by Andrew Hibbard on May 29, 2009
After almost 15 years of feature films, Pixar still does not make bad movies. The studio has achieved some of its best moments when its films confront the dichotomy between fantasy and reality in a child’s life. It’s why the unloved toys of Toy Story 2 made for a better film than the first, and [...]
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 16, 2009
With the Oscars (and our LIVE BLOG) less than a week away, we’ll be treating you to three installments of Oscar Predictions this week. Don’t forget to read our earlier predictions and check back in the week for more. But for today, the post is on those other categories.
Today is about Best Documentary, Best Foreign [...]
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 17, 2008
Dear Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences,
It has come to our attention that you think your precious golden statue is really something special. I mean, don’t get me wrong. Titanic was a really great movie. Really. I love overacting, unsightly makeup jobs and epic melodrama as much as the next guy. And James Cameron’s [...]