• 5 Things That Would Make the Oscars More Interesting

    5 Things That Would Make the Oscars More Interesting

    On February 27th you’ll pop your popcorn and plop down on the couch to see yet another award show. The Oscars. The Academy Awards. The best of the best in award shows. (Or at least they seem to think so.) But with all the hype surrounding award shows lately I can’t help but think a regular night at the Oscars might now hold up that well against some of the drama we’ve had surrounding our award shows lately.

  • We’re Liveblogging the Oscars!

    We’re Liveblogging the Oscars!

    This Sunday is the biggest night of the entire year….if you are Natalie Portman. For the rest of us it’s another awards show where we can sit at home in our pajamas snarking on celebrities through a liveblog. Yep, that’s right, A LIVEBLOG! We’re back again this Sunday for Hollywood’s biggest awards show. We’ll be covering the events from the second the first D-List celebrity get rushed down the red carpet until No Strings Attached takes home the award for Movie of the Year.

  • Now Showing: Blue Valentine

    Now Showing: Blue Valentine

    You may be wondering why, since I usually write about new releases, I have chosen to review Blue Valentine (which was released in late December most places) this week. Well, despite being out for a month, Blue Valentine remains a water cooler topic. The subject is no longer the MPAA’s original decision to give Blue Valentine an NC-17 rating (read my thoughts on that here), but instead it is Michelle Williams’ nomination for Best Actress.

  • Who Won’t Be Thanking the Academy This Year

    Who Won’t Be Thanking the Academy This Year

    The Oscar nominations are in. And the claws are out.
    Once the Academy Award nominations are public knowledge you expect there to be gossip, some hurt feelings, some angry fans, and some shocked directors. But this year, things have gone a little too far.