Machine Gun Preacher

The Hairy Eyeball: Make-under mistakes

September 21, 2011 By Thelma Leave a Comment

Machine Gun Preacher,Michelle Monaghan,Gerard Butler,Oscar 2012

Breck Girl Monaghan as born-again backwoods ex-stripper

Just saw Machine Gun Preacher last night. Make-under alert! Michelle Monaghan does not have 1990’s biker-chick, ex-stripper, found God, living in rural Penn hair. Those streaks! That shine!

I worried. Was this constant finding fault with beautiful hair in actresses in gritty roles becoming my personal obsession? Did I expect every one to resemble Charlize Theron in Monster?

And then I saw that Allure writer Kate Sullivan had picked up my prob with Carey Mulligan’s hair in Drive and spun it into a beauty blog where she asks: Has Great Hair Ever Taken You out of a Movie? Definitely!

Drive, Ryan Gosling,Albert Brooks,Carey Mulligan

Mulligan, $500 haircut

Oscars 2012: Best Actor First Look

September 15, 2011 By Thelma 1 Comment

OK, we’re just out of Toronto (at least I am). It’s a crap shoot as to who will make the best actor shortlist — but it’s not as much of a crap shoot as it was a week ago. This is going to be one very hot race. So, let’s start off with the shoe-in:

1. George Clooney, The Descendants

2. Brad Pitt, Tree of Life or Moneyball

3. Jean Dujardin, The Artist

4. Woody Harrelson, Rampart

5. Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar

And don’t forget:

6. Michael Fassbender, Shame

7. Gerard Butler, Machine Gun Preacher

8. Dominic Cooper, The Devil’s Double

9. Paul Giamatti, Win Win

10. Gary Oldman, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

11. Ryan Gosling, Drive or The des of March

12. Tom Hardy, Warrior