Oscars

Academy, Please Make Up Your Mind!

New numbers for Oscar Best Picture nominees.

Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Poyner on June 15, 2011

MTV Movie Award Nominates Too Much Twilight!

The nominees are in for the 20th annual 2011 MTV Movie Awards and ‘The Twilight Sage: Eclipse’ has garnered a whopping 8 nominations!?

Topics : Movie News, Rants
Posted by : Rande Iaboni on May 4, 2011

From Gowns to Capes – Amy Adams Joins the List

Amy Adams is our new Lois Lane, what other actresses have ditched the Oscars for Superheroes?

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Rande Iaboni on March 30, 2011

2011 Oscars Report Card

A look at the 2011 Oscars

Topics : Lists, Movie News, Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Jaya Ramdath on February 28, 2011

Did You Know: James Franco / Freaks and Geeks

Did you know that James Franco began his career on the TV series FREAKS AND GEEKS? Seth Rogen and Jason Segel also got their start on this series, loosely based on the high school experiences of Judd Apatow.

Topics : Did You Know
Posted by : Ron Ashley on February 27, 2011

Did You Know: Academy Awards / creative forces

Did you know that established creative talents are hired to oversee the production of the televised Oscars ceremony? Last year, they hired writer/director Bill Condon, and this year, they hired Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist/comedian Dave Barry.

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Posted by : Ron Ashley on February 20, 2011

What Will Happen if Banksy Wins an Oscar?

What would happen during his acceptance speech should the notoriously elusive director of “Exit Through the Gift Shop” win an Oscar for his efforts?

Topics : Movie News, Oscars
Posted by : Nick Ondras on February 11, 2011

See the 2011 Oscar Nominated Shorts

The 2011 Oscar Nominated shorts will be out in theaters starting on February 11th.

Topics : Movie News, Oscars
Posted by : Jaya Ramdath on February 10, 2011

The King Gets Muted?

With little time left before the Academy Awards, The King’s Speech is proving to be a hot commodity. It’s taken top honors from actors, directors, and producers and seems to be a pretty tough competitor for best picture, which did not seem the case a few weeks ago. It is a good film, but, now, [...]

Topics : Rants
Posted by : Nick Poyner on February 1, 2011

DGA Brings More Confusion by Crowning The King

The DGA gave The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper its top award, giving us a fight come Oscar night.

Topics : Oscars
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on January 31, 2011

Oscar Nominations 2011: Almost Nothing New to See Here

Nominations for the 83rd annual Academy Awards ceremony.

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on January 26, 2011

Golden Globes Nomination Reaction

Golden Globes Nomination Reaction – A look at the nominations

Topics : Oscars
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on December 15, 2010

Oscar-Contending Songs

A look at some of the top choices for this year’s Oscar songs.

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Parrish Tigh on December 8, 2010

What is your choice for Best Picture – a look at potential nominees

A list of potential best picture nominees. What movie do you think should win Best Picture at the 2011 Oscars?

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on December 2, 2010

Rant: Oscar Predictions – Go (Mistakenly) Big or Go Home

More people have already seen most of 2010′s Oscar hopefuls. Could this year’s show prove the Academy’s changes were for the good?

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on November 27, 2010

Old School for the New School: On the Waterfront

There are often debates over which movies are considered classics. Maybe within your group of friends you like to talk about the best films of the 70’s, and which of those are classics. Maybe you like generational debates with your parents because, no matter what year it is, parents just don’t understand. Maybe you like [...]

Topics : Movie Reviews, Old School for the New School, Oscars
Posted by : Nick Poyner on September 7, 2010

Are Studios Going to go Small Budget From Now On?

Would a studio rather have an Oscar winning movie or a big blockbuster?  That seems to be a big question out of Hollywood studio execs and although it may seem that studios would want the best quality movie possible, the answer is they don’t care.  Cause like anything else, it’s all about money, and big [...]

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Craig Kessler on March 9, 2010

Observations From Oscar Night

The Oscars have come and gone and I can’t believe I spent about 4 hours (including the red carpet preview) watching the Oscars last night.  Wow…do I really need to find something to do on Sunday nights.  I was very happy with the winners announced and was glad to see The Hurt Locker come out [...]

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Posted by : Craig Kessler on March 8, 2010

Snap Review of “A Prophet (Un prophète)”

My review of Jacques Aduiard’s Oscar-nominated prison crime biography “A Prophet”.

Topics : Movie Reviews, Oscars
Posted by : Nick Ondras on March 4, 2010

Oscar Week

We are finally here. This Sunday night, March 7th, is the big night: Oscar Night. I for one am extremely excited for the Oscars.  I think it’s the best of the entertainment award shows probably due to the magnitude of what is on the line.  The past couple years might have been a little dull [...]

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on March 4, 2010

Avatar Will Win Best Picture Because of Patrick Ewing

Patrick Ewing entered the 1985 draft as the best player in the country.  this also happened to be the first year that the NBA turned to their new ping pong ball style way to determine the order for the draft.  Sure enough out of nowhere, the New York Knicks, a struggling team, ended up with [...]

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Craig Kessler on February 5, 2010

Nick: Oscar Nominations Reaction

The 2010 Oscar nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and resulted in surprise, praise and disappointment.

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Nick Ondras on February 3, 2010

Snap Review of “The White Ribbon”

My review of Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon”.

Topics : Movie Reviews, Oscars
Posted by : Nick Ondras on January 30, 2010

The Hangover is the Reason the Golden Globes are Better than the Oscars

The award show season is among us as the recent 2010 Golden Globes has come and gone.  There is so much attention given to these award shows, even when it is a down year in Hollywood like this past year has been.  A lot of it can be attributed to the 2007 writers strike for [...]

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Craig Kessler on January 20, 2010

Golden Globes Reaction

Last night was quite a night to the kick off the official award season. There were some suprises, some snubs, a great Mel Gibson knock by Ricky Gervais, and a speech from Martin Scorcese that will be remembered for some time. Lets get to it. Best Picture (Drama)/Director – Who would of thought? Avatar retains the [...]

Topics : Oscars, Rants
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on January 18, 2010

Snap Review of A Serious Man

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My review of the Coen brothers’ latest, A Serious Man.

Topics : Movie Reviews
Posted by : Nick Ondras on January 13, 2010

The Reviews Are In: ‘The Lovely Bones’ is a Bomb

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‘The Lovely Bones’ is performing rather poorly considering its writer-director, earning a 56% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with only 16 reviews in.

Topics : Early Reviews, Oscars
Posted by : Nick Ondras on December 4, 2009

Dynamic Comedy Duo of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscars

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It has just been announced that the dynamic comedy duo of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will be hosting this years Oscars. 28 Weeks Later… This is a pretty shocking revelation for the academy to select 2 co-hosts for the show.  They expect the fan base of the two to be a big pool to [...]

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Posted by : Craig Kessler on November 4, 2009

Oscars Best Picture Category Boost Nominees up to 10 Movies

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The head honchos behind the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Metropolis aka Robotic Angel trailer Airplane! film Finding Nemo buy Blackout trailer 101 Dalmatians ipod has made a bold decision shocking the movie world.  Well maybe not, but in this over hyped  summer 09 movie galor where big hype is making up for [...]

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Posted by : Craig Kessler on June 25, 2009

Best Oscar Speech of All Time?

Beer Wars dvd 20 Years After buy Sunshine divx The Oscars last night was an evening of Hugh dancing it up, stars all classed out in evening wear, and of course the winners and speeches.  I have to be honest, I did not watch the whole thing, because frankly, it’s really boring.  I did watch [...]

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Posted by : Craig Kessler on February 23, 2009