Award Shows
Yay, Nay, or Maybe: Oscar Host Eddie Murphy
by Erika Olson | September 6th, 2011 | Filed under: Award Shows, NewsAt the end of July I wrote about how I hoped the upcoming comedy Tower Heist would be a comeback vehicle for Eddie Murphy. But you know what would make for a much bigger, much more impressive comeback? Hosting the 84th annual Academy Awards… and killing it. (But even if he were to bomb, the [...]
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The Hunger Games’ Teaser Trailer (& Director Commentary!)
by Erika Olson | August 29th, 2011 | Filed under: Award Shows, TrailersI suffered through the MTV Video Music Awards last night in order to watch the teaser for The Hunger Games, since I do so love me Suzanne Collins’ trilogy of books and cannot wait to see how director Gary Ross (Seabiscuit) adapts the first novel for the big screen. Before we get to the HG [...]
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Hunger Games Teaser Trailer to Premiere on MTV Sunday Night
by Erika Olson | August 27th, 2011 | Filed under: Award Shows, Movies, TrailersOn Sunday night, the 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live from LA, despite the fact that MTV hardly ever plays music videos anymore. But I’ll stop my grouching about how the likes of Teen Mom and The Jersey Shore are in large part to blame for the downfall of society before I [...]
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Number of Best Picture Oscar Nominees Changed Back to Five… or Six… or Seven…
by Locke Peterseim | June 18th, 2011 | Filed under: Award Shows, NewsJust two years after SHOCKING EVERYONE by changing the number of Best Picture nominees from five to ten, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has once again SHOCKED EVERYONE by changing the number back down to between five and ten, based on the voting popularity of the top films. It’s a summer Saturday [...]
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The Breaking Dawn Trailer, and Other Stuff that Happened at the MTV Movie Awards
by Erika Olson | June 6th, 2011 | Filed under: Award Shows, TrailersLast night’s MTV Movie Awards were… uh… hmm… how do I put this? Strange, for starters. From host Jason Sudeikis’ overabundance of Arnold Schwarzenegger jokes in his opening monologue (did he really think his audience would be into that?), to the most awkward introduction of all time (I’m looking at you, R-Pattz, for dropping the [...]
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The MTV Movie Awards Air Sunday Night
by Erika Olson | June 3rd, 2011 | Filed under: Award ShowsI don’t know about you guys, but now that all of my regular-season TV shows have ended, I’m feeling a bit desperate for small-screen entertainment. So I’m very happy that the annual MTV Movie Awards are on this weekend (Sunday, 9 PM ET) to help fill the gap. Yes, it’s kind of a silly show [...]
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Cannes Kicks Off
by Erika Olson | May 11th, 2011 | Filed under: Award Shows, MoviesOh la la! The 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival kicked off today and will run through May 22. Opening the event was Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, and the early buzz has been quite positive, so now I’m even more excited to see it. While Cannes is typically home to many films that will never [...]
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Tyler Perry Triumphs
by Erika Olson | March 7th, 2011 | Filed under: Award ShowsOn Friday evening, the 42nd NAACP Image Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in L.A., and it was Tyler Perry’s night to shine. Not only did For Colored Girls‘ Kimberly Elise take home the Outstanding Supporting Actress statuette, but Perry won in the Outstanding Directing category, and the film nabbed the biggest prize of [...]
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Academy Award Aftermath
by Erika Olson | March 2nd, 2011 | Filed under: Award ShowsSo… how ’bout them Oscars? As I mentioned over the weekend, I was flying back from Arizona when the 83rd annual Academy Awards telecast kicked off Sunday evening. I arrived home about halfway through the show, and through the magic of DVR technology was able to catch up to real-time events just as the gang [...]
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Enjoy the Show Tonight!
by Erika Olson | February 27th, 2011 | Filed under: Award ShowsRight after this year’s Academy Award nominees were announced, Locke and I entered our predictions for the biggest categories into redbox’s Movie Awards Game. He and I chose the same winners for every slot except one: Best Actor – Colin Firth, The King’s Speech Best Actress – Natalie Portman, Black Swan Best Supporting Actor – [...]
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