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Gabourey Sidibe on the cover of V

January 13, 2010 in Print by Antonio Cerna | 1 comment

via Models.com

via Models.com

Perhaps one of the most anticipated magazine issues of the entire year (already!) is the cover of V Magazine’s size issue (which features many, many plus size models). We’ve heard about this for months now (both good and bad), but when last week cover pictures finally surfaced, we couldn’t believe ourselves when we saw, ‘Precious’ star and Golden Globe nominee, Gabourey Sidibe, on the cover. Holy shit! If you haven’t already, you must watch Sdibe’s interview on Conan (below the fold). She’s amazing. The cover is photographed by super, super famous photog team Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. The issue hits stands tomorrow.

Oscar Season: A Prestige Film Preview

November 30, 2009 in Film by Adrian Muniz | 1 comment

Matthew Goode and Colin Firth in Tom Ford's A Single man

Matthew Goode and Colin Firth in Tom Ford's "A Single Man"

Now that fall is almost done and winter is headed our way, your local movie house—assuming you don’t live in a red state or on Staten Island—will be heading into what is normally considered the prestige film season that lasts from September right up to December 31st, when films become ineligible for next year’s Academy Awards nominations. Sure, sometimes the odd Hollywood blockbuster/disaster/action movie will sneak in under the radar (read: “2012″), but for the most part you can assume that most of the movies with a post-September release date will be gunning for a golden statuette. And now, with several publications and other film organizations beginning to release their top flicks of the year—you can see the picks the International Press Academy chose here—we figured it might be best to offer up a look at what you don’t want to miss. After the jump, a few films you’ll want to check out as 2009 comes to a close — lest your Oscar ballot become a bigger flop than Labor Pains.