12 Years a Slave prevailed over Gravity and American Hustle in what was one of the most hotly contested Oscars in years, walking away with the coveted Best Picture crown in Los Angeles yesterday. The film enjoyed two other victories, winning Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. First-time film star Lupita Nyong’o collected the […]
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Argo wins top SAG and PGA prizes on the way to Oscar glory
January 29, 2013 
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Ben Affleck’s Argo proves to be the big Oscar favourite after taking home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Deadline reports. The film’s SAG awards success comes hot on the heels of winning the Producers Guild of America award the previous day, as […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Out of Africa
September 4, 2012 0 Comments
Play It Again – Out of Africa. Starring Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, and Klaus Maria Brandauer. Directed by Sydney Pollack. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or […]
Continue readingSay anything – The Artist review
June 26, 2012 0 Comments
The Artist – Starring Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and Uggie. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius. Rated PG. Originally published February 1, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. The Artist arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia June 28, 2012. My mother once told me that if I had nothing nice to say, I shouldn’t say anything at all. It’s advice I ignored in the most flagrant […]
Continue readingThe Artist’s dog Uggie set to retire
January 27, 2012 0 Comments
It’s been a rough week for fans of Uggie, the insanely talented Jack Russell Terrier who steals every scene of Best Picture nominee The Artist. Not only was he snubbed in this week’s Oscar nominations announcement, but his trainer Omar von Muller has revealed the dog actor will soon retire. Muller told Life & Style, […]
Continue readingThe Kids Are All Right being adapted for TV
October 14, 2011 0 Comments
HBO wants to bring Lisa Cholodenko‘s Best Picture nominated dramedy The Kids Are All Right to TV screens. According to Deadline, a deal has been made for Cholodenko to write a pilot episode for the potential hour-long series. Although the show would “continue the adventures of the five main characters” – specifically married couple Nic […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Marty
August 31, 2011 3 Comments
Play It Again – Marty. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which classic-film connoisseur Jess Lomas revisits a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up … or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted […]
Continue readingAcademy shakes up Best Picture race
June 16, 2011 0 Comments
It’s been two years since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences shook up the Oscar race by increasing the number of Best Picture nominees from five to ten. Now comes a new development that will make awards’ season even more confounding. The Academy issued a press release stating that the number of Best […]
Continue readingHurts so good – The Hurt Locker review
June 21, 2010 1 Comment
The Hurt Locker – Starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Rated MA. Originally published February 17, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is one of the most thrilling action films I’ve seen in the past few years. It features set piece after pulse-quickening set piece. But […]
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 Hurt Locker wins yet another Best Picture prize
January 5, 2010 0 Comments
source: goldderby.latimes.comThe Hurt Locker has been named by the National Society of Film Critics as the Best Picture of 2009. It is the 8th time the film has been bestowed the Best Picture award by American film critic guilds. Kathryn Bigelow picked up Best Director for her work on the film, cementing her position as […]
Continue readingIs Avatar the leading Best Picture contender?
December 29, 2009 0 Comments
On the 28th of December, 5777 nomination ballots were sent out to all voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Actors, writers, directors, producers and many others involved in each aspect of the filmmaking industry will decide on the films most worthy of Oscar glory. The mailing of ballots is perhaps […]
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