The Town

Oscars preview: Best Supporting Actor

Jenna Busch — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:00:00 -0800

In today's installment of our Oscar series, we take a look at the nominees for Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale, Geoffrey Rush, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo and John Hawkes. This category had a few surprises this year. We'll break it down for you.

Oscar Best Picture race is on!

Deanna Barnert — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:00:00 -0800

Oscar nominations will be announced in late January, but Oscar buzz is already at a high pitched scream. According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 248 feature films are eligible for the big one, aka the 2011 Academy Award for Best Picture.

2011 Golden Globe nominations: Who got snubbed?

Jenna Busch — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:48:00 -0800

The Golden Globe nominations have been released and there were quite a few notables left off the list including True Grit in movies and Parks and Recreation from TV. Also noticeable is The Kids Are All Right grabbed a nomination in the Best Picture category, and Annette Bening is up for Best Actress, but the touching performance by Mark Ruffalo was shut out.

Paranormal Activity 2 scares away the competition

Deanna Barnert — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:26:00 -0700

Paranormal Activity 2 won the weekend box office battle. With Halloween almost upon us, moviegoers were looking for a few good screams. That didn't, however, do much for Matt Damon's drama about death, Hereafter.

Jackass 3D grosses out with $50 million weekend!

Deanna Barnert — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:03:00 -0700

MTV alums Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O and friends proved being a Jackass never goes out of style. Jackass 3D took theaters by storm, bringing in more viewers than the last two installments and banking $50 million in its opening weekend.

The Social Network continues box office domination

Sasha Perl-Raver — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:15:00 -0700

The Social Network, one of this year’s best films, took the top spot at the box office for the second week in a row, eclipsing new offerings like Katherine Heigl’s Life as We Know It and Disney’s Secretariat. With $15.5 million in ticket sales this past week, that brings the David Fincher-directed early Oscar favorite about the founding of Facebook to a grand total of $46 million in just two weeks.

Ben Affleck dishes directing The Town

Joel D. Amos — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:33:00 -0700

Ben Affleck was lauded for his first directorial effort, Gone Baby Gone. His latest behind-the-camera effort, The Town, has built on Affleck's first film-generated goodwill and created a triumph of filmmaking.

Get ready for Ben Affleck’s The Town!

Deanna Barnert — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:17:00 -0700

Ben Affleck takes the lead onscreen and off as co-writer, director and star in The Town, a Boston heist movie about a con who decides to do that proverbial one last job. Jon Hamm and Blake Lively also get in on the big screen drama in The Town.

Fall film hunks: Affleck, Washington, Franco all fine

Sasha Perl-Raver — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:09:00 -0700

With the end of summer blockbuster season comes a parade of fall movies with some of our favorite leading men on the quest for Oscar. Here are the ones we’re most looking forward to including Ben Affleck and James Franco.

George Clooney stars in September movie preview

Joel D. Amos — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:18:00 -0700

September movies like George Clooney’s The American officially begin the push for Oscar gold! Hollywood traditionally leaves its most Oscar-worthy contenders until September or after in order to stay fresh on Academy Award voters’ minds.