Tuesday, January 08, 2008 Rant Archive
The Directors Guild of America has announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2007. In case you’re not privy to exactly what this is, it’s basically like a pissing contest and precursor for whom will win the oscar for Best Director. It turns out that since the initiation of this award 60-years-ago, it has only incorrectly indicated who would win the Oscar for Best Director six times. I guess this means if you consider yourself some sort of film buff you should pay attention to what’s going on here. Check out the list inside!
So you managed to end up with a stash of holiday loot, gift certificates, or the newest gift-giving craze: gift cards. Now you're wondering what to spend 'em on? Fear not, you can use our handy-dandy post-holiday DVD self-gift-giving guide-a-palooza to pick out a nice DVD set for yourself. Or, if you're still in a giving mood, for someone else. However, we say since giving unto others is considered to be the best thing, just consider yourself an other. Works every time.
Check out the list inside, and let us know what would've been on yours!
It seems Jim Carey is trying to return to his comedic roots (and box office draw) with his latest film, entitled
YES MAN. The story follows Carl Allen (Carrey), a downtrodden loser who enters a self-help program with one simple mantra: say yes to any and everything. Following the usual comedic formula, at first the program transforms Allen’s life into a world of wide, wondrous (and hopefully hilarious) opportunity. However, eventually the rose shows its thorns, as Allen must learn to strike a balance between the sad sack he once was, and the exuberant hedonist he’s become. Basically it’s THE MASK for the Dr. Phil generation.
Tune in to the Golden Globes this year and you might be looking at an empty
room. Though NBC insists that the show will go on come Jan 13, many of Hollywood’s biggest stars—and the Golden Globe’s biggest nominees—have already made it clear that they will NOT be crossing the picket line of the WGA
strike, in order to attend the annual awards show.