Watch the
Oscar-nominated animated film Logorama in its (glorious 16 minute, corporate-logo assaulting,
nsfw maniacal Ronald McDonald flaming queen Mr. Clean) entirety on
Facebook.
posted by WolfDaddy
on Feb 11, 2010 -
22 comments
Andrew Stantion, director of Wall-E, briefly
talks about a sequel, why the female robot has a gun and the separation of animated and live action films.
posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Jan 23, 2009 -
62 comments
“Wouldn’t you know, the kid they pick to play tramps is the only good girl in Hollywood.”
Before
Myrna Loy rose to stardom with
Manhattan Melodrama and
The Thin Man (both 1934),
she was often relegated to playing vamps, mistresses, and other assorted flavors of wicked women. Then, after 80 movies playing mostly bad girls,
Montana native Loy became “the perfect wife.” “
Men Must Marry Myrna Loy” clubs were formed around the country. She and Clark Gable, in a poll conducted by Ed Sullivan, were voted by 20 million of the nation’s moviegoers as The King and Queen of Hollywood. She was FDR's favorite actress, and John Dillinger
died just to see her new movie. A staunch
anti-Nazi since the mid-Thirties (to MGM's dismay,
Hitler promptly banned her films from the lucrative German market), wondered aloud in the press why blacks were always given servants' roles, and was the first major star to buck the studios in a contract dispute (the issue: equal pay for equal work.
She was making half what William Powell was, didn't like it and quit work for nearly a year until MGM capitulated). When WWII broke out
she quit Hollywood and worked full time for the Red Cross, and helped run a Naval Auxilary Canteen. More inside.
posted by matteo
on Feb 3, 2006 -
27 comments
Eastwood wins. Clint Eastwood got the double dipper tonight with Best Pic and Director. Not that Scorsese isn't badly due one, but the fact is, The Aviator is not one of Marty's top five films, while Million Dollar Babies is top five among Eastwood's pics. It's that simple.
My thought: I think this film and Mystic River proves, once and for all and without argument, that Eastwood is among the top American directors ever, up there with Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, Woody Allen, and the others. (He's actually better than Allen). I think all of the critics like Pauline Kael who dissed Clint without thinking over the years have to eat it and eat it hard.
posted by Leege
on Feb 27, 2005 -
115 comments
The 10 unwritten rules of Oscar "For the Academy, whatever stands out the most is best – even though, in terms of quality of work, it’s usually exactly the opposite: the less you notice something, the more accomplished it actaully is. But when it comes to second-guessing Oscar voters, it never hurts to ask yourself: Who did the “most” acting? Most editing? Most noticeable cinematography or music? Most conspicuous costumes or makeup or production design or screenwriting or directing?"
posted by Turtles all the way down
on Feb 23, 2005 -
16 comments
Revoke the Oscar. Should "Bowling For Columbine" be considered non-fiction if it manipulated scenes and knowingly left out key information? Would a new category be better, like say adjusted documentary or propaganda? Or is it
impossible to make a documentary without some point of view?
posted by destro
on Apr 18, 2003 -
53 comments
The Oscar Nominees Page is up... ...and it looks like both Gladiator and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon are the two big movies this time, with 10 Nominations each, including Best Picture. In addition, Julia Roberts finally has her oscar nod, as well as Tom Hanks, Ed Harris and Geoffrey Rush returning for another round in the Best Actor Category.
posted by Cavatica
on Feb 13, 2001 -
38 comments
