Topic: tom-hanks

Who Is The Tom Hanks Of Our Generation?

Who Is The Tom Hanks Of Our Generation?

The acting versatility, the flawless career choices, the handsome but not overbearing looks, the back-to-back Best Actor Oscars, the likeability, and perhaps rarest of all in Hollywood, the emergence from a somewhat fractured childhood to general goodguydom, complete with an almost 24-year marriage. Can there ever be another? We’re not sure, but if there is going to be, these are the up-and-coming stars who are in the running. More »

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Is The Only Best Picture Nominee To Fail Rotten Tomatoes’ Rating System

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Is The Only Best Picture Nominee To Fail Rotten Tomatoes' Rating System

Rottentomatoes.com is the how most of us decide which movies are worth our thirteen dollars. Maybe you can gamble on a 55% film if you love the star, and despite 87% awarded to a thriller you might know you’ll enjoy the Katherine Heigl rom-com more, but you can get a sense of the artistic value of a film by the Tomatometer. More »

Jonah Hill’s Oscar Nomination Is Great News — Even Though He’ll Probably Lose

Jonah Hill's Oscar Nomination Is Great News -- Even Though He'll Probably Lose

Jonah Hill was great in the Brad Pitt baseball biopic MoneyBall. And this morning the Academy recognized that, with an Oscar nomination for the 28 year old actor. This is great news. Jonah’s chances for actually winning the Oscar may be slim, but this basically guarantees that he will get more serious dramatic roles. Which will be good for everyone. More »