Nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards were announced today. Not too many surprises. A LOT of nods to Mad Max: Fury Road and The Martian and not just in the technical categories. I was a little upset that “See You Again” was not nominated for Best Original Song but I guess that means I can cheer for Sam Smith (I still think “Writing’s on ( Read more... )

Overall I’d say it was a pretty darned mediocre red carpet. I had my favourites and there were a few I couldn’t stand. They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I could easily see people disliking the looks that I thought were stunning and I could just as easily see people loving the looks that I thought were revolting. The three key ( Read more... )

After a day to reflect, below are my thoughts on the Golden Globes ceremony itself. Comments on the fashion will follow in a separate post.

The Host:

• In comparison to Tina and Amy, Ricky Gervais sucked. He wasn’t a bad host…just not as good as Tina and Amy. I didn’t think he was particularly memorable - his jokes and/or ‘insults’ were mild and tame ( Read more... )

NOTE: It is Sunday, January 10 and I have yet to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Then again, I basically know everything that happens in it and am not in any rush to get to the theatre. Frankly, I’d rather go see Macbeth, again The Forest. Natalie Dormer plus a Bear McCreary score pretty much sold me on The Forest. Again, someone tell me why Bear ( Read more... )

So the next Assassin’s Creed game will be set in Ancient Egypt with the potential of going forward into Ancient Greece and Rome as the franchise continues. Sign me up, I’m in….although I can’t imagine it would be able to top the brilliance of the Italian Renaissance. How do you top Cesare Borgia??? I can’t speak so much for Ancient Egypt (I hope it ( Read more... )

I was honestly looking forward to this movie, ‘til I saw the trailer. Still going to see it, although I’m not expecting much….PART 1

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(ok I am expecting Matt Smith to be brilliant...and Douglas Booth to be, well, pretty...so it can't be THAT bad, right?)I was honestly looking forward to this movie, ‘til I saw the trailer. Still going to see it, ( Read more... )

In follow up to this post, below is the UK trailer for Victor Frankenstein. Notice how the American version promotes the comedic aspect whereas the UK version is much darker and dramatic. Typical. Can’t complain though - the addition of a Doors song is a bonus…(even if it is a crappy version of the song)…

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While the actual schedule hasn’t been finalized yet, it looks as though the movie catalogue is set and it does NOT include Victor Frankenstein or Crimson Peak. What a shame...

On a positive note, I expect Hiddles will be coming since they have booked the world premieres of both I Saw the Light and High-Rise. While I have zero interest in seeing I ( Read more... )

Big day for the 'Victor Frankenstein' advertising team. First off, here is the first promo poster:

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Grammies, BAFTAs, Oscars…they were all pretty boring this year. The best (and only) performance worth watching at the Grammies was Annie Lennox with Hozier - Annie Lennox because she is a musical goddess whose voice and stage presence are nothing short of stupendous; Hosier because quite frankly he has the paramount song (and hair) of the moment - ( Read more... )