In our quest for something out of the ordinary, Spicey recommends we take a look at Samson and Delilah, winner of the Camera d’Or prize at Cannes last month for best first feature. The stand-out world premiere (of eight new Australian dramas) at the recent Adelaide Film Festival, Warwick Thornton‚Äôs debut feature is a mainly Aboriginal-made movie, a fierce...
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Might as well do this with our eyes closed, because it’s nothing but hunches and gut instinct at this point. Nevertheless, here’s my first pass at visualizing what 10 Best Picture nominees might look like. Up Nine Avatar Precious The Road Green Zone Shutter Island Public Enemies The Hurt Locker The Lovely Bones …a couple of auteurnative selections: ...
Make of it what you will,, but Public Enemies has just become the 5th movie* of 2009 to enter the IMDb Top 250. I don’t pretend that this isn’t a questionable distinction, but it’s far from meaningless. If you’ll remember when I was harping on this last season, these 9 films were weaving their way through the charts. Add The Reader, or another...
This news also came our way yesterday but with so much going on it kind of got lost in the shuffle. Thanks to you readers we cannot ignore it any longer. This change seems like a way to streamline the ceremony even more. Is it a good thing? I guess it depends on who you are and what you are due. Here is how it will go down: The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion...
Women & Hollywood took the question to the several female voices in the business: Gale Anne Hurd, producer of The Terminator, The Abyss and Punisher: War Zone I’m delighted the Academy has made this decision – now lesser known indie films, strong dramas or musicals, and even powerful commercial films (like this year’s STAR TREK) will receive the...
Thanks to George at CinemaRewind for pointing us to the trailer for Ricky Gervais new comedy, The Invention of Lying, with Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Tine Fey, and Jonah Hill. Opening September 25, it involves “a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain.” I like the sound of “Oscar-nominated screenwriter,...
Just released: Rules Approved for 82nd Academy Awards® Beverly Hills, CA — The governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved the rules for the 82nd Academy Awards at their meeting earlier this week (6/23). In addition to the previously announced change in the Best Picture category, a significant change was made in the Music – Original...