Monday, December 30, 2013

McConaughey shines in 'Dallas Buyers Club'








*Minor Spoilers Ahead
The year is 1985. The place is Dallas, Texas. The story is about life and the harsh reality of how short it can be.Matthew McConaughey stars in the biographical drama, Dallas Buyers Club a story loosely based on Ron Woodroof, an electrician by day, hustler by night straight man that learns he is HIV positive and only has thirty days to live. Woodroof, is a man that struggles to survive and dares to put his “life” on the line to help others dying from the incurable AIDS disease.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Golden Globe Nominations-The Complete List

The 71st annual Golden Globe Awards will be Sunday, January 12, 2014 and will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.
Best Actor in a Mini-Series or TV Movie
(Behind the Candelabra)
(Dancing on the Edge)
(Luther)
(Phil Spector)
(Behind the Candelabra)
(12 Years a Slave)
(Dallas Buyers Club)
(Captain Phillips)
(All is Lost)
(Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)
(Nebraska)
(The Wolf of Wall Street)
(American Hustle)
(Inside Llewyn Davis)
(Her)
(Arrested Development)
(House of Lies)
(The Michael J. Fox Show)
(The Big Bang Theory)
(Brooklyn Nine-Nine)
(Breaking Bad)
(Masters of Sex)
(House of Cards)
(The Blacklist)
(Ray Donovan)
(Burton and Taylor)
(The White Queen)
(American Horror Story: Coven)
(Phil Spector)
(Top of the Lake)
(Blue Jasmine)
(Gravity)
(Saving Mr. Banks)
(Philomena)
(Labor Day)
(August: Osage County)
(Enough Said)
(American Hustle)
(Before Midnight)
(Frances Ha)

SAG Award Nominees-The Complete List

Award season is in full spring! This past week has been very busy for actors, actresses and filmmakers with the announcement of this year's nominees of both SAG awards and the Golden Globe awards. Below is a complete list of the nominees check them out and be sure to tune in on Saturday January 18, 2014 at 8pm on either TBS or TNT.

20th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS NOMINATIONS
 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
BRUCE DERN / Woody Grant – “NEBRASKA” (Paramount Pictures)
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR / Solomon Northup – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
TOM HANKS / Capt. Richard Phillips – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” (Columbia Pictures)
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY / Ron Woodroof – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)
FOREST WHITAKER / Cecil Gaines – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER” (The Weinstein Company)
 
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
CATE BLANCHETT / Jasmine – “BLUE JASMINE” (Sony Pictures Classics)
SANDRA BULLOCK / Ryan Stone – “GRAVITY” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
JUDI DENCH / Philomena Lee – “PHILOMENA” (The Weinstein Company)
MERYL STREEP / Violet Weston – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY” (The Weinstein Company)
EMMA THOMPSON / P.L. Travers – “SAVING MR. BANKS” (Walt Disney Pictures) 
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
BARKHAD ABDI / Muse – “CAPTAIN PHILLIPS” (Columbia Pictures)
DANIEL BRÃœHL / Niki Lauda – “RUSH” (Universal Pictures)
MICHAEL FASSBENDER / Edwin Epps – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
JAMES GANDOLFINI / Albert – “ENOUGH SAID” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
JARED LETO / Rayon – “DALLAS BUYERS CLUB” (Focus Features)

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Rosalyn Rosenfeld – “AMERICAN HUSTLE” (Columbia Pictures)
LUPITA NYONG’O / Patsey – “12 YEARS A SLAVE” (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
JULIA ROBERTS / Barbara Weston – “AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY” (The Weinstein Company)
JUNE SQUIBB / Kate Grant – “NEBRASKA” (Paramount Pictures)
OPRAH WINFREY / Gloria Gaines – “LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER” (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
12 YEARS A SLAVE (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / Ford
PAUL DANO / Tibeats
GARRET DILLAHUNT / Armsby
CHIWETEL EJIOFOR / Solomon Northup
MICHAEL FASSBENDER / Edwin Epps
PAUL GIAMATTI / Freeman
SCOOT McNAIRY / Brown
LUPITA NYONG’O / Patsey
ADEPERO ODUYE / Eliza
SARAH PAULSON / Mistress Epps
BRAD PITT / Bass
MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS / Robert
ALFRE WOODARD / Mistress Shaw

AMERICAN HUSTLE (Columbia Pictures)
AMY ADAMS / Sydney Prosser
CHRISTIAN BALE / Irving Rosenfeld
LOUIS C.K. / Stoddard Thorsen
BRADLEY COOPER / Richie DiMaso
PAUL HERMAN / Alfonse Simone
JACK HUSTON / Pete Musane
JENNIFER LAWRENCE / Rosalyn Rosenfeld
ALESSANDRO NIVOLA / Federal Prosecutor
MICHAEL PEÑA / Sheik (Agent Hernandez)
JEREMY RENNER / Mayor Carmine Polito
ELISABETH RÖHM / Dolly Polito
SHEA WHIGHAM / Carl Elway

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (The Weinstein Company)
ABIGAIL BRESLIN / Jean Fordham
CHRIS COOPER / Charles Aiken
BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH / “Little” Charles Aiken
JULIETTE LEWIS / Karen Weston
MARGO MARTINDALE / Mattie Fae Aiken
EWAN McGREGOR / Bill Fordham
DERMOT MULRONEY / Steve
JULIANNE NICHOLSON / Ivy Weston
JULIA ROBERTS / Barbara Weston
SAM SHEPARD / Beverly Weston
MERYL STREEP / Violet Weston
MISTY UPHAM / Johnna

DALLAS BUYERS CLUB (Focus Features)
JENNIFER GARNER / Dr. Eve Saks
MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY / Ron Woodroof
JARED LETO / Rayon
DENIS O’HARE / Dr. Sevard
DALLAS ROBERTS / David Wayne
STEVE ZAHN / Tucker

LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER (The Weinstein Company)
MARIAH CAREY / Hattie Pearl
JOHN CUSACK / Richard Nixon
JANE FONDA / Nancy Reagan
CUBA GOODING, JR. / Carter Wilson
TERRENCE HOWARD / Howard
LENNY KRAVITZ / James Holloway
JAMES MARSDEN / John F. Kennedy
DAVID OYELOWO / Louis Gaines
ALEX PETTYFER / Thomas Westfall
VANESSA REDGRAVE / Annabeth Westfall
ALAN RICKMAN / Ronald Reagan
LIEV SCHREIBER / Lyndon B. Johnson
FOREST WHITAKER / Cecil Gaines
ROBIN WILLIAMS / Dwight D. Eisenhower
OPRAH WINFREY / Gloria Gaines

Movies Out This Weekend!!!

Saturday, December 7, 2013

The Magic of Blu-Ray Movies This Holiday Season!!!



 Don't miss out on a chance to win one of the best and biggest prizes of 2013 from Warner Bros!!! Enter your name in the comment box below or tweet to me for a chance to win a copy of one of the following titles (chosen at random from the list below)!!!

 • The Little Mermaid - Diamond Edition
 • The Lone Ranger
 • Monsters University
 • Angels Sing
 • Rise of The Guardians
 • Despicable Me 2
 • Turbo
 • Grown Ups 2
 • Wizard of Oz 3D
 • The Wolverine
 • Star Trek: Into Darkness
 • White House Down
 • Fast 6
 • Pacific Rim
 • After Earth
 • Man of Steel
 • Red 2
 • World War Z
 • 2 Guns
 • Weeds: The Complete Collection
 • Predator 3D
 
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• With the combo pack you can take your favorite films wherever you go. You can keep the Blu-ray disc in the living room, DVD for the car, and the digital copy on your mobile phone while on the move!
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Friday, December 6, 2013

Classic Holiday films on TV


Everyone’s favorite time of year is finally here. The holidays are fast approaching and what better way to spend the last few weeks of 2013 then snuggling up by the fire with some hot chocolate and holiday movies that the whole  family can enjoy? I’ve checked out the holiday television schedule for the next few weeks and have come up with a great family film for each night, starting this weekend as Santa Claus will soon be on his way.