Elle Fanning is my favorite young actress working today. Giving this a chance will be on my list of things to do this year. Ginger & Rosa Plot Summary: Two best friends cope with different exterior influences as a disingenuous other man comes between them during a crucial political moment for their country. Release Date:…
We had one film releasing this weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Gangster Squad In early 2012, Gangster Squad was one of a handful of films with high hopes of Oscar consideration. Shortly after the tragic shooting at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises, Warner Bros. announced that out of consideration of…
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
While there were some precursors of note this past week, most of the focus has to be on the Oscar nominations that were announced. Below, the winners and losers article will discuss the biggest winners and losers of the week, largely because of their performances at the Oscars. But, before we get into this week’s…
The winners have been announced. While a lot of tonight’s winners won’t repeat at the Oscars, it was still an entertaining show. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler had the most excellent opening, but disappeared for too long the rest of the night. Jodie Foster gave a beautiful speech accepting the Cecil B. DeMille award and…
Can someone wake me when this franchise dies the good death…or even the bad death. A Good Day to Die Hard, trailer #2 Plot Summary: John McClane is back and this time, he’s trying to save his son who’s performing a job in Moscow. Release Date: February 14, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: N/A Commentary: See…
Every week, we’ll take a look back 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years into the box office past to explore how Oscar’s nominees were doing at the box office that weekend historically. All data is taken from Box Office Mojo. The first section under each year is the positioning of all Oscar nominees…
Time for another week of the Friday Face-Off. It’s a simple affair in which you are given a choice between two Oscar winners in specific categories. You choose which of the two is best. When the game concludes, we’ll have the ultimate winner in each category. For example: If you were to choose between Oscar…
The Editors have had their say and they mostly agree with the Academy. This list has no major surprises, though. The Nominations Best Drama Editing Argo Life of Pi Lincoln Skyfall Zero Dark Thirty Best Comedy/Musical Editing The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Les Misérables Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Ted Best Animation Editing
Now that the Oscar nominations have come out, it’s time for us to look back at our immediate reaction on who will win the Oscars this year. Being our first predictions, a lot may change as the season progresses, but for right now, considering prevailing winds, this is what we’re thinking. We didn’t agree on…