Cloverfield is one of those films that I expect people to be talking about for years. Of course a lot of people who will be talking about this “film event” probably won’t have even seen it, but that’s never stopped anyone before, so why would it in the future? Since I’m currently in Hollywood, California, […]
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80th Academy Awards – Oscars 2008
The Oscars will be held next month in Los Angeles and the nominees are due to be announced in the coming weeks. So which films do you expect to see take awards? Will 300 sweep the boards or is Transformers likely to pick up the lion’s share? What of smaller budget productions like The Wind […]
Irish Film Kings Trying For Oscar
Irish film Kings, starring Colm Meaney, is the first Irish entry in the Foreign Language Film Oscar. The full list of entrants for the 80th Academy Awards was released earlier today and includes entries from 63 countries. This year marks the first year that entries have been received from Ireland and Azerbaijan. he 2007 submissions […]
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Invites 115 New Members
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is probably best known for its annual awards ceremony – The Oscars, has announced this year’s batch of invitations to new members. The list includes some very high profile names, such as Daniel Craig (Casino Royale), Jennifer Aniston, Eddie Murphy and Paul Greengrass. However the full […]