After receiving excellent reviews, some critics feel “Bright Star” could be a sleeper Best Picture nominee. But while Adam Spunberg found the film delightful, it also left something to be desired. Spunberg examines this film on 19th century English poet John Keats’ short and tragic romance.
On the eve of the Academy’s big announcement, Kit Bowen offers her nomination predictions.
After winning the Golden Globe, “The White Ribbon” is an early favorite for Best Foreign Film. Some think it might be one of the 10 nominees for Best Picture. But despite being an intellectual and thought-provoking film, Kit Bowen says it’s difficult to sit through and too little happens.
Kathryn Bigelow won the Best Director award from her peers at the Directors Guild of America Awards for “The Hurt Locker.” After the becoming the first woman to win, Bigelow appears to be the frontrunner to take home the Best Director Oscar over her ex-husband James Cameron.
A total of ten Best Picture Nominees will be unveiled on Tuesday. Adam Spunberg offers his own personal top ten films of the year.
Is this an “Avatar” year at the Oscars? Or does a film like “Up in the Air” or “The Hurt Locker” have the goods to upset the James Cameron blockbuster? Christa Youngpeter examines the anatomy of a Best Picture film, as we’re less than a week away from learning the nominees.
Sandra Bullock has passed Meryl Streep to become the frontrunner for Best Actress. Kit Bowen writes on the tight race for the award and Bullock’s incredible comeback.
Quentin Tarantino won a screenplay Oscar for “Pulp Fiction” in 1995, but his eyes are on a bigger prize. “Inglourious Basterds” is his best shot yet at Best Picture. Is this Tarantino’s year, or is filmmaker too violent and too unusual to win over the Academy? Michaela Zanello reports.
Oscar voters are having trouble coming up with 10 nominees for Best Picture. If they actually watched some movies this year, it wouldn’t be that hard. Phil Wallace offers a critique of Academy members.
“The Hurt Locker” won Best Picture at the Producers Guild Awards, significantly in a 10-nominee race. With “Inglourious Basterds” winning the top SAG award and “Avatar” winning Best Drama at the Golden Globes, Kit Bowen looks at the three frontrunners for Best Picture.