In Contention Guy Lodge looks at Oscar's racial, gender and sexual orientation divides. How have things changed over the years?
/Film Robert Redford's Lincoln assassination picture The Conspirator begins filming: James McAvoy, Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long and Robin Wright Penn star
AfterElton Frank Anthony Polito (author of Band Fags) remembers Jon-Erik Hexum. If you grew up in the 80s, you'll remember this TV actor. If you didn't, never mind
Cinematical Penélope Cruz and Liza Minnelli join the cast of Sex & the City 2. It's not like I wasn't going to buy a ticket already. Save the money for a tighter/funnier script this time. I don't need any "special guest stars" if they're going to be as useless as Jennifer Hudson last time around. Now I love Cruz and Minnelli to scary lengths but I see Sex & the City for Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, Charlotte, Steve and Mr. Big (and in that order, too)
Just Jared Naomi and Liev on the town. I feel like we never see Naomi anymore... I mean, other than on that horrible commercial which I shouldn't even bring up because she's just totally selling out one of her best performances (King Kong). It's not quite as depressing as that time when Catherine Zeta-Jones gave up becoming a better actress post-Oscar to be a telephone salesman but it'll do for now
Oscar Submission List The Foreign Film race is on. I've still got a few touchups in store for this chart but everything is now "official". Enjoy
And finally, Awards Daily follows up the Gold Derby story on Oscar's Best Animated Feature race. As you no doubt know, this cute ghetto category can be 5 films wide or 3 depending on how many animated films are eligible. It's not always easy to know since some foreign titles you've never heard of crop up as crazy longshots each year. There are supposedly 15 films in the running which means there'll only be 3 nominees. Fighting it out for the nominations (links go to trailers) are the blockbusters (A Christmas Carol, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Monsters vs Aliens), the pedigreed efforts (Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ponyo), the oddities (The Princess and the Frog, 9, Planet 51, Battle for Terra), the greed-fueled toss offs (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure), the foreigners (Astro Boy, Mary and Max) and the eventual winner (Up).
Which toons do you think will get the call on February 2nd? And why isn't Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel being considered. Wait, don't answer that. Even though that would make it 16 eligible films and a 5-wide category.
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/Film Robert Redford's Lincoln assassination picture The Conspirator begins filming: James McAvoy, Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long and Robin Wright Penn star
AfterElton Frank Anthony Polito (author of Band Fags) remembers Jon-Erik Hexum. If you grew up in the 80s, you'll remember this TV actor. If you didn't, never mind
Cinematical Penélope Cruz and Liza Minnelli join the cast of Sex & the City 2. It's not like I wasn't going to buy a ticket already. Save the money for a tighter/funnier script this time. I don't need any "special guest stars" if they're going to be as useless as Jennifer Hudson last time around. Now I love Cruz and Minnelli to scary lengths but I see Sex & the City for Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, Charlotte, Steve and Mr. Big (and in that order, too)
Just Jared Naomi and Liev on the town. I feel like we never see Naomi anymore... I mean, other than on that horrible commercial which I shouldn't even bring up because she's just totally selling out one of her best performances (King Kong). It's not quite as depressing as that time when Catherine Zeta-Jones gave up becoming a better actress post-Oscar to be a telephone salesman but it'll do for now
Oscar Submission List The Foreign Film race is on. I've still got a few touchups in store for this chart but everything is now "official". Enjoy
And finally, Awards Daily follows up the Gold Derby story on Oscar's Best Animated Feature race. As you no doubt know, this cute ghetto category can be 5 films wide or 3 depending on how many animated films are eligible. It's not always easy to know since some foreign titles you've never heard of crop up as crazy longshots each year. There are supposedly 15 films in the running which means there'll only be 3 nominees. Fighting it out for the nominations (links go to trailers) are the blockbusters (A Christmas Carol, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Monsters vs Aliens), the pedigreed efforts (Coraline, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Ponyo), the oddities (The Princess and the Frog, 9, Planet 51, Battle for Terra), the greed-fueled toss offs (Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure), the foreigners (Astro Boy, Mary and Max) and the eventual winner (Up). Which toons do you think will get the call on February 2nd? And why isn't Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel being considered. Wait, don't answer that. Even though that would make it 16 eligible films and a 5-wide category.
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