Oscar Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Well the Oscars are in the books, with The King’s Speech being crowned as the top film of 2010. Here are my thoughts on the ceremony. The Good1. The acting wins. Though I would have loved for an upset to occur, all of the nominees who won here were deserving.2. The set design. I loved

My Oscar Wishes

1. That James Franco and Anne Hathaway will be ridiculously funny.2. That the show won’t go longer than 3 1/2 hours. I have class tomorrow, I can’t be up all night.3. That there will be some surprises a la Hailee Stienfeld winning Best Supporting Actress, someone besides Colin Firth winning Best Actor.4. But, that the

Top 5 Heroes and Villains from 2010

Before I get to my final predictions I thought I’d do some fun lists. So here are the top 5 heroes and villains from the past cinematic year. Top 5 Heroes 1. Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) An everyman for the everyman who played video games or loved a girl 2. Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) The

Best Super Bowl Movie Trailers

Captain America [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QVzn80rGSc]Its amzing how in 30 seconds this trailer made me infinitely more excited for a film. This is what a trailer should be, explain through images the basic premise of the film, show some action, give us the release date…the effects are amazing and i LOVE the actor involved. Super 8[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR6ALzHQA2k]Yes,

Super Bowl Trailers: Worst

These uber expensive commercials failed to get my vote: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR-Rg6vAEck] Just…no. Cowboys and Aliens[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdy4eRKrf_8]I much preferred the longer trailer (watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH7KZD5vGBY) to this one. I’ll still go see this film but that wasn’t a very good trailer. Rio [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A8sWzJT384]When was the last time 20th Century