Taking inspiration from the Oscar-nominated Moneyball, here’s a look at this evening’s 84th Annual Academy Awards, taking into account various statistical evidence. Sound boring? Well, yeah. There isn’t much below to dispute that. i.e. this was written after a large Indian takeaway. 1. Prosthetics Increase Prospects. Nicole Kidman won Best Actress with a thinned nose […]
Hours away from certain Oscar glory The Artist remains underappreciated and misunderstood
As The Artist prepares for its assault on the Oscars, Liam Trim discusses Michel Hazanavicius’ acclaimed silent feature… The infamous and incomparable Academy Awards are about to launch their annual global invasion. Nothing will be able to resist the onslaught. Facebook and Twitter will be colonised, blogs occupied and living rooms stormed. Of course, every […]
Who Are the Oscar Voters?
Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… On February 19th 2012, John Horn, Nicole Sperling and Doug Smith of The Los Angeles Times wrote… “A Los Angeles Times study found that Academy voters are markedly less diverse than the moviegoing public, and even more monolithic than many in the film industry may suspect. Oscar voters […]
The Week in Spandex – The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, Spawn, Kick-Ass 2, Before Watchmen, Daredevil, Arrow and more…
Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… As we await the expected arrival of a brand new trailer for The Avengers next week, a couple of new images from Joss Whedon’s superhero ensemble have made their way online – one of which depicts Captain America (Chris Evans), Hawkeye […]
Has José Padilha’s RoboCop remake found its Murphy?
It seems that Elite Squad and Elite Squad: The Enemy Within director José Padilha may have found his leading man for the upcoming RoboCop remake, and no – it’s not Russell Crowe or Michael Fassbender. According to a report from Deadline, the role of Alex Murphy – originally filled by Peter Weller in Paul Verhoeven’s […]
The Phantom Menace crosses $1b at the box office as Darth Maul returns to the Star Wars universe
Off the back of its 3D re-release, George Lucas’ fan-derided opening chapter of his epic space opera, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menance, has now crossed $1 billion dollars at the global box office, becoming only the eleventh film in history to do so. According to THR, The Phantom Menace reached the landmark […]
Before They Were Famous… They Were in The X-Files
Gary Collinson with a selection of star names who made an early ‘before they were famous’ appearance in The X-Files… Over the past few months I’ve been revisiting Chris Carter’s classic science fiction TV series The X-Files and besides jogging my memory as to just how good of a pairing David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder and […]
Edgar Wright to direct Johnny Depp in The Night Stalker
Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) is set to direct a movie remake of the cult 1970’s telemovie and TV series The Night Stalker. Disney Pictures is developing the film as a potential star vehicle for Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean, Alice in Wonderland), who will be […]
Idris Elba confirmed for Nelson Mandela biopic
Well, we first broke the news way back in December and now Idris Elba (The Wire, Thor, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance) has finally confirmed that he’s set to play former South African leader Nelson Mandela in a biopic based upon Mandela’s 1995 autobiographical book Long Walk to Freedom, with cameras set to roll on […]
Silence is Golden: The Making of The Artist
Trevor Hogg explores the making of Michel Hazanavicius’ Best Picture contender, The Artist… “The first person I had to convince was me, and think, ‘Okay, even if everybody thinks it is undoable, I am going to try because I really want to do it’,” stated French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius who began developing The Artist (2011) […]
