Ten is the magic number.
From now on, the Academy Awards will nominate 10 films in the Best Picture category, according to a New York Times article. This will be nothing new, though, since the Oscars have listed 8 to 12 nominees in the past, according to the same article.
If the change happened last year, the [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 24, 2009
The Academy Awards’ Best Picture Category Changes into a Dime
June 24, 2009
He Said, She Said: The Meaning Behind ‘That’s What She Said’
I was severely punished – for not watching “Wayne’s World.”
Since I’ve hopped aboard the Facebook train, I have come across bumper stickers and flairs that state, “That’s what she said.” I was hip enough to know the pop culture reasoning behind, “I’m on a boat,” which also appears on multiple Facebook applications. (It’s from a recent SNL [...]
June 13, 2009
It’s About ‘Time’: Commentary of ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ Trailer
(If you’re seriously allergic to spoilers, even if they’re for a trailer, I suggest you watch the video before you read the following commentary.)
It’s time.
After multiple delays, New Line Cinema has released the official trailer for “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” the movie adaptation of the best-selling novel and one of my [...]
June 12, 2009
The Perfect Herbal Remedy: ‘Weeds’ Season 4 DVD Review
4/20 may have come and gone, but “Weeds” is here to stay.
In the TV show, “Weeds,” viewers follow the adventures and mishaps of mom-turned-drug -dealer, Nancy Botwin (Emmy-winner Mary-Louise Parker). The show’s fourth season is pitch-perfect.
I have only one complaint – the omission of Conrad Shepard (Romany Malco, who played one of Steve Carrell’s co-workers in “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”). [...]
