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    Oct 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. 'Smashed': Drama's watered down in this lesson about the drinking life ★★ 1/2

    The director's statement issued with “Smashed” reads, in part: "Being drunk can be really fun. It's just all the other things that come with being drunk that can be a downer (wrecking cars, lives, etc.) ... so many films that deal with substance abuse follow a familiar 'scared straight' path, depicting characters so damaged that they're not relatable, leaving the audience with nothing to do but gawk at their otherness.
    The director's statement issued with “Smashed” reads, in part: "Being drunk can be really fun. It's just all the other things that come with being drunk that can be a downer (wrecking cars, lives, etc.) ... so many films that deal with...

    Tags: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (movie), Movies, Drama (genre), The Help (movie), Mary Kay Place

    2. Oct 16, 2012 |Column| RedEye

  2. Video/Q&A: 'Smashed' star Mary Elizabeth Winstead

    To bond as married alcoholics for the Sundance hit “Smashed,” co-stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul, appropriately, went out and got drunk.
    To bond as married alcoholics for the Sundance hit “Smashed,” co-stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul, appropriately, went out and got drunk. “I don’t know what I really learned about myself from that particular night...

    Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Nick Offerman, Minor League Baseball, Movies, Chris Evans

    3. Jan 25, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Sundance 2012: 'Smashed' is a booze film with a dry wit

    24 Frames
    The Sundance film festival movie “Smashed,” about a hard-drinking young woman who decides to get sober after one too many late nights, mixes in lightness with the seriousness. It’s an alcoholism drama, lo-fi style....
    4. May 8, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Oprah Winfrey brings drama to 'The Butler' trailer

    Moviegoers well-acquainted with Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels’ eyebrow-raising filmic oeuvre may be shocked to learn that his latest movie, “The Butler,” seems, at first blush, rather short on salacious surprises. This from the...

    Tags: David Oyelowo, Mariah Carey, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Movies, Entertainment

    5. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 'The Spectacular Now' director James Ponsoldt to adapt 'Pippin'

    Making two indie films about the drinking problems of young people might not immediately seem to put one in line for adapting a beloved Broadway musical, but such are the unpredictable ways of Hollywood. The Weinstein Co. said Tuesday that James Ponsoldt, director of the recent "Smashed" and "The Spectacular Now," would be writing a screen adaptation of the musical "Pippin."
    Making two indie films about the drinking problems of young people might not immediately seem to put one in line for adapting a beloved Broadway musical, but such are the unpredictable ways of Hollywood. The Weinstein Co. said Tuesday that James Ponsoldt,...

    Tags: Alcohol Addiction, The Weinstein Company, Frances Ha (movie), Movies, Entertainment

    6. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Robert Redford's 'new territory' with 'Captain America' sequel

    Though Robert Redford may be the very platonic ideal of a movie star -- a matinee idol from films such as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Sting," "The Way We Were," "The Electric Horseman" and "Out of Africa" -- he has of late been involved with smaller-scale, socially conscious dramas. So many were surprised last week by the news that Redford would be appearing in the Marvel Studios comic-book action sequel "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" as a senior leader in the secret government agency of S.H.I.E.L.D.
    Though Robert Redford may be the very platonic ideal of a movie star -- a matinee idol from films such as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Sting," "The Way We Were," "The Electric Horseman" and "Out of Africa" -- he has of late been involved...

    Tags: Nick Offerman, SXSW Music and Media Conference & Festival, Entertainment, Octavia Spencer, David Chase

    7. Feb 7, 2013 |Story| Zap2It

  7. 'Smashed'

    A young couple, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Emmy winner Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad"), struggle to get a handle on their drinking in this well-played drama honored at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The wife has an especially hard time making...

    Tags: Blu-ray Discs, Nick Offerman, Movies, Entertainment, Octavia Spencer

    8. Jan 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Sundance 2013: Teen romance 'Spectacular Now' bought by A24

    PARK CITY, Utah -- "The Spectacular Now," one of the only dramatic films to premiere to a strong response at this year's Sundance Film Festival so far, will soon be seen outside of this mountain town.
    PARK CITY, Utah -- "The Spectacular Now," one of the only dramatic films to premiere to a strong response at this year's Sundance Film Festival so far, will soon be seen outside of this mountain town. In the wee hours of Monday morning, newly formed...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Harmony Korine, Shailene Woodley, Spring Breakers (movie), Movies

    9. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  9. Will 'Les Mis' success boost movie musicals?: A few hit it big but most don't; Universal in no rush with 'Wicked'

    Variety
    Could the success of "Les Mis" give a boost to the musical biz? Yes and no. Since its Christmas Day release, "Les Miserables" has grossed $234 million worldwide and crossed the $100 million marker at the domestic box office more quickly than any other...

    Tags: Mamma Mia! (movie), Theater, Will Smith, Movies, Golden Globe Awards

    10. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 'Silver Linings,' 'Moonrise Kingdom' lead Spirit Award nominations

    Two offbeat comedies dominated the 28th annual Film Independent Spirit Award nominations Tuesday morning.
    Two offbeat comedies dominated the 28th annual Film Independent Spirit Award nominations Tuesday morning. David O. Russell's quirky "Silver Linings Playbook," starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, and Wes Anderson's charming coming-of-age...

    Tags: David Oyelowo, Jack Black, Helen Hunt, Entertainment, Your Sister's Sister (movie)

    11. Nov 26, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  11. Shailene Woodley on Mary Elizabeth Winstead in 'Smashed': SAG Preview: Actors on Actors - Woodley on Winstead

    Variety
    I became so lost in the raw vulnerability of Mary Elizabeth Winstead's acute and accurate portrayal of an alcoholic woman, my mind seemed to forget that I was watching a movie starring an actress instead of observing a dear friend who was fighting...

    Tags: Shailene Woodley, Screen Actors Guild, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Celebrities

    12. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  12. 'Smashed' drunk with laughter: Pic preemed in Gotham at MoMA

    Variety
    "It's OK to laugh," writer-director James Ponsoldt told the crowd at MoMA Thursday night. "Not all movies about alcoholism are deadly serious and this is one of them." The Gotham preem of SPC's "Smashed," indeed, had them laughing, even though for...

    Tags: Alcohol Addiction, Museum of Modern Art, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

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