Kristin Scott Thomas is "Extraordinary" When I spoke with the acclaimed British actress in January, as we both recovered from Golden Globe parties, I discovered that she loves describing other actors that way. Yet the adjective fits her like a glove. "Versatile" would be another apt descriptor. She'...

links go to trailers L I M I T E D Gomorra The Italian hit finally opens proper, without the intended Oscar nomination it expected to be promoting itself with. I thought it was good but I don't totally understand the fuss, I must confess. If you like hyperlink mosaics or mafia films you could certai...

Keeping a few presenters under wraps hardly seems like an occasion to go to DefCon 4. "Help, they've kidnapped the Oscars!" the Bagger can hear them yelling. "They're trying to make them about, ugh, the movies."...

Cette semaine J’ai lu * le dernier Dantec, toujours aussi halluciné, mais débarrassé des sous-entendus hetéro-catholico-caucasiens qui avaient ruiné les trois précédents. Le meilleur depuis bien des années. Et puis rien que le titre justifie de s’y plonger. * la Deuxième chroniq...

Chekhov's The Seagull is back on Broadway, this time with indie movie hipster god Peter Sarsgaard as Trigorin, pretty Brit actress Kristin Scott Thomas as Arkadina and Zoe Kazan (featured in the forthcoming film August) as Masha. Pretty great casting, especially considering Ms. Thomas' Olivier award...