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Tag Archives: Oscars
Oscars Muse – Best Foreign Language Film nominations
I’m really trying my best to have seen as many of the Oscars nominated movies as possible before end of February (so I can win the office sweepstake – again). But the Foreign Language Film is a category that always … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 Awards, News Muse
Tagged best foreign language film, biutiful, dogtooth, haevnen, hors-la-loi, in a better world, Oscar, Oscars, outside the law, tricycle cinema
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Oscars Muse – The countdown has begun
Roll out the red carpet! News Muse has thrown on a swanky designer frock and a pair of Jimmy Choo-Choos to walk you through the nominated movies and keep you up-to-date with all things Oscar in the run-up to the … Continue reading
Couch Potato invites you to guess which Oscar-winning film has inspired these fancy-dress costumes…
Today, Sofa Spud and I are heading out to an Oscars-themed fancy dress party. Can you guess the movie? Here’s a clue – it’s showing tonight at 10pm on Universal Channel Still stumped? Hold your mouse over the pictures to … Continue reading
The King’s Speech is the big winner at the BIFAs
The King’s Speech dominated this year’s British Independent Film Awards – and is already establishing itself as a frontrunner for next year’s Oscars. An audience-pleasing period drama about King George VI’s relationship with his unorthodox Australian speech therapist, the film … Continue reading
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Tagged BIFAs, Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, King's Speech, Oscars, Slumdog Millionaire
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At the Cinema | The Blind Side – White lady saves the day & Sandy scoops a gong
I’m not sure whether Sandra Bullock really deserved her Worst Actress gong at the Razzies for her performance in All About Steve, but if the Razzie folk were a tad uncharitable in giving her the Golden Raspberry then this year’s … Continue reading
Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Hoping to win an Oscar next year? This trailer shows what you may be up against.
“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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Out on DVD | Bright Star – Jane Campion’s Keats’ biopic: not just another frock flick
Jane Campion’s splendid costume drama Bright Star was largely overlooked at this year’s Oscars (it picked up one nomination for Costume Design). Overshadowed by Kathryn Bigelow’s testosterone-fuelled The Hurt Locker, it’s the kind of movie that would have probably caught … Continue reading
Posted in DVD Releases, Reviews
Tagged Abbie Cornish, Anna Paquin, Ben Whishaw, Bright Star, Fanny Brawne, Holly Hunter, Jane Campion, John Keats, Oscars, piano
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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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