Jack is the daddy of the Oscars. No man has been nominated more than him. He’s been nominated 12 times, has won three, has been criminally overlooked a few times (The Shining, Batman, The Departed) and believe it or not has even appeared in some crap (Anger Management). It was a tough job picking his five best, but someone’s gotta do it… Continue reading
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Top Five… Jack Nicholson Oscar-nominated performances
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Jack Nicholson, Movies, Oscar, Oscars on March 4, 2010 by Ross McDTop Five… Moments The Oscars Got It Right
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Annie Hall, Fargo, Movies, Oscar, Oscars, Star Wars on March 3, 2010 by Justin Michaels
Poor old Oscar. Sometimes we’re so busy lambasting him for messing things up we forget that, from time to time, he got things absolutely spot on. Here are those moments. Continue reading
Top Five… Moments The Oscars Got It Wrong
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Al Pacino, Movies, Oscar, Oscars on March 3, 2010 by Ross McG
And the Oscar goes to… the totally wrong person! The Oscars are a bit like our parents – the reason we love ’em is because we very rarely agree with ’em. Here are the instances when the Academy voters really messed things up. Continue reading
Capote v Crash v Good Night, and Good Luck v Munich v Brokeback Mountain
Posted in BATTLES with tags and Good Luck, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, Good Night, Movies, Munich, Oscar, Oscars on March 2, 2010 by rossvross
It is the most controversial Best Picture race of all time. And now Ross v Ross is going to sort it out once and for all. With a little help from the folks at Encore Entertainment, Movie Mobsters and Cinema Scream, in our first ever five-way face-off. Click HERE or the picture above to read this exclusive battle at Metro Film Fight Club. This one is gonna get ugly… Continue reading
Great Oscar Scenes: Slumdog Millionaire
Posted in GREAT SCENES with tags Danny Boyle, Movies, Oscar, Oscars, Slumdog Millionaire on March 2, 2010 by Justin Michaels
In the run-up to the Oscars we are going to look at some super scenes from Academy Award-winning movies. Let’s start at the finish, with this great train sequence from last year’s Best Picture. Continue reading
‘Pan’s Labyrinth is like bad M Night Shyamalan’ – the Peter Bradshaw interview
Posted in INTERVIEWS with tags Interview, Movies, Peter Bradshaw, REVIEWS, The Guardian on February 25, 2010 by rossvross
In a rare interview given to Ross v Ross, The Guardian’s film reviewer Peter Bradshaw insists critics know nothing about movies, takes aim at Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece and tells us why this website should be shut down… Continue reading
Top Five… Peter Bradshaw one-star reviews
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Mamma Mia, Movies, Peter Bradshaw, REVIEWS, RocknRolla, The Incredible Hulk on February 25, 2010 by Ross McG
Fresh from OUR INTERVIEW with film critic Peter Bradshaw, we list The Guardian writer’s best ever reviews of the worst ever movies he’s seen. Fans of Pierce Brosnan, look away now… Continue reading
Chicago v Moulin Rouge!
Posted in BATTLES with tags Chicago, Moulin Rouge, Movies, Music, Musical on February 25, 2010 by rossvross
Gitchie, gitchie ya ya da da… Gitchie, gitchie ya ya here… Mocha Chocolata ya ya… it’s time for Ross v Ross agaaaaaaaiiin!! It’s a musical battle and we are gonna be in full song for this one. Click HERE or the image above to read this singing showdown at Metro Film Fight Club. You might want to insert your ear plugs now… Continue reading
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