Recent Tony-winner Nina Arianda is to star in a biopic of Janis Joplin directed by Martha Marcy May Marlene‘s Sean Durkin. As Deadline notes, the role has been highly in-demand over the past decade or so, with actresses like Zooey Deschanel, Amy Adams, and Renée Zellweger, as well as pop singer Pink, floated as Read More
“We love you in American Horror Story,” we gushed to recently-outed actor Zachary Quinto last night. We were at the Andaz Hotel, where directors, producers, and actors (along with alcohol sponsors) gathered to toast the winners of Gotham Independent Film Awards, held earlier that evening at Cipriani’s. We had cornered Mr. Quinto, whose movie Margin Call was nominated for Best Ensemble Performance (though it lost out to Beginners).
“I’m only going to be on one more episode,” the ethereally attractive actor told us. Read More
Creepy and serenely suspenseful, Martha Marcy May Marlene is a riveting study in what it’s like to escape from a physically, psychologically abusive cult, and how hard it is to return to normal life after being brainwashed. Despite a slow pace that intercuts the peaceful present with terrifying, often confusing flashbacks, and an ambiguous ending for the art-house crowd, this is a movie that haunts and resonates. Read More
