J. Edgar vs. Melancholia: Which movie should you watch while high?
J. Edgar and Melancholia open in more theaters today and both are causing quite a buzz among critic circles. Kirsten Dunst already snagged an award at Cannes for her portrayal of Justine in Melancholia. She’s simply a girl coping with her troubled relationship with her sister and the threat of a new mysterious planet about...
New J. Edgar Trailer Makes its Debut
If I had it my way, the new trailer for J. Edgar would just have these words intercut between the scenes: Leonardo DiCaprio! Judi Dench! Naomi Watts! Josh Lucas! Jeffrey Donovan! The dude that played the Winklevi! (Armie Hammer)! Gay undertones! Law enforcement! F.B.I. stuff! Drama! Controversy! Secret Lives! ALL. DIRECTED. BY. Clint. Eastwood. But...
Tumblin’ on Tumblr: the Roundhouse, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Seth Green’s Google+
There are times when there are Internet topics that don’t really constitute an entire blog post. There are also times when I am too lazy to post an entire blog post. That’s when my handy dandy Tumblr account (that I have dubbed “Just Dandy.”) comes into play. For the past couple of days, I slapped...
‘Inception’ Didn’t Make Me Feel Stupid
Movies like Donnie Darko, Primer and even The Matrix trilogy have challenged my intellect (or lack thereof). Inception falls into that category of mind-bending cinema that may or may not make a “WTF” hover above your head. Lucky for me, I only felt kind of stupid after watching this movie. As the auteur of indie...
Strange things are afoot on ‘Shutter Island’
Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo frolic on ‘Shutter Island’(AP Photo/Paramount Pictures) The movie: Shutter Island The minds behind it: Director: Martin Scorsese; screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis; based on the novel by Dennis Lehane. Famous people in the movie that will make people go see it: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Ben Kingsley, Max von...
Richard Phillips makes celebs look like ’80s icons
Artist Richard Phillips recently created an exclusive editorial project for VMAN16 that featured celebs that have, at one time or another, been the object of a teen girl’s fanatical affection. The five paneled piece includes portraits of Chace Crawford, Zac Efron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Timberlake, and Robert Pattinson.. The pieces will be featured at the...
