With the release of David Fincher‘s adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on blu-ray and DVD this week, it only seems right to go through the director’s filmography and rank each of his films. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo received 5 Academy Award nominations, picking up a surprise win for editors Angus … Continue reading
[REACTIONS] [NOTES] [2013 CONTENDERS] And with that, the 2011-12 film awards season has officially come to a close. It’s been a fun one: wild to predict early on, things becoming clearer as the Oscars draw nearer, and, then, a couple of Oscar surprises to throw us for a loop. There … Continue reading
In case you zoned out after Sacha Baron Cohen spilled “Kim Jung Il remains” all over Ryan Seacrest and all the other red carpet chatter, here’s what you missed for the Academy Awards! Billy Crystal was excellent by the way. Glad to see him back on screen and hosting for the 9th time! Plus, the … Continue reading
Well, here it is, everybody: those last few days leading into the Oscars after all the big pre-cursor awards have been handed out. The Critics Choice Awards. The Golden Globes. All the Societies, from the Cinematographers to the Visual Effects to the Sound Editors and Mixers. The BAFTAs. The Guilds, from the Producers to the … Continue reading
At the end of the last pre-Oscar awards weekend, it was The Descendants, not The Artist, that came out as the big winner. And Woody Allen proved yet again that he’s one of Hollywood’s best and brightest. And as for Hugo, well, it sure sounds good to me. Turns out others feel the same way. This weekend saw 4 … Continue reading
There are just 11 days left until the Academy Awards ceremony, where the best in the business will be given their due and, well, where some people just may get snubbed as well. With just a little bit of time left until awards season finally comes to a close, various categories are beginning to take … Continue reading
There have been quite a few interesting articles on the web in recent days on some interesting film-related topics, from a couple of Oscar-related articles to one on the power of “The Great Gatsby.” Read a quick synopsis of each of these below, and follow the links in the headlines or the body text to … Continue reading
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) announced their 2012 award winners today, and if there is one thing we learned, it’s this: The Artist is the real deal. The BAFTA Awards serve as one of the final major lead-ins to the Academy Awards, and if you didn’t have The Artist as the winner of … Continue reading
On a weekend when the Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild made their award selections, it was The Artist and The Help that had the biggest of nights. And George Clooney may be on the outside looking in, yet again, when Oscar Sunday rolls around. In a stunning upset, actor Jean Dujardin, star of awards darling The Artist, … Continue reading
On this coming Sunday, January 29th, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards will be held, where the guild will be handing out hardware for Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, and Ensemble. The SAG Awards are typically a great predictor of who will walk away with an Oscar at the Academy Awards, as the … Continue reading
K&B Hype the Movies 