Posts Tagged ‘Avatar’
It’s OSCARS week!! Here’s a few links to keep you updated on what’s going on in Hollywood in the run-up to its biggest party of the year:
Shadow or no? It’s nice in America that we base our attitude on the weather off of a scared groundhog.
In case you’re still paying attention… Michael Jackson’s doctor is in trouble.
IRAN IN SPACE!! Well, Iran’s animals in space:
State television aired footage of the flying Kavoshgar-3. Photos posted to news websites showed a rat strapped into a space pod. Reports said two turtles and worms were also aboard.
Mr. VP is a fan of” Avatar,” apparently. But wait, why does he have time to watch three-hour movies?? (Video below.)
Break out your evening gowns… It’s time for the First Annual USDemocrazy Oscar Nomination Run-Down!
Hey… You! Stop yawning! The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has changed a time-honored tradition just to please us, the common folk. That is, they’ve expanded the “Best Picture” category from five to TEN!!!!
NPR’s Linda Holmes points out that the Academy has added five extra nominees to the field in order to make some room for more commercial films… Remember last year when the most successful picture at the box office was looked over at the Oscars? A little film called “The Dark Knight” saw its fans cry foul when the Academy snubbed it.
"Up In the Air" -- robbed?
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association hosts the Golden Globes and announce their shiny new owners!
More news about The spy who fooled me.
Stephen Colbert reviews the hit block buster Avatar, and explains why it’s ruining America.
“We were never ready… no one was prepared to defend her. Nobody knew anything.” -Ex McCain adviser Nicolle Wallace on Sarah Palin (full story at Politico)
House Democrats finally reach a compromise on healthcare tax. Next item on their agenda: what to have for lunch. That caucus is expected to reach an agreement next week.
Remember when your mother would tell you to spend your (her) money on books rather than going to the movies? If we at USDemocrazy had only listened, we might be making more money than we get blogging (a whopping $0/week!!).
That said, we’ve spent more than enough time enjoying some silver screen novelties. Here to help you enjoy some of the best of the films of 2009, we’ve gathered up some of the ‘best-ofs’ for 2009:
To kick off, Time rounded up their top ten for the year, which included a fair share of animated films. If that’s your thing, you’d be particularly interested in their number one pick — “The Princess and the Frog” — for a fresh take in classic form on royalty and amphibians. Check the trailer below:
A good place to turn for all things culture is New York Magazine, which rounded out its top ten with a few movies, to be quite honest, we’d never heard of. But they must be good. However, one familiar, controversial, and visually exciting film made the cut: James Cameron’s Avatar. The trailer, in all its blueness, is below. …read more.
