The Blue People May Soon See Oscar Gold
James Cameron’s “Avatar” – now jokingly rendered as “I See Blue People” instead of “Dances with Smurfs” — triumphed at the Golden Globes in a night when the biggest surprises came, perhaps, from the...
View ArticleOscar Nominations 2010: The Nominees Are Out!
“Avatar” is a dreamy space fantasy that has made more money than any movie in history. “The Hurt Locker” is a ground-level dose of war-on-terror reality and one of the lowest-grossing best-picture...
View Article‘Avatar’ opens a Pandora’s box of pop culture
Remember when “Avatar” was just a movie? There have been breathless reports that “Avatar” is so vivid and so powerful that moviegoers walk out feeling let down by the gray world here on boring old...
View ArticleQuentin Tarantino: Brad Pitt does not smoke pot while acting; I don’t smoke...
Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt like their reefer — but Tarantino swears neither was high while shooting “Inglourious Basterds.” “Brad doesn’t smoke while he’s acting,” Quentin told us at a Thursday...
View ArticleKathryn’s Oscar comes too late
A woman winning the Oscar for best directing is one of those cultural milestones that would pass better unremarked. Sadly, it didn’t. “The moment has come!” chirruped Barbra Streisand, emoting harder...
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