Scott Mann’s The Tournament to Open Screamfest

Scott Mann’s “The Tournament” reminds me a lot of those drive-by action films from the ’80s and ’90s, where the story is really just a flimsy excuse to throw an endless barrage of action sequences at the audience and, in general, blow shit up. Hey, not that that’s...

September 15th, 2009 | Read More

Oscar Voting Rule Change That Might Change the Way you Feel about the Oscars (but Probably Not)

Let’s face it, almost no one who doesn’t work in Hollywood or dreams of working in Hollywood watches the Oscars telecast anymore. They’re too bland, too insipid, too wordy, too dancy, and just plan too long. Not all that long ago, the people at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and...

September 1st, 2009 | Read More

2009 Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees, or, I Can’t Believe They’re Still Nominating Charlie Sheen for the Abomination that is Two and a Half Men

Wow, they’re still doing the Emmys? Maybe it’s just me, but it’s been ages since I’ve paid attention to this thing. Then again, I don’t pay any attention to the Oscars, either. I just don’t care who wins. The movies I like never win, or are even nominated, so what’s...

July 16th, 2009 | Read More

Starz Announces Spartacus: Blood and Sand Panel at Comic Con ‘09

Looking for some doses of action, sex and Gladiator combat? Well you’re in luck, buckaroos, because that’s what the new Starz TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand seems to be promising in spades. Just got a press release from Starz that says they will be holding a panel at this year’s...

June 30th, 2009 | Read More

Like the Oscars? Don’t Think They’re Long Enough? You’re in Luck!

In a move designed to boost ratings and trick — er, I mean, convince your Everyday Joe to tune in, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (aka the Oscars people) have decided to expand the Best Picture category nominees from the usual five to ten nominees starting in 2010. As justification,...

June 24th, 2009 | Read More

And the 2008 Oscar Winners Are …

For those of you smart enough to find something else to occupy your time this Sunday night instead of sitting on the couch watching the boring and overly long 2008 Oscars show, here are your big list of winners, losers, and those somewhere in-between. Okay, just the winners. Who cares about the losers,...

February 23rd, 2009 | Read More

The Best Films of 2008

When compiling a Best of Film list, it’s always difficult to remember the ones that came at the beginning of the year. Learning from past mistakes, I kept a list of every film I saw in 2008, noting the ones that had an impact. All of the ones listed are either four or five star films, and are in no...

February 6th, 2009 | Read More

2008 Oscars (81st Academy Awards) Nominations

What does Richard Jenkins, Frank Langella, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, and Mickey Rourke have in common? Glad you asked! They’re all nominees for Best Performance by an actor in a leading role at the 2008 Oscars shindig, officially known as the 81st Annual Academy Awards. I could go on about how no one...

January 22nd, 2009 | Read More

2009 Golden Globe Winners

So the much-maligned Golden Globes dished out some hardware over the weekend. What, you were too busy watching NFL playoffs to notice? For shame! The Globes was fantast– oh who am I kidding, I didn’t even know it took place over the weekend, and I actually do this thing for a living! Okay,...

January 12th, 2009 | Read More

66th Annual 2008 Golden Globe Nominations

As I hear it, the Golden Globes is made up of a dozen or so foreigners who get together every year in a dingy little room in the back of an Appleby’s on Wilshire Boulevard right around Koreatown. It’s here, in this magical place some call the janitor’s closet, that these brave, insightful...

December 11th, 2008 | Read More

TV News: 2008 Emmy Nominations

The Emmys (or as it’s known to my senile grandmother, the 60th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards) have just released this year’s batch of nominations, and as expected, pretty much the entire point goes out the window when the words “Two and a Half Men” show up anywhere among the list...

July 17th, 2008 | Read More

2008 MTV Movie Awards Winners and Video Highlights

In case there are some of you who actually cares about who “won” at the MTV Movie Awards, besides all the celebrities that showed up to pimp their upcoming movies (and oh dear god were they pimping hard! when did the MTV Movie Awards become nothing more than a whoring showcase? oh wait, nevermind),...

June 2nd, 2008 | Read More

2008 MTV Movie Awards Nominations

I know you people are dying to find out the nominations for the 2008 MTV Movie Awards. What? You’re dying to find out, aren’t you? Well okay, even if you could care less, and realized long ago that the MTV Movie Awards is one big joke, it’s still an interesting goof that takes place...

May 6th, 2008 | Read More

Mike Myers to Host 2008 MTV Movie Awards

Canuck funnyman Mike Myers (pictured, left) has landed the gig to host the 2008 MTV Movie Awards, Myers’ second go-around at the mostly pointless awards show. It used to be that no one showed up at the MTV Movie Awards unless the producers had told them they had already won beforehand, but not...

April 9th, 2008 | Read More

2008 Oscars Lowest Rated Oscars … EVER

It’s official: most of America kinda don’t really give a friggin’ damn about the Oscars. Then again, when you give a statuette to “The Golden Compass” for best special effects over “Transformers”, you sorta deserve it, don’t you? According to Nielsens,...

February 26th, 2008 | Read More

Oscar Countdown: Who Will Win? Who Cares? You Decide. (Winners Added)

The 80th Annual (aka the 2008) Oscars will be televised live later tonight on ABC, 5:00 PT/8:00 ET, and unless you have something better to do, you’ll probably end up watching it on and off. Personally, I got a Rockets game to keep me occupied, so I’ll probably tune in when the whole thing...

February 24th, 2008 | Read More

2008 Oscars Nominations

It’s that time of the year again, when the only movie awards that matters, the Oscars, announces its list of nominations. Like every year, I haven’t seen 99% of anything on the list, but they, that’s just me. Here, then, is your list of nominees for the 80th Annual Academy Awards, aka...

January 22nd, 2008 | Read More

2007 Razzie Nominations: The Best of the Worst

Who says nobody likes Lindsay Lohan? The Razzies love her, and have bestowed the freckled starlet and her thriller “I Know Who Killed Me” a whopping nine nominations, including Worst Screen Couple, Horror Movie, Screenplay. Tied for second with the most nominations were the faux gay firemen...

January 21st, 2008 | Read More

Hollywood Strike Hits the Golden Globes

You hear that? That’s the sound of 99% of America not giving a damn. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it’s come to my attention that the Golden Globes may not be broadcast on TV this year because of the Writer’s Strike, which has spurred the Screen Actors Guild to show fellowship by banning...

January 7th, 2008 | Read More

2007 Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG) Nominations

Strike schmike. That’s not going to stop Hollywood’s infatuation with itself, aka Awards Season. After the Golden Globes announced their list of nominees, the Screen Actor’s Guild has done likewise for 2007. You can catch the awards show live on January 27, 2008 on TNT and TBS. Continue...

December 20th, 2007 | Read More