It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's Chris Nolan! He'll Mentor Superman 3.0 And Prep 3rd Batman

It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's Chris Nolan! He'll Mentor Superman 3.0 And Prep 3rd Batman

The Official OscarWatch Precursor Tally

While I am one of those

that usually avoids the Academy Awards, the news that The Hurt Locker (trailer) is leading the pack of critics choice for best movie of 2009 is just the sort of thing to make me go against my own stance.

EW.com has put together of list of critical award winners, giving us an idea of what the AA's may look like when the nominations are announced. Check it out on the following link.


The Official OscarWatch Precursor Tally

Sex, secrets and 'Dollhouse': Joss Whedon talks about the end of his Fox show

Maureen Ryan of The Watcher has written an excellent article about Joss Whedon's show, as well as a pretty good interview with him. Too bad Eliza Dushku couldn't have been included in the interview since her insight into the show and characters is a tremendous addition to Whedon's.

See the article here.

R.I.P. Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze lost his long battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday at the age of 57. He enjoyed long careers in the world of dance, musical theater and acting, and a thirty four year marriage to dancer & part time actress Lisa Niemi. He will be missed.

See story here.

Interview with Drew Barrymore about her directorial debut, Whip It

Came across this short, mildly interesting interview with Drew Barrymore that I think only further proves that all actors really want to direct.


FIND Interview: Drew Barrymore and her directorial debut, Whip It | Film Independent

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More Avatar News & Teaser Trailer

The official Avatar website was brought down Monday by a rush of moviegoers seeking free tickets to see a 16-minute preview of the movie at 104 IMAX theaters Friday. After several hours, the site was up and running again -- and quickly selling out location after location. In reporting the difficulties, the Hollywood Reporter commented today (Tuesday): "Given that Avatar, James Cameron's first narrative feature since 1997's Titanic promises a display of cutting-edge technology, the site snafu was something of an embarrassment." Some of those who had scored the free tickets quickly offered them for sale on eBay. As of this morning, one ticket seller in Woodland Hills, CA was offering a pair for $500.

Also released to much fanfare, is the teaser trailer that has had a countdown clock running for several days on Apple's movie page. While the trailer is exciting, I almost don't want to watch anything further because I don't want to spoil the surprises that the feature itself may offer. Still trying to figure out if this movie will need to be seen in a regular theater, or if it needs to be on an IMAX screen. Anybody know the answer to that one?

James Cameron on 'Avatar': Like 'Matrix,' 'This movie is a doorway'

For those of you, like myself, that can't wait for James Cameron's Avatar to reach theaters, here is an interview with Cameron from Aug. 10 in the LA Times. Stay tuned; I'm sure we'll have more Avatar related material coming soon.

James Cameron on 'Avatar': Like 'Matrix,' 'This movie is a doorway'

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