Tuesday, February 24, 2009 11:00AM - By Krystal Clark
Fresh off of the ensemble win for Best Picture, Slumdog Millinaire star Frieda Pinto is taking advantage of her new found success. The Indian born model-turned actress has just signed on to co-star in the latest project from famed director, Woody Allen. According to Variety, Pinto has been cast in the “ingenue” role of the yet to be titled film. In typical Woody Allen fashion this project has been shrouded in mystery, and we only know a few key things.
Find out what they are after the jump.
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Monday, February 23, 2009 8:30AM - By Mali Elfman
It’s been quite an award show. We twittered the Oscars live from inside the Kodak theater. We posted all the best moments on the red carpet and the big winners of the night. Just in case you were looking for a full list of all the nominees and all the winners, here it is!
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Sunday, February 22, 2009 9:50PM - By JC
Surprise Surprise! Slumdog Millionaire SWEPT the Oscars with eight wins, including the highly anticipated award for Best Picture. With it’s outstanding ensemble cast, kick-ass soundtrack, and obviously genius direction by Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire just put India on the map!
It’s been an incredible year in story-telling. Every single Best Picture nominee (The Curious Case of Bemjamin Button, Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader, Frost/Nixon, and Milk) was endearing and had incredibly relevant themes – each bringing something completely fresh to the table. In fact, any of these five films seem worthy of the award in my book.
Bravo to another brilliant year in film. And let’s start counting down ’til next February!
Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:51PM - By Krystal Clark
Unlike the acting categories, the Best Director Oscar was presented by Academy Award winning actress Reese Witherspoon. With no surprise the Oscar went to Danny Boyle for his work on the indie film Slumdog Millionaire. Here’s a snippet of Boyle’s enthusiastic, yet humble speech.
To Mumbai on ending, inseparable and born. All of you who helped us make the film, and those of you who didn’t. Thank you so much, you dwarf even this guy [pointing to his Oscar]. Thank you very much indeed.
Was there ever any doubt?
Thursday, February 12, 2009 5:30PM - By Krystal Clark
Here are some of the tops news stories of today…
- Check out a new promo pic from X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Gambit (Taylor Kitsch), government name Remy Lebeau can be seen in the aftermath of some serious action in the above photo. It’s official, I’m beyond excited about this movie! [Latino Review]
- It looks as if Loreal Cosmetics aren’t the only one’s coming under fire for white washing their models. Some are questioning whether or not Vanity Fair magazine brightened the complexion of Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto in a recent photo. Check out her pic and draw your own conclusion. [Extra Whore Dinery]
- We knew it was going to happen sooner or later. A company by the name of Veidt Enterprises have created a Watchmen video game. It’s only available on the company’s website, and it’s a whole 8 bits. Talk about nostalgia. [Cinematical]
- The children’s comic The Ghouly Boys is getting adapted for the big screen. Mandate pictures is producing the film, while Sam Esmail will pen the screenplay. [THR]
- Get ready for this year’s WonderCon! The schedule for the 2009 comic event has officially been released. The annual convention takes place in San Francisco, CA and lasts for three days starting March 1. [Superherohype]
Monday, February 9, 2009 9:00AM - By Mali Elfman
Well it looks like the women have decided this weekends box office top film. Never have I seen more hoards of men-less woman (aside from Sex and the City) filling in the theaters to see He’s Just Not That Into You. There are plenty of things for a guy to enjoy in this movie (Scarlett Johnspn with almost nothing on anyone?) but I don’t think they’re willing to risk it. They need to get one to go and the rest will follow. Coraline made it to number three this week, which is pretty damn good for a stop-frame animation. Hell it beat out all the other movies opening this weekend including The Pink Panther 2 and Push.
Check out this weekend’s box office numbers below…
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Monday, February 2, 2009 12:00PM - By Krystal Clark
Slumdog no more! The star of Danny Boyle’s international sensation Slumdog Millionaire has just signed on for another gig. ] According to Variety, M. Night Shyamalan has just cast Dev Patel to star in his adaptation of the Nickelodeon Films production of The Last Airbender. Patel will star as Zuko, the role that was originally cast with actor/musician Jesse McCartney.
More on the films casting after the jump.
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Monday, January 26, 2009 9:00AM - By Mali Elfman
The Screen Actors have officially announced their winners for the SAG Awards. For the most part there were no big surprises. The bottom line is that it came down to who are the most well respected actors in each category. Sean Penn and Meryl Streep are both legends in the acting world. Although people have buzzed about Anne Hathaway and Kate Winslet snagged a Best Supporting Actress award, they’re no match for the Streeper when it comes to Best Actress. The love and respect other actors have for her is immense, as is with all the other winners.
Check them out now…
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 12:00PM - By Andrew Payne
All the big dominoes have fallen. The Golden Globe Awards have been handed out, the Directors Guild (actually the best predictor of the Best Picture nominees) and Writers Guild have named their nominees, and just about every critics society has voted.
What have we learned from these big awards groups? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. This has been the least exciting Oscar race in history. Track back to week one of these power rankings. The top five in Best Picture have never changed. In fact, if we’d done a ranking before an award was given out (something for next year) this would have been the top five as well.
Normally, there’s some major shakeup somewhere along the road. Some surefire contender that falls off, but that just has never happened this year. There is no logical reason to presume that any of the top five in Best Picture won’t get nominated.
So without further ado, here are the picks. . .
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