Articles about J. Edgar

A good heh: "If 2012's Oscar-nominated movie posters told the truth"

"J. Edgar" might wind up being the Jon Huntsman of the awards race. That said, here's a look at the genesis of "J. Edgar," which may be a contender in the best-actor category for Leonardo DiCaprio.

Republican presidential candidates list their Oscar picks (OK, not really, but still pretty amusing from @funnyordie)

Heading to the cineplex with your relatives on Christmas? Here's a handy @vulture guide to safe films by family member

End of year means listicles! At @vulture, @kylebuchanan picks the 10 best/worst movie posters of 2011

Audio: "J. Edgar" and "Milk" screenwriter Dustin Lance Black keeps Terry Gross, er, engrossed for 38 minutes on @nprfreshair

This essay argues that Clint Eastwood, despite having helmed several notable cinematic successes, has recently been coasting on a reputation that doesn't match the work. According to @rejectnation, Eastwood is, in short, proof of the auteur problem: that critics forgive from him transgressions that would never be deemed acceptable with a "lesser" director.

The critic @AOScott talks about how two new films, David Cronenberg's "Dangerous Method" and Clint Eastwood's "J. Edgar," are two similar biopics in that they examine the consequences of repression.

@EW talked with an old guy who is still alive about an old guy who is dead. What did Clint Eastwood have to say about J. Edgar?

Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar presents an understandably fictionalized portrait of the notorious FBI director. The real history, though, is more interesting