Longtime readers know that I’m a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the organization that hosts the annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The award winners often go on to nab an Oscar, and the show, which is airing at 9 p.m. Jan. 14 on VH1, is a lot of fun. So, tune in if you can.Category Archives: Movie News
Tune into the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards Friday (Jan. 14)
Longtime readers know that I’m a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the organization that hosts the annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards. The award winners often go on to nab an Oscar, and the show, which is airing at 9 p.m. Jan. 14 on VH1, is a lot of fun. So, tune in if you can.Filed under Movie News, Uncategorized
Nominations for the 16th annual Critics’ Choice Awards
Regular readers know that I’m a long-time member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. One important thing the group does each year is dole out the Critics’ Choice Awards. Historically, the awards have been a good predictor of Academy Awards winners, and our nominees were officially announced today. The Critics Choice Awards show will be held Jan. 14 in Los Angeles and broadcast on VH1. Following is a complete list of nominees.
BEST PICTURE
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
The Town
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone
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Oscars: And the nominees are …
"The Hurt Locker" has been nominated for numerous Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Nominations for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards were announced today. Here’s a complete list of the contenders.
Best Picture
“Avatar”
“The Blind Side”
“District 9”
“An Education”
“The Hurt Locker”
“Inglourious Basterds”
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
“A Serious Man”
“Up”
“Up in the Air”
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Reno Film Festival: Indies and more
Actress Stella Stevens will appear at the Reno Film Festival this month
During its nine years, the Reno Film Festival has seen its share of change. It debuted in October 2000 and served as an outlet, primarily, for classic movies. In the early days, screenings of great films were paired with appearances by beloved stars and directors, including Rod Steiger, Tony Curtis and George Sidney.
Since, the festival has morphed, moving first to November, then May and finally this year to June. It also has shifted from showing mainly classics to include an increasing number of independent pictures. Also, organizers have placed less of a focus on celebrities.
“If Kevin Costner wanted to come, we would certainly have star power, but it’s always difficult for us to get them (stars) lined up and everything,” said festival spokesman Bob Alessandrelli. “We actually have, the last few years, morphed more into the indies.”
This year’s festival, running June 17-21, isn’t free of classic films or stars. For instance, actress Stella Stevens will be in town June 20 to sign autographs and talk about her 1970 feature “The Ballad of Cable Hogue.”
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