source: traileraddict.com Digital Domain have released a short making-of that details how David Fincher turned Brad Pitt into an “oldmanbaby” in The Curious Case of Benjmain Button. I’m yet to meet anyone that is really in love with TCCOBB. I personally thought it was an admirable, if overlong and detached film. However, if there is […]
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Oscar fallout – Analysing the nominations and getting worked up about it!
January 23, 2009 
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As reported earlier this morning, the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards have been announced. And I’ve got to say, while there are a WHOLE bunch of pleasant surprises, there are a couple of shocking exclusions that need to be examined. Firstly, check out the nominees over here. Then, see my hilariously inaccurate predictions. Without […]
Continue readingOscar nominees – Benjamin Button leads Slumdog Millionare and The Dark Knight
January 22, 2009 0 Comments
source: imdb.com The nominees have been announced for the 81st Academy Awards, and there are surprises, snubs and shocks all round. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button scored a massive 13 nominations, one shy of equalling the record of most ever nominations. It is in the running for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best […]
Continue readingOSCAR WATCH – We predict the nominees!
January 21, 2009 2 Comments
The announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees are just 30 hours away, at which time the most respected films of 2008 will be revealed, and the shroud of mystery will be lifted from Hollywood’s most coveted prize – a naked gold man. I know, the Oscar’s don’t really mean anything. After all, who’s to say […]
Continue readingBAFTA nominees – Slumdog v Button; Happy Go Lucky shut out!
January 16, 2009 0 Comments
source: bafta.org The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leads the nominees at this year’s BAFTA awards, followed closely by the British production Slumdog Millionaire. Benjamin Button nabbed 11 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay. Slumdog also earned 10 nominations including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Adapted […]
Continue readingAcademy narrow down visual effects/makeup contenders
January 7, 2009 0 Comments
source: incontention.com The Academy has whittled down the contenders for Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup to a tight seven ahead of the official nominations later this month. The seven films competing for a Visual Effects Oscar are: AustraliaThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Dark KnightHellboy 2: The Golden ArmyIron ManJourney to the Center of […]
Continue readingPGA nominees announced – The Dark Knight takes on Benji Button
January 6, 2009 0 Comments
source: incontention.com The Producers Guild of America has announced their nominees for the best films of the year. The nominees are: Best Picture: The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Dark Knight,Frost/NixonMilkSlumdog Millionaire Slumdog and The Dark Knight are primarily produced by Brits, so it could be possible the heavy American contingent could favor one of […]
Continue readingCurious? Yes. Remarkable? No. – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button review
December 29, 2008 0 Comments
The Curious Case of Benjmain Button – Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson and Jason Flemyng. Directed by David Fincher. Rated M for sexual references and coarse language. 159 mins.If youth is wasted on the young, then Benjamin Button has it made. He is born an old man, and spends his life aging […]
Continue readingThe curious score of benjamin button
November 25, 2008 0 Comments
source: warnersbros.com David Fincher‘s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is set to land Boxing Day, but the Oscar buzz has been swirling since the film was announced (Saying that, the project has smelt like Oscar bait since F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the original short story back in 1922).Well good news for those who cannot […]
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