The interwebs are a buzz with the rumor that Oscar show-runners Laurence Mark and Bill Condon are tapping Ricky Gervais to host next years Academy Awards. A source tells Ew.com, “The buzz around town is that Ricky should host the Oscars.” I think Gervais is freakin’ hilarious, and seeing him host the Oscars would make …
The Lonely Reviewers are back with Episode 2 of the Lonely Reviewer Show, this time, we’ve got actual opening titles. Vatche and Justin discuss the results of the Oscars, the next Bourne film, X-Files 2, Batman: Gotham Knight, and have their DVD pick of the week. Check out the new episode, and let us know …
According to Whoopie Goldberg the biggest snub of the night?: Whoopie Goldberg! It’s nice to see she hasn’t lost perspective. I mean sure Brad Renfro wasn’t included in the honoring of people that died in the past year, but can you believe they didn’t include Whoopie in one of the 75 hosting montages?!?! She was …
I am voting that next year if Gary Busey is still alive, we give him a mic at the Oscar’s and then just step back and watch magic happen. Who would you rather watch: Ryan Seacrest ending an interview with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson by asking to do squats together (though his “are you going …
So I had all the lonely reviewers send in their predictions, and who came out on top? It was a tie between myself, and Sam, with 13 correct choices. Runners up, Kinojoe and Brandin with 12 correct predictions. Stay tuned for the morning, for all sorts of Oscar coverage.
I know what you’re thinking: It’s the 80th anniversary! I know this, but follow me for a second. It was 35 years ago this year that Marlon Brando famously sent up Sacheen Littlefeather to refuse his Best Actor award for his work on ‘The Godfather’ and read a 15 page speech on the mistreatment of …
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, …
I pride myself on a few things: 1.) My supernatural ability to eat licorice, 2.) solving the rubix cube in under two minutes, 3.) my pecs, and 4.) my ability to argue with myself. The last one scores me a super duper opportunity to argue why each of the Best Picture nominees will win. I …
Personally, of all the performances nominated for Best Actress, Amy Ryan is quite possibly my favorite. Some may call it bias, as she is nominated for her role in Ben Affleck’s Gone Baby Gone, and I am born and raised right outside of Boston. Ironically, I saw Gone Baby Gone in New York City, just …
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 …