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  • Here Are Your 2014 Oscar Nominees

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    Looks like it will be another one of those years for Leonardo DiCaprio.

    This morning the nominees for the Academy Awards were announced and DiCaprio was nominated for his work in The Wolf of Wall Street (which was amazing) but I can already feel a McConaughey win on the horizon for Dallas Buyers Club. But I will make my predictions at a later date.

    Nine films were nominated for Best Picture including my favorite film of 2013, Gravity, which tied with American Hustle for the most nominations with 10 each. The only surprise, if there was one, is that Her snuck into the Best Picture race. There may be nine nominees but I feel like it is a four picture race with 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Gravity and The Wolf of Wall Street. It is one of the most unique years for nominations and will make watching the show more fun because of it.

    Also, let this sink in; Jonah Hill is now a two-time Oscar nominee. He completely deserves it this year for his role in The Wolf of Wall Street.

    See the list of nominees below (for the big awards anyway). The Academy Awards air on March 2nd.

    Best Picture

    -The Wolf of Wall Street

    -American Hustle

    -Gravity

    -Her

    -Captain Phillips

    -12 Years a Slave

    -Dallas Buyers Club

    -Philomena

    -Nebraska

    Best Actor

    -Bruce Dern (Nebraska)

    -Christian Bale (American Hustle)

    -Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street)

    -Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave)

    -Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club)

    Best Actress

    -Amy Adams (American Hustle)

    -Sandra Bullock (Gravity)

    -Judi Dench (Philomena)

    -Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine)

    -Meryl Streep (August: Osage County)

    Best Supporting Actor

    -Bradley Cooper (American Hustle)

    -Jonah Hill (The Wolf of Wall Street)

    -Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club)

    -Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips)

    -Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave)

    Best Supporting Actress

    -Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle)

    -Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine)

    -Julia Roberts (August: Osage County)

    -Lupita Nyong’O (12 Years a Slave)

    -June Squibb (Nebraska)

    Best Director

    -Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave)

    -David O. Russell (American Hustle)

    -Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity)

    -Alexander Payne (Nebraska)

    -Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street)

    Best Animated Feature

    -Despicable Me 2

    -The Wind Rises

    -Frozen

    -The Croods

    -Ernest and Celestine

     

     

     

     

  • Weekend Box Office- January 10-12, 2014

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    We are only a few weeks into 2014 and already we have our first surprise at the cinemas. Lone Survivor, which is based on a true story and whose title should tell you what to expect, blew away everything else with a huge $38.5 million almost doubling its studio estimates. Marky Mark, Speed Racer, Angel and Gambit star as a SEAL team sent into Afghanistan to assassinate a Taliban leader when things go awry. I can speak from experience when I say I was at the theater this weekend and it looked like a summer movie opening with the line for Lone Survivor.

    It appears that The Rock has no reason to be worried about his version of Hercules opening this summer. The Legend of Hercules only managed $8.6 million dollars which gives me a bit of hope yet for the American movie goer and their choices.

    More good news for American Hustle after last night’s Golden Globes, where both Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence won their respective categories, the film passed $100 million domestically. This is director David O. Russell’s third film in a row to do so after 2010’s The Fighter and 2012’s Silver Linings Playbook.

    1. Lone Survivor- $38.5 million/ $38.8 million

    2. Frozen- $15.0/ $317.6

    3. The Wolf of Wall Street- $9.0/ $78.5

    4. The Legend of Hercules- $8.6/ $8.6

    5. American Hustle- $8.6/ $101.5

    6. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug- $8.0/ $242.2

    7. August: Osage County- $7.3/ $7.8

    8. Saving Mr. Banks- $6.5/ $68.9

    9. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones- $6.3/ $28.4

    10. Anchorman 2- $6.1/ $118.5