In a remarkably bland evening, Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave won three Oscars®, including Best Picture and Supporting Actress, Lupita Nyong’o; Gravity won seven, including Best Director, Alfonso Cuaron, and a host of technical awards, and Dallas Buyers Blub took three including Best Actor, Matthew McConaughey, and Supporting Actor, Jared Leto. Disney’s Get a […]
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Sheldon’s Favorite 15 Movies for 2013 – Plus One!
Thanks to a nasty flu bug, I missed a lot of screenings in December, so I’ve spent most of January trying to get caught up – only to realise that it’s just not possible (the faster I run, the behinder I get). So, then… Every year, someone declares ‘It’s been a lousy year for movies!’ […]
Gravity Dominates Critics’ Choice Awards; 12 Years a Slave Named Best Picture!
The results of the 2014 Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are in and Gravity dominated the proceeding with seven wins. 12 Years a Slave may have only won three, but they were biggies: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress (Lupita Nyong’o) and Best Adapted Screenplay. Dallas Buyers Club nabbed both Best Actor (Matthew McConaughey) and Best Supporting […]
12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Gravity Nabs 10 BAFTA Nominations Each!
The BAFTA Awards nominees were announced this evening and Hollywood did very well. Three films, two of them American – 12 Years a Slave, America Hustle and Gravity – nabbed ten noms, while Captain Phillips garnered nine. All four were included in the Best Films nods along with Philomena, which got four noms. For the […]