Monthly Archives: August 2009

I think maybe we posted this a few months ago, and I believe there’s a law against campaign material displayed within 500 meters of a polling place, but this disturbing movie and extraordinary performance have nothing to do with following the rules. ...

UPDATE: We’ll feature the Best Actor contenders on the main page for a few hours now, before moving this monster to page 2, where you can still find its companion Best Actress poll. (click above to go to the poll page) ...

Roger Friedman apparently thinks he was the first person to shout Oscar after seeing Carey Mulligan in An Education. Hilarious – he actually thinks he can get away with “remember, you heard it here first.” How much do you want to bet anyone reading that has already read about how great Carey Mulligan is? Even taking Awards Daily out of the equation,...

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I’ve been slow on the uptake about Bronson but finally realized that it’s directed by Denmark’s Nicolas Winding Refn, who’s responsible for several thrilling hours I’ve spent watching his knockout Pusher trilogy. In 1974, a hot-headed 19 year old named Michael Peterson (Tom Hardy) decided he wanted to make a name for himself and so, with...

We’ll feature the Supporting Actor poll on the main page for a while now, but don’t forget to vote for Supporting Actress on page 2. (click above to go to the poll page) ...

Nikki Finke gets these weekend numbers sooner than just about anybody now: “…a bigger than expected $38M first weekend for director Quentin Tarantino. (The most moolah anybody projected for Friday-Sunday had been $30M.) “The Weinsteins live to fight another day,” quipped one rival studio exec about the World War II film on which beleaguered The...

The more stills I see from Nine, the more Sensual Sensual I feel. ...

From metacritic. Cloris Leachman? Did I blink and miss Frau Blucher? ...

Behold, my Evil opinion and Machiavellian attitude. I’m cheating with the dates, claiming my Summer movie vacation began all the way back in May, with the premiere of Summer Hours. That’s 99 days ago. This is a highly subjective and personal list. I’ll admit it’s not ranked by any standards of Ultimate Cinematic Value. It’s more gut-level,...