This is not my list, it is the imdb list, called STARmeter, which is a poll using proprietary algorithms that take into account several measures of popularity for people, titles and companies. The primary measure is who and what people are looking at on the IMDb.com and IMDbPro websites. This can't be rigged because rankings are based on a cumulative total of more than 3 billion pageviews per month. Imdb has designed the ranking algorithm so that the actions of one user (or small group of users) … [Read more...]
Nominees and Winners
It was imperative to publish the Academy Awards Nominees, this being this blog's spirit, a blog started as an opinionated expression in contemporary culture, especially the cinema, the seventh art, probably the best form of expression our days. A lot of surprises, some notable absences, but the Academy rules, and it won't be the first time when this pages express a different view regarding the Oscars and the Golden Globes, only for the moment, there will be no views yet. This year's Globes were … [Read more...]
The comical design
It is a mystery for me of when I felt attracted to Will Ferrell's antics, I can't recall it at all, but I'm sure now that he is one of my favorite comic actors alive, and if I try to judge deeper of what kind of movies I'm digging lately, he became one of my favorite actors, along with what was called The Frat Pack after the movie Old School, meaning Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson and without any doubt, Jack Black, even if this one wasn't playing maybe in the movie. … [Read more...]
The Globes
I wanted badly to comment the Globes, but I’m letting the specialists to do this, and my thinking will come later, less about the awarding, more about the films. I’ve noticed the grudge against Ricky Gervais from people with nothing to do with the movie industry. One former waitress and actual wife and mother who "personally can't stand Angelina Jolie" [sic] was feeling bad for her when the comedian joked about the cartoon named The Tourist, with all his 6.o imdb rate. Here you have the … [Read more...]
The Social Monster
According to critics and various comments, The Social Network depicts an aggressive and unscrupulous Mark Zuckerberg, who stole ideas and has no respect for his friends and associates. It is suggested even that he framed Sean "Napster" Parker, to kick him off from the position he acquired. The book the film is based on, The Accidental Billionaires, is less aggressive regarding Zuckerberg, is decent when expressing the characters’ view, and is biased toward Eduardo Saverin, who, as mentioned in … [Read more...]