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GREAT GATSBY OPENS CANNES
Maybe there is Oscar hope for THE GREAT GATSBY? Being delayed from last year to this year may have put GATSBY in a better place to campaign for awards season. Cannes has always been a great...
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IS AUGUST:OSAGE COUNTY THIS YEARS BEST PICTURE?
AUGUST:OSAGE COUNTY is an adaption of the Broadway show of the same name and won both a Tony and Pulitzer. Written by Tracy Letts, it is about a family overcoming differences “when their alcoholic...
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OSCAR DATES FOR 2014 AND 2015
Mark your calendars. (AP) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday that next year’s Oscar ceremony will be held March 2. The 2015 trophies will be handed out Feb. 22. Awards...
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JUST RELEASED TRAILERS
WORLD WAR Z (June 21) STORIES WE TELL (May 17) BEFORE MIDNIGHT (May 24)
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BEST MOVIES OF THE YEAR SO FAR
This is not a great time of year for movies. Awards season is over and Summer is still a few months away. Any movie released this time of year is sure to be forgotten by the time Oscar season arrives....
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ROGER EBERT DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AGAIN
Roger Ebert announced that his cancer has returned. He has battled cancer for years. Even after losing the ability to speak he still wrote his movies reviews and opinions. I have always admired his...
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ONLY GOD FORGIVES RED BAND TRAILER
I was a huge fan of DRIVE directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling. The have teamed up again for ONLY GOD FORGIVES. The trailer looks like DRIVE in Thailand. And, at least by the...
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EBERT ON LETTERMAN 1999
Roger Ebert’s first appearance on Letterman after the passing of Gene Siskel:
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NEW TRAILERS
If you go by some of the trailers that have been released so far, it is looking to be a good year at the movies. Oscar contenders or not here are trailers for Ron Howard’s RUSH, James McAvoy in FILTH...
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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
The Cannes Film Festival ( May 15-26) has become the unofficial start to awards season. This is the place where movie studios, critics and bloggers get their first look at this years Fall movies....
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EARLY CANNES ODDS
Jill Lawless with the Associated Press is tweeting from Cannes. Here is some speculation” The French Riviera is a magnet for gamblers, so it’s no surprise that oddsmakers are speculating furiously...
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WEINSTEIN PREVIEW
It has become a Cannes tradition. The Weinstein Company previews their Fall releases and of course what Harvey deems Oscar worthy. Two years a ago he announced NINE and MY WEEK WITH MARILYN. Last year...
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ACADEMY ANNOUNCES RULE CHANGE
(Press release) BEVERLY HILLS, CA – The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 86th Oscars®. The most significant change affects the Animated...
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CANNES WINNERS
Palme d’Or: “Blue is the Warmest Color,” Abdellatif Kechiche, Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux Grand Jury Prize: “Inside Llewyn Davis,” Joel and Ethan Coen Best Director: Amat Escalante, “Heli“...
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THE PAST (LE PASSE)
The Cannes Film Festival favors more of the international crowd than the US, but every year there are a few movies that leak out and make a run for an Oscar in America. If you haven’t yet discovered...
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RICKY GERVAIS OSCAR HOST?
Ricky Gervais- It’d be a thrill to host the Oscars if no strings attached. http://urlm.in/ronu
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A LOOK AT BEST PICTURE
We have to wait for the Toronto Film Festival and Telluride before we get a clearer picture of the Best Picture race. The first half of the year has not brought much in the way of BP contenders. The...
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DIANA TEASER TRAILER
That Naomi Watts can act. She is sure to get a Best Actress nomination.
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