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Paul Thomas Anderson Eyeing Horror Film Next?
How novel is the idea that Paul Thomas Anderson, who is currently rolling in the glory of “There Will Be Blood’s” multiple Oscar nominations, might be contemplating a horror film as his next movie? Well that’s the rumor coming out of Bloody-Disgusting, who got wind of the notion from a “well-trusted insider”, so you know [...]
January 22nd, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More2008 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 the Oscars.
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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 of “I Now Pronounced You Chuck and Larry” [...]
January 21st, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreCloverfield Stomps the Box Office
Bazookas couldn’t stop it. Military helicopter rockets couldn’t slow it down. And neither can the box office, because J.J. Abrams’ much-hyped “Cloverfield” showed that viral marketing still works by chomping down on an impressive $41 million take in its opening weekend debut, the biggest January opening ever, topping the $35.9 by the “Star Wars” re-release [...]
January 20th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreIs it Game Over for Uwe Boll?
For some unGodly reason, someone gave German wunderkind Uwe Boll $70 million dollars to make “In the Name of the King”. And if you’ve seen trailers for the movie, you know there was no unGodly reason to do so, because the movie looked Godawful. And after the movie bombed at the box office (opening to [...]
January 15th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreRoger Avary Arrested for Manslaughter
Winning an Oscar isn’t a get-out-of-jail free card, as Roger Avary found out when he was recently arrested for suspicion of manslaughter and driving under the influence. Avary, for those who don’t know, won an Oscar for co-writing “Pulp Fiction” with Quentin Tarantino, and has gone on to write and direct “The Rules of Attraction”, [...]
January 14th, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreNational Treasure 2 Dominates Christmas Box Office
For the second straight week, the Nicolas Cage sequel “National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets” reign supreme over the U.S. box office, pulling in an additional $35 million in its second week for a total take of $124 million in two weeks of release. The other big surprise is “Alvin and the Chipmunks”, which once [...]
January 1st, 2008 | Nix | 0 comments | Read MoreTop 10 Hollywood Box Office Hits of 2007
Yahoo! Movies has a list of the top ten movies that made major bank at the U.S. box office in the year 2007. To no one’s surprise, “Spider-Man 3″ nailed the #1 spot with a $336 million dollar take, followed closely by “Shrek 3″ with $321 million. My personal favorite movie that made it on [...]
December 26th, 2007 | Nix | 4 comments | Read MoreSacha Baron Cohen Retires Borat and Ali G
Sacha Baron Cohen, the “brains” behind Borat and Ali G, tells the newspaper The Daily Telegraph that he’s decided to “retire” his two most famous (or is that infamous?) creations. Borat, as you’ll recall, was the “star” of a major Hollywood hit, the eponymously titled “Borat”, and for a while there, Ali G had his [...]
December 25th, 2007 | Nix | 2 comments | Read More2007 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 for the nominations.
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Will Smith and Chipmunks Dominate Box Office
Mixed reviews from the critics didn’t stop Will Smith’s adaptation of Richard Matheson’s “I am Legend” from dominating the box office over the weekend. The sci-fi/horror film pulled in a whopping $76.5 million in its first weekend debut, crushing the competition despite an equally impressive $45 opening by the CGI-heavy “Alvin and the Chipmunks”.
“I am [...]
Johnny Depp is the World’s Nicest Celebrity
Johnny Depp is possibly the nicest Hollywood movie star in the world. Ever. Or, anyways, if you want an autograph. Autograph magazine, which is all about celebrity autographs, has rated the 44-year old Depp as the most gracious celebrity when it comes to signing autographs for fans. And it’s not like this is the first [...]
December 14th, 2007 | Nix | 0 comments | Read More














