Here are the nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture: Richard Jenkins in ‘The Visitor’ Frank Langella in ‘Frost/Nixon’ Sean Penn in ‘Milk’ Brad Pitt in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Mickey Rourke in ‘The Wrestler’ What Could Happen: This is probably, probably a two man race. Sean Penn […]
Here are the nominees for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture: Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” Meryl Streep in “Doubt” Kate Winslet in “The Reader” What might happen: Anything. I’m not kidding. Anne Hathaway is clearly establishing herself as the ‘Next […]
The nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role are: Josh Brolin in “Milk” Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” What might happen: (chuckling to myself…) Who will probably win: Hee hee hee… Who I’m […]
Here are the nominees for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Amy Adams in ‘Doubt’ Penelope Cruz in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ Viola Davis in ‘Doubt’ Taraji P. Henson in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ Marisa Tomei in ‘The Wrestler’ What may happen: The people who love ‘Doubt’ may split […]
Oh yes! This one was on and off the list a few times, but in the end it made the cut. Even though I’m known to be more of a Michael Jackson in his prime fan, Purple Rain still played a very important role in my childhood. How you ask? Read on… Relevance: Prince and […]
Television News has been central to documenting the history of African-Americans in the 20th Century. While show business has definitely done its fair share of good and bad in shaping the images of black people around the world, the news at its core documents the ‘real life’ of black America. On to the breakdown… […]
The i’s have been dotted and the t’s have been crossed, so I’ve had to step up my preparation for my next project. I have a to do list of things I need to do before this show gets on the road. The last time I got on the scale, I was 15 pounds over […]
In one of my last classes of film school, we were asked to fill out a quasi-survey describing what we would be doing if we weren’t making movies. I forgot all the details of the survey, but I do remember my side occupation was ‘Criminal Mastermind.’ My mind is always flowing, and it’s built for […]
I know I’m a few days early with this one, but in light of recent events in pop culture, the timing feels right… In the group of guys that I came up with, there’s a handful of bachelors left. One of whom is about to get married for the second time. I won’t use his […]
Finally caught up to Frost/Nixon over the weekend. For those unfamiliar, Frost/Nixon is a highly fictionalized account of the buildup to the real series of interviews that took place between Robert Frost and Richard Nixon following the resignation of the former president. Based on the critically acclaimed stage play of the same name, Frost/Nixon […]
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