they have more in common than a bond with Lois’ husband, Doug Riley (James Gandolfini). Will you see “Welcome to the Rileys” when it’s released Oct. 29? Keep reading »

Josh Duhamel Liked Indirectly Making Out With Katherine Heigl’s Husband

“Personally, I’m a big fan of Katherine’s husband, Josh Kelley, so kissing her in ‘Life As We Know It’ was like indirectly getting to make out with him.”

Josh Duhamel explains why he liked making out with Katherine Heigl for his latest flick [People] Keep reading »

Ryan Gosling And Kirsten Dunst In Bed

Yeah, so it’s for a movie poster—but still, both Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst look mighty pretty in this pic. “All Good Things” opens in December and tells the based-on-a-true-story tale of real estate heir Robert Durst, whose wife disappeared in the mid ’80s. Can we purchase tickets now? Amelia is already in line. [NY Post] Keep reading »

5 Great Reasons To Make “Sex And The City 3″

It’s been four months, but I’m still ranting about the monstrosity that was “Sex and the City 2.” Who knew it was possible for Carrie Bradshaw to become any more vile and self-absorbed than she already was? I didn’t anticipate that I would come to loathe Samantha for behaving like a fanny pack-less ugly American or that I would actually sincerely walk out of the theater thinking, Miranda is the only one of those hens that I don’t want to tar, feather, and then deep fry. Never mind the fact that I actively rooted for Big to drop Carrie like a hot potato, I didn’t even feel a tingle in my nether regions when Aidan appeared on screen. This was “Sex and the City” — where was the sex?! Where was the city?! I hated every second I spent in the theater torturing my eyes with that hot mess of a motion picture.

Still, despite all of these complaints and Chris Noth’s passing-the-buck claim that fan and critical reaction has killed any chance of a third film, I can think of five very good reasons to make “Sex and the City 3.” Keep reading »

Trailer Park: “The Social Network,” “Let Me In,” “Freakonomics,” “Case 39,” “Barry Munday”

As we’re coming up on Halloween, the movie theaters are being flooded with horror movies. As if the world wasn’t a scary enough place, for the next month, you can sit in a dark room with strangers and watch the blood splatter! Even the non-horror genres often present some terrifying truths, so really there’s no way to be safe, but isn’t that what this adventure called life is all about? Go out there and see a movie — at the very least it will remind you that life could be worse! Keep reading »

We See Chick Flicks: “Let Me In”

Starring Chloe Moretz and Kodi Smit-Mcphee
Directed by Matt Reeves

You’ve probably heard all the buzz and controversy about “Let Me In,” an American adaptation of the Swedish vampire flick “Let the Right One In.” Those who love the original swear that “Let Me In” can’t be half as good. I have to say that I really can’t recall any part of “Let the Right One In,” even though I saw it about a year ago. Maybe that says that it really wasn’t all that remarkable to me? Or maybe it was such an intense horror film that my brain has safely blocked it out of my memory for good reason? I don’t know, and I’m not going to get into the debate of which one is better. All I know is “Let Me In” had me completely captivated from beginning to end, and I haven’t been able to get the film off my mind since I saw it on Monday night. Keep reading »

Does Doing A Horror Movie Mean You’re Over?

Many of Hollywood’s heavyweights got their start in horror flicks: Jamie Lee Curtis (“Halloween”), Johnny Depp (“A Nightmare on Elm Street”), Jennifer Aniston (“Leprechaun”), Leonardo DiCaprio (“Critters 3″). But while watching the really mediocre-looking trailer for Renee Zellweger‘s new movie “Case 39,” it was hard not to think, My, how far you’ve fallen. It made me start to wonder if doing a horror movie after you’ve already established yourself is career suicide. Is it the ultimate signal of your decline into obscurity? Let’s review the facts … Keep reading »