VanRamblings’ bets that there are some of you out there who believe that we are some sort of film snob. Perish the thought, not so. We love well-made, well-acted, well-filmed and flashy popcorn fare just as much as the next moviegoer. Of course, unlike many, we demand a coherent story, emotional investment in the characters who appear onscreen, and something approaching art in the films we designate as being worthwhile.
To that end, we ran into a trailer for a new popcorn-style thriller while surfing the ‘Net yesterday. Starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Rubén Blades, Robert Patrick and a host of others, the American début film by Swedish director Daniél Espinosa is schedule for release as first-rate, Tony Scott Man on Fire-style thriller fare, Friday, February 10th, 2012. We’ll be there.
Wondering what the state of the Oscar race might be two and a half months before Oscar nominations are announced?
As we mentioned in a previous post, the folks behind MovieCityNews (that would be, among others, that site’s founder, David Poland) each November publish a weekly update of contenders for Best Film, Best Actor and Actress, Best Director, etc. through until the announcement of the Oscar nominations, the last Tuesday of January; in 2012, that’s January 24th.
Have a look at the next page, then click on the graphic to be taken to the MovieCityNews page where Hitfix’s Gregory Ellwood, Deadline Hollywood’s Pete Hammond, the Toronto Star’s Peter Howell, Entertainment Weekly’s Dave Karger, the Los Angeles Times’ 24 Frames blogger Mark Olsen, MovieCityNews’ own David Poland, The Wrap’s Steve Pond, Award Daily’s Sasha Stone, In Contention’s Kris Tapley, Indiewire’s Anne Thompson, Movie|Line editor S.T. VanAirsdale, and USA Today’s Susan Wloszczyna weigh in on the state of the Oscar race at the beginning of November 2011.
To see who the leading Oscar contenders are for Best Actor and Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Actress, and Best Directors races, click on the graphic below, or click here for MCN’s Gurus of Gold page.
 Click here, or above, for the Movie City News’ Gurus of Gold critics’ picks in the 2012 Oscar race |
