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Category Archives: 2010 Awards
The Best Films of 2010
2010 may have seen far too many sequels, remakes and pointless 3D conversions for my liking, but the year also boasted a heartening number of inventive, original and hugely enjoyable movies. My favourites ranged across a variety of genres and … Continue reading
Greatest Action Heroes – The Top 10
Sylvester Stallone is the greatest old-school action hero! We asked you to tell us who was the best of the bunch of muscular screen heroes who burst onto the screen in the 1980s and early 90s – and your verdict, … Continue reading
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Tagged action heroes, Aliens, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Delta Force, Die Hard, Dolph Lundgren, Double Impact, Escape from New York, Expendables, First Blood, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kurt Russell, Linda Hamilton, Rambo, Sigourney Weaver, Steven Seagal, Sylvester Stallone, Terminator, Under Siege, Universal Soldier
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“White Lady Saves the Day” & other honest movie titles
The red-carpet may have been rolled up for another year, but we’re still chuckling over the spoof movie posters for this year’s Academy Awards list of Best Film nominees. This honest-title poster for The Blind Side is spot on, but … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 Awards, Fun Stuff
Tagged An Education, avatar, Blind Side, District 9, Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Oscars, precious, Sandra Bullock, Serious Man, spoof movie posters, Up in the Air, up!
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2010 Awards | The Battle of the Exes – James Cameron graciously accepts defeat
James Cameron pretends to strangle ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow after her Best Director victory at last night’s Oscar ceremony capped a trophy-laden evening for The Hurt Locker, as caught in this fabulous pic. He is pretending… right?!
Posted in 2010 Awards, Fun Stuff
Tagged avatar, Hurt Locker, james cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Oscars, strangle
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Awards Season | The Oscars – Who did win!
Kathryn Bigelow and The Hurt Locker made history at the Oscars last night – Bigelow by becoming the first woman in the 82 years of Academy Awards to win the Oscar for Best Director, and her movie, The Hurt Locker, … Continue reading
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Tagged avatar, Blind Side, Christoph Waltz, Hurt Locker, james cameron, Jeff Bridges, Kathryn Bigelow, Mo'Nique, Oscars, precious, razzies, Sandra Bullock
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How to win an Oscar – some simple rules
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Regardless of how you might take Kate Winslet’s risqué tips on bagging that Academy Award, there are some simple rules to securing an Oscar. Let’s look at the … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 Awards, Couch Potato
Tagged A Single Man, Academy Awards, aileen wuornos, Al Pacino, Anthony Hopkins, Boy's Don't Cry, Braveheart, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Charlize Theron, Colin Firth, Crazy Heart, Daniel Day Lewis, Dustin Hoffman, Elizabeth Taylor, Erin Brokovich, Extras, Forrest Gump, frankly my dear i don't give a damn, Geoffrey Rush, Gone With the Wind, Goodfellas, Hannibal Lecter, Harvey Milk, Heath Ledger, Helen Mirren, Hilary Swank, I Am Sam, i see dead people, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jamie Foxx, Jeff Bridges, Jerry Maguire, Joan Fontaine, john wayne, Judi Dench, Julia Roberts, june carter cash, Kate Winslet, Kathryn Bigelow, life is beautiful, life is like a box of chocolates, Martin Scorsese, Mel Gibson, Mickey Rourke, Milk, Million Dollar Baby, monster, mrs brown, my left foot, my precious, Oscar, Peter Jackson, Philadelphia, Philip Seymour Hoffman, raging bull, Rain Man, ray, Ray Charles, Rebecca, Reese Witherspoon, Rosemary's Baby, ruth gordon, Scent of a Woman, Sean Penn, Shakespeare in Love, Shine, show me the money, Sixth Sense, suspicion, Taxi Driver, The Dark Knight, The Departed, The Godfather, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, the lord of the rings: the return of the king, the lord of the rings: the two towers, the queen, The Silence of the Lambs, The Wrestler, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, true grit, Truman Capote, Walk the Line, who's afraid of virginia woolf, William Wallace, you talkin' to me
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Awards Season | The Oscars 2010 – Who will win? Who should win?
Who’s going to scoop the big prizes at this year’s Oscars? The voters’ ballots are all in and the accountants are currently doing the counting. Will James Cameron’s Avatar leave the other contenders feeling blue? Or will Kathryn Bigelow’s The … Continue reading
Awards Season | The Baftas – A night of surprises!
Last night’s Baftas delivered a big shock, didn’t they? No, not Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker triumphing over James Cameron’s Avatar. I mean Vanessa Redgrave curtseying to Prince William! Who would have thought that lefty firebrand Vanessa would be so … Continue reading
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Tagged avatar, BAFTAS, Carey Mulligan, Christoph Waltz, Colin Firth, Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow, Mo'Nique, vanessa redgrave
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Awards Season | Glitz, Guilt & Shame: What this year’s Oscar race says about America
Most of the hullabaloo over this year’s Oscars has so far focused on the Battle of the Exes; the tussle between ex-spouses James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow; between Avatar and The Hurt Locker. It’s a great story: the special-effects driven … Continue reading
Posted in 2010 Awards, Cinema Releases
Tagged Armond White, avatar, Blind Side, Gabourey Sidibe, Hurt Locker, james cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Oscars, precious, Sandra Bullock
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