Gravity blasted off to Oscar success taking home seven awards including Best Director for Alfonso Cuaron while 12 Years a Slave and Dallas Buyers Club performed well in the marquee acting categories. Meanwhile, American Hustle, which earned 10 nominations was shut out. The show featured a number of memorable moments from host Ellen DeGeneres setting … Continue reading
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Oscars 2014 Predictions: Supporting Actor & Actress
Three days to go until Oscar Sunday. Today, I’m predicting best supporting actor and actress categories. While the best supporting actor category is pretty much lock and shut, the supporting actress category features an interesting match-up between 12 Years a Slave star Lupita N’yongo and American Hustle’s Jennifer Lawrence. Here’s who I’m predicting for each … Continue reading
Oscars 2014 Predictions: Best Actor
The three-way battle for the Best Actor Oscar seems to be coming down to who has the most heat. Many are picking Chiwetel Ejiofor for this category, but I think an upset might very well be possible. Here are the nominees and who I think will win on Oscar night. Christian Bale Bale portrayed … Continue reading
Oscars 2014 Predictions: Best Picture & Everything Else
The end is near. We’re less than a week away from the 86th Academy Awards. In years past, I’ve just posted one massive predictions post and then updated it on Oscar night. This year, I’m taking a different approach. I’ll be breaking the posts up throughout the week, focusing on a key category each day. Here’s … Continue reading
Five Things We Know Following the First Wave of Awards
The Golden Globes, SAG, Producers Guild and Critics’ Choice awards have been handed out and given us a somewhat clearer picture of what to expect as we count down the days until Oscar night. Here are five things that the first wave of awards have revealed to us. Matthew McConaughey is the New Best Actor … Continue reading
Top 10 Movies of 2013
NOTE: I compose this list with the following movies still to be watched: Short Term 12, Blue Jasmine, Rush, The Spectacular Now. With that out of the way, here are my Top Ten movies from 2013 as well as a few films that fell into the Honorable Mention category. Lone Survivor – The performances … Continue reading
What I Watched… (Vol. 15)
So after looking at the October What I Watched post, I realized that it was just way too long. For November’s list, I’ve tweaked it a bit and divided it up into the good, the bad and everything else. I’ve also tried to keep the comments as brief as possible so as not to make … Continue reading
The 40 Biggest Movies of Fall 2013: What Are Your Picks?
What are you most looking forward to over the next three months? Jump over to the Fall Movie gallery where I highlight the 40 Biggest Movies opening this Fall! Oh, and my answer: Gravity. Continue reading