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Tonight in DVR: Fincher’s Best

We’re here to tell you just how to set your DVR before heading out for drinks or dinner–or just watching something better on TV! David Fincher narrowly missed out on his third Best Director nomination at the Oscars in four years for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo--but we'd argue his career Read More

Hathaway! Gyllenhaal! …Duvall? Hollywood Issue Plays It Safe

Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal's latest collaboration will hopefully fare better than Love and Other Drugs - but it's at newsstands, not the box office. The Vanity Fair "Hollywood Issue," which traditionally features either seasoned veterans (Harrison Ford and Jack Nicholson, 2003) or bright young things (Abbie Cornish and Kristen Stewart, 2010), has dropped Read More

What Twitter Taught Us: Taylor Swift Swaps Coffee Dates for Cosmo Dates

It's quite possible many of us will always imagine Taylor Swift as the 16-year-old blond twang-voiced ingenue who burst on the scene and wowed the industry with her precocious songwriting. So it may shock you that she has a full 21 years on her now. Well, it wouldn't be a surprise if you're one of Read More

Opening This Memorial Day: Carrie and the Girls Take the City, Jake Gyllenhaal Becomes a Prince

Looking for something to do this Memorial Day weekend? Here's a handy guide to the new releases.

Sex and the City 2

What's the story: Also known as Ishtar in Manolo Blahniks. Sex and the City 2 finds Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha (Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall) headed to Read More

Fruit Fight!

The iPhone has been gobbling up the smart-phone market once dominated by the BlackBerry—and if it’s made available on the Verizon Wireless network, as rumored, it’ll get another big bite. But which gadget is really better?

USER-FRIENDLINESS Any idiot can use an iPhone—and we know, because we’ve seen it happen. BlackBerry gets a few points for Read More

Opening This Weekend: Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal Are Brothers, Robert De Niro Is Fine, and the Best Movie of the Year?

There might not be a chill in the air just yet—thanks, global warming!—but as long as the calendar reads December, we're in Oscar season. The first weekend of the month brings three contenders to multiplexes, but just one (hint: its name rhymes with Schmup in the Schmair) stands a good chance of bringing home the Read More

The War at Home

BrothersRunning time 110 minutesWritten by David BenioffDirected by Jim SheridanStarring Natalie Portman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham

Brothers is the latest in a long string of “back from the war and wish I was dead” movies, following on the heels of the still-fresh and far superior The Messenger. An unnecessary remake Read More

Morning Memo: Peter Cook’s Girlfriend Talks About Sex Tape; Paparazzi Swarm Katie Holmes on Bway; Gyllenhaal Parents Split

Diana Bianchi, who co-stars with Christy Brinkley's ex-husband Peter Cook in a recently uncovered sex tape, claims "she had no idea she was ever being recorded." Meanwhile, Mr. Cook seems to be attempting to blame Ms. Bianchi for the leak: "I have no comment on this crap," he said. "I don't know what she's doing Read More

Morning Memo: Paris Hilton’s McCain Video; Gossip Girl Conflicts With Chace Crawford’s Morals; Tommy Hilfiger’s Breakup

Paris Hilton has filmed a mock campaign ad responding to John McCain's references to her in his latest campaign ad. In it, she calls the Republican candidate "the oldest celebrity in the world. [

Mr. Lonelyhearts

A 32-year-old ad copywriter, who sings in a downtown band and has a lot of tattoos, was on the phone from the East Village. His tone was confessional.

“For the last two years,” he said, “I’ve been chasing tail, sowing my wild oats, literally meeting girls and bringing them up to my apartment. And Read More

Gossip Roundup: Vincent Gallo and Terry Richardson Wish You an Annoying Thanksgiving; Nicole Richie’s Turkey-Day Good Deed!

Yawn. What? Right. Here's the gossip round-up for Nov. 23, 2008, Thanksgiving Friday and possibly the slowest news day ever.

An eight-months-pregnant Nicole Richie and her friend, the society disc jockeyess Samantha Ronson, volunteered at a Hollywood soup kitchen yesterday.

Jennifer Aniston recently attended her 20th high school reunion at Rudolf Steiner on the Read More

Natalie Portman Talks About Getting Naked

Natalie Portman is insecure at times, the 26-year-old actress said in an interview with MTV, where she also talks about the consequences of her poor professional choices. “I might think I won't be able to do something, but I'll do it anyway, because I've sort of known that failing isn't that bad. Especially Read More

That Old Trick: Jake and Reese Can’t Evade Cameras, Even in Costume

Fresh-out-of-the-package lovebirds Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal ran into a little paparazzi action last night while celebrating boo-day with Ms. Witherspoon’s wee tots. Hard as he may have tried, Mr. Gyllenhaal didn’t fool the camera-toting celeb-stalkers with his full-body gorilla suit. The Rendition star’s decidedly less-hairy girlfriend was much easier to spot, however, in a Read More

Is Hollywood Quitting Gay Movies?

Adam B. Vary of Entertainment Weekly asks why Hollywood hasn't put out a gay-themed film since the commercially and critically acclaimed "Brokeback Mountain."

Brokeback was more than a movie. It was a phenomenon that commanded the cultural conversation for months, from Jay Leno to YouTube to the cover of The New Yorker. More Read More

Reese Witherspoon Escapes the Perky Curse

RENDITIONRunning Time 120 minutes Written by Kelley Sane Directed by Gavin Hood Starring Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard and Alan Arkin

Powerful, shocking and mandatory, Rendition is a disturbing film that should be required viewing for every school and civic group in America, and then the world. They could start at the Read More