Here's my straight foreward, simple list of who I think's going to win tomorrow night:- BEST PICTURE -The King's Speech- BEST DIRECTOR -David Fincher for The Social Network- BEST ACTOR -Colin Firth in The King's Speech- BEST ACTRESS -Natalie Portman in Black Swan- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR -Christian Bale in The Fighter- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS -Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit(I just see it happening, but Leo could still win -- but I hope it isn't so)...
During this time of year I'm always in the mood to pop in a special movie related to the closing of the season, and Leslie Nielsen's Frank Drebin always puts a smile on my face, especially during the very fun last third of...Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final InsultIt's the 66th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, and Lt. Frank Drebin of Police Squad needs to stop a mad man from blowing up the Oscar's in a terrorist bombing attempt.The bomber, Rocco Dillon,...
Oscar night is coming up very shortly so I thought it would be a good time to dish out what I think is gonna go down on Sunday:Best Picture:At this stage it seems that The King's Speech has got it all wrapped up...which is weird. Just three weeks ago-ish The Social Network was the one it seemed no one could defeat, but since the SAG and other awards, King has generated a late game surgence which surprised a lot of people. Especially the one's who...
-- "A genuine triumph of a film told through the clarity and conviction of its direction, writing, and spectacular performances -- making this one of the year's very best films." -- Sport film cliches and sport-themed films in general these days have become so common place and lethally generic that the formula has run itself into the ground. The triumphant redemption of the lower class underdog is something that, in it's own personal...
I'm sure most of you have heard tell about Melissa Leo's flashy, "CONSIDER..." ads that she herself bought for the Hollywood trade papers just recently that have begun some talk from many people. But what's funny about them is how they don't capitalize on her performance in The Fighter, but rather a classic, glamour look that's just confusing in a way. Not many "campaign ads" have been presented in a un-humble way to score the golden boy like this....
Easy A: Bedroom Shenanigans(click above to watch the scene)When Olive (Emma Stone) agrees to help out her gay friend Brandon (Dan Byrd) in tricking fellow students into thinking he's as straight as can be, the two head for a booming teen party and into an empty bedroom where things get "hot 'n heavy". Instead of actually doing the deed, the two broadly simulate the pleasurable experience in this hilarious scene as both just go with instinct...