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The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

  1. wage gap
    Taraji Made ‘Sofa Change’ Compared to Brad Pitt“If I pushed for more money, I’d be replaced and no one would so much as a blink.”
  2. mine under matter
    Trapped Chilean Miners Are Watching the Wrong Movies’Benjamin Button’ might not make our list of non-depressing movies.
  3. old-man babies
    Is Benjamin Button Going Bollywood?If so, we certainly hope they fix the Old-Baby Man issues!
  4. advice
    Vulture’s Post-Oscar Career PlannerWhat wisdom do we hope this year’s nominees, snubbed hopefuls, and breakout stars take away from one of the most exciting awards races in recent memory?
  5. news reel
    Benjamin Button Composer Deemed Untalented by Gifting-Suite Attendant’I’m sorry, you’re not on the list.’
  6. kudos
    Batman Scores DGA NodAre these the front-runners for Best Picture?
  7. old-man babies
    David Fincher’s Charm Offensive Continues’I would be less interested in that than I would in having cigarettes put out in my eyes.’
  8. kudos
    Producers Guild Nominations Get Batman’s Hopes UpThe Producers Guild just announced their nominees for Best Picture — and they include ‘The Dark Knight.’
  9. outrage
    Cop-out! Benjamin Button Delivers Old-Man Baby But Botches Old-Baby ManWhy the end of ‘Benjamin Button’ totally blew it.
  10. old-man babies
    Benjamin Button’s Taraji P. Henson Signed Up to Work With Brad Pitt, Not an Old-Man Baby’I was like, ‘I signed up to work with Brad Pitt. Where is he?” she told us at a screening last night.
  11. jerks
    David Fincher Just Going Around Smacking PeopleThe director ‘hit [former Paramount chief John] Goldwyn in the chest with his hand and hurt him and said, ‘That’s for you, for not greenlighting the movie when you had a chance.’
  12. old-man babies
    What’s Wrong With ‘Benjamin Button’?Apparently it’s leaving critics ‘emotionally cold.’
  13. a.v. club
    Academy Needs New A.V. ClubRecent ‘Benjamin Button’ screenings made everyone look greenish and un-Oscarable.
  14. old-man babies
    First Reviews of ‘Benjamin Button’ Indicate It’s a ‘Profound and Moving’ ‘Dud’We bet it still wins tons of Oscars.
  15. imminent disasters
    Taxpayers Inexplicably Upset About Having to Pay for Brad Pitt MoviesCritics of the tax incentives for filmmakers point out that they are completely stupid.
  16. kudos
    It’s Never Too Early for Oscar!Thank God — we thought we’d get to October without having some declarative predictions!
  17. countdown
    ‘Benjamin Button’ to Be So Long That Time Moves Backward?Seriously, does this movie need to be three hours long?
  18. trailer mix
    ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Trailer Has Its Head on StraightWe sort of can’t wait to see this.
  19. kudos
    Finally, Someone Handicaps the 2009 OscarsWhat does Vulture pick as our Best Picture 2009 nominees?
  20. Neighborhood Watch
    Lotus Changing Hands; Pedigreed Smoked Fish Now Served in TribecaMeatpacking District: Tenjune’s Eugene Remm and Mark Birnbaum are reportedly poised to take over Lotus from David Rabin after eyeing the space back in September, but we’re not sure of the fate the waitress who dubbed the club a “tourist attraction.” [Down by the Hipster] Midtown East: Café St. Bart’s may change its name to Inside Park at St. Bart’s by early 2008 when the restaurant reopens to show off its new renovations. [Bottomless Dish/Citysearch] Prospect-Lefferts-Gardens: Lime, the new bar opening on Flatbush, has hoisted a sign, which has been described, possibly with sarcasm, as “pretty damn spiffy.” [Across the Park] South Bronx: The produce is speaking for itself at the smallest food co-op in the city, which began operations in September and now has 30 members. Who wouldn’t want better-priced tomatoes whose “juices just burst in your mouth and you have that sensation of loveliness growing in your mouth”? [NYT] Tribeca: Murray’s sibling Zucker’s Bagels & Smoked Fish, on Chambers near West Broadway, had its grand opening this weekend. [Grub Street]
  21. overnights
    ‘Friday Night Lights’: We’re Not Crying, We Just Have Dust in Our EyeNo, seriously, just leave us alone for a minute so we can get it out.