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10 Posthumous Oscar Nominations That Should Have Been

July 16, 2008 – 2:38 pm

Have you heard that Heath Ledger has been posthumously nominated for an Oscar for THE DARK KNIGHT? No, really, it’s so much a sure thing that the Academy already engraved his name on the statue. Probably.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Hollywood, Lists | Comments (3)

Adrienne Shelly Killer Sentenced

February 15, 2008 – 10:59 am

Bad Lit passes on the news that Diego Pillco, the construction worker who admitted to killing actress and Waitress writer/director Adrienne Shelly, has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars for the crime.
I still get sick to my stomache when I think about this story. I wrote a story for FILMMAKER Magazine last year about [...]

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Indies | Comments (1)

2007: The Year Both Sides Had it Their Way

December 21, 2007 – 1:35 pm

The abortion issue seemed less heated up on the big screen this year, probably because both sides could equally interpret the movies as favorable to their agenda.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Hollywood | Comments (1)

The Golden Globe Backlash Is the New Oscar Backlash

December 14, 2007 – 3:30 pm

Is Knocked Up the biggest snub of the year? Or does it deserve the nothing it received from the Hollywood Foreign Press?

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Hollywood, Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Amy Adams Better Not Get an Oscar Nomination

December 10, 2007 – 1:06 pm

Please tell me that in the real world, fairy tales like that just do not happen.

By Christopher Campbell | Posted in Hollywood | Comments (1)

Oscar Odds: Juno

October 30, 2007 – 8:26 am

Fox Searchlight wants us to pretend teen sex comedy JUNO is A Serious Picture. Okay, I’ll bite.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

The Micro Five: Unplanned Movie Pregnancies

July 3, 2007 – 4:16 pm

Thought ‘Knocked Up’ was unrealistic? Here’s how five other fictional characters dealt with similarly unplanned pregnancies.

By Karina Longworth | Posted in Classics, Indies, Video | Comments (0)