With dozens of critics groups having weighed in, you’d think most Oscar races would have changed a great deal over the last few weeks. Not Best Actress, however. There were about eight viable contenders in November, and those eight still have a stranglehold on the category.
Thanks to a wide
expansion, great word of mouth and lacklustre debuts from a handful of
newcomers, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol easily dominated the yuletide
weekend.
There is one particular highlight for DISCussion this week, the Blu-ray
re-release of the British movie Sid and Nancy. Punk and music history
fans will be particularly interested in this bio-pic that was one of
Gary Oldman’s first major roles in what is a basic Blu-ray release.
Wanting to honor the beloved source material, Sony placed this American version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in the hands of serial killer mystery expert David Fincher and Oscar-winning writer Steve Zaillian. The move pays off, because “Dragon Tattoo” is about as good as it possibly could be given the challenges of the adaptation.
Tired of hearing about Ralphie’s official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle? Want Tiny Tim to put a stocking in it? Wish George Bailey would take a flying leap? Well we here at Player Affinity have the cure for you, in the form of our favorite holiday movies that’ll keep you in the festive spirit without brow-beating you with sentimentality or raising your blood sugar with sickening sweetness.
If you relied on the movies for your history education, you might not even know about a little conflict called World War I. Think about it: When was the last time Hollywood tackled the original Great War. World War II, of course, is a prestige director’s bread and butter–the road to an Oscar, according to Kate Winslet on the show Extras. But WWI seems to be the one the movies forgot.
Or is it? Steven Spielberg, apparently tired of making awesome WWII movies, is releasing War Horse on Christmas day. The film is about a young man trying to reunite with his battle-tested horse. And though it might not have a ton of company in the WWI-movie category, the company it does have is quite esteemed. Here are five of our favorites:
The boy journalist Tintin is one of the most popular character creations from Belgium. Still, some of you might be wondering just who this Tintin character is and why you should care. With 82 years of history, we thought you should at least know before mindlessly indulging in The Adventures of Tintin this holiday season.
