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more about #abbiecornish tankearae: It premiered at TIFF if I'm not mistaken. I think that is part of the problem. Quiet costume dramas, particularly reflective ones, need strong buzz t... more » Clarissima: Bright Star was so remarkably done, far more psychological than I expected, for a a forward-thinking portrait of the past. more » mwynn13: I also think Cornish might have been penalized for her personal life and breaking up Reese Witherspoon's 'perfect' marriage. more » so_bored: Setting up The Hurt Locker and Bright Star in competition simply because both were directed by females is stupid enough, but James' whole argument is ... more » jcb820: ARG. I never got a chance to see this movie, because I live in the Midwest, far away from any places where it was released. I will of course see it on... more » Tartan_Tart: I dunno what Stone is talking about. I cried like a sap in Bright Star. more » meloroast: Can we please stop assuming that "action" = male, "poetry" = female? It irks me. Mainly because yes, sometimes, i enjoy action movies...but wait!! Oth... more » quatrevingtquatre: I cannot express enough my love for "Bright Star." The one preview I saw for it made it seem like an Austen ripoff, I wanted to see it but couldn't fi... more » Perhaps Not: Frankly, I think the problem with "Bright Star" was that nodamnbody saw it. The movie cost $8.5 million to make and made $4.4 million in total. Most m... more » Mireille is German for the Bart, the.: It seems it's mostly America that has this woman-film(rom-coms, anything without explosions or fart jokes)/everyone-else-film dichotomy. I've seen so... more » nolongerinacubiclestillawhore: I saw this in the theater and bawled my eyes out. Abbie Cornish is absolutely AMAZING in this and I'm also very saddened Bright Star has been overlook... more » JerseyGrrrl: Santa, do you read Jezebel? What I want for Christmas this year -- and listen up, because I've been damn good and changed the sheets once a week all y... more » Diziet_Sma: Well, a couple of things. Firstly, I resent this film being called a 'women's film', since my husband enjoyed it and rates it as highly as I do. It is... more » quietlygoingmad: Personally, I think it's because the nominating body/judges have ass for taste...come on, Sandra Bullock for not one but TWO categories? Kyra Sedgwick... more » EkaterinaBallerina: Even though The Hurt Locker has a female director, I view it's success as more of a triumph for war films. There have been many movies made about the ... more » TransFat: I call bullshit on this "anti-feminine" awards season bias. The films being nominated may be progressively more violent but period peices have always ... more » HarpMadness: Wasn't there a time when making thoughtful, "poetic" films was what directors wanted to do? When did this become something 1) bad and thus, probably ... more » librariesare4lovers: At the very least I hope this movie gets a nomination for costuming. Critics can poo-poo the acting and the directing for whatever reason but I don't ... more » jengrrrl: I was thinking about this movie recently, and wondering exactly why it wasn't getting awards attention, when it seemed to garner a lot of critical goo... more » hortense: Sometimes I wonder if Abbie Cornish has a Scarlet Letter type thing going on with certain voters, as well. more » -
#filmschooled
Bright Star, Dimmed: On "Female" Movies And Being Overlooked At Awards Season
Why have Jane Campion's well-reviewed Bright Star and its star Abbie Cornish so far been ignored in the awards race? There are several theories. More » -
#goodbadugly
Stars Bright, Stars Hideous At Bright Star Premiere
Bright Star, the potentially-awesome, potentially-ludicrous Keats biopic, premiered last night at New York's Paris Theatre. The results? Let's just say they fell short of the Romantics' ideal. Unless that included see-through bodysuits without bras, that is! More » -
#dirtbagafterdark
Rosie Calls Elisabeth A
TwatSwat; Kristen Stewart: "I Would Kill For Him, Literally."- While performing stand-up in New York on August 5, Rosie O'Donnell started talking about her stint on The View, which she referred to as The Screw You, and called Elisabeth Hasselbeck "Elisabeth Half-a-brain." But Rosie wasn't done!
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#dirtbag
Brad Cast In Basterds After Getting Drunk & High With Tarantino
- How did Brad Pitt end up in Inglourious Basterds? Booze and weed maybe:
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#dirtbag
Jennifer Aniston: Buck Naked & Making Brangelina Jokes
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