The International Jury, presided over by Isabella Rossellini, will decide who will take home the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears as well as the Alfred Bauer Prize in the Competition of the 61st Berlinale. The other members of the Jury are producer Jan Chapman, actress Nina Hoss, actor, producer and director Aamir Khan, director […][...]
2011 Razzie Contenders Unveiled
2010 was a year when those obnoxious “surcharges” for 3-D glasses boosted movie studios’ bottom lines, while actual attendance dropped once again. It was a year when most of what Hollywood released was either a remake, a “reboot” a “re-imagining” … or an outright rip-off[...]
A Look at the 2011 Oscars
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Oscar nominations are in and the web is on fire. “The King’s Speech” leads the pack with 12 nominations, where as media darling “The Social Network” has eight. Of course, eight noms is nothing to scoff at. It’s a great accomplishment; however, it’s a bit of a surprise. But before […][...]
Windsor Suffering Deserves Little Sympathy
— by BEV QUESTAD — The Academy Awards has chosen to nominate “The King’s Speech” in 12 categories, including Best Picture. The acting in “The King’s Speech” is outstanding. Colin Firth is to be congratulated for his Jan. 17 Golden Globe Best Actor Award. The sets, the music, the wardrobes and the intermix of newsreels […][...]
The Top 5 Choices to Play Wonder Woman
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — NBC has picked up David E. Kelley’s “Wonder Woman” TV Series (you can read more about the show, including plot details, HERE). Now that we have that out of the way, here comes the tougher question — who should play the Amazonian Princess? The following are my Top 5 suggestions […][...]
Paramount Earns Record 20 Academy Award Nominations
Paramount Pictures received a total of 20 Academy Award nominations this morning, following the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announcement of the best films of 2010. “On behalf of everyone at Paramount, we are incredibly proud of the recognition our films received today from the Academy. The tremendous and continued success that each […][...]
Kevin Smith Sells His Movie to Himself
— by ALEXA MILAN — And the highest bidder at Kevin Smith’s “Red State” auction was … Kevin Smith? That’s right. After Smith’s buzzed-about claims he would auction the distribution rights to his indie horror film “Red State” immediately[...]
83rd Annual Academy Awards Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 2011 Academy Awards were announced this morning. The 2011 Oscars will be broadcast on ABC live from the Kodak theater in Hollywood February 27. The hosts this year are James Franco and Anne Hathaway. Here are the nominees[...]
Victor Rodriguez’s Favorite Performances and Movies of 2010
— by VICTOR RODRIGUEZ — The Oscar nominations will be announced this morning and I am right there with critics and everyone else clutching my arm rests in anticipation of these announcements. However, unlike most of the critics who have had the pleasure of seeing all of the movies from last year, I missed a […][...]
Will the Next Superman Movie be Named ‘Kal-El’?
— by SEAN GERSKI — I’m usually not big on writing about Internet rumors. It’s not necessarily because I don’t think there is any value in it (although there usually isn’t), but it’s because it is rarely worth the effort. With as fast as news travels these days, it usually doesn’t take long before the […][...]