Tag: A Single Man

Blake’s 2010 Oscar Predictions – Best Picture and More!

Posted: March 7, 2010 at 1:12 pm   /   Film, Local, Opinion

Best Picture “Avatar” “The Blind Side” “District 9” “An Education” “The Hurt Locker” “Inglourious Basterds” “Precious” “A Serious Man” “Up” “Up in the Air” Who will win? The Hurt Locker. Who should win? The Hurt Locker. Everyone knows that this is a race between Avatar and The Hurt Locker. At one point at the end […]

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Colin Firth “A Single Man” – 2010 Best Actor Oscar Nomination (Video)

Posted: March 7, 2010 at 12:13 am   /   Film, Local

Veteran British Actor is up for his first Academy Award nomination for the Tom Ford directed picture, A Single Man. Set in 1962 A Single Man tells the story of George Falconer an openly gay professor who is dealing with the death of his partner, Jim (Matthew Goode).  The film is told through a single […]

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Matthew Goode Up For Bilbo Baggins in “Hobbit” Movie?

Posted: February 24, 2010 at 12:46 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Matthew Goode had a pretty good year last year with starring roles in Watchmen and A Single Man. Unfortunately, his year got off to a bit of a slow start with the romantic comedy Leap Year co-starring Amy Adams. Although, this bit of casting news might put his year back on track.  Goode appears to […]

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List of 2010 BAFTA Award Winners

Posted: February 21, 2010 at 5:41 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Once again The Hurt Locker claims the top prize, which ones again shows it is the favorite going into the Oscar race. Here is a full list of nominees and winners from the 2010 BAFTAs (winners are in bold): BEST FILM AVATAR – James Cameron, Jon Landau AN EDUCATION – Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey THE […]

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A Single Man – Movie Review

Posted: January 15, 2010 at 8:43 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

Based on a novel of the same name, A Single Man stars Colin Firth as George, a middle-aged homosexual English professor.  Set in 1963, the film takes place over the course of one day as George attempts to go about his daily routine while still struggling with the grief of losing his partner Jim (Matthew […]

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A Single Man

Posted: December 25, 2009 at 12:01 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

A Single Man is a career defining performance from Colin Firth and one of the strongest, most confident, and beautiful directorial debuts I can recall from Tom Ford. The film’s theme touch on everything from loss, death, love, friendship, and purpose in life and never feels forced, always natural and honest discussions on the subjects.  […]

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The Best 10 Films of 2009

Posted: December 20, 2009 at 6:03 am   /   Local, Movie News

UP IN THE AIR Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. UP IN THE AIR is a film that is […]

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‘New Moon’ Director Chris Weitz to team with Summit again for ‘Gardener’

Posted: November 23, 2009 at 4:20 pm   /   Local, Movie News

You are Chris Weitz, your film just had one of the biggest openings on record, what do you do next? You work on a more personal project. The great thing about being tied to a series like Twilight is that you have a built in audience that can help propel future projects. The audience didn’t […]

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