Rooney Mara loves following in Carey Mulligan’s footsteps! The Oscar-nominated young actress is attached to star in a new movie scripted by author Nick Hornby. Hornby, who wrote the novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, made his film debut with an Academy Award nominated adaptation of Lynn Barber’s memoir An Education (which starred Mulligan). According […]
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The Animal Kingdom Oscar campaign begins
October 1, 2010 
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As anyone who follows the Oscar race already knows, there is no such thing as a “starting date” for proceedings. Films are in perpetual flux of Academy Award competition. That being said, the yearly flood of For Your Consideration ads started early this year, with DreamWorks bursting through the gates at the beginning of September; […]
Continue readingAll the young dudettes – Fish Tank review
May 17, 2010 1 Comment
Fish Tank – Starring Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender and Kierston Wareing. Directed by Andrea Arnold. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. In the past twelve months, we’ve been treated to plenty of pictures in which men (yes, that group of wonderful, Y chromosome-having dudes that I consider myself one of) destroy the lives of perfectly pleasant […]
Continue readingCarey on campus – An Education review
April 2, 2010 1 Comment
An Education – Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard and Alfred Molina. Directed by Lone Scherfig. Rated M. Originally published October 20, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. “Action is character,” announces Jenny, the literature loving, French speaking, cello playing, Audrey Hepburn-evoking leading lady of An Education. She’s spouting one of the oldest rules of writing, but it’s […]
Continue readingThe Oscar season that was…
March 5, 2010 0 Comments
Is there anything else to say? We’ve been following the Oscar trail for almost 6 months, and we are literally days away from learning what the Academy has chosen as their favourite films and performances of the past year. Join us as we take a look back on the Oscar season that was… It all […]
Continue readingOscar fallout – the biggest snubs and shocks of this year’s nominees!
February 3, 2010 7 Comments
“Dear Hollywood. You’re great. From Hollywood.”We can only assume that these six words were etched upon the envelope containing the nominees for the 82nd Academy Awards. Yep, the Oscars are the most self-congratulatory event on the Hollywood calendar. But you know what? I love ‘em. I love ‘em love ‘em love ‘em. I love evaluating […]
Continue readingAustralian film takes top prize at Sundance
January 31, 2010 0 Comments
source: parkrecord.com The winners of this year’s Sundance Film Festival have been announced, with Australian film Animal Kingdom taking one of the top prizes. The David Michôd directed crime drama, which stars Guy Pearce, Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton and Jackie Weaver, won the World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic. You can read more about Animal Kingdom […]
Continue reading2010 Sundance Film Festival kicks off!
January 22, 2010 0 Comments
source: festival.sundance.orgRobert Redford‘s independent cinema gala the Sundance Film Festival kicked off on Thursday in Park City, Utah. There will be more than 100 films from around the world on display, including the tale of an ecstasy smuggling Hasidic man (Holy Rollers), a biopic on the poet Allen Ginsberg (Howl) and the story of two […]
Continue readingAvatar, Hurt Locker, An Education lead BAFTA nominations!
January 21, 2010 2 Comments
source: bafta.org The British Academy of Film and Television Arts have announced the nominees for their 2010 awards ceremony. Avatar, An Education and The Hurt Locker lead the pack with 8 nominations each. They will compete for Best Film against Up in the Air and Precious. BEST FILM AVATARAN EDUCATIONTHE HURT LOCKERPRECIOUSUP IN THE AIR […]
Continue readingRotten Tomatoes best and worst reviewed films of 2009
January 14, 2010 3 Comments
source: rottentomatoes.com Rotten Tomatoes has handed out their 11th Annual Golden Tomato Awards, recognising the best reviewed films of 2009. The site provides an aggregate score based on the film’s reviews. For instance, if a film receives a score of 99%, it means 99% of critics on the site gave the film a positive write-up. […]
Continue readingCarey on campus – An Education review
October 20, 2009 3 Comments
An Education – Starring Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard and Alfred Molina. Directed by Lone Scherfig. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. “Action is character,” announces Jenny, the literature loving, French speaking, cello playing, Audrey Hepburn-evoking leading lady of An Education. She’s spouting one of the oldest rules of writing, but it’s something that continues to be […]
Continue readingZooey who? An Education of your new indie crush Carey Mulligan!
July 16, 2009 2 Comments
source: traileraddict.com Gentleman, I’d like to introduce you to the new indie ingénue we will all be crushing on for the remainder of 2009. Her name is Carey Mulligan, and she is the star of the Sundance hit An Education. And hey, we’ve even got a new trailer, and she’s all over it! Set in […]
Continue readingYour new favourite movie – Sundance winner An Education
January 30, 2009 0 Comments
source: collider.com Fresh from yesterday’s clip of Sundance favourite 500 Days of Summer, Collider have a batch of vids from the Audience Award winning film An Education. The Lone Scherfig film was written by Nick Hornby (his first original screenplay), and was considered one of the best films screening in competition at Sundance this year. […]
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