By CRAIG YOUNKIN - February 3, 2010The Oscar nominations were announced and so I felt it only best to make the GOOD, BAD AND UGLY news all about that. An article with predictions will be coming soon but today it’s all about congratulations and bitching about the snubs. So without further ado, here are the 2010 Oscar nominations, but first a little more ado.The Good- ‘Avatar’ and ‘The Hurt Locker’ ... more >
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ANOTHER OSCARS COME AND GONE
(BY ALI NADERZAD) Some day, I will be invited to the Academy Awards and will get to wear a tuxedo. Did you know that tuxedo in French translates as 'smoking'? No big surprises concerning the ceremony's format: the lesser-watched categories went up first and slowed down the evening to a grind for the first half-hour. Then, things started to get interesting. Boldfaced names seem to be more on the ... more >
AND THE NOMINATION GOES TO…
(BY ALI NADERZAD) The Academy Awards nominees have been announced! Excitement! Triumph! Controversy! Disappointment . . . Some names are missing from the Foreign Film category, including Cristian Mungiu's haunting 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days and Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis. In the Best Picture category, the thriller Michael Clayton shares the race with Juno, Atonement, No Country for Old Men ... more >