Film Misery

What will be the theme for the 2013 Oscars? I predict it may be the year of the blockbuster.

Reason for Box Office decline, Clooney’s next Oscar bait, first look at Renner as Bourne, Oscar trailer…

The frontrunners for the critical darling awards are beginning to become clear.

The Artist leads with 6 nominations. The Descendants, The Ides of March, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, Hugo and The Help also recognized, while Tree of Life and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close are snubbed.

There were some surprises in today’s NBR awards as the Oscar races become to come into focus in some categories.

‘The Descendants’ is another bitterly funny case study of a man trying to regain control from director Alexander Payne.

Includes a discussion of Alexander Payne’s movies and the decline of the print media industry.

The producer talks about working with Alexander Payne, the purpose of death in ‘The Descendants,’ and upcoming collaborations with Payne and Jim Taylor.

Check out this week’s Oscar update and find out which films are up and which performances are down.

This week Alex and Phil try not to betray one another’s trust as they discuss The Ides of March and the top 5 betrayal movies.

‘The Ides of March’ is tightly scripted and brilliantly acted with a few third act flaws.

Hear the reason why I think Leonardo DiCaprio is the frontrunner in this year’s Oscar race.

George Clooney, ‘The Ides of March’, and ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’ are featured among this week’s Boosts and Drops.

It looks like the first Oscar contender to emerge from the Festival circuit will be this highly praised movie.

Coens’ next gets title, bookies choose ‘Dangerous Method’ and ‘War Horse’, set photos from ‘Prometheus’, teaser for ‘Alps’…

Early reactions to the film appear mostly mixed leaning towards the positive.

The Toronto and Venice Film Festival selection looks like it could be an acting showcase.

With over 200 days until Oscar nominations are announced, it’s time to take an early look at some of the more difficult to predict categories.

The trailer has that perfect serio-comic tone that few do better than Alexander Payne.

A new clip from Alexander Payne’s next film has been released by Fox Searchlight.