New York hearts Milk, Los Angeles prefers Wall-E
With award season in full swing, Milk and Wall-E have proven to be be the big winners on both sides of the coast. The New York Film Critics Circle named the Gus Van Sant-directed drama as its best film, while the Los Angeles Film Critics Association went for Pixar's latest opus.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsOscar Buzz: Who's ahead in this year's key races?
There's a surprisingly gargantuan Internet faction dedicated to predicting who will be up for film's most coveted prize, the Academy Award. Publications like Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times and New York Times all have Oscar blogs that obsessively trail the fluctuations in buzz amongst the year's top films. That's not to mention stand-alone sites like Awards Daily and In Contention, or well-known bloggers like Jeff Wells, Dave Poland and Anne Thompson. Even Roger Ebert has devoted a wealth of recent ink on the subject. But, the truth is, no matter how much someone knows, it's still... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VSlumdog Millionaire
The buzz around Danny Boyle’s latest film hit fever pitch... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsCatching Up With... Danny Boyle
Danny Boyle's time has come... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesDanny Boyle keen to direct second 28 Days Later sequel
Back in September, Danny Boyle told MTV News he had an idea for a sequel to 28 Weeks Later, but said it “might be silly” and that he hadn’t run it by anyone officially. Since then there have been assorted rumors about possible directors and plot ideas, but perhaps unsurprisingly, no confirmations.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSlumdog Millionaire gets an (unnecessary?) R rating
The big success of this year's festival circuit proved to be Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, which has since vaulted to a privileged place in the Fall’s packed release slate. The crowd-rousing movie got the usual comparisons to the Little Miss Sunshines and Junos of festivals past, but now the MPAA has put an unexpected strain on its ability to become the season’s crossover hit.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsToronto International Film Festival 2008
The Toronto International Film Festival, which wrapped up its 10-day run this past weekend, is arguably the most important film festival in North America. But to the average moviegoer it's not as well known as Sundance, in part because TIFF samples the most promising new film from around the world while Sundance emphasizes home-grown movies, for better or worse. But TIFF showcases its share of English-language films, too -- often with star-studded red-carpet premieres -- and this year some of the festival's best movies were among them:Rachel Getting MarriedI'll have to admit that the new film from Jonathan Demme (Silence... read more
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