The Oscar nominations will be announced on January 22nd next year, instead of the usual January 20th. Why would they do that, you may be asking. Well, someone at the Academy was looking at the calendar and noticed that the Presidential inauguration is also scheduled for January 20th. Figuring that a press conference was easier …
I’m drinking wine and watching the Academy’s back pat. Here’s my thoughts as we go along…
This year, for me anway, is a pretty exciting year for the Oscars. The best director category usually has at least one of my favorite directors hanging around. Last year, we had Clint Eastwood and the long long overdue win for Mr. Scorsese. The year before held Steven Spielberg and the win for Ang Lee …
With the Coen brothers seemingly poised to take home a few golden statues this Sunday night, including the coveted “Best Picture”, for their critical darling, No Country for Old Men, it seemed like a good time to go back and look at another film that swept the Academy off its feet: Clint Eastwood’s western masterpiece, …
Admittedly, I am somewhat out of the loop when it comes to the Academy Awards. I, like everyone who comes to this site, love movies and I realize that, in theory, this is our Super Bowl. But two things kept me from tuning in each year: 1. Award shows never appealed to me. I always …
If you don’t know by now I like to make lists (top five places to go pantless) and I like to point out when things are overrated (wearing pants), so the Oscars give me a fantabulous opportunity to marry the two. The criteria for overrated Best Pictures are as follows: Which movies did it beat …
Each year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences gives an honorary award to a recipient for their past & present contributions to film. In the early years, this award was given for an achievement that didn’t quite fit any of the categories voted on, but in recent years, its been reserved to celebrate …
Hello Internet, It’s Oscar Week, and we at Lonely Reviewer are welcoming you all to check us out all week for all sorts of Oscar related articles, news, editorials, and features. Also, we just changed up the template of the site, let us know what you think! Only 5 more days till the Oscars, this …