Having looked over this year’s list of Golden Globes Nominees, I’m truly starting to believe that the time may be near for The Hollywood Foreign Press to be put in a padded room. They’ve always been a touch on the odd side, but it feels like with every passing year, they’re not so much “ha-ha”…
All Around the World
That wacky group of press corps, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, got up bright and early this morning and announced the nominees for the 2008 Golden Globe Awards. The Globes have had a weird history, from once being a joke, to becoming a major Oscar precursor, now slowly dipping back towards disreputation (For more on…
I Can See Clearly Now
If you’re as Oscar-obsessed as I am, 2007 might well have been driving you crazy. Until the last week or so, there was no clear-cut contenders. Lots of movies making the rounds seem like they will take home some gold (SWEENEY TODD, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, JUNO)…but all of them have knocks against them…
My Name is Prince – PRINCE CASPIAN Trailer
Last week I wondered aloud if THE GOLDEN COMPASS was about to become the next Narnia or the next Eragon. Guess we got our answer ( Edit – That “answer” is only as it pertains to box office and critical response, I myself haven’t seen it yet). While I enjoy that Hollywood is making plenty…
A Long December
I had intended on getting back to posting a top five today, but it will have to wait until tomorrow (be sure to check back then). In the meantime today is the news that both The New York Film Critics, and The Los Angeles Film Critics have put their heads together and handed out their…
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
There are no clean getaways…
Confessions
I must apologize for not writing nearly as often as I’d like to lately. The truth of the matter is that I’ll be moving at the end of the month. While moving in itself is no picnic, moving during the holidays isn’t even a rain-soaked picnic near a cluster of ant hills. Still, I shall…