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The 20 Smilingest Male Villains in Movies

By Chris Chaberski (Subscribe to Chris Chaberski's posts), Posted Sep 16th 2011 11:00AM
Filed under: Features, Movie News, Best and Worst

What is it about smiling that can turn an otherwise ordinary bad guy into a memorable villain? Smiles, we are told, reveal that someone is happy about something. A villain, though, uses a smile for a different purpose: not to reveal, but to conceal. A great movie villain often doesn't see himself as a villain, but nevertheless, he knows that the best way to fit in -- to deflect suspicion and give the appearance that he is anything but a villain -- is a simple smile.
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Double Duty: 10 Stars With 2 Movies at TIFF

By Chris Chaberski (Subscribe to Chris Chaberski's posts), Posted Sep 14th 2011 1:30PM
Filed under: Features, Toronto Film Festival, Movie News

Promoting one film at a festival is hard enough, but two? These performers (and one producer) had their work cut out for them at this year's Toronto International Film Festival. From Shakespearean war histories ('Coriolanus') to political thrillers ('The Ides of March') to Sigmund Freud ('A Dangerous Method'), this year's TIFF is an embarrassment of riches. And seriously, there's no such thing as too much Jessica Chastain.
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We Don't Know How He Does It: Harvey Weinstein Attends Three Premieres in Two Countries in One Night

By Chris Chaberski (Subscribe to Chris Chaberski's posts), Posted Sep 13th 2011 1:00PM
Filed under: Toronto Film Festival, Movie News

Harvey Weinstein might just be the hardest-working man in show business. The renowned big-shot producer managed to attend the premiere of 'I Don't Know How She Does It' in New York on Monday night, then fly up to Canada to take in the Toronto International Film Festival debuts of both the Madonna-directed 'W.E.' and the Shakespeare adaptation 'Coriolanus.' Granted, it's probably easier when you have your own jet, but still: quite the feat, even for a notorious multitasker like Harvey. Moviefone will keep you updated on when ol' Harv sets his sights on a quadruple-feature/single-night extravaganza, but until then, take a look at images from the trifecta.
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Why There Hasn't Been a Definitive 9/11 Movie Yet ... and What Upcoming Film Might Be Just That

By Chris Chaberski (Subscribe to Chris Chaberski's posts), Posted Sep 10th 2011 7:25PM
Filed under: Features, Movie News, Hot Topic

Ten years later, is it still too soon? A handful of films have addressed the events of September 11, 2001, from various angles, but none have attained true landmark status, culturally or cinematically. There is no work yet that might be called 'The 9/11 Story.' For an industry that didn't even wait until our previous president was out of office before depicting his life on-screen, that seems like an awful long time to wait before taking up the most widely documented incident in history, probably the most important event of the last generation.
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The Sexiest Woman of the Summer Is ... Mila Kunis

By Chris Chaberski (Subscribe to Chris Chaberski's posts), Posted Sep 2nd 2011 3:00PM
In the end, it wasn't even that close. By a 10-percentage-point margin, Mila Kunis defeated Olivia Wilde to earn the title of Sexiest Woman of the Summer. Congratulations, Mila, we'll be sending you a nice, big trophy in the mail. What's your address?

It's been a fun week here at the 'Fone, as we narrowed our field of stunning starlets from 12 to 8 to 4 to 2, and now we have our winner. We hope you had as good a time reading these posts as we did making them. We're already looking forward to next summer's class. (Hello there, Anna Faris, Emma Stone and Anne Hathaway!)

As this is the final day of our little tournament, we thought it would be appropriate to look back at all the wonderful women who so inspired us. Below, you'll find a complete listing of all of our Summer's Sexiest Women material, a handy guide anytime you want to think back on all the fun you had at the movies during the summer of 2011. Hard to believe 'Thor' kicked the season off so long ago, isn't it? And seriously, Mila, send us your address.

Cue 'One Shining Moment,' please ...
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Why the F**k Is 'Shark Night 3D' Rated PG-13, Not R?

By Chris Chaberski (Subscribe to Chris Chaberski's posts), Posted Sep 1st 2011 6:00PM
Filed under: Features, Movie News, Horror

Earlier this week, when we published our preview of horror flicks due out this fall, we had this to say about 'Shark Night 3D':
"Are We Excited? Absolutely. We were oddly charmed by the sheer absurdity and gobs of gore and gratuitous nudity in 'Piranha 3D,' so we're crossing our fingers that the makers of 'Shark Night' follow that game plan. Of course, it could be utterly terrible too. This one doesn't have Jerry O'Connell, after all."
Well, it appears that the makers of 'Shark Night' did NOT follow that plan. Forgive us, but we overlooked one simple factor that would have drastically changed that blurb: 'Shark Night' is, for some exceedingly strange reason, rated PG-13, unlike the very, very, extremely R-rated 'Piranha,' which we liked so much. Yes, it's an oversight on our part, but please understand, this is what we were first told about 'Shark Night':
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Who Is the Sexiest Woman of the Summer: Mila Kunis or Olivia Wilde?

By Chris Chaberski (Subscribe to Chris Chaberski's posts), Posted Sep 1st 2011 3:00PM
Filed under: Features, Best and Worst

Here we are ...

Mila vs. Olivia.

The Championship Round.

Are these three-word paragraphs building drama or what?

A quick recap of the semifinals of Sexiest Woman of the Summer tournament: Our first matchup saw our overall No. 1 seed Mila Kunis come away with a 55 percent-to-45 percent victory over Jessica Alba, after which Olivia Wilde (our overall No. 2 seed) defeated the upset-minded Women of 'Transformers,' Megan Fox and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. (You can view the earlier rounds here: Round 1, Round 2.)

We don't want to waste any more of your time with all this reading of words, so let's just get right to it:
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