Nominees for the final Oscar precursor were announced yesterday – the shortlist for the Director’s Guild of America awards. The Five directors nominated were: Darren Aronofsky, BLACK SWAN David Fincher, THE SOCIAL NETWORK Tom Hooper, THE KING’S SPEECH Christopher Nolan, INCEPTION David O. Russell, THE FIGHTER So when it comes to the Oscars, two things…
So there’s Kai, trying to figure out a time when seven different podcasters could all be in once place at one time (it can be hard enough co-ordinating two, let alone seven). And I had to go and open my big mouth and suggest we all turn on our mics on New Year’s Day. Believe…
A beautiful and heartbreaking ballad to a shattered relationship.
There’s a new weekly feature in town, and given its nature, I thought I’d start posting it on Saturday nights to go along with my “Today, I Feel Like This” series. This year I wanted to keep tabs on precisely how many movies I watch, even though I think I might be frightened by the…
Today, I Feel Like This…
First-things-first: enquiring minds on The Matineecast want to know… Which films coming up in 2011 are you most looking forward to seeing??? I call this part of the year the gauntlet. It’s my busiest time at the office, and this year it feels even more off-kilter with it coming so hard on the heels of…
Saw this one coming a few miles down the road – my local Blockbuster closed on the weekend. Now before I go any further, allow me to state for the record that this will not be a post bemoaning the death of this corporate entity, nor its place in our moviewatching habits. For me, the…
