Monday, January 23rd, 2012
By Neal - Johns Hopkins
Yeah, so I’m kinda pissed I didn’t list Red Bull’s Crashed Ice or the East West Shrine Game as two of the reasons last week wouldn’t suck. Archer was hilarious as usual, but Unsupervised kinda left me hanging. I liked the one kid’s Philly accent but it felt like a poor man’s Beavis and Butt-head. The Championship Games l… Click to read more
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
By Mark - Art Institute
We’re halfway through the year and that means one thing: People be making predictions for the ‘best of’ list for 2011. Though Oscar season isn’t for another couple months, we thought we’d get a headstart and show you the movies that will definitely be holding a lil golden guy come next spring. Now, that could mean Best Picture, but it could also mean Best Sound Mixing (go easy on the ice!). Trust us, you memorize this list and you’ll look more like Nostradamus rather than that old dude who predicted the end of the world in May. Check out the winners after the jump.
Sunday, February 27th, 2011
By Neal - Johns Hopkins
Eighty percent of the films in the top 50 highest grossing films of all-time were released after 2000, while no film prior to 1977 appears in the rankings because ticket-price inflation isn’t considered. To me, that’s not an accurate historical representation of which movies were most popular. So, after some digging, I found a chart based on data from boxofficemojo.com that ranks films using figures adjusted for ticket-price inflation, based on total box-office receipts. With Hollywood intent on the bottom line, it wouldn’t hurt major studios to consider remaking, modernizing, or “rebooting” these titles. Unless you’re a diehard film buff or are old enough to have actually seen these in the theater, chances are you’ve never heard of these cinematic sensations. See the list after the jump!
Thursday, February 24th, 2011
By Mark - Art Institute
It’s usually no big surprise when movies get nominated for the Oscars, actors or actresses maybe, but films? Usually the big contenders are ones that are either critically acclaimed, released in the fall or released in very limited markets. But every now and then the Academy will throw a rather odd nomination into the mix just to shake things up. They usually don’t win, but it’s interesting that they recognize them. Here are a few movies that have found their way into the Oscar nominations that are considered either bad, campy, cult or just plain not Oscar material. See the full list after the jump!
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
By John - USMA
As expected, There Will Be Blood and No Country For Old Men lead the 2008 Oscar nominations. And seriously – are there any other competitors in the Best Picture category besides those two? Don’t say Atonement; that won the Best Picture Golden Globe out of sheer luck. Everybody knows the Globes love their weepy dramas as much as the Oscars love the… Click to read more