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The Wrestler »
Darren Aronofsky produced one of the best movies in the past two decades when he released Requiem for a Dream in the late 90s. A decade later and he has impressed yet again, this time with the film The Wrestler. One of the movies of the year in 2008, The Wrestler was nominated for plenty [...]
2010 Academy Awards »
Well, in the end the winner was The Hurt Locker. The head to head duel with Avatar that had intensified in recent weeks was finally put to bet on the weekend as the Academy Awards came and went yet again. The big winner on the night was The Hurt Locker, but it was not all [...]
Hurt Locker in Oscars Controversy »
Fresh from cleaning up at the BAFTAs, The Hurt Locker team is feeling their own pain with controversy surrounding their favouritism at the upcoming Oscar awards. The highly rated film has been engulfed by controversy after it was revealed one of the producers had broken strict rules on negative campaigning.
Hurt Locker Cleans up at BAFTAs »
The Hurt Locker has beaten the highest grossing movie of all time in Avatar, to claim BAFTAs best film award. As well as taking out the top award, the film also claimed a swag of other gongs including Best Director and best cinematography. Director Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to take the award and [...]
Precious »
Oscar time is a great time for cinema. But one of the bad things about it is that there are so many good movies to watch that we often miss a few real gems, which manage to get overlooked by the bigger, highly publicized movies. Precious is one of these films. With the likes of [...]
The Hurt Locker »
Avatar seems to have taken to viewers’ choice of movie of the year, but that decision may have been made a little prematurely, especially considering the release of The Hurt Locker was such a short time ago. In terms of Oscar betting for the film of the year, it is a two horse race between [...]
The Blind Side »
The Blind Side is the new film by director John Lee Hancock, which is based on true events of an African American homeless schoolboy. The very first thing that strikes you when you watch the film is the horrible southern accent performed by Sandra Bullock, who somehow received an Ocsar nomination for her poor efforts.