While it could be argued that Abrams' first "Star Trek" was as much Spock's (Zachary Quinto) movie as it was Kirk's (Chris Pine), there's very little of the former and a whole lot of the latter in the first ...
Chris Brown earned one Grammy nomination. Chris Brown earned *only* one nomination.
- Katie Hasty
Pro: No branch of the Academy is friendlier towards foreign-language fare than the writers, and as with “A Separation” last year, Haneke's Palme d'Or winner is the kind of intimate, articulate, character-d...
To hear some people talk about it, the 2012 Presidential Election got really ugly. Seriously? You wanna see ugly, wait'll you get a load of what happens in the quest for the Iron Throne in the third season of HBO's...
Pro: As if it wasn't clear enough already to sentient film folk, Michael Haneke's second Palme d'Or in four years sealed the rigorous Austrian formalist's status as one of the medium's premier artists. With “Amo...
Director: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
The Lowdown: Pixar failed to land a nomination in this category for the first time ever last year when the critically maligned ...
Pro: A lot of pundits have declared Hathaway the frontrunner on the basis of the trailer alone, which is entirely soundtracked to her emotive rendition of the hit musical's signature song, “I Dreamed a Dream&rdq...
When Wally Pfister spoke to students at the Ringling College of Art and Design last week he never dreamed he'd give the Sarasota, FL. art school so much publicity or find himself in the middle of a pseudo controversy....
Name: Robert De Niro
Biggest Hit: "Meet the Fockers" (financially), "Raging Bull" (critically)
Comeback Vehicle: "Silver Linings Playbook"
Will It Work: Let's be frank, De Niro has ha...
Pro: Arkin's been around the block. His first nomination came 45 years ago and in 2007 the goodwill finally came in the form of an Oscar win (for "Little Miss Sunshine"). He's a highlight in the movie for hi...
