Monthly Archives: June 2010
This Gregg Kilday piece echoes what I’ve been feeling for a while now. ¬†It isn’t that much different from last year in that, with ten Best Pic slots, it feels like a light year already. There are some films that have that Best Pic buzz on them out of the festival circuit, but it seems to me that studios are playing it smart once again and keeping their...
To play the lead role in War Horse Stephen Spielberg has chosen Jeremy Irvine, an actor so new to movies there’s apparently only one photo of him in all the world wide web. THR lists the rest of the cast: Emily Watson and Peter Mullan are playing Albert‚Äôs parents; Benedict Cumberbatch is playing World War I soldier Major Stewart; and David Thewlis will play...
Over at HollywoodChicago, Brian Tallerico thought it would be helpful to jot down a few key names to help television Academy members who might not have a clue as to whom to vote for (it doesn’t matter – they always vote for the same people over and over again). But if Brian had a choice: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Ty Burrell, ‚ÄúModern Family‚Äù Peter...
Here is what I think about Toy Story 3′s position in the race. ¬†If it is making grown men cry, which it obviously is — men AND women — it will be a formidable contender, landing easily in the Best Pic 10, but also duking it out with How to Train Your Dragon for the Animated Feature prize. ¬†Dragon has surprise word of mouth and an original story...
