There are not enough words to express the jealous rage an elementary school aged Aziz had for Ralph the first time he saw this video. WELL GUESS WHAT RALPH? I MOVED TO L.A. AND MET MAGIC AND HE SHOOK MY HAND AND THANKED ME FOR BEING A FAN MY WHOLE LIFE! HOW YOU LIKE […]
Today’s post is absolutely a ‘reset button’ from all the ‘serious movie’ talk that started in what, November? The only intro I’ll give you for this song/video is I have fond memories of making my sister crack up by just imitating the end of the first verse of this video. (You’ll see…)
And finally, the nominees for Best Picture: American Hustle Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Nebraska Philomena 12 Years a Slave Wolf of Wall Street Who Should Win MALIK: Hooooo boy. The Best Picture this year…the best all around film this year… I think it’s a two horse race at this point, but, yeah, […]
Here are the nominees for Lead Actress: Amy Adams Cate Blanchett Sandra Bullock Judi Dench Meryl Streep Who Should Win MALIK: It’s the freshest performance in my mind, but I think the most filled out performance was Judi Dench in Philomena. Don’t think she’ll win though. ART: I agree. Judi Dench is pretty great. But, […]
Here are the nominees for Best Supporting Actor: Barkhad Abdi Bradley Cooper Michael Fassbender Jonah Hill Jared Leto Who Should Win MALIK: Another category that could go a few different ways and not really be ‘wrong’. I love what Fassie did in 12 Years, but I was really affected by what Leto did in ‘Dallas’. […]
Today’s post starts on a sad note as Harold Ramis passed away Monday morning. All day, a generation that includes Aaron and myself has paid tribute to a fellow Midwestern who made his mark on this business. Today’s post is about the directors; in that role alone he gave us Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Vacation, […]
So what happens when the Wyandotte Siskel & Ebert get together for their annual breakdown of the Academy Awards? Only one way to find out… MALIK: Y’all know what time it is, it’s the 2014 Art Fradieu Oscar Preview! 5 posts leading to Sunday night, we’ll cover Writing, Directing, Supporting and Lead Acting and […]
I’m not on Harvey’s payroll, but I tell you this: you could make a strong argument that the ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role’ the past 12 months was done by Judi Dench. I can’t help but wonder how much more we’d be talking about Dame Judi if she was out […]
I’ve been keeping an eye on what’s been going down in Florida (again) last weekend, and at this point I just felt sad more than anything. Among my own peers, I’ve noticed a definite feeling of ‘Oh God, now I fully understand that extra layer of ‘Please Be Careful’ that I got from my […]
One of the things I do every year, for entertainment, for inspiration, for nostalgia, is watch Spike’s 1st 6 movies again, in order. I got to School Daze over the weekend which was kind of a hybrid musical. I know Spike takes pride in how many black artists, in front of and behind the camera, he […]
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