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  1. movie review
    Melissa McCarthy Can’t Save the Day, or the Studio Comedy, in Thunder ForceThe Netflix spoof, which co-stars Octavia Spencer and Jason Bateman, doesn’t make its superhero buddy antics work.
    By Alison Willmore
  2. the gold rush
    Reconsidering How We Considered Melissa Leo’s ‘Consider …’ CampaignThe actress’s self-financed Oscar campaign still lingers ten years later.
    By Carey O'Donnell
  3. Can Melissa Leo Scream Her Way To Another Oscar?This year, the actress became one of cinema’s most terrifying nuns — and in the process, tapped into our current moment of “beautiful female rage.”
    By Jada Yuan
  4. the industry
    Melissa Leo, Patton Oswalt Join UnlovableThe indie-film Cinderella story gets a new star and producer on the same day.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  5. Melissa Leo Will Play Lady Bird JohnsonIn HBO’s All the Way.
    By E. Alex Jung
  6. Louis C.K., Melissa Leo, ‘Childrens Hospital’ Won at the Creative Arts […]The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, where awards are given to technical positions as well as categories that don’t quite fit into the main […]
    By Elise Czajkowski
  7. Melissa Leo Is Amazed Over the Response to Her ‘Louie’ Episode“I have worked for 30 years and won an Academy Award. I have never had a response like that to anything. Personally, on the street, people come […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  8. chat room
    Melissa Leo on All the Louie Love“I have worked for 30 years and won an Academy Award. I have never had a response like that to anything.”
    By Kat Ward
  9. How Melissa Leo Met Louis“What happened was, I was at the Emmys with my son, and he said, ‘Oh, there’s Louis C.K. I want to meet him!’ I don’t think my boy’s ever said […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  10. louie
    Watch a Supercut of Louie’s Most Awkward Interactions With WomenAwkward!
    By Eliot Glazer
  11. casting
    Mariah Carey Is Joining The ButlerFinally.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  12. casting couch
    Catching Fire Finds Its FinnickLadies and gentlemen, Sam Claflin.
    By Margaret Lyons
  13. overnights
    Louie Recap: Whip It OutMelissa Leo wants what she wants.
    By Zach Dionne
  14. Tracy Morgan + Jesse Eisenberg + Drugs + Pianos = ‘Why Stop Now’ “Eisenberg & Morgan” has a real ring to it. The unlikely comedy duo is set to take their vaudeville act to the big screen in Why Stop Now, […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  15. trailer mix
    Watch the Why Stop Now TrailerJesse Eisenberg, Tracy Morgan, and Melissa Leo would like to buy some drugs.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  16. exclusive
    The Why Stop Now Poster With Eisenberg, MorganThat’s a whole lot of eccentrics.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  17. Robin Williams Soon to Be Another Angry BrooklyniteFilming in September, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn is about a jerk patient who is mistakenly informed by his doctor that he only has 90 minutes […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  18. casting
    Melissa Leo Cast Opposite Tom CruiseIn a sci-fi movie.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  19. chat room
    Melissa Leo on Sucking a Kitten’s Paw, Playing Sad Characters, and Acting Without Vanity“The entire industry is filled with, and by and large run by, wannabes. And bless their hearts; I’m glad they have jobs.”
    By Miranda Siegel
  20. party chat
    Melissa Leo Says Co-star Tracy Morgan Is ‘Very Upset by Being Misunderstood’“The cat I’m working with up the river is a very fine man with the best intentions.”
    By Carrie Battan
  21. clickables
    See Pee-wee Herman and Jimmy Kimmel’s Melissa Leo–Spoofing Broadway AdNot bad.
    By Julie Gerstein
  22. exclusive
    Oscar Winner Melissa Leo to Parent Jesse Eisenberg in PredisposedThe film will shoot this summer.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  23. oscars 2011
    Fug Girls: Red Carpet Hits and Misses at the OscarsIncluding Best in Show at the L.A. County Craft Fair.
    By The Fug Girls
  24. f-bomb
    Watch Melissa Leo Say the F-Word at the OscarsOops.
    By Willa Paskin
  25. oscars 2011
    See All the Red-Carpet Looks From the 2011 Academy AwardsThe competition on the red carpet can be as interesting as the awards race itself.
    By Emily Watkins
  26. clickables
    Watch Melissa Leo’s Amazing 1985 Catfight on All My ChildrenEpic!
    By Kyle Buchanan
  27. clickables
    Watch Melissa Leo Shoot Her Oscar Campaign AdsHer self-made “Consider” campaign has raised some eyebrows.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  28. clickables
    See Melissa Leo’s Personal Oscar Campaign Ads“I took matters into my own hands.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  29. slideshow
    See All the Red-Carpet Looks From Last Night’s SAG AwardsMovie and TV stars — from the ‘Social Network’ to ‘Modern Family’ — were out again for the latest stop on the awards circuit. See how they fared.
    By Alex Rees
  30. kudos
    The King’s Speech, Boardwalk Empire Score SAG AwardsNow on to the Oscars.
    By Mike Vilensky
  31. sundance
    Rob Lowe, Eva Green, Paul Rudd, Vera Farmiga, and More in Vulture’s Sundance Photo Album, Part 2The second installment of our Sundance gallery.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  32. oscar race 2011
    The Oscar Nominees Are Out — Now Here Are Their NarrativesVulture’s taken a look at the newest crop of contenders and the careful narrative crafted for each.
    By Lane Brown and Kyle Buchanan
  33. party chat
    The Golden Globes: Vulture’s Behind-the-Scenes Party Time LineA team of Vulture reporters was dispatched to Los Angeles this weekend to chronicle the loose talk and boozy mayhem.
    By Vlada Gelman, Kyle Buchanan, and Benjamin Hurvitz
  34. the globes
    See All the Red-Carpet Looks From the 2011 Golden GlobesLet us know who you think needs to have a serious talk with their stylist tomorrow.
    By Alex Rees
  35. friendship
    Melissa Leo’s Not Here to Make FriendsSomeone’s watching reality TV!
    By Willa Paskin
  36. movie review
    The Fighter Is Not So Much Raging Bull As Raging FamilyIt’s a rousing film, with so much texture that once it gets you, you’re good and got.
    By David Edelstein
  37. fact-checking
    How Does Christian Bale Compare to the Real Person He Plays in The Fighter?He’s skinnier, balder, and more intense.
    By Willa Paskin
  38. trailer mix
    Kristen Stewart ‘Is Nobody’s Little Girl’ in Welcome to the Rileys TrailerBut not if James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo have anything to say about it.
    By Willa Paskin
  39. the industry
    Melissa Leo to Control Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg’s BedtimesPlus: Blur scheduling U.S. tour dates?
    By Amos Barshad
  40. the industry
    Sean Penn Has Some Protecting to DoPlus: ‘The Complete History of My Sexual Failures.’
    By Amos Barshad
  41. the industry
    Matt Damon to Possibly Fall in Love With RobotPlus: Yogi Bear’s back.
    By Amos Barshad
  42. oscars
    Red-carpet Style, Live From the OscarsAll the looks from the Most Important Red Carpet Ever.
    By Sharon Clott
  43. chat room
    Frozen River’s Melissa Leo on Her Oscar Nomination’If I was playing Jackie Onassis under those conditions, that would be much harder to do.’
    By Lane Brown
  44. quote machine
    People Sometimes Forget How Well Jerry Bruckheimer Understands the Female MindPlus: Dakota Fanning makes dumber co-star feel inferior.
    By Stan Park
  45. kudos
    The Golden Globes: Who Got Snubbed?’Milk,’ Clint, and ‘Wall-E,’ to name a few.
    By Lane Brown
  46. kudos
    Gotham Awards Honor ‘Frozen River’ and Penélope Cruz, End on TimeIf last night’s Gotham Awards ceremony at Cipriani were any indication, the upcoming spate of year-end prize-giving will be a series of smooth, well-oiled affairs.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  47. the industry
    Robert De Niro Plays to CharacterDe Niro signs on for another mobster drama, Yogi Bear gets his close-up, and Philip Seymour Hoffman goes for claymation.
    By Jessica Coen
  48. chat room
    ‘Frozen River’ Director on Winning at Sundance and Falling Asleep at the CameraHunt spoke with Vulture about what happens when you need a nap while the camera’s still rolling.
  49. overnights
    ‘Weeds’ Goes Up in SmokeIt turns out Nancy Botwin started the fires in Southern California.