Golden Globes

Kate Winslet Takes Gold Twice!

Well, not exactly gold but pretty darn close.
Last night all eyes were on Hollywood as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association annual event celebrating all that is Tinsletown, The Golden Globes, took place and it didn’t disappoint. From Red Carpet arrivals to the on-stage acceptance speeches to the backstage hooligans, the Globes were the place to see and [...]


Did We HAVE a Golden Globes Last Night?

Well, yes, but it wasn’t your typical high-fashion-Hollywood-actor-dominated event.  As a matter of fact, the Globes were actually given out by various high-profile Entertainment reporters from the likes of Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, etc.  Weird.  Many of the presenters even said as much at the podium - “Never in a million years did I imagine…..”
Yes, [...]


Golden Globes Canceled?

I just found out and have yet to absorb it all. BUT, I wanted to post the first thought that came to my mind only moments ago -
While I completely understand and support the reasoning behind the Writer’s Strike, as far as I am concerned at this very moment (without having researched and formulated [...]


The Great Debaters is In a Word - GREAT!

This film has heart. It represents everything you can imagine a film should be like if it’s based on a true story with a historical significance and a backdrop of what it was like to live in the deep south during pre-segregation . It’s that last part that should get you saying, “Uhhh-huh!”
I saw Charlie Wilson’s War [...]


Charlie Wilson’s War

Up for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, I took in Charlie Wilson’s War on Saturday afternoon. War is not a musical by any stretch. That much I knew. But, after seeing it, I don’t know how it fell under the category of comedy either. Sure there are some witty lines [...]


Box Office Results - December 14th-16th

DECEMBER 14 - 16, 2007

Rank
Film Title
Gross
Weeks
Cume

1
I AM LEGEND
76.53
1
76.5

2
ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS
45.00
1
45.0

3
THE GOLDEN COMPASS
9.03
2
41.0

4
ENCHANTED
6.00
4
92.3

5
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
3.00
6
33.6

As predicted, the Will Smith film, I Am Legend, made the Top 5.  Not only that but as you can see, debuted at #1.  I saw the film and will be adding my review of it today. 
Also as predicted, another [...]


The Golden Globes Announced!

The Golden Globe Nominations were just announced on NBC’s Today Show.  Two of the films that I have seen and reviewed, American Gangster and Michael Clayton, received Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Performance by an Actor nods for Denzel Washington and George Clooney, respectively.  No surprise, really.  The Hollywood Foreign Press tends to lean [...]