The Hurt Locker wins Best Picture. James Cameron never got a chance to get up on stage, the King has been replaced with a Queen. There were ten very deserving nominees for Best Picture, any one of them could have taken home the gold. The Hurt Locker is a great movie, and fits in perfectly… Read More Thoughts on the Oscars
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards are on tonight. It’s been a great Oscar-season, and it is hard to believe it’s almost over. The telecast starts at 8:00 PM EST, on CTV and ABC, the actual awards ceremony starts at 8:30. We will be having live updates during the telecast, so keep it tuned to One… Read More Live Coverage of The 82nd Annual Academy Awards!
Below are two of our writers predictions for what will win at the Oscars on March 7th. Come back tomorrow night for live coverage of the telecast. Last year I correctly predicted 17 of the 24 categories at the 81st Academy Awards. Below are my predictions for what will win tomorrow night at the 82nd… Read More Predictions for the 82nd Academy Awards
Up in the Air was released in theatres on December 4th, and is coming to DVD on March 9th. You can read our full reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. _________________________________________________________ Up in the Air Review By John C. **** (out of 4) On the surface, audiences might see this film is an… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Up In The Air (10 of 10)
Up was released in theatres on May 29th, and is came to DVD on November 10th. You can read our full reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. __________________________________________________________ Up Review By John C. **** (out of 4) One of the main themes in Up is, sometimes you have to let go of your… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Up (9 of 10)
A Serious Man was released in theatres on October 16th, and came to DVD on February 9th. You can read our full DVD reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. _________________________________________________________ A Serious Man Review By John C. **** (out of 4) A Serious Man is brilliantly comedic, and darkly brilliant. Both overtly religious… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee A Serious Man (8 of 10)
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire was released in theatres on November 20th, and is coming to DVD on March 9th. You can read our full reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. _________________________________________________________ Precious Review By John C. ***1/2 (out of 4) The amazing performances and powerful storyline, keep the film… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire (7 of 10)
Inglourious Basterds was released in thetres on August 21st, and came to DVD on December 15th. We have not previously published reviews of this title. _________________________________________________________ Inglourious Basterds Review By John C. ***1/2 (out of 4) Quentin Tarantino once said, “When people ask me whether I went to film school I answer no, I went… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Inglourious Basterds (6 of 10)
The Hurt Locker was released in theatres on July 10th, and came to DVD on January 12th. We have not previously published reviews of this title. _________________________________________________________ The Hurt Locker Review By John C. **** (out of 4) The Hurt Locker is one of the front runners for Best Picture, and it’s hard to believe… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee The Hurt Locker (5 of 10)
An Education was released in theatres on October 23rd, and is coming to DVD on March 30th. We have not previously published reviews of this title. _________________________________________________________ An Education Review By John C. **** (out of 4) An Education is quite simply a wonderful film. Peter Sarsgaard plays an older man who seduces a teenage… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee An Education (4 of 10)
District 9 was released in theatres on August 14th, and came to DVD on December 29th. We have not previously published reviews of this title. _________________________________________________________ District 9 Review By John C. **** (out of 4) District 9 is made in the gritty, realistic style of a documentary, and serves as a harsh metaphor for… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee District 9 (3 of 10)
The Blind Side was released in theatres on November 18th, and is coming to DVD on March 23rd. You can read our full reviews here, below are excerpts of our reviews. _________________________________________________________ The Blind Side Review By John C. ***1/2 (out of 4) What worked for me about this film is that it never felt… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee The Blind Side (2 of 10)
Each day this week, we will be having capsule reviews of 2 of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture. They will be featured in the official, alpabetical order. Avatar was released in theatres on December 18th, and is slated to come to DVD in May. We have not previously published reviews of this… Read More Movie Review: Best Picture Nominee Avatar (1 of 10)
By Erin V. Michael Giacchino, who won the IFMCA’s first ever Best Score of the Year for The Incredibles back in 2004, wins 4 of his 9 nominations. These are Film Score of the Year for Up, Film Composer of the Year, Best Score for Sci-Fi (Star Trek), and Best Score for Animation (Up).… Read More IFMCA 2009 Winners Announced
The nominations for the 30th annual Genie Awards, honouring achievements in Canadian film, have been announced. The five films nominated for Best Picture are: 3 Saisons Before Tomorrow Fifty Dead Men Walking Nurse.Fighter.Boy Polytechnique Three of the best Canadian films I saw last year, One Week, Adoration and Victoria Day, have each gotten at least… Read More Genie Award Nominations Announced
By John C. It’s been an Oscar season like February 2nd in Groundhog Day. It’s one of the longest in recent memory, and just keeps going on and on and on. But in just over a week, it will be over. Though Avatar and The Hurt Locker are the ones to watch, Up and Up… Read More Unloading the Backpack: Why Up and Up in the Air are Two of the Most Important Films of 2009 (Part 5 of 5)
By John C. Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire was the front runner for a little while, but it proved to just not be strong enough to hold its own as Best Picture, as the season went on. The film will be honoured with a very deserving win for Mo’Nique come Oscar night.… Read More Contenders both Precious and Serious (part 4 of 5)
By John C. The Hurt Locker opened last July to critical raves, but meager box office revenue. Now it seems audiences are finally taking the time to see the film on DVD. Though Kathryn Bigelow will more than likely win Best Director, becoming the first woman ever to do so, The Hurt Locker is neck-in-neck… Read More The Basterds’ Hurt by the Locker’s Lock (Part 3 of 5)
By John C. District 9 is a gritty little sci-fi film from first-time director Neil Blomkamp. It serves as a harsh metaphor for South Africa during the Apartheid era, and that is surely what attracted voters to the film, despite the graphic violence. Though the film doesn’t really have a shot at winning Best Picture,… Read More Voters are Educated, but these Contenders are Relegated to the 9th District (Part 2 of 5)
By John C. Each day this week, Monday-Friday, I will be profiling two of the ten nominees for Best Picture. They are arranged in the official, alphabetical, order. If all goes as planned, we will be having capsule reviews of the ten titles following the same pattern next week. Avatar is so much more than… Read More Avatar so Popular that other Contenders are Blind Sided (Part 1 of 5)
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