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Wes Anderson

Forrester’s Take: Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

If there was ever a man who delighted in the whimsical joy and nostalgia of cinema, it would be Wes Anderson. Known for multiple films, the director excels at layering personality and wit amidst a refined vintage homage, and Anderson never fails to imbibe his cheeky nuance with color and personality. This writer has viewed a handful of his films, and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” didn’t fail to stray from the formula. The movie opens to a cheerful, barbershop quartet backed stroll through a snow-covered…

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Eleanor and Park

6 Reasons Why We’re Cautiously Looking Forward to “Eleanor and Park,” The Movie

On Tuesday, Dreamworks Studios announced that it was picking up the film rights to the New York Times Best Selling debut novel from Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor and Park. Lately, YA fiction to film has been all the rage in Hollywood, from Veronica Roth’s Divergent, to John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns. When Rainbow Rowell’s  Eleanor and Park first hit shelves in 2013,  reviews hailed it as a “a beautiful, haunting love story” for young adults. Is this book for everyone? Of course not, few…

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George R.R. Martin

A Song of Ice and Fire, The Movie?

Since George R.R. Martin spoke with The Hollywood Reporter, speculation persists the Game of Thrones series will end not with a final season on HBO but a movie (or movies) instead. Since the publication of that infamous Vanity Fair article, emphasizing how the show was quickly catching up with the (as-of-now) unfinished series, discussion has exploded all over the internet.  What will show creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff do if (when) they begin to surpass the story which George R.R. Martin has published?  There’s a lot…

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Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan: On the Road to Recovery

The former child actress has been pretty erratic in recent years. Now with Oprah behind her and a docu-series on the way, is she finally set to make her big comeback? I feel that it’s pretty safe to say, the biggest reason anyone feels invested in Lohan is because of her role in Tina Fey’s cult classic, Mean Girls (2004). Who didn’t love the ingenue turned preppy  pretty (mean) girl, Cady Heron? But while the film served to launch Rachel McAdams career, it seemed to mark some…

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Fast and Furious 7

Fast and Furious 7, Back on Track After Fitting Hiatus

Months after the fatal car crash which killed Paul Walker, the cast and crew of Fast and Furious 7 are headed back to the set. Universal announced earlier this week that the seventh movie in the Fast and Furious franchise will resume production in April. Filming was halted last November, after the death of Paul Walker who played Brian O’Conner in the previous 6 films. Until recently, it was unclear how the movie would handle the untimely death since Walker had already been written into…

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The Fault in Our Stars

Everyone Is Talking About This Movie, It’s Going to Wreck You

John Green released his fourth novel, The Fault in Our Stars, in January of 2012 to massive success — so successful in fact that movie rights were almost immediately optioned by Fox. Now in post-production, the first trailer hit the web yesterday and fans of the book are already reacting in equal parts excitement, equal parts anxiety, and entirely in Feels. In case you haven’t picked up this stunning book yet, make sure you do before The Fault in Our Stars hits theaters this summer!…

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Lupita Nyong'o

This Oscar Nominee Has More Than Just Looks and Talent

Lupita Nyong’o is currently up for an Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her part in 12 Years A Slave. But this brilliant young women has more to recommend her than just her mad acting skills. The actress has proved herself on multiple occasions and interviews to be compassionate, empathetic and extremely eloquent. Check out some of her interviews here! (Gif credit to tumblr user identitet)

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Great News! A “Wonderous” Sequel in the Works

And You’ll Never Believe Who’s Up For Consideration The sequel to 2010’s immensely popular Alice in Wonderland, based off of the novel by Lewis Carroll, has been greenlighted by Disney — but with a new director. James Bobin, known for directing the recent Muppets movies, will be replacing Tim Burton and it’s going to be interesting to see how much of the spooky charm remains without the talented Burton at the helm. Appropriately titled Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass, the movie is set for release…

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