Written by Paul Stathakis | April 5, 2013 The critic we loved In remembrance of the great Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert, who passed away on April 4, 2013 at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer, we begin with a few of his most memorable quotes: “If a movie is really working, you forget for two hours your Social Security number…
Predictions by Paul Stathakis | March 2, 2014: BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave American Hustle Captain Phillips Dallas Buyers Club Gravity Her Nebraska Philomena The Wolf of Wall Street BEST DIRECTOR Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave Alexander Payne, Nebraska David O. Russell, American Hustle Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street BEST ACTOR Christian Bale, American Hustle Bruce Dern, Nebraska Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years…
Written by Paul Stathakis | February 25, 2013: ‘A big part of the magic was missing’ This was not one of the industry’s finest nights. The 85th Academy Awards seemed, from the red carpet pre-show to the ceremony itself, disorganized and lacked the enchantment of the Oscars despite a few moments of sheer magic. Seth McFarlane proved he could stand in front of a camera and somewhat host…
Written by Paul Stathakis | February 27, 2012 Some notes on yesterday’s Oscars ceremony (for complete list of winners, please scroll down): — Ceremony score: A+. It was classy, sharp, and all about Old Hollywood. Billy Crystal made things fun and “The Artist” received all the awards it deserved! — “The Artist” won 5 Academy Awards last night including Best Picture, Best Director,…
