Don’t believe me? I don’t blame you. Here’s the official press release:
Building on its strategy of delivering quality branded content to people around the world, The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire Marvel Entertainment, Inc. in a stock and cash transaction, the companies announced today.
Under the terms of the agreement and based on the [...]
Well, it’s official. The summer movie season is in full swing. With the release of the not-very-good X-Men Origins: Wolverine (I so wanted to like it, I probably would’ve enjoyed it if Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds were just wandering around killing things and blowing stuff up as long as it had… um… a STORY… [...]
In anticipation of the Oscars this year, our own J.P. Mangalindan watched all five Best Picture nominees back-to-back as part of AMC Theaters’ third annual “Best Picture Showcase” event. This is his take on the experience.
Every year, I swear that I’ll watch all the Best Picture nominees to prep for the Oscars. In my movie-obsessed [...]
UPDATE: The votes are in and now the whole world knows: we rock at predicting the Oscars. Of the predictions you see below, we were correct 20 out of 24 times. What we got wrong: Foreign Film (Japan’s Departures won), Song (”Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire won), Animated Short, and Documentary Short. That makes it [...]
I don’t think anyone ever considered Liam Neeson to be an action hero, but after this weekend, they might. His action vehicle Taken grossed a terrific $24.6 million this weekend, proving that a male-driven movie could survive over Super Bowl weekend. A straightforward Jason-Bourne-as-a-dad plot and good reviews didn’t hurt.
The Uninvited, also new this weekend, [...]
Paul Blart: Mall Cop spent its second weekend in the #1 spot at the box office with $21.5 million, down only 32% from its first weekend. That edged out newcomer Underworld: Rise of the Lycans, which nonetheless managed a $20.7 million weekend despite losing the star of the franchise, Kate Beckinsale.
The only other new wide [...]
[UPDATE: Read this terrific article from the Chicago Tribune. It casts an even bleaker picture of the upcoming ratings and touches on some important points I don't mention.]
That headline does not refer to my being annoyed that my favorite film of 2008 was not nominated for Best Picture Director, or Adapted Screenplay because I personally [...]
Major nominations below. The rest of the categories, along with each film’s tally, are below the cut.
Best Motion Picture of the Year
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Achievement in Directing
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Stephen Daldry, The Reader
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Performance by an Actor in [...]
Today’s the eve of the Oscar nominations, which will be announced tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. EST by Forest Whitaker and Academy president Sid Ganis. But today also marks the announcement of the Razzie nominations, and let’s face it, that’s even more exciting.
Since 1980, the Golden Raspberry awards have been awarding the worst movies of [...]