According to Variety, singer and actor Justin Timberlake has been offered the role of a folk musician in Ethan and Joel Coen’s upcoming movie ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’. The story follows a singer-songwriter who “navigates New York’s folk music scene during the 1960s.” ‘Inception’ and ‘Shame’ actress Carey Mulligan has already signed on, if Timberlake agrees he would play the performer’s on screen husband in a co-lead role, alongside Drive star Oscar Isaac The only possible problem – J.T., whose recent acting venture ‘In Time’ is currently playing in theaters, has announced that he plans to go on hiatus from his busy days in both the music industry and the acting…

Over a decade ago, Bryan Singer’s adaptation of the “X-Men” comic book franchise gave the modern superhero genre a kick in the pants, seeding action thrills with deeper ethical conflicts, and laying the groundwork for both the grander commercial success (think “Spider-Man”) and some of the more artistic-minded noodling of a wide variety of genre followers (see also: Ang Lee’s “Hulk”). A prequel to the original trilogy, director Matthew Vaughn’s ”X-Men: First Class” is a slick piece of pop entertainment marked by smarter than average characterizations and some solid performances, and it confirms that mainstream Hollywood studio films can indeed – with some effort, and the oversight of a savvy producer – still…

With just a day left to go until the big show, I’d like to bet you’ve had enough Oscar predictions – especially considering quite a handful of the biggest honors are considered locks. Well, I offer you something a little different; not who I think will win, but who I think should win. Best Picture: The King’s Speech Every Best Picture nominee achieves some degree of filmmaking prowess, otherwise, they wouldn’t be nominated in the first place. Rather than pick apart the elements and compare the contenders by the writing, directing acting, etc., this category comes down to something far simpler, yet something tougher to achieve – poignancy. Which of…

Actor John Turturro recently hinted to UK entertainment outlet Digital Spy that there may be a sequel to the Coen brothers cult hit The Big Lebowski coming soon. Turturro said, “The Big Lebowski was a great movie. We hope to make a sequel. I can’t talk about it, but it comes down to Jesus in the jumpsuit.” The Big Lebowski starred Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski, an unemployed slacker living in Venice, California who spends his time drinking White Russians, smoking pot and bowling. In the beginning of the film, two hooligans break into The Dude’s apartment in search of debts owed to Lebowski’s wife, but little do…