Watch the Trailer for "Milk"

The trailer for Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Sean Penn, James Franco, Josh Brolin and Emile Hirsch, is now here.



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Great Performance: Into the Wild's Emile Hirsch

Have you seen Into the Wild? If not, RUN, do not walk, to a theater to see this brilliant movie.

A large part of the reason the movie is so successful is the transcendant performance of Emile Hirsch. I had seen Hirsch in Alpha Dog last year, and had heard about his role in the upcoming Speed Racer, but I was completely unprepared for the tour de force he delivers in this movie. His character, Chris McCandless, a graduate of Emory University, walks into the Alaskan wilderness in 1992 to "find himself." And he never walks out.

While it would be easy to peg Chris as a nutcase or a self-indulgent narcissist, Hirsch's performance defies such easy characterizations. He is simulatenously charming and maddening, seeking both solitude and also genuine connection. At moments you want to punch him in the face; at other moments you want to hold him in your arms. Hirsch is 100% believable at every turn. It is a truly breathtaking performance.

And he's sooooooo cute!

If you haven't yet seen the film, check it out. You won't be sorry.

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No Country, Juno, Clooney, Christie and Burton Pick Up NBR Awards

Don't you just love Awards season??

The National Board of Review has named this year's winners, with The Coen Brothers' No Country For Old Men claiming the top prize. Best Actor and Actress went to George Clooney (Michael Clayton) and Julie Christie (Away From Her), while Casey Affleck (The Assasination of Jesse James...) and Amy Ryan (Gone, Baby, Gone) picked up awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress.

Tim Burton, meanwhile, grabbed the award for Best Director, while Emile Hirsch (stunning in Into the Wild) and Ellen Page (Juno) took home the Breakthrough Awards.

In addition to No Country, NBR's top 10 films of the year were:

The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Atonement
The Bourne Ultimatum
The Bucket List
Into The Wild
Juno
The Kite Runner
Lars And The Real Girl
Michael Clayton
Sweeney Todd