Generic action movies are a dime a dozen and have derived to a point where many critics take what many believe to be the penultimate action film, Die Hard, and use it to depict the plot of the newest action film. Lockout is Die Hard on a space prison. Guy Pearce’s hilarious turn as Snow can’t stop this film from being a redundant, visually poor and lifeless two-hour romp in a space station.
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Danny Boyle has brought film viewers to a zombie-overrun apocalyptic future, a dying sun, and India to watch a man rise from dirt to greatness. However, none of the films he has ever made are as impressive as the story told in 127 Hours. This true story of survival is only made better by an incredible job by Boyle and his team conveying this story visually.
We are launching a new special on Reel-2-Reality, the audio review. Looking at a specific film that has recently come out in theaters or on home video, the crew will watch and give their takes on the film. The first movie up is 127 Hours, Danny Boyle’s Oscar Winning Drama starring James Franco. Hit the file to see what Emily, Andy and Monty thought about the film!
Reel-2-Reality Audio Review – 127 Hours
This, friends, has proven a very difficult list to compile. In the history of film, so many brilliant films have not received the recognition they deserve. In the spirit of the Academy Awards, this list focuses on films that were not nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. Most of what is to blame for this omission of brilliance lies with the Academy’s decision in 1945 to decrease the amount of nominations from ten films to five. It wasn’t until 2010 that the Academy returned to creating a list of ten best picture nominees. Another reason could potentially be the political and social aspects surrounding the year the films were released. Whatever the reason, it’s interesting to note that many of these films have since become cult classics, even ranked among some of the most influential movies of all time.
For Emily’s List – Hit the Break…
The effect of the Oscars was felt this weekend on the box office. Who took #1 hit the jump to find out!
What is up everyone, Monty here getting ready for the Super Bowl of film, keep it locked into Reel-2-Reality throughout for random quips and up-to-the-minute award updates!
*Follow the Break for all of the postings from the crazy night at the Academy*
With the Oscars only a few days away, it’s time to break down the biggest categories and take our stab at who is going to walk away with the coveted Golden Statue on awards night.
Today we’re going to be looking at the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress Category. Hit the jump for a category-by-category breakdown and the picks of the staff, and also put in your votes at the end of each category!!
WOO OSCARS!!
Another week, and another podcast here on R2R, only this time, we are increasing the amount of guests by one! Meet R2R’s newest writer, Emily Kellas as she joins Monty and Andy in all of this week’s events, including the Super Bowl Commercials and of course, Superhero talk!
With the nominations announced on Tuesday, it is time for everyone’s favorite time of year.
Oscar Time.
Here at R-2-R, we have a greet few weeks planned for you in order to get you excited for the Academy Awards, which are scheduled for February 27th at 8p.m.
Not many surprises were named for the six major awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
The King’s Speech led the field with 13 nominations, as many major awards have been given out over the last several months, and the race for Best Picture looks to be a two-horse race between The King’s Speech and The Social Network.
Best Director:
“Black Swan”
“The Fighter”
“The King’s Speech”
“The Social Network”
“True Grit”
Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale – “The Fighter”
John Hawkes – “Winter’s Bone”
Jeremy Renner – “The Town”
Mark Ruffalo – “The Kids are All Right”
Geoffrey Rush – “The King’s Speech”
Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams – “The Fighter”
Helena Bonham Carter – “The King’s Speech”
Melissa Leo – “The Fighter”
Hailee Steinfeld – “True Grit”
Jacki Weaver – “Animal Kingdom”
Best Actor:
Javier Bardem – “Biutiful”
Jeff Bridges – “True Grit”
Jesse Eisenberg – “The Social Network”
Colin Firth – “The King’s Speech”
James Franco – “127 Hours”
Best Actress:
Annette Bening – “The Kids are All Right”
Nicole Kidman – “Rabbit Hole”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Winter’s Bone”
Natalie Portman – “Black Swan”
Michelle Williams – “Blue Valentine”
Best Picture:
- Black Swan
- The Fighter
- Inception
- The Kids Are All Right
- The King’s Speech
- 127 Hours
- The Social Network
- Toy Story 3
- True Grit
- Winter’s Bone
Keep it locked in to Reel-2-Reality throughout the week as we highlight the snubs of the academy awards, and look forward to the biggest awards night of the year!
