Academy Rule Changes

Holy shit.     I guess living on the East coast will have its disadvantages every now and again.  When I woke up this morning, I found that the Academy had steamrolled over a few of their guidelines in the nomination process.     First up (per Oscars.org) The Board voted to institute a 

First Look at ‘Moneyball’

  It’s an Entertainment Tonight presentation, but we still get a sneak peek at the upcoming film starring Brad Pitt, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Jonah Hill.  Moneyball tells the story of Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane, and how he was able to put out the lowest payrolled baseball team to have a winning record. 

The Tree of Life Review

  “There are two ways through life: the way of nature, and the way of Grace. You have to choose which one you’ll follow… Grace doesn’t try to please itself.  Accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked.  Accepts insults and injuries…  Nature only wants to please itself. Get others to please it …

Midnight in Paris Nutshell Review

 Owen Wilson stars as Gil – a Hollywood screenwriter struggling to write a novel – who travels to “gay Paree” with his fiancée Inez (Rachel McAdams) and her parents in Woody Allen’s latest movie, Midnight in Paris.  Gil is the typical eccentric and neurotic character in a Woody Allen film, and if he …

On Video for June 14th

 A Marine Staff Sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) who has just had his retirement approved, goes back into the line of duty in order to assist a 2nd Lieutenant (Ramon Rodriguez) and his platoon as they fight to reclaim the city of Los Angeles from alien invaders in Battle: Los Angeles.  Described by Mark as ”

The Debt Poster

 The Debt is a nifty looking spy/thriller directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love), and stars Sam Worthington, Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas, and one of my favorite character actors – Ciaran Hinds.  The film comes out August 31st, and you can watch the trailer here.

On Video for May 10th

Things are looking up for this week’s DVD/Blu-ray releases. First up is Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine.  The controversial film (previously rated NC-17 for explicit sexual content) stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as a couple struggling to stay together through the years and save their bleak marriage. Williams earned her