Been sitting here looking at MTV’s list of what defines the best of the past 12 months in music video and decided I would break down the nominees for the night’s biggest award – Video of the Year, while also diving into the other categories as well. Predicting the VMAs is a bit like hitting a moving target, since the major categories are decided by fan voting via MTV.com, and the technical categories are decided by “members of the industry.” Couple that with MTV adding a couple of additional new categories in the last few weeks and who knows how any of this process goes down.
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*Sigh* You guys…sometimes I don’t have the energy for this. Well, just because I personally cannot muster up any excitement whatsoever for the newest releases this weekend doesn’t mean I can neglect my duty to you, dear readers. Without further ado…
Look, I’m not naïve. I understand that moviemaking is a business, and with risky passion projects must also come those aimed to make a profit. I have no problem with companies exercising their power over franchise installments and popcorn flicks for commercial purposes. It’s business…it’s life. But dammit, a line has to be drawn somewhere, and the debate over whether or not a reboot of Spider-Man so soon after the previous trilogy ended was “necessary” sidesteps why it exists in the first place. Because the truth of the matter is that The Amazing Spider-Man – retelling the iconic superhero’s origin story with Andrew Garfield web-slinging through New York City – was made for the sole purpose of fulfilling a fine-print contractual obligation regarding licensing rights. There was no personal ambition in the creation of this film, either artistically or financially. Even the popular canard that Columbia and Sony Pictures are trying to redeem the franchise à la Batman Begins doesn’t fly; the only reason they didn’t move forward with a Spider-Man 4 was because Sam Raimi was frustrated with their strong-arming of the third film and called it quits when they were planning to do it again. Read more on Weekend Openings (July 6-8)…
Categories: Weekend Openings Tags: Andrew Garfield, Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively, comics and superheroes, demian bichir, emma stone, Jay and Mark Duplass, John Travolta, katy perry, Marc Webb, Oliver Stone, popcorn movies, Rhys Ifans, Salma Hayek, Savages, Taylor Kitsch, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Do-Deca-Pentathlon, Weekend Openings
 The first major awards show of the season officially kicks off tonight with the 38th Annual People’s Choice Awards! For viewers watching at home, the show will air live East Coast Time at 9/8c on CBS. Luckily, I was able to grab tickets over a month in advance, and so I will be presenting the first ever on-site report of the People’s Choice Awards for the Awards Circuit. I will be able to provide an in-depth news coverage of the event, as well as post some pictures and possibly video from my new iPhone 4S. It’s going to be a tremendous evening, where the stars from all various media forms — movies, television, and music — will be attending to receive their awards from the fans at home who voted in large numbers. Yes, the People’s Choice Awards may not hold precedent over the Academy Awards, but if Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two is able to win best film, that momentum and enthusiasm for the critically acclaimed final entry in the Potter series could push Academy voters into reconsidering the film come voting time. Without further ado, I would like to preview the show by listing the following nominations, and stating my opinions on who should win and who will win. Here is the complete nomination list: Read more on Previewing the People’s Choice Awards…
Categories: Article Tags: Bridesmaids, CBS, Dexter, George Clooney, glee, Harrison Ford, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2, Johnny Depp, katy perry, lady gaga, People's Choice Awards, taylor swift, the vampire diaries, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
 This year it seems Taylor Swift won’t be stealing the spotlight from any deserving winners at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards airing February 12th. The nominations were quite scattered, but the one artist who received the much deserved spotlight was Adele whose album ‘21’ is the biggest selling album of 2011.
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