Monthly Archives: October 2012
Since the awards stuff has to get out there early, like really really early, and Les Miz doesn’t start screening until the end of November, the tech stuff has to get out there before the movie does. From the looks of it, Les Miz is a top to bottom Oscar contender in the techs, at the very least: costumes, art direction, sound, makeup. Entertainment Weekly has a preview...
Every time one of these erupts God punches a kitten in the face. I suspect it will be similar to the LA Times, the New York Times and various other sites that cover Oscar news. So, get ready Oscar watchers. Here comes another one. AwardsDaily’s saying has long been “covering the Oscar race 24/7″ but we expect others to steal from us – that’s...
The early talk after a test screening in New York that Lincoln would not be full of sweeping battle scenes depicting the Civil War worried some. They did the math in their head: Spielberg + Lincoln + Civil War = War Horse about slavery. BUT that isn’t the war depicted in Lincoln. The war is a battle between two competing ideas for the past, present and future of...
On this week’s episode Craig Kennedy, Ryan Adams and I discuss Best Picture – Argo is very much in the lead right now but still has some competition. Best Actress – can Jennifer Lawrence pull this thing out? Halloween movies and then, if you still want to listen – we discuss the election in the second hour, at around the 60 minute mark. Listen ...
