
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

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 [...]
Topics : Oscars
Posted by : Craig Kessler on March 8, 2010

The Jersey Shore 15 minutes of fame is still going strong and most likely will continue with parodies like this. The Jersey Shore gang has somehow become the king of the Parody and has been mocking the movies of the past year for months now. Their latest is an installment of the Oscar Nominated The [...]
Topics : Funny Clips
Posted by : Craig Kessler on March 5, 2010

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

The Oscars of the UK, aka The BAFTA’s, happened a couple days ago. The Hurt Locker took home the top prize. Unlike the Golden Globes which gave the Best Picture award to Avatar, the BAFTA’s gave the award to the true best film of 2009. However, one thing I wanted to quickly discuss is actually [...]
Topics : Movie News
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on February 23, 2010

The month of February is commonly considered a dark period for movies. Nick mentioned that it is the graveyard for film. New releases are basically overshadowed by the award season. In fact, Oscar nominated films get a distribution boost in February in order to milk the buzz they get from the nomination. So, we know [...]
Topics : Movie Reviews, Oscars
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on February 8, 2010

This past Saturday night, while I was stuck on Martha’s Vineyard (“MV”) with no ferry going back to Cape Cod, I caught the end of the SAG’s at the steamship authority. I crowded around the only TV there along with all the authority attendants, and we all watched Inglorious Basterds take home the top prize [...]
Topics : Rants
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on January 26, 2010

Duma video Company Man film Stranger Than Fiction ipod The 2009 Summer movie lineup has come and gone; a Summer loaded with big budget action sequels, wizards, robots, gay fashionistas, comic book spin-offs, and book-to-film adaptations. With all the money and hype poured into many of these movies, we at TheMovieBanter realized that the best [...]
Topics : Top Movies Lists
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on August 31, 2009

download Play Dead dvd More than any other war film I have seen in recent memory, “The Hurt Locker” made me feel like I was in the middle of battle. It made me feel the sweltering heat of the desert, the emotional trauma that war forces on its victims, and the brutality of combat. Especially [...]
Topics : Movie Reviews
Posted by : Matt Rosenberg on July 26, 2009