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In a new edition of At The Movies, Peter Travers redefines being one’s own worst enemy. In the beginning, we are greeted by Hollywood Travers, who announces that he will be making predictions about the 2012 Academy Awards, which air on February 26th. However, he is quickly interrupted by the irritable Indie Travers, who is decked out in a zip-up hoodie and 3D glasses.
As Hollywood Travers attempts to make well-informed predictions - selecting The Artist, Viola Davis and Christopher Plummer as his favorites - Indie Travers can’t seem to get over the fact that Drive, his favorite movie of the year, was snubbed. And so naturally, popcorn throwing ensues.
To witness the brawl first-hand, either watch the clip above or visit “The Travers Take” at RollingStone.com.
—Ben Murray
It’s Oscar season, and guess who isn’t pleased with the Academy’s nominations this year? Yep, our very own Peter Travers. In a special edition of Damn You, Hollywood!, Travers rants about the selections for Best Picture, Actor in a Leading Role and Actress in a Leading Role.
According to Travers, the biggest snub of the year was Drive. Not only was the film ignored for Best Picture, but its leading actor Ryan Gosling was also passed over for Actor in a Leading Role. And it doesn’t end there. Travers argues that Bridesmaids, Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton were snubbed this year as well.
To hear more criticism on this year’s Oscar nominations, either watch the video above or visit RollingStone.com.
—Ben Murray
Peter Travers’ Scumbucket can be merciless, but he’s chosen 10 outstanding movies that steered more than clear of Scumbucket shame this year. The best-of selections for 2011 include crowd-pleasers such as the final installment of Harry Potter and Martin Scorcese’s Hugo, hits from Hollywood leading men George Clooney and Brad Pitt, and a first-time director’s successful attempt at portraying the 2008 financial crisis.
To find out who clinched the top spot, and to see all of Travers’ selections, visit RollingStone.com.
—Meredith Olson
“I said ‘Brrr! It’s cold in here! There must be some Toros in the atmosphere!’” Kirsten Dunst brought it to Rolling Stone this week when she sat down with Peter Travers to talk (and cheer) about vampires, The Bachelor and her new film Melancholia.
Friend and neighbor to R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, “Kiki D” also appeared in the video for “We All Go Back to Where We Belong,” R.E.M.’s final single. “On the other side of that wall [in the video] is my apartment,” she says. “He brings over snacks sometimes.”
For details on her competition with Melancholia co-star Alexander Skarsgård and more from “Off the Cuff,” visit RollingStone.com or watch the video above!
— Parry Ernsberger
It’s a bad year for sequels.
At least that seems to be true of our picks for the Worst Movies of 2011. Even though we’re only six months deep, movie critic Peter Travers has a lot to say about Hollywood’s most recent missteps. Yes, Mr. Depp, we are looking at you.
To see who took home the awards for worst wig, worst comic book movie of the “green” variety and more, check out Travers’ video blog at Rollingstone.com.
Rolling Stone movie critic Peter Travers is a feisty guy when there’s just one of him. Double that, and you’ve got a recipe for trouble. Hollywood Travers takes on Indie Travers in an Oscar pick showdown in this exclusive RollingStone.com video, and it doesn’t end well. Check out more of our complete Oscar coverage here, and let the carnage begin.
Whose side are YOU on? Play along on Sunday with RollingStone.com’s Oscar ballot, featuring Travers’ picks for who will win each award and who should win each award. Feel free to disagree with Travers—just watch out for his left hook.
The Social Network is a portrait of a generation that can only communicate from behind a screen, and many say it defines today’s society. But is that a fair assessment of the Millennials?
Our very own Peter Travers thinks so. But someone disagrees—and isn’t afraid to say so.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, star of such films as (500) Days of Summer and Inception, wrote an open letter to Travers on his blog, arguing in favor of Facebook’s ability to connect rather than disconnect. Travers, never one to stay silent, wrote his own open letter in response. What side of the debate are you on? Is Facebook building relationships — or preventing them?
With Ryan Reynolds suiting up for this summer’s Green Lantern and the final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga in the works, Rolling Stone’s Peter Travers takes a look back at his 10 favorite superhero portrayals—from Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man to Bruce Lee’s Kato from the original The Green Hornet.
(He even throws in three super-disappointments too, like George Clooney’s Batman—complete with rubber suit and built-in nipples.)
In his Holiday Movie Preview, Rolling Stone film critic Peter Travers raves about “one of the best movies of the year”: Black Swan, which opens today. (But you already knew that, right?)
Check out Travers’ full video review of the Natalie Portman/Mila Kunis movie, plus the other films of the season—including All Good Things, I Love You Phillip Morris and Night Catches Us—on RollingStone.com.
