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 […]
The Square is watching history as it unfolds. I don’t say that as a metaphor; the hook for this documentary is in viewing it, and also as a snapshot of the time we live in. With at times, unbelievable access, the audience watches the removal of Mubarak from power…only for Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood […]
‘To the victor goes the spoils.’ That’s one of the hard truths to come out of The Act of Killing. This documentary is dark, and offensive (yes, even I can be offended if pushed hard enough), and chilling. Don’t look for a lot of humor here; the funniest moment to me was hearing a politician […]
With only a general knowledge of what this film was about, it took about 5 minutes for this pop music geek to feel like a kid in a candy store. 20 Feet From Stardom is the story of the background singer. And I’m still a little amazed by how much information and how many stories […]
The latest film from Spike Jonze, Her, is funny, and creepy, and it’s a dead on social commentary…and it’s brilliant. Set in the ‘very near future’, the story revolves around Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix as Spike’s on screen avatar), a shy guy who still hasn’t fully jumped back in the game after a messy divorce. He buys […]
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