Take W’s look of confusion…apply it to the topic of handicapping the Oscar race…slap it on my face. It’d be rather appropriate at the moment. There’s a lottery in Ontario who’s slogan is “Anything Can happen. Anyone Can Win.” That might make for a good motto for the 2008 Academy Awards too. You see, last…
Stacked Actors
Yes, more nominating goodness this morning, this time courtesy of the Screen Actors Guild. And is it just me, or does their award statuette look like an indecisive thespian? Over the past few years the SAG Awards have been going higher and higher profile – I know, it seems like all these awards have been…
I Don’t Like Mondays
On the one hand, snowstorms like the one Toronto got this weekend are a great way to catch up on your DVD watching. On the other hand, that sort of weather doesn’t help you when you’re trying to move to a new apartment. I managed to do a bit of both this weekend, but would…
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…
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…
The National Anthem
No top five yesterday…no trailer today…still no review for I’M NOT THERE or NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. What can I say? I’m slipping. I do have a few pieces of interest for today though. First and foremost, the geek-boy in me has his pocket protector in a knot over the new teaser poster for…