Paul Giamatti as Richard the bellman in My Best Friend’s Wedding.

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Brad Pitt and his lover, Jonah Hill, at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival. [image]

“Like so many of you here, I have not seen ‘Tree of Life’ yet but I hear we are really good,” joked Brad Pitt during his speech while being honored at the 2012 Palm Springs International Film Festival. He also thanked his fellow actors, “Sean Penn, Seymour Hoffman and my lover Jonah Hill, and Jessica Chastain.”

For anyone keeping track, Brad Pitt could be the man to beat at the Oscars.

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Alien Laborer in the Hollywood Factory | New York Times

“I live on another planet, fortunately, and we do things differently there.”

This Is How the End Begins | New York Times

A must-read: Manhola Dargis breaks down the eight minute overture of Lars von Trier’s polarizing masterpiece, Melancholia, and highlights the themes introduced in the prelude’s 16 shots, which she calls “a palimpsest of literary, artistic and cinematic allusions.”