Precious

Best Picture

And here it is – the mountain top – the Best film of the year. Epic. Ok, they have expanded the film this year to 10. ten. One-Zero. This is like every march when the NCAA toys with expanding the NCAA Basketball pool. It isn’t that there are more quality contenders – it just means [...]

Best Director

When you think of the words “Best Director”, What comes to mind? Francis Ford Coppola for Godfather II (believe it or not – he never won for the Godfather. Look it up)? Scorsese for not winning so many times? Oliver Stone? Ford for… well, everything? Regardless, history happens with this nomination. 18 times men (every [...]

Best Actor/Actress

Now, we enter the Hall of Fame: Best Actor/Actress. This is the stuff of legends – the time when you know you have made it. Your a lead, and the best lead. It is the stuff dreams are made of. How you know you have earned your way into greatness. So – Lets cut to [...]

Best Supporting

Did you know Saturdays have a 9am too? I am now aware. Ok, in the midst of catching up on my Football Free Agency ESPN Sportcenter updates (BTW – A certain prognosticator who called Ben Roethlisberger Despicable for a certain reason – well, Gina, your right) i am considering my picks for best supporting actor [...]

Oscar Picks: Best Adaptive Screenplay

Best Adaptive Screenplay. Best Adaptive Screenplay? Doesn’t it just sound a little less then Best Original? It almost feels like that friend you had in High School; you know what friend I am talking about – not quite as attractive, not quite as funny or smart, the friend that always copied your homework, cheated off [...]

Academy Awards Pre-viewing pleasures!

I am all atwitter (yes, I just said “atwitter”. Get over it.) about this week. First, it is Super Bowl week, a magical week where football comes to a magnificent head and blows its shoulder padded load all over sports fans from coast to coast. Ask a football fan who they think is going to [...]