Earlier this year, when it was revealed that Anne Hathaway had been cast as Catwoman in Christopher Nolan’s hugely anticipated “The Dark Knight Rises,” fans were apprehensive. Had the announcement been made immediately after Hathaway’s career affirming turn in “Rachel Getting Married” (2008), folks might have been a little more accepting. But one over-eager Oscar [...]
Lists of this nature rarely serve any meaningful purpose. To include a film means that many more will be excluded. And in a decade’s worth of cinema, to make a list of the “best” at the expense of so many deserving films just seems wrong. Especially considering that there is no definitive canon of objectively [...]
The Sun, a British tabloid, announced Wednesday that they had the scoop on a bit of casting news for Christopher Nolan’s followup to the unimaginably successful, “The Dark Knight,” for Warner Bros. They reported that Megan Fox, the sultry star of Michael Bay’s “Transformers,” movies would be “slipping into the famous PVC catsuit.” As is [...]
After the staggering critical and commercial success of Warner Bros’ Christopher Nolan-directed Batman films, “Batman Begins,” and “The Dark Knight,” rumors have been relentlessly circulating about work on a third film, though little legitimate information has surfaced. But Quint over at AICN may have just uncovered the biggest bomb in the saga so far. While [...]
Michael Bay and his studio overlords are a great deal richer than they were three days ago. Despite scathing reviews and a general consensus that it fails to equal its predecessor, “Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen,” Paramount-DreamWorks’ action-packed sequel to Bay’s smash hit, “Transformers” continued its domination of the box office Friday raking in [...]
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Sid Ganis announced at a news conference that its board of governors has made the decision to expand the number of films to be nominated for Best Picture from five to 10. Ganis explained that the decision will allow the many other worthy films the chance to [...]
We published an article a few days ago predicting 2009′s Oscar winners, but in light of the Academy releasing their official nominees today, we’re taking the liberty of revising our picks. You can read our picks pre-nomination here, and compare them to our now official 2009 Oscar predictions below: Best Actor Sean Penn – “Milk” [...]
It’s that time of year again. All the major studios have released their three-hour epics, triumphant biopics, and flashy studies in over-acting throughout the past few months hoping to snatch a little golden man named Oscar. Nabbing one of these babies not only adds prestige to a studio, but means a substantial boost in revenue [...]
Warner Bros plans to re-release “The Dark Knight” on IMAX screens throughout the country in January 2009, just in time to refresh the memories of Oscar voters. It’s not yet clear if it’ll hit standard screens as well. In addition to increasing their chances for a shiny little statue, there’s a good chance this ploy [...]
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