James Cameron’s juggernaut, “Avatar,” continued its dominance this week picking up a leading 9 Oscar nominations. That number is matched only by one other film, the little Iraq-war thriller, “The Hurt Locker,” directed by Cameron’s ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow. Here is the full rundown of this year’s Oscar contenders: Best Picture “Avatar” “The Hurt Locker” “The [...]
2009 proved to be a big year for film, both blockbuster and independent. James Cameron made a triumphant return to the cineplex with “Avatar,” and J.J. Abrams made “Star Trek” cool again, all while indie film festival attendance grew more than ever. With thousands of films released every year, lists like these can’t possibly be [...]
The Coen Brothers’ newest film is the haunting black comedy, “A Serious Man,” about a physics professor in a midwestern Jewish community in 1967. The trailer is an intense, and frankly frightening, couple of minutes that reveals almost nothing about the plot. Take a look: