academy award winner Archive
Rarely can I recall a filmmaker following up an Academy Award winning film with an even more magnificent movie. Such is the case with Bryan Fogel’s fantastic documentary “The Dissident.” On October 2, 2018, Washington Post journalist and critic of the Saudi Arabian government, Jamal Khashoggi, walked
Alicia Vikander vibrantly portrays feminist fighter Gloria Steinem alongside fellow Academy Award winner Julianne Moore in “The Glorias.” Sadly, Julie Taymor’s tame biopic befuddles the immense impact of Steinem in this dreadful drama. Based on Gloria Steinem’s book “My Life on the Road,” the film focuses on
So, when Suddenly Susan wrote in about her first ever movie premiere, it got me to thinking… When was my first “official” movie premeire? And I thought… Wow, what a great MTF Flashback! My how things have changed. Now, getting to a premiere at the crack of
Before I head out of LA LA Land, I wanted to make sure I get this wonderful recap of the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy world premiere that Scotty just sent in. Scotty has wanted to get Colin Firth again since the red wine catastrophe of 2011 and
“I’m not crazy M’Lynn I’ve just been in a very bad mood for forty years!” Ah, Oiser Boudreaux you ornery devil! LOL… Now, Steel Magnolias has been a staple in my DVD player since before God was a boy… Okay that’s two Steel Magnolias quotes… lol… Couldn’t
Before I can go into a review of the new Fight Night film, I have to confess something… The original Fright Night is in my book a huge cult classic. William Ragsdale was great, Roddy McDowall, etc… I mean it was just such a fun flick. So,
Today is an early day… It’s the premiere for Kung Fu Panda 2… Now, this is the earliest premiere I have ever been to, arrivals are at 10:00 a.m. so… we have to get there early… and since The Lovely Erica is joining me today… Well, let’s
Chuck, our man in Texas, has been busy this week! Man oh Man! He was fortunate enough to meet Ms. Shirley MacLaine! Hillary Swank! And even Willie Nelson! Now, I’ve met Shirley MacLaine a couple times myself, once at Erica’s request, was at a memorial service. But
It’s time for another round of… drum roll please… Anushika’s photo album! Whoo Hoo! Documenting the crazy comings and goings of celebrity watching, it’s a lot like bird watching, but less quiet and smellier. Really, you should see some of the people in Hollywood…. Whoo! This time
My back is killing me! Sigh… I’m getting old… Wait, isn’t that like a quote from Lethal Weapon… I’m getting too old for this shit! Lol… Ah well, you’re never too old to be a fan, and even though my back is killing me I just have
