The Fille Files (January 22 - 28)

Each week, the Filles bring you some of our favourite films finds of the week—news, reviews, features, interviews, tweets, new releases, etc.—just in case you missed them.

REEL GREAT READS

• From Sketch to Still: The Dreamy, Oscar-Nominated 1920s Sets of Midnight in Paris (Vanity Fair) - Production designer Anne Seibel talks about how she created Paris in the 20s on an indie budget for Woody Allen's Oscar nominated Midnight in Paris set, complete with sketchbook snapshots.
• Why Men Always Tell You to See Movies (NY Times) - Why the male voice over dominates movie trailers.
• Paul Rudd, Amy Pohler and 'Wet Hot' friends reunite for stage show (EW) - Photos from the 10 year reunion of the Wet Hot American Summer cast. And some of their friends. (See also: CNN's Wet Hot American Summer: Where Are They Now? gallery)

The Fille Files (December 4 - 10)

Each week, the Filles bring you some of our favourite films finds of the week—news, reviews, features, interviews, tweets, new releases, etc.—just in case you missed them.

 

Photo: GQ

REEL GREAT READS

• Gos-tronomy: The 25 Best Ryan Gosling Moments of 2011 (GQ) – While this isn’t really a film story, it features one of our favourite movie and feminist icons of the moment, Breaker High grad and Drive/Crazy Stupid Love/Ides of March star, Ryan Gosling. We just can’t get enough and this is precisely why. Hey girl .... want to get us a Drive Operation game for Christmas?

The Fille Files (November 26 - December 3)

 REEL GREAT READS

•  Andy Serkis Gets an Oscar Push for 'Apes' (Next Movie) - Andy Serkis deserves an Oscar nom for his role as Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes, says Michelle. Co-chairman and CEO of the film's studio Tom Rothman agrees and is pushing to get Serkis the well-deserved recognition for his emotional performance.
• "X-Men: First Class" studio wants Matthew Vaughn back for sequel (IFC) - In more news about Tom Rothman and movies Michelle loved this year, he's also trying to bring director Matthew Vaughn back to shoot the sequel to the amazingly re-imagined X-Men series, First Class. Go Rothman, Go!
• VOD Rides to the Rescue of Indie Film (The Wrap) - As video rental stores shut down and VOD services take slack for lack of competent services for mainstream releases, VOD services are actually turning out to be a great source for indie films. How else are you going to catch Grave Encounters? (Yes, yet another movie Michelle loved this year.)
• 'The Artist': How a Black-and-White Silent Movie Defied the Odds and Became an Oscar Contender (The Hollywood Reporter) - An indepth look at the creation and promotion one of the most talked about movies of the year, which ironically, contains no talking itself, and may just become the first silent movie to get awards attention since the 1920s. 
• The Long-Awaited Poster for Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's Cabin in the Woods (Ain't It Cool News) - This movie has literally been in distribution hell, despite being an over-anticipated fanboy/girl fantasy come true (Whedon and Goddard together again! A pre-Thor Chris Hemsworth!). This poster and way-short synopsis is the first hint of anything we've really gotten about the movie in a long while. And it is a mindfuck and a half. Emily, at least, can't wait!