I have very recently watched "Lee Daniel’s The Butler" and I have been impressed of another one not being nominated for this year’s Best Movie. I mean, I couldn’t bring myself to pass the critical first twenty minutes of "12 Years a Slave", so I do not really understand the British fuss, except that the lead actor is British. It received the Golden Globe for Drama and maybe I have been wrong in my haste. I want to say that this year, the only movie close to an Oscar is "The Wolf of Wall … [Read more...]
The Wolf of Wall Street
It is almost unbelievable the successful trajectory of Jonah Hill, the former Superbad type movies actor. With the role of "Donnie Azoff" in this last Martin Scorsese superproduction, The Wolf of Wall Street. Actually it is normal, counting that he has been good all along, despite that the "superproducers" discovered him just in the last three years. It is a casting matter, they do with acting like the other industries do when outsourcing services in Asia or somewhere else. Starting every year … [Read more...]
The Nominees and Winners of the SAG Awards 2014
Please, believe me that I wanted to write a review or two, before this list with nominees and winners, of yet another important event in cinema and television, the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The list and the pictures are taken again from CNN. I have just seen "The Wolf of Wall Street", which unfortunately has been by-passed by the Guild. Motion Picture Nominees Outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture • "12 Years a Slave" • "American Hustle" -- WINNER • "August: Osage … [Read more...]
Winners of the 2014 Golden Globes Awards
This year I haven't done two posts with the Golden Globes, but one, which has the nominees and the winners all together. If it's too late, you may consider this post just for the record, you can find this certain list, easier here than wherever else. From the multitude of lists on the internet, I have chosen the one published by CNN. The post is indeed, just information, no comments. All pictures are from BBC. Best motion picture, drama • "12 Years a Slave" -- WINNER • "Captain … [Read more...]