The nominations for the 2010 Oscars were announced this morning. I’ve been surprised that “The Hurt Locker” hasn’t snagged more awards so far this season. It’s a great film about the rigors of the people who deal with the explosives and road-side bombs in war zones. It’s nominated for several Oscars, but will it win?
“Avatar” for best film? Again, I’ve been surprised at the number of awards that film about blue people has picked up. It’s a great movie, but much different than “Up in the Air” or “The Hurt Locker” or some of the others nominees.
Here’s the …read more

The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 23, 2010. For a complete list of winners, check out the official SAG site. The big winners in the movie categories were Monique (actress in a supporting role, "Precious"); Christoph Waltz (actor in a supporting role, "Inglourious Basterds"); Sandra Bullock ("The Blind Side"); Jeff Bridges ("Crazy Heart"); the cast of "Inglourious Basterds"; and the stunt crew for "Star Trek." 
Here’s a pic of Drew Barrymore, who won for her role in HBO’s "Grey Gardens." She’s always gorgeous, but I can’t say I’m all …read more

Drew Barrymore gets more adorable every year. She took home a Golden Globe for her performance in HBO’s “Grey Gardens,” which also nabbed an award for Best Mini-Series.
I’m not sure if I’m completely crazy over the beige dress. It sort of fades into her body with her light skin tone. Although what a difference a few years makes, right? Remember when she wore that awful green dress with no bra to an awards show? She was a little chunkier back then, too.
You can catch Drew in theaters right now in “Everybody’s Fine” with Robert De Niro. Next up for …read more

Good grief! “Avatar” has reached $1.64 billion worldwide!
That means it will soon eclipse “Titanic,” which earned $1.843 billion. James Cameron truly IS King of the World at this point.
In other box office news, “The Book of Eli” opened well in second place with an estimated $38 million for the weekend. It’s Warner Bros’ biggest January opening ever (usually a wasteland for movies) and Denzel Washington’s second-biggest opening after 2007’s “American Gangster.”
After playing in just a few theaters since December 11, Peter Jackson’s “The Lovely Bones” expanded and earned $20.5 million for the weekend. In fourth place …read more

Here’s an interesting turn of events. Marc Webb, who directed the Golden Globe-nominated Best Picture “(500) Days of Summer,” is set to direct the next chapter in the “Spider-Man” franchise. I’ve heard that this next installment will be more of a reboot than a sequel to the previous three films.
So how will Webb, known mainly for directing “Summer,” as well as several music videos (Green Day and 3 Doors Down, among them), fare after Sam Raimi’s work on the previous three “Spider-Man” movies? Webb has an interesting take on it.
 
“This is a dream come true and I couldn’t …read more

I’m not too sure about Ricky Gervais’ hosting skills at the Golden Globes the other night. He sort of bombed out. And I even talked with him a few weeks before the event, and he said he’d be nice and have fun with it.
Well, here’s the thing. You can’t make fun of a bunch of people who are sitting right in front of you. So when he took potshots about Kiefer Sutherland’s anger management issues and Mel Gibson’s drinking, it didn’t seem that funny. Not funny at all, really. In fact, I thought maybe Kiefer was going to jump …read more

I’m not really sure how I feel about “Avatar” winning for Best Picture (Drama) at the 2010 Golden Globes. There’s no doubt it’s a fantastic movie – I saw it twice – but Best Picture? And in the drama category? What about “The Hurt Locker”? Or “Up in the Air”? Those seem like better candidates for this win, for some reason.
Here’s the cast of “Avatar” following the 67thAnnual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 17, 2010. From left are Sam Worthington, director James Cameron, Zoe Saldana, producer John Landau and Sigourney Weaver (I love …read more

Did your favorites win a Golden Globe award last night? Although I loved “Avatar” and saw it twice, I’m really surprised it won in the Best Picture – Drama category. I really thought “The Hurt Locker” would take that award.
And … I have to say, I’m surprised that James Cameron won for Best Director, especially up against Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”), Clint Eastwood (“Invictus”), Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air”) and Quentin Tarantino (“Inglourious Basterds”).
But at least Jason Reitman won for Best Screenplay for “Up in the Air.” And I LOVE that “The Hangover” won in the Best Comedy …read more

James Cameron’s sci-fi blockbuster “Avatar” is still ruling at the box office four weekends in a row. The tally for this weekend is an estimated $48.5 million, giving it $429 million domestic and $1.34 billion worldwide.
Other numbers:

“Sherlock Holmes” finished second with $16.6 million.
“Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” was third with $16.3 million.
Lionsgate’s vampire thriller “Daybreakers,” starring Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke, scored $15 million in fourth place.
Universal’s “It’s Complicated,” with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin came in at fifth with $11 million. 
Universal’s romantic comedy “Leap Year,” starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode, debuted in …read more

Anna Kendrick has it rough, doesn’t she? What a nightmare it’s been for her, starring with both Robert Pattinson and George Clooney in the same year. Man, I feel for her.
The adorable actress appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” and set the record straight on her co-stars from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” and “Up in the Air.” I’d have to go with Clooney.