AMPAS is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Robert Zemeckis’ Who Framed Roger Rabbit? by presenting a new digital restoration of the film. Roger Rabbitt won three Oscars (four if you include the Special Achievement award that it won), and was nominated for six total. Have a look at the official press release after the jump.
The Awards Circuit Power Hour is focusing on the Oscars 2013 Post Mortem. What were our big gripes with the show? How did Seth MacFarlane do as a host? Was it too long?
We also examine Ben Affleck’s Argo (2012) and its three Oscar wins for Picture, Editing, and Adapted Screenplay. How will the film stand the test of time and look next to other Best Picture winners? Was Ang Lee’s Life of Pi #2 in the lineup?
The Pros and Cons with the Oscar ceremony. What did they do right? What did they do wrong?
A look at all the winners: What was the biggest surprise of the night?
Terence has a rant on this week’s edition of “Stop Making It Happen” while Mark gives us some knowledge on this week’s “Did You Know?”
We introduce the new series that will be brought to you during the off-season including Michael Ward’s “Everything Comes Back Around,” Nicole Melkonian’s “Writer’s Block,” and Tiff Chai’s “International Circuit.”
Since the twelfth season of American Idol has kicked off, we begin our Past Idol Series with a short chat with Season 11′s Hallie Day, who made the Top 24. How was her experience on the show and what she has planned next in this past Idol world? Follow Hallie at @HDayAI11
We preview a bit of the Oscars 2014 and prepping you for next week’s preview. What film are we placing at #1 on our predictions? Also, what do you want to see at next year’s Oscar ceremony?
Directed By: Martin Scorsese Written By: Terence Winter (Based on the Jordan Belfort memoir of the same name)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Matthew McConaughey, Jean Dujardin, Kyle Chandler, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau, Rob Reiner, Spike Jonze, Margot Robbie, Kenneth Choi, Joanna Lumley, and Ethan Suplee
Synopsis (From IMDB): A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration.
Why It Could Succeed:
Anytime the 21st century’s greatest actor-director duo team up for a motion picture, the world pays attention. At this moment in time, there is no 2013 release that’s as close to the Oscar® podium as The Wolf of Wall Street is. Leo and Marty have a proven track record that’s borderline unstoppable. Three of their four collaborative projects have all gone on to receive an Academy Award nomination for “Best Picture,” and the only film that failed to do so was Shutter Island, whose early release date damaged its awards contention status. The irony? Shutter Island became Martin Scorsese’s highest grossing film of all-time and one of the top earners to come from the dry month of February. The lesson when it comes to Scorsese and DiCaprio: you win some…and then you win bigger. Read more on Awards Profile: The Wolf of Wall Street…
A week after the Oscars and the box office reflects the thoughts of the public. However, this week, comedy and romance sit at the top, the more serious of the nominations and movies trailing on. Topping the charts at #1 is ‘Identity Theft‘ (Uni.), followed by the new release, ‘Snitch‘ (Sum.) at #2, and ‘Safe Haven‘ (Rela.) at #3. Last week’s #1, ‘A Good Day to Die Hard‘ (Fox) is down three to #4, kid’s tale ‘Escape From Planet Earth‘ (Wein.) is detained at #5, and new Kerri Russell feature ‘Dark Skies‘ (W/Dim.) takes #6 on its first week on the charts. The much talked about ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘ (Wein.) holds onto #7, just ahead of ‘Warm Bodies‘ (Sum.) at #8, ‘Beautiful Creatures (2013)‘ (WB) at #9, with ‘Side Effects (2013)‘ (ORF) rounding off #10.
Hello, Awards Circuit devotees! I hope you’ve all recovered from last Sunday’s Oscar ceremony, because the fun is far from over. Following the pivotal show, you’ll see we’ve released some correlating articles, including Anna Belickis’ “Best Dressed List” and Joey Magidson’s post-ceremony reflection piece on whether Argo was always the big winner. As much as it pains us, our job demands we report everything…including the list of winners from the Razzies, a dumb awards show where all things supernatural were taken to the slaughter.