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September 6, 2011

I hope you are ready for this seasons TV lineup. There are over 100 TV shows airing this year; some new and some returning. To help you keep track of this season TV shows, I have compiled a list of shows that will be airing. The new shows will have an * next to it.

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September 6, 2011

An annual tradition for me here at The Awards Circuit is to make an early grouping of the hopefuls for Best Picture, categorizing them by their assumed chances.  I freely admit that my success rate has been only decent with these articles, but that kind of comes with the territory of Oscar prognostication.  This time around I’m going with a larger slate than usual (and doing it a little differently as well), which has a lot to do with the massive uncertainty this year’s race has surrounding it.  For starters, how many nominees will we have?  How many films will be able to get the required amount of #1 votes to qualify for a nomination?   All of this remains to be seen, but for now, I’ve tried to grab almost all of the viable contenders for Best Picture and laid them out for you.  Lots can change between now and the nominations, but this is where I think things stand at this moment.  At the very least, it’ll be interesting to see how this matches up to the eventual nominees.  Enough delays though, let’s get on with the list!

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September 6, 2011

Apologies for the delay in this article going up on the site, but as you can see…we’ve been busy.  Still, the DVD column waits for no one, and this is no exception.  This week, it’s a small week in terms of quantity but it’s a very good week in terms of quality.  All three flicks in release are ones I recommend, each receiving three stars from me during the first half of the year.  They may not be terrific films, but they’re pretty good ones for sure.  For my PICK OF THE WEEK, I chose to go with the best acted of the bunch.  This trio all has its charms, but this one was the most charming in the lot.  It’s:

Everything Must Go

Will Ferrell gives what I believe to be his third best performance in this dark dramedy that packs a bigger punch than one might suspect going in.  Ferrell is excellent, and while the writing and the directing are merely ordinary, his performance elevates things in a big way.  You really feel for his character, a man who loses his job, his home, and his wife all on the same day, forcing him to set up a drunken camp on his (former) lawn and sell his worldly possessions.  It’s not that surprising a story, but it’s told well enough to work.  It didn’t exactly make a dent at the box office, so now that it’s out on DVD/Blu-Ray, it’s a good opportunity to check out one of the best acting jobs of 2011 so far!

Read more on Joey’s DVD Picks of the Week (9/6/11)…

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Author: Michael Ward
September 6, 2011

The Academy confirms it via press release below:

Eddie Murphy to Host 84th Academy Awards®

Beverly Hills, CA (September 6, 2011) – Oscar® nominee Eddie Murphy, whose performing career spans movies, television and the stage, will host this year’s Academy Awards show on Sunday, February 26, 2012, telecast producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer announced today.  This will be Murphy’s first hosting stint on the Oscars®.

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