Hannah Montana Finale Ratings Upswing

While the adults were watching the red carpet specials, the kiddies were busy tuning into The Disney Channel to catch the final episode of Hannah Montana which churned out 6.2 million viewers on Sunday. If you are not familiar, the Disney Channel show launched Miley Cyrus into a successful career on and off camera. I have always liked Miley... Read More »

BAFTA Nominations Announced

Right on the heels of the much talked about Golden Globe Awards, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced their nominations for this years award show.  Let’s just say this list is a whole lot better than what the Hollywood Foreign Press came up with and is probably closer to what the Academy will put out next... Read More »

Golden Globes Redux

I wanted to wait until the dust settle and the smoke cleared to write my 2 cents for the 2 people that read this blog about the Golden Globes that occurred Sunday. Regardless that the GG’s are dubbed as the “fun” award show of the season, I had no great expectations going into Sunday and that is just based... Read More »

Director’s Guild Nominees

Darren Aronofsky – “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Jennifer Roth First Assistant Director: Joseph Reidy Second Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen Second Second Assistant Director: Travis Rehwaldt Location Manager: Ronnie Kupferwasser David Fincher – “The Social Network” (Columbia Pictures) Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: JoAnn Perritano First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner Second Assistant Director: Allen... Read More »

Robert De Niro Will Head Cannes Jury

To honor his extensive film work the actor was named President of this years Cannes Film Festival jury which will be taking place in Cannes, France May 11th-22nd. Two of De Niro’s films have won the Palme d’Or in the past Taxi Driver and The Mission. “The Cannes Film Festival is a rare opportunity for me as it is... Read More »

Fox Searchlight To Put Screeners on...

Well how about this change for 2011, Fox Searchlight is to put a few of their movies who were nominated for SAG awards to it’s members for insta-viewing  on iTunes. Read More »

Writer’s Guild Nominations

The nominations are coming in hot as a lead up to the Golden Globes and the Academy Award nominations later this month. Here are the nominations from the Writer’s Guild of America. Source: Variety ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY “Black Swan” – Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin; Story by Andres Heinz; Fox Searchlight “The Fighter” – Screenplay... Read More »