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Interviews

Post author:Dazza
Post published:May 8, 2011

I hope you’re all treating your mothers well today. Below are a few articles about a soon to be mother. Happy reading.

The first article is an extended Q&A from the Marie Claire SA interview, where Natalie expressed not liking coffee. Below is an excerpt about her favourite cites.

What are your favourite cities in the United States?
New York and LA are obviously favourites. But Austin, Texas, is really special, along with Santa Fe and New Orleans. And I do love Cincinnati, where my grandmother now lives and my mother used to live when she was younger.

In Europe?
Paris and Berlin would probably be my favourites.

What about Asia?
I love the Japanese countryside. Tokyo is amazing, but it is a little too much for me. I would say the same about China where I love the rural areas most, such as Lijiang and Guilin.

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Box Office Update

Post author:Dazza
Post published:May 7, 2011

Those Thor predictions from yesterday are looking quite accurate. The Friday estimates show a $23 million opening day haul, which will definitely be good for number 1 at the box…

Retrospective

Post author:Dazza
Post published:May 6, 2011

It seems a bit pointless for most of us, but if you're a new Natalie fan you might appreciate this video tour through her career. It's just under 5 minutes…

Thor Box Office Predictions

Post author:Dazza
Post published:May 6, 2011

Boxoffice.com are suggesting that Thor might pull in $68 million this weekend, while Boxofficemojo are saying $65 million. I've got no idea about weekend but I did vaguely predict $150-$200…

Tidbits

Post author:Dazza
Post published:May 6, 2011

Here comes another eclectic batch of mini updates. - Director of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies talks about how things are coming along and why he wanted to do the…

Leon Part 2 Trailer…Sort Of…

Post author:Dazza
Post published:May 6, 2011

Last year there were reports that a Mathilda script, the sequel to Leon The Professional, existed but that Luc Besson (the writer and director of the original) did not have…

FHM 100 Sexiest

Post author:Dazza
Post published:May 5, 2011

Yesterday we had Maxim's list (with Nat at #8) and now FHM have released their 100 sexiest list for 2011. Seems a better list to me, although Natalie is down…

Thor Reviews

Post author:Dazza
Post published:May 5, 2011

We haven’t really posted a hell of a lot of Thor reviews, so with the film opening tomorrow I thought I’d go ahead and put up a batch to get you in the mood…or reset your expectations accordingly.

So we’re going to start with two positive reviews. The two so-so reviews. And finally two pan level reviews.

– EW’s Owen Glieberman gave the film an A- rating.

Yet Thor turns its hero’s confusion — about who he is, where he belongs, and why he has these..feelings for Portman’s feisty Jane Foster — into touchingly overscaled coming-of-age kicks. It’s not art, but it’s mighty fun.

– Next up is an 8.5/10 review from Superherohype.

Natalie Portman also delivers a strong performance as Jane Foster. What I like about her is that Jane is a competent, intelligent, driven physicist. Yet when she’s in the presence of Thor, she occasionally loses her composure; she’s flustered and even giggly. Her attraction for Thor throws her for a loop and this normally-composed woman doesn’t know how to react. That makes her more realistic, relatable, and fun.

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