The Academy Awards red carpet is still at the dry cleaners yet movie buffs are looking forward to a number of highly anticipated films set for release this year, 2013. Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence and fellow nominees Robert DeNiro, Bradley Cooper, George Clooney as well as Leonardo DiCaprio as "The Great Gatsby"are among the big names with new projects in the works. Some of the biggest from YahooMovies.
The Academy Awards have come and gone and it's probably safe to assume that this weekends new movie offerings--while entertaining--won't be among the nominees next year. "Jack the Giant Slayer (3-D)" a live action/animation adventure fantasy is joined by "The Last Exorcism:Part II", "Phantom", a cold war thriller, and "21 And Over", a gross out comedy, in a battle for your box office dollar. Check out the trailers and local show times.
Argo brought home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 2013 Academy Awards. Daniel Day-Lewis was named Best Actor and Jennifer Lawrence Best Actress at last nights awards.
I am an admitted movie junkie. That fact makes picking this years Academy Award--"Oscar"--winners extremely difficult as there are so many great movies and preformances to choose from. Here are my picks in the 5 major categories.
Mark Hamill has told Entertainment Tonight that he and Carrie Fisher have been approached by George Lucas about returning to Star Wars. This story comes just days after it was reported that Harrison Ford is also interested in a return to the new trilogy.
You either love '50 Shades of Grey' or you're dreading the day when this 'Twilight' fan fiction turned movie will hit the big screen. Regardless, after what seems like forever since the idea for the film version was first announced, E.L. James might finally see her masterpiece in theaters as soon as next summer.
Hugh Jackman is well aware that Daniel Day-Lewis is the odds on favorite to snag the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln at this Sunday's Academy Awards. With that in mind, Hugh decided to perhaps confuse Academy voters by showing up as "Honest Abe" on the David Letterman show last night.
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson takes a decidedly un-action oriented turn in "Snitch", a crime and punishment thriller opening this weekend. Whether or not his fans approve of him not demolishing everything and everyone in sight is yet to be seen but the critics are giving him good marks. Keri Russell (remember "Felicity") stars in the horror/suspense flick "Dark Skies", also opening this weekend. Check out the trailers and local show times.
She was 5 when she auditioned for the role, 6 when filming started. Now Quvenzhane Wallis, star of the critically aclaimed film "Beasts of the Southern Wild" is 9 and is the youngest actress ever to be nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards.
A lot of people raised their eyebrows when Sean Connery came back to play James Bond one more time in "Never Say Never Again" back in 1983. "Too old to play an action hero" many said. Some of those same people may be raising their eyebrows again about Harrison Ford's reported decision to reprise his role as Hans Solo in the upcoming "Star Wars: Episode VII".
