by Andrew Hibbard on February 22, 2009
Almost four hours later, we are done. Charlie McSpadden and Andrew Hibbard’s LIVE BLOG has reached its peak. Check back tomorrow for an wrap-up and an analysis of how gay Hugh Jackman was as a host. For now, good night.
11:59 p.m. FINAL THOUGHTS A mostly unsurprising night at the Oscars. They kept it under 3.5 [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on February 20, 2009
After weeks of build-up, our final Oscar prediction is here. Check out our previous predictions and don’t forget to come back Sunday for our Oscar LIVE BLOG. Because there is no point in addressing the nature of this award, we’ll just skip to the nominees and winner Slumdog Millionaire.
The Nominees
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
It’s been [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on January 30, 2009
Even though every one is saying Slumdog Millionaire is a lock for Best Picture, Variety is reporting that Slumdog and Benjamin Button could split the vote, leaving room for Milk to take the top prize. They interview Dan Jinks, producer for Milk and 1999’s out-of-nowhere Best Picture American Beauty, who addresses Milk’s grassroots campaign. After a November release and lots of [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on January 23, 2009
Regardless of what you have to say about The Boss, his song from The Wrestler is perfect fodder for an Oscar nomination. So why did the Academy snub Springsteen and only nominate three songs (two from the overhyped Slumdog Millionaire and one for WALL-E–yeah, Peter Gabriel). From the Gold Derby on the LA Times’ Envelope site:
In [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on January 20, 2009
Oscar predictions have been coming in for months at other blogs. We at the Playground don’t need to spend months speculating. One (expansive) list (with some obscure categories) shall do. It seems these things are pretty much set at this point, so I threw in some surprises because you never know with L.A. Check back Jan. [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on December 2, 2008
Milk, Slumdog Millionaire, Rachel Getting Married and WALL-E have already presented strong cases for critics’ top 10 lists and the awards season. While the verdict is still out on Sam Mendes’ Revolutionary Road and especially David Fincher’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Mendes’ film comes from a celebrated novel and Fincher’s from a celebrated [...]
