Ben Affleck, "Argo"
Snubbed in Directing
Lowdown: Academy director's branch went for Michael Haneke for "Amour" and David O. Russell for "Silver Linings Playbook" instead even thoug...
The 1980s was a largely fallow period for Disney animation, but the studio closed out the decade in high style with "The Little Mermaid." It boasted an irresistible recipe which mixed a classic fairy tale (a...
Fresh off the huge success of his Oscar-nominated "Boyz N the Hood," director John Singleton was hired to helm the music video for "Dangerous" cut "Remember the Time," and ...
What's that sweet smell of vanilla wafting in from the kitchen? Yep, it's bakeoff time already. Earlier today, the Academy announced the shortlist of 10 films still in the race for the Best Visual Effects Oscar. On Ja...
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...
Nominations (6):
Best Picture
Best Supporting Actor - Albert Bassermann
Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Best Art Direction, Black-and-White
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Best Special Effects
1940 was a...
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...
Part of the announcement was the planned release of "Star Wars: Episode VII" in 2015. No indication of a filmmaker or story (or subtitle) was included, but the mind reels at the potential. How far can the un...
Why someone would want to remake it: A teen comedy about three outsiders/geeks/nerds (pick your prejorative term) who crash parties, attempt to lose their virginity, engage local law enforcement and come to terms with...
Perhaps the perfect 21st century villain, Heath Ledger's Joker is less a force of evil than an agent of chaos, delighting in whatever reaction he can elicit from a world numbed by modernity. Visually upsetting, like ...
