More movie awards means more confusion
Catching up with some year end movie awards here. And if you’re looking for these to help you see a consensus forming as to 2011’s “best” film, or even the likely Oscar winners, don’t strain your eyes;...
View ArticleLights. Camera. Directors Guild nominations.
Two weeks from today the Oscar 2012 announcements come out, and this Sunday night, Ricky Gervais courts controversy again as the host of the Golden Globes. But today is all about the directors....
View ArticleWho shot the best movie last year?
And now to the cinematographers. The American Society of Cinematographers released their list of nominees today for the most worthy men and women – but let’s be honest here; as with most contests...
View ArticleMy Favorite Movies of 2011
Admit it, it’s the moment you’ve been impatiently waiting for ever since I joined up on this here movie blog and you began obsessively planning your day around my postings: A list of C.J. Lais’...
View ArticleThe BAFTAs look beyond the empire for winners
If you thought the BAFTAs – that’s the Orange British Academy of Film & Television Arts to you Yanks – would keep the honors for themselves this year, you were in for a spot of bad luck. See, the...
View ArticleWhat kind of movie will you refuse to see?
I was talking yesterday with a friend who is catching up on many of the Oscar-nominated films (Moneyball, The Tree of Life, The Descendants). But there’s one she refuses to go to – The Artist. My...
View ArticleSave the tux for tomorrow, watch the Film Independent Spirit Awards tonight
It’s funny what’s considered independent these days: The Artist, The Descendants, 50/50, Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn, Ryan Gosling in Drive. All are up for Film Independent Spirit Awards,...
View ArticleHow did we do, Oscar-wise?
I made my predictions in the top nine contests at the 84th Academy Awards and I hit seven out of nine. Couldn’t be happier that Meryl Streep messed up my average; she was who I wanted to win, but I...
View ArticlePoisoned apples? Wicked stepmothers? Bullfighting?! Ay dios mio, it’s this...
It was Spain’s official entry for the foreign language Oscar, but it didn’t make the shortlist of nine films that will be cut down to the final five when nominations are announced next week. (And that...
View ArticleNew Oscar poster gives multiple makeovers to decades of golden statuettes
I want this. BAD. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed a new poster for this year’s Oscar telecast on its website Tuesday. British artist Olly Moss and Gallery1988 have compiled a...
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