By Gareth Higgins As you may have read in my Idol Chatter post from earlier this week, I was very impressed the animated film “Mary and Max” and I’m hoping it will be the breakout hit of Sundance. Here are some other films making an impact at this year’s festival: Old Partner: The quintessential Sundance…

Oscar season has formally begun as the nominations were announced today by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The full line-up and more info can be found at at Oscars.com and commentary will be all over the Net. Like everyone else, I have my opinions, so here are my five cents: 1. I…

Perhaps I have the presidential inauguration and President Obama on my mind, but the word “change” was easily the keyword of last night’s two-hour “Lost” premiere. For two hours, the stories shifted back-and-forth in time and locale, much the same way the island kept shifting back-and-forth as it got “unstuck” in time. As those who…

Well, today’s Oscar nominations have left a movie buff like me feeling a lot of mixed emotions. There weren’t too many surprises–movies that received Golden Globe nods, such as “Frost/Nixon,” “Doubt,” and “Slumdog Millionaire” received plenty of nominations from Oscar too. But the most heartbreaking category for me on Oscar night will be Best Actor.…

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