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
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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 McGCapote 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
No Country For Old Men v There Will Be Blood v Juno v Atonement
Posted in BATTLES with tags Atonement, Daniel Day-Lewis, Juno, Movies, No Country For Old Men, Oscar, Oscars, There Will Be Blood on February 16, 2010 by rossvross
Continuing our Oscar season, we look at one of the tightest run-offs for Best Picture in recent years. And we’ve got our pals at The Dark Of The Matinee and M Carter At The Movies to help us out. By help us out, we mean get in our faces and dish out some cans of whoop-ass. Click HERE or the image above to read this epic fourway battle at Metro Film Fight Club. Continue reading
Avatar v The Hurt Locker v Inglourious Basterds v Up In The Air
Posted in BATTLES with tags Avatar, George Clooney, Inglourious Basterds, James Cameron, Movies, Oscar, Oscars, Quentin Tarantino, The Hurt Locker, Up In The Air on February 9, 2010 by rossvross
We are kicking off our Oscar season at Ross v Ross with a big bang. In our first ever fourway battle, we have invited fellow movie bloggers Fandango Groovers and Aiden R to join us as we pit this year’s Best Picture Oscar frontrunners against each other. You can read the explosive action at Metro Film Fight Club by clicking HERE or the picture above. This one could get bloody… Continue reading
Top Five… Golden Globe-winning performances that should have got Oscars
Posted in TOP FIVES with tags Golden Globes, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Oscar, Oscars, Tom Cruise on January 20, 2010 by Ross McG
This year’s Golden Globe gongs have been handed out and the winners can now look forward with confidence to the Academy Awards. Careful though: history tells us some great actors got shafted come Oscar night. Continue reading
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