Archive for August, 2009
First bit of information we have is the username of the youtube uploader… of course thier first and only upload… We google that name without the 21 at the end, and the only thing other than chatter on other sites about this same thing is this character…
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is just around the corner and the city is gearing up for the annual onslaught of celebrities and fans. Now in its thirty-forth year, TIFF will run from September 10 to September 19, 2009.
Despite having…
Read: Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) – Films & Schedule
Picture this: it’s Fall 2008 and two Warner Brothers’ executives have called Christopher Nolan, the director of The Dark Knight, into their office. The WB execs are frantically trying to calculate the gross box office totals of the newest Batman…
The Weinstein Company, which has reportedly been suffering from severe cash shortages and desperately needed a hit, should be breaking out the champagne because their new movie, Inglorious Basterds (directed by Quentin Tarantino), debuted at #1 this past weekend, raking in…
My friends don’t know how excited I am for Avatar, even after I made them get free tickets for the 15 minute preview that we saw tonight. I’ve been following the movie since I became aware of it in the…
JJ has access, lots of access to a lot of things. Including, but not limited to, any cast he wishes, resources beyond our imagination, and most of all, a discipline to stick to his visions, stay within the metaverse, and even the nerve to incorporate a franchise with an avid and judgmental following like Star Trek into the folds of his subtle parallel world including the now dated Alias and the vomit inducing Cloverfield (Google Slusho) all the while being cheered on by loyal Trekkers and JJ-ites.
I’m super-excited for two films this Fall: Sherlock Holmes, because I love Robert Downey, and Avatar, because Sam Worthington is HOT. After I saw him in Terminator: Salvation (which I apparently liked more than most people), I went back and watched…
Read: Everything We Know About “Avatar” – Plus, a Free Preview!! UPDATED
Glen Larson, who holds the movie rights to the Battlestar Galactica franchise, has been talking for years about making a movie reimagining of the original 1980’s series, Battlestar Galactica, but for the first time in a long time the project…
Read: Bryan Singer Signed On To “Battlestar Galactica” Movie
It’s highly unlikely that Steven Spielberg, director of such special effect-laden extravaganzas as “Jurassic Park” and the Indiana Jones movies, will be displaying much of his trademark visual wizardry on an upcoming project. The title character is invisible.
Spielberg has signed…
Read: Spielberg meets Harvey
GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra has soared to the top of the US box office this weekend, taking $54.7 million in its opening weekend alone. The action thriller, which stars Marlon Wayans and Channing Tatum, has knocked Judd Atapow’s…
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Oscar Reactions – Best Supporting Actor
I think we all knew this was coming, but it’s no less satisfying to see Christoph Waltz take home the statuette for…
Oscar Predictions – Best Picture
And finally, the big one. This year’s Best Picture nominees were even more numerous than ever, due to the expansion of the…
Oscar Predictions – Best Director
The first of these final two races is a clencher, due to the fact that all of the nominees are really deserving.…
Oscar Predictions – Best Actor
This year’s Oscars have a healthy mix of clenchers and no-brainers, and the Best Actor award is one of the n0-brainers. Jeff…
Oscar Predictions – Best Actress
As much as I hope Sandra Bullock doesn’t get it (on principle more than anything else), she most likely will win the…
Oscar Predictions – Best Supporting Actor
Like the Best Supporting Actress award, this year’s Best Supporting Actor award is a giveaway — it’s going to Inglourious Basterds’s Christoph…
Oscar Predictions – Best Supporting Actress
It’s silly to think that anyone other than Mo’Nique will win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. After her moving acceptance speech…
Oscar Predictions – Best Original Screenplay
As a writer, this is perhaps my favorite category. As I said about the Best Adapted Screenplay, though, you can’t really tell…
Oscar Predictions – Best Adapted Screenplay
Predicting the screenplay categories is very difficult, especially considering the fact that we haven’t actually read any of the screenplays being nominated…
Oscar Predictions – Best Animated Feature
In this part of our Oscar preshow, we’re going to take a look at the five nominees for Best Animated Feature, and…
Pick of the Week: Where the Wild Things Are
Since all the buzz this week will mostly be about the aftermath of the prestigious Oscars, it’s time to look at a…
2010 Oscar Coverage
Since the 82nd Annual Academy Awards will be held tonight at 8:30/7:30c, MovieOvermind will be bringing you live coverage of the event.…
‘Wanted 2′ Won’t Happen
Be careful! If you haven’t seen Wanted and do not wish to be spoiled, do not read on.
One of the strangest action films…
‘Hurt Locker’ Producer Breaks Oscar Rules
Here’s a good idea: when campaigning for the Academy Awards, don’t insult the other film. After all, the awards are based on…
Pick of the Week: Black Dynamite
Here’s a fun new segment that I’m going to start up, simply to give the podium to some of my favorite movies,…
5 Mindbending Movies
If you haven’t already seen Martin Scorsese’s newest flick, Shutter Island, yet, then I seriously suggest you do so. The entire film…
Ian McShane as Blackbeard in ‘Pirates 4′
Though the end of Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End featured Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush) and his crew stealing Captain Jack Sparrow’s (Johnny…
