I was going to do a new poll this afternoon but I got two new pups (Selene and Luna) and am now too exhausted to think. So instead, here's an…

I’ve been thinking about yesterday’s big news that Natalie will shoot two Terrence Malick films back to back, and I thought I’d share some of the more pertinent points.

– There is no script yet. Natalie, like all the actors, are signing on for one reason only – the chance to work with Terrence Malick.

– Natalie is known to prepare very hard for her roles and is very disciplined and organized. So it’s going to be interesting to see how she deals with Malick, who is anything but structured or conventional in his filming style. There will eventually be a script but he won’t stick to it. He will rewrite and change anything and everything as the mood takes him.
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Some have noticed that Natalie is now wearing a double ring, not the single engagement ring that she wore previously. I'm clueless about these things so I have no idea…

Just a little reminder that Natalie will be presenting at this evening's Screen Actor's Guild Awards. In all likelihood, she will be calling George Clooney's name again. In the meantime,…

I hope everyone had a happy new year! The last half of the year had been so deathly quiet that I almost considered not doing a review. What was I going to recap? And then I remembered that six months ago I was almost suffering from Natalie Portman overload. Twenty-eleven was really the Year of Natalie, with five new movie releases (six if you count Black Swan‘s wide/international release) and her massive winning streak during awards season. Here’s all you missed if you were living under a rock in 2011.

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It’s finally time for the second part of my annual If Only She Was In feature. If you missed part 1 head on over here.

Off we go…
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I finally caught up with Colombiana, the Luc Besson producer Zoe Saldana starring action film. A film that is effectively inspired by the idea of what a sequel to The Professional might be like, if they were legally able to move forward with one.

I was always quite worried about the idea of a sequel as it would be so hard to capture that magic again, particularly since Besson seems to make bog standard action films these days, and while The Professional had a couple great action set pieces, it was so much more than that.

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Those of you who have been around for awhile will know that every year I indulge my movie geek instincts and wonder what films I wish Natalie had been in.

My reasoning tends to vary from film to film. Some it’s because of the role, others it’s the challenge of the part, some it’s just because I love the film so much and wish Natalie was in it even if there wasn’t a great part for her.

Hit the jump to check out my first batch of picks and please share your own dream casting in the comments section. Please remember that these are only films that I saw between last years list and now.