Oscars

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane to host the 85th Academy Awards

Posted 14 years ago

Well, it looks like the Oscars are going in a new direction next year as Seth MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy and TED, has been tapped to host the 85th Academy Awards.  MacFarlane brings considerable comedic charm to the...

Oscar-winning special effects guru Carlo Rambaldo dies at 86

Posted 14 years ago

One of the men who was crucial in bringing E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL and ALIEN to life has passed away: Carlo Rambaldi died at the age of 86 in Lamezia Terme, Italy. Rambaldi won two Oscars in his career, for...

Oscar nominee Demian Bechir joins Machete Kills, takes lead in William Friedkin’s Trapped

Posted 14 years ago

Y’all see Demian Bechir in A BETTER LIFE? Dude supposedly kills it! In fact, the Oscar nominated Mexican actor (seen above) has joined bagged himself a pair of new gigs, both with well renowned directors. First up is MACHETE KILLS,...

Oscar winner Melissa Leo joins Tom Cruise in sci-fi thriller Oblivion

Posted 14 years ago

OBLIVION, or whatever Joseph Kosiniski’s epic sci-fi endeavor will be called upon release, has just gotten stronger with the casting of Melissa Leo (seen right), Best Supporting Actress of two years ago for THE FIGHTER. Anyone want to quibble with...

Oscar Isaac joins Elizabeth Olsen and Glenn Close in Therese Raquin

Posted 14 years ago

According to Deadline.com, DRIVE and SUCKER PUNCH actor Oscar Isaac has joined THERESE RAQUIN, the supernatural drama we last told you about in early February. Isaac joins Glenn Close, Elizabeth Olsen (MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE, SILENT HOUSE) and Tom Felton...

Oscar nominee Octavia Spencer joins Bong Joon-ho’s new thriller Snow Piercer

Posted 14 years ago

It’s good to see Octavia Spencer get some awards season love this year, even if it’s for a movie I’ve yet to see in THE HELP. The Oscar nominee (and frontrunner, seen right) has been grinding out roles since the...

Oscar nominated Marco Beltrami set to score zombie epic World War Z

Posted 14 years ago

It’s been awhile since seeing those rather uneventful set photos of Marc Forster’s epic zombie yarn WORLD WAR Z, so this bit of news comes a nice update. Hell, any news during this slow ass week comes as a nice...

Oscar winner Trent Reznor scoring/starring in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter!?

Posted 15 years ago

While THE SOCIAL NETWORK pretty much got b*tchslapped at the Academy Awards it did walk away with a couple of those gold statues, one of which belongs to Trent Reznor for his incredible score for the film. Well news today...

Oscar-winning production designer Rick Heinrichs goes to work on Dark Shadows

Posted 15 years ago

Rick Heinrichs, one of cinema’s most prodigious production designers, has been hired to create the sets for Tim Burton’s DARK SHADOWS, reports Comic Book Movies. Heinrichs recently finished work on CAPTAIN AMERICA, and has films like THE WOLFMAN, THE BIG...

Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino scoring Let Me In

Posted 16 years ago

Michael Giacchino is one of the best composers working today. Anyone who has heard his melodies for “Lost” or his Pixar efforts RATATOUILLE, THE INCREDIBLES and UP can testify to that (his STAR TREK score isn’t too shabby either). So...