Focus captured my attention especially because of its atypical approach. It is a mixture of romance, action, comedy, crime and drama, very entertainingly supported by the main characters. I have to confess that I am not a huge Will Smith fan, but in this movie I quite liked him. Margot Robbie attracted me after she recently hosted Saturday Night Live. I found her a little forced out in her role in The Wolf of Wall Street, much too ready for overnight stardom in Hollywood, but here, in Focus, she … [Read more...]
Golden Raspberry Awards 2014
The Golden Raspberry Awards - or Razzies - were founded in 1981 by the American publicist, John J.B. Wilson, as a joke on the night of the Academy Awards. Friends were invited to give random film awards and tales of the "bad nominations" were picked up by the Los Angeles Daily News with the headline: "Take These Envelopes, Please". Wilson formalized the events, holding ballots, and issuing trophies - shaped like a golden raspberry - and they are now announced on the eve of the Oscars, with a lot … [Read more...]