Early this morning, the 2012 Oscar nominations were announced. There were some notable surprises and some snubds along the way as usual. The Artist, Hugo and The Descendants emerged as the clear front runners for major categories. Some of those built success in earlier awards shows, such as the Golden Globes. My top film, The [...]

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Though Quentin Tarantino’s official Top 10 of 2011 actually totals 12 pics, it’s always fun to see what some of the most respected in the film biz think about the films they saw during the year. The Inglourious Basterds director give Woody Allen’s movie top marks and then sprinkles in a heavy dose of non-awards [...]

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The BAFTA nominees have officially been unveiled, with a few differences from the recent Golden Globe counterparts. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts largely focuses on international films, talents and products, but notably left off Hugo director Martin Scorcese and despite nominating Drive for Best Film and Director, Albert Brooks is noticeably absent. [...]

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The results of the 69th Annual Golden Globes Awards are here, listed below. The Hollywood Foreign Press provided its winners – in each category they are listed first in bold. A fairly diverse lineup of winners was spread out across several categories. Of note, Moneyball went home empty handed. Take a look at the nominees [...]

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The 64th annual DGA, Director’s Guild of America award nominees were announced today. These awards are for films released during the 2011 year. There are five nominees for best feature film director. The names included four repeat nominees and one newcomer. The 2011 DGA nominees are:
David Fincher, for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. This [...]

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First off, if you have yet to read Stieg Larsson’s best-selling novel The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, that’s fine, because I haven’t read the book either. That being said, obviously my lack of knowledge of the book plays a role in how I viewed the presentation of both David Fincher’s new movie and the [...]

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It is tough being a black actor, but it is worse being a black actress in new films. 2011 and 2012 are no exception in this never-ending cycle when it comes to new film releases, as the roles in cinema for such performers are rather sparse.  Can you name five A-list African American actresses?  If [...]

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Here is the full list of 2012 Golden Globe Awards nominees in the film categories only. Surprised to see Jonah Hill nominated for Moneyball, though there was outside buzz that it would be a possibility. I can’t see that holding up for the Academy Awards though. Good that the one of my top films of [...]

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Here is a look at Disney’s movie poster for it’s 2012 film John Carter, formerly known as John Carter from Mars. Looks like, if nothing else, they have the color scheme of Mars down pat. Film looks like it will combine Star Wars and typical sci-fi/Matrix elements, not entirely exciting – but we’ll see.

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This The Dark Knight Rises movie poster hints at the legend ending in an un-too-happy way. Pretty well done. While the villianous characters dont particularly thrill me in this film, its about as must see an entertainment as there is in the modern Hollywood era I would say. This one sheet does nothing to hinder [...]

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