This weekend’s film roundup begins with not one, but two film festivals. First up: the AJC SEATTLE JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL begins Saturday night at SIFF Cinema with AJAMI, one of the nominees for Best Foreign Film at last Sunday’s Oscars. The festival continues through the 21st with an eclectic mix of features and documentaries, including …

What’s New: Based on the list “March 9th New Releases” by Scarecrow

This week’s new releases include two big Oscar movies, Nazi vampires, a TV show from Hong Kong, a look at the actual Warner brothers, some 3D performance art and an entire shelf full of National Geographic specials. Here’s the list, and as always remember the * means we also have it on Blu-ray and to …

Big Movie Award weekend kicks off this evening as Eddie Izzard hosts the 25th annual SPIRIT AWARDS starting at 8pm.  It looks like they’re only going to be broadcast on the IFC Channel, but you can watch the preshow festivities  online on MySpace and follow the ceremony on Twitter.  We’ll all be rooting loudly for …

Oscar Party Roundup!

Oscar Night is almost upon us!  What are your plans for Hollywood’s most prestigious evening?  If you’re looking to spend it out amongst your fellow awards show enthusiasts,  here’s a list of possible destinations. Follow the links for tickets & more information:
Our neighbors down the street at DANTE’S are throwing a party starting at …

New to View: MacGuffin’s Oscar Picks & nominees on DVD UPDATE

I don’t know if it’s awesome or slightly pathetic that the highlight of my week was on Monday afternoon when I discovered (thanks to the vigilant Twitter feeds of Awards Daily & The Carpetbagger) that the Oscar Nominee Luncheon was streaming LIVE  (you’ll find the highlights here). I immediately logged in right before they took …

What’s new for the week of February 9th

Without further ado, here are this week’s new DVDs. Remember, a * means the film is also available on Blu-ray, and click through on SALE to buy it online.
A SERIOUS MAN* —I’m pleased the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences chose to expand the Best Picture nominees to ten, just so Joel & Ethan …

Oscar nominees on DVD

It’s been 24 hours and you’re already on the Internet so I’m sure you’ve seen the list of the 2009 ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINATIONS, announced yesterday morning at 5:38am by Academy President Tom Sherak and a bright eyed Anne Hathaway (though the E! correspondents were a bit tired, one of them said Meryl Streep should win …

While doing some completely job related research (really!) on Wikipedia, I found this list of Academy Award winners for Best Director listed by age at the time they won. Cool, right? So then I had to ask, is there one for Best Actress? Yup. And Best Actor? Sure! And what about the supporting cast …