While accepting the best supporting actor prize from the New York Film Critics Circle on Monday night for his riveting performance in Milk, Josh Brolin lashed out at the Times's chief theater critic Ben Brantley, who negatively reviewed Brolin in True West on Broadway. Sure, that was over eight years ago, but Jo Bro does not forget a slight: "As much as actors like to say they don't read reviews, I do. Ben Brantley—honestly I hate that motherfucker! And I don't think he's a good writer." (We do.) Then Brolin turned to his Milk co-star: "Quite an actor Sean Penn...Amazing. Not an asshole like Russell Crowe." more ›

Yesterday the New York Film Critics Circle [NYFCC] announced their awards, and today the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the Golden Globe Award nominees. Both are viewed by the movie industry as harbingers of what's to come at the Academy Awards in February, and today's winners will use the accolades for their Oscar campaigns. Milk was the big winner with the NYFCC yesterday, nabbing three awards, including Best Picture. Mike Leigh was named best director Happy-Go-Lucky, and Jenny Lumet won best screenplay for Rachel Getting Married. Man on Wire was awarded the prize for best documentary, and critics voted Wall-E the best animated film of the year. more ›