The Awards Circuit – By Clayton Davis – Academy Award Predictions, Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Golden Globes, SAG Predictions All Year Long

• Film Review: Norwegian Wood (**1/2) February 5, 2012
  There will be no shortage of films branded as “coming-of-age” and since most, if not virtually all of those films deal with some form of sexual awakening, Norwegian Wood is merely the next of those films to arrive. Perhaps that this film is a Japanese import is a curious angle to consider when looking at the subject matter, but Norwegian Wood is a measured, […]
  Michael Ward
• Blu-Ray Review: 50/50 February 5, 2012
  50/50   Rating: R for language throughout, sexual content, and some drug use. Running Time: 99 Minutes Studio: Summit Entertainment Release Date: January 24, 2012 Director: Jonathan Levine Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Anjelica Huston. Read more on Blu-Ray Review: 50/50… Related content: Circuit Consideration: Anjelica Huston in “50 […]
  Michael Ward
• Blu-Ray Review: Hell And Back Again February 5, 2012
  HELL AND BACK AGAIN Rating: Unrated but continues pervasive language and graphic war images. Running Time: 88 Minutes Studio: Docurama Films/New Video Release Date: January 24, 2012 Director: Danfung Dennis Stars: Nathan Harris and Ashley Harris. Read more on Blu-Ray Review: Hell And Back Again… Related content: John H. Foote Blu-Ray Review: The Help Blu-Ray […]
  Michael Ward
• ‘Rango’ wins the Top Prize at Annie Awards! February 5, 2012
  This particular award never ever favors Pixar, so it’s not a surprise at all to see Rango win here, and even less of a surprise this year considering Pixar’s down year of sorts. Here’s the full list of winners at the Annie Awards: Read more on ‘Rango’ wins the Top Prize at Annie Awards!… Related content: Here are the nominations for the 16th annual Art Direc […]
  Joey Magidson
• Here are the results from the Art Director Awards! February 5, 2012
  Take a gander: Feature Film, Period: Hugo Feature Film, Contemporary: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Feature Film, Fantasy: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Episode of a Multi-Camera, Variety, or Unscripted Series: Saturday Night Live Awards, Music, or Game Shows: 83rd ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS Episode of a Half Hour Single-Camera Television Series: Modern […]
  Joey Magidson
• Academy Idol 5: Top 4 Results February 5, 2012
  Comment. Are you surprised? Which films do you want in the finale? No related content found.share   […]
  Clayton Davis
• Film Review: Chronicle (***) February 4, 2012
  As a child, in varying degrees, we often reach a place in life where we ponder what it would be like to have superpowers. Or daydream about the possibility of being superhuman and able to withstand anything life throws our way. Would we throw out the rulebook and live our lives without fear of repercussions? Would we use our abilities for goodwill and to aid […]
  Michael Ward
• Film Review: The Woman In Black (**½) February 4, 2012
  And so it begins. Daniel Radcliffe’s move away from Harry Potter, and his first leading role in a post-Potter world comes in the form of The Woman In Black, a well-intentioned and impressively mounted amusement park ride of scares and tension. The subject matter is decidedly grim and will serve as tonally unpleasant to some viewers, but The Woman In Black is […]
  Michael Ward
• New ‘Hunger Games’ Trailer Released! February 4, 2012
  Want to see a preview of Lionsgate’s ‘The Hunger Games’ before the Superbowl? Check out the exclusive brand new trailer for “The Hunger Games,” releasing wide on March 23rd, 2012: What does everyone think? Like me, are you just as excited to see how Jennifer Lawrence is going to pull off one of literature’s best new female icons? Let’s cross our fingers Lion […]
  Joseph Braverman
• ‘Transformers’ is getting a full on Oscar push? February 4, 2012
  Believe it or not, Transformers: Dark of the Moon has an Oscar campaign going just like The Artist or The Help does. The Autobots aren’t just gunning for Decepticons (shudder), they’re gunning for Oscars too (double shudder). Here’s the story from Deadline on the campaign afoot: Read more on ‘Transformers’ is getting a full on Oscar push?… Related content: O […]
  Joey Magidson