 Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Born: February 17th, 1981
Place: Los Angeles, California
Major Awards and Citations: Golden Globe Awards (2010): Nominated for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for ‘(500) Days of Summer’
Gotham Awards (2005): Nominated for Breakthrough Award for ‘Mysterious Skin’
Independent Spirit Awards (2010): Nominated for Best Male Lead for ‘(500) Days of Summer’
Seattle International Film Festival (2005): Won Best Actor for ‘Mysterious Skin’
(plus a bunch of nods for Best Ensemble in 2010 as a part of the film ‘Inception’)
Oscar Snubs: ‘Mysterious Skin’ (2004), ‘Brick’ (2005), ‘The Lookout’ (2007), and ‘(500) Days of Summer’ (2009)
One of the rare child actors to successfully transition into a well regarded adult thespian, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is widely considered to be one of the best young actors in the business. He constantly chooses interesting projects and almost never does anything that you’d consider to be a “paycheck” job. He’s sort of been on the fringes of major stardom, but his profile is growing with each year, and I feel like he’s in prime position to really hit the A-list, and this just might be the time for him to add “Academy Award Nominee” to his resume. He’s certainly got the right project to do it, but as much as anything, it’ll be interesting to see if the Academy finally wakes up and realizes what a talent they’ve been ignoring for years. I don’t think he can win the Oscar this year, but I do believe that he’s more likely than many realize to get that elusive first nomination. Come with me as we look back on the career of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and see what’s next for him as well. Yes, it’s time to go…Under the Circuit!
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 Now in its 10th season, there is no denying that Family Guy is one of the most popular shows on television. The absurd scenarios the Griffin’s get themselves into are hilariously fun and entertaining.
It’s quite hard to summarize the plot of this following season but if you watch Family Guy, you know there is none. There is never one. Each episode is different and outrageous in its own way. How is it that a show with absolutely no point can be so funny and good?
I know, Seth MacFarlane.
Seth MacFarlane is a multi-talented man who continues to engage viewers with his sick gags every week about the dysfunctional family that strives to cope with the not so everyday life.
Read more on TV Review: Family Guy (****)…
 Free Agents tells the story of an emotionally distressed man, Alex dealing with his recent divorce and an emotionally heartbroken women, Helen dealing with her fiancé’s recent passing who find comfort in each other’s bed.
Co-workers Alex (Hank Azaria) and Helen (Kathryn Hahn), both recently single end up in bed together one night. Alex recently divorced and Helen, dealing with the death of her fiancé are not ready for a relationship just yet. After their awkward encounter Helen decides being friends is the best thing for them. But, Alex is left wondering if his emotional breakdown after sex is the reason they will remain just friends. Both are in desperate need to get back into the dating game but Helen would rather spend her time alone drinking alone and not dealing with her problems and Alex just wants to spend time with Helen.
Read more on TV Review: Free Agents (**)…
 Kevin Smith’s career has been very frustrating to observe. Here is a man whose debut was hailed as a vanguard of a new kind of independent cinema, and since then (with the possible exception of Chasing Amy) he has not only failed to evolve but in some ways has moved backward, particularly when it comes to dialogue and character development. Even more annoying is that he has petulantly taken to defending his growing ineptitude. This reached an astounding level of arrogance when he threw a Twitter tantrum over the critical drubbing of Cop Out, a film he even admitted wasn’t very good. Despite a recent string of worthless films and his childish attitude, I remain hopeful that he can impress me in the future. One does not have to be a likable person to achieve great things, after all.
So imagine my pleasant surprise in hearing about Red State, a film that appeared completely removed from his tiresome raunchfest-with-a-heart-of-gold formula. There’s nothing I love more than auteurs redeeming themselves after a period of artistic corrosion, so I made sure to see it as soon as I could. Read more on Red State (*½)…
Categories: Film Reviews Tags: 2011 releases, cynicism, disappointment, John Goodman, Kevin Smith, melissa leo, Michael Parks, politics, Red State, religion, self-indulgence
 To know Joey Magidson is to know you have a friend. The loyal readers of The Awards Circuit have read Joey’s work for years but, all you know is Joey the writer. When I became part of the staff on this amazing site, I began a friendship with Joey and got to know Joey, the person.
Joey the writer is professional, witty, smart, open minded and his best quality; he listens to all of your opinions. He doesn’t throw his opinion in anybody’s face or tell you that you’re wrong; he takes what you say and thinks about it. Joey the person is caring, honest, funny, a great listener, pessimistic while being occasionally optimistic, a romantic, unique and just a genuinely good person. He will go to any length for a friend and will do anything to make you smile and laugh.
Joey attended Stony Brook University and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Cinema Studies. He currently resides in New York and spends most of his time cooking delicious meals, exercising, seeing movies, writing about them for your viewing pleasure and writing a few screenplays. (I read one, and it is really good)
Writing and The Awards Circuit is Joey’s life. He is such a great writer and gives such insight to the world he loves. He devotes himself 110% to the Awards Circuit and to being the best writer he can be. Just look at his reviews and the blog, he constantly keeps the readers informed on what’s going on around them so they don’t miss a thing. He is someone you, the reader, should never take for granted.
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"The Lion King" makes it 2 in a row…
A burgeoning teen movie star, a big budget political drama-slash-action film, an inspirational family drama from the producers of “The Blind Side”, and a highly anticipated Oscar hopeful receiving some of the year’s best reviews all failed to unseat a film first released 6,311 days ago. “The Lion King 3D” has pulled off a second improbable box office victory with a weekend gross $21.9 million. Although the four major new releases for the weekend fell short of the top, the success of “The Lion King” and those new films led to potentially the biggest grossing September weekend on record.
Read more on Box Office Final: A Prideful “Lion” Stays #1…
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