Multiple Men Jezebel has words for Vanity Fair on their self spoofing Erik Lundegaard on the NYT box office coverage and love of Paul Blart. "Dudes: Cover the industry. Don’t cover for the industry." Well played Erik, well played. Mighty God King "If Batman Did Rap Battles" (What's the equivalent ...

Filed under: Culture, MMO Enumerating the accomplishments of one Steve Preeg would be a lengthy undertaking, indeed. He's got a magnificent surname, for starters. He's worked on the digital effects team of some of our favorite films, including the Lord of the Rings trilogy, I, Robot, and Ri¢hie...

Song, Dance, and Commendation: Turning the 2009 Oscars into a Television Event When the Academy Awards brought on a set of new producers, there was the usual buzzwords: on time! Big surprises! Excitement! On time! Thrilling! And yet, we all doubted that it could live up to the expectation, especiall...

8:31PM. Gawd, Hugh Jackman looks good. 8:36PM. Enjoying Hugh Jackman's opening number. You can't say he's not giving it his all. 8:38PM. "I am Wolverine" -- awesome! 8:40PM.Oh, look, Angelina's wearing a black dress. Again. 8:41PM.Eleven minutes in, and we're on the fist time-suck montage of the eve...

For both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie , the only speech they really need to rehearse for Sunday's Oscars is what to say when they run into his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston . After all, both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are ranked by Gold Derby fourth in their respective lead races for "The Curious ...

We’re a few short days away from another Oscar gala so it’s as good a time as any to share our latest ambitious little short. Yes, for the second year in a row MTV’s Movies Editor Josh Horowitz has found himself cast out into a special circle of Oscar hell thanks to the mysterious ...

Nathaniel R: First things first, please welcome this year's Symposium guests (in alpha order just like Oscar do): Timothy Brayton, Antagonie & Ecstasy, Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine, Karina Longworth, Spout, Erik Lundegaard, Eriklundegaard.com and Kris Tapley, In Contention. They were chosen throu...

The Oscars are but one week and a day away. My final predictions will be up tomorrow... and then the Oscar Symposium begins. Remember that? But until then let's talk Cinematography. The nominees are Slumdog Millionaire, Changeling, The Dark Knight, The Reader and Benjamin Button . In January it look...

Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Folded: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (thought provoking, stunningly realised) Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona: So, Penelope Cruz or Scarlett Johansson? (utterly pointless discussion really because you’ll never bed either. Still, don’t rule s...

In Contention points out that this isn't Taraji P. Henson's first trip to the rodeo. Although she was not a nominee, she joined Three Six Mafia on-stage at the Kodak Theater in 2006 to sing "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from "Hustle and Flow." The song went on to win, proving once again just how d...