The 71st Golden Globes: A Lesson in Awards Show Shenanigans and Politics
The Golden Globes has, in my mind, always been the reckless and rebellious cousin to the Oscars, with the Hollywood Foreign Press’ celebration of cinema and television seeming not quite as stuffy and serious as the Academy’s affair. The party this year, however, got a little out of hand and in not enough of the right ways, either. Some of my criticisms may seem pointlessly unsolvable, and I realize that, especially given my growing and deepening investment in all things film seeming to correlate with my feeling that awards, in general, have grown increasingly predictable. First, let me point out that there were some surprises in the latter portion of this year’s Globes specifically; I was pleased when Robin Wright won for her elegantly wicked turn in House of Cards, and for Andy Samberg and Brooklyn Nine Nine to...
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71st Annual Golden Globe Motion Picture Winners!
Did we just find a chink in the chain of 12 Years a Slave? The film may have one best drama at the Golden Globes last night, but that’s the only award it took home. No director. No screenplay. No score. Maybe the HFPA decided to spread the wealth, or maybe a slavery drama doesn’t have the same impact on foreign media as it does American. We’ll find out more when the Oscar nominations are announced on Thursday, for sure. But right now it looks like there may be some weakness in the frontrunner… even if the Globes mean nothing come Oscar time. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA 12 Years a Slave BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA Matthew McConaughey, Dallas...
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Edgar Wright’s ANT-MAN May Not Be Henry Pym
It’s been assumed from the beginning by most fans that Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man would involve scientist Henry Pym. But new comments from Wright about just who is in the story indicate that might not be the case after all. In a blog post discussing “doing his homework” for the Ant-Man movie, Wright posted this image: Why is one single image important? Because the screenshot is from Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and it’s not Hank Pym’s Ant-Man, but rather Scott Lang, who… um… borrow’s Pym’s suit to go do some crimes. According to Coming Soon, which originally posted the story, early interviews with Edgar Wright indicated that he was set on including “both… Henry Pym and Scott Lang.” The question now is, who is Paul Rudd playing? If Lang is in the film and possibly the central character, Rudd could very well be Lang...
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Scorsese’s WOLF OF WALL STREET Sets F-Bomb Record
Even if The Wolf of Wall Street doesn’t get an Oscar, it will still have one prize: Most F-words in a Motion Picture. Variety reports that Scorsese’s 3-hour Wall Street bacchanal broke the record for the use of the f-bomb that was previously held by Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam. And it’s way ahead in the count. While Summer of Sam clocked in at 435 uses of the curse word, The Wolf of Wall Street beat it with more than 506 f-bombs. That puts it about 70 f-bombs ahead. I guess this is just one more reason people can be outraged by the oh-so gloriously (and intentionally) offensive masterpiece from Mr. Scorsese....
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VERONICA MARS Is Back. Official Movie Trailer Hits The Web.
I’ve been doing my best to get caught up on Veronica Mars before the movie hits. It was something I missed in its initial run and not seeing it was one of my few pop culture regrets. I’m through season two right now, and yes, the show is worth all the hype. It’s dark. It’s funny. Kind of like sour bubble gum. And it’s some of the best TV writing you’ll ever experience. So what’s in store for everybody’s formerly teenage private eye? Check it out: Veronica Mars: The Movie hits select theaters on March 14,...
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First Official Glimpse Of Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
James Gunn and Marvel are starting off 2014 right with the release of the first official image from Guardians of the Galaxy. Gunn tweeted the line-up pic, which includes includes Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill, Rocket Raccoon voiced by Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer and Groot voiced by Vin Diesel. To go along with the image release, we also have the first official synopsis: From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team – the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a...
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