Forget “Iron Lady”; let’s talk about Meryl Streep’s next Oscar nomination
Meryl Streep might be breathing a sigh of relief today, even if her bravura turn as Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron Lady,” once considered a sure bet for Oscar gold, now seems a victim of the tide...
View ArticleWatch next year’s Oscar-winning Best Picture
OK, so I’m no psychic, but what doesn’t this film adaptation of August: Osage County have going for it? Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning source material. The greatest living film actress. Several...
View ArticleMy most anticipated movies of Fall 2013
*********************************************** With autumn set to rear its orange and brown head on Sunday, and the first of my eagerly awaited last quarter-ish movies coming out today, it’s...
View ArticleFilmColumbia Film Festival taking over Chatham right now
The 14th annual FilmColumbia Film Festival in Chatham kicked off last night with late addition of the Judi Dench drama Philomena, but it really starts in earnest today. More than 30 movies or programs...
View ArticleThe American Film Institute names its top 10 movies for 2013
The American Film Institute weighed in today with their choices for the 10 best films of 2013. If the Academy Awards nominate 10 movies next month, might they be a carbon copy of these? Here’s the list...
View ArticleScreen Actors Guild Award nominations are out
The Screen Actors Guild Award nominations were announced this morning and 12 Years a Slave continues its winning (potential for winning) ways. It leads with four nominations. August: Osage County,...
View ArticleDo Oscar-winning/nominated actors get you in the seats?
The big screen adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County opens locally today, bringing with it some mixed reviews. But it also features a cast that includes three-time Oscar...
View ArticleWomen in Hollywood: Just because we keep talking about it doesn’t mean it’s...
You know 2013 wasn’t such a great year for women in Hollywood because no one pulled out the nearly annual – and always condescending – “This is the Year of the Woman” claims. Roles for women of any...
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