Trying to get Hollywood to change direction is not unlike trying to steer an elephant by poking it in its thick-hided ass with a matchstick; it doesn’t exactly respond like a Maserati. And that’s a problem because there are some box office signs suggesting the American movie industry needs – may, in fact, desperately need, …
I will leave the discussion of what/who won/didn’t win and why/why not to others. I have only one concern: Did it work? For the now befuddled, let me recap what I laid out back in January when the 2011 Academy Award nominations were announced: A year earlier, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences …
In Part 2 of our Oscar prediction special, Justine and Simon weigh in on the remaining major categories, including the main event, Best Picture, on which they are split – will it be initial frontrunner The Social Network, or insurgent award-winner The King’s Speech? Each has their own (probably dubious) reasoning – but of course …
The 83rd Academy Awards is closer than we think, now that all voting ballots have been submitted. At this time of the year, it’s always fashionable to create some sort of parody video for the “Best Picture” category. We’ve already seen one from Lego and another from the stars of Jackass. Well now four more …
We just reported on this year’s Directors Guild Award winners, with The King’s Speech taking the top honor. Now the Screen Actors Guild have handed out their awards for the 17th time tonight, and it is no surprise that the The King’s Speech and The Fighter each took home two wins. The Screen Actors Guild …
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have announced their nominations for the 2011 BAFTA Awards (the British equivalent of the Oscars). There’s no real big surprises on the list. The Social Network has been dominating awards circles in North America but The King’s Speech is leading the BAFTAs with 14 nominations, including Best …
Winner of the best film at The Toronto International Film Festival, The King’s Speech has managed to snag five more awards including Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay (David Seidler), Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Supporting Actor (Geoffrey Rush), and Best Supporting Actress (Helena Bonham Carter). The night’s other big winner was Gareth Edwards, who …