Academy Awards (Oscars)

Ciao at the moment have a Product Of The Month about the Oscars, more specifcally the 81st Academy Awards (2009) and our opinion on the winners this year. So here is my review. I hope you enjoy, and please comment. If you are a ciao member as well, take a look at the review over there as well if you want. The Oscar for Best Director for the best film ever made goes to Kirsty F... wait; I'm getting a little bit ahead of myself here, that's not going to happen for a few more years. As most of you know I do dream of doing something within the media industry, whether it's directing, writing or editing, these awards are for everyone, most of the crew within a film ...  Read the complete review

Here's my attempt to liveblog (not exactly but you know what I mean) the Oscars fashion -- Fearn Cotton -- Obviously not a movie star, just presenting for Sky 1, but all i've got so far! I must admit to a deep-held dislike of Fearn Cotton - she is dead behind the eyes - why do people keep employing her? - so I could be a bit prejudiced against her fashions. She's wearing a Cerise Pink Tea Dress - Quite a nice cut and style, subdued and suitable for a presenting job. But the hideous eye makeup! Fearns wearing dark pink eye make up - and loads of liner. Some people could rock this look - but she's just not pulling it off, I think a darker skin tone is ...  Read the complete review

I usually don't like writing this sort of review and seeing that I was up until 4 am this morning listening to Bruce Springsteen and the Hilltop Hoods on U tube I feel lazy and tired today so this might not be the best account of my writing skills. Seeing that Dooyoo's man in red has asked me to list my nominations for the glittering prizes I will give it my best shot. He is much better at this sort of thing - he is far more analytical than me. I think a lot of us think that the Oscar ceremony is a lot of fuss about nothing. Perhaps it is but I still find it exciting and can't wait for the results. When I was younger the awards were much more ...  Read the complete review

10 days from now we will witness the biggest night of the year for everyone in the film industry. The 81st Annual Academy awards will take place on 22nd February 2009. The awards will be presented by Australia and X-Men star High Jackman, and is set to be a massive night for the British Film Industry. Although I don't often pay much attention to whether a film has won awards when I am deciding whether I will watch it or not, it has occasional swayed my opinion and so I can see why they are seen as important in the film industry. With just 10 days to go until the event I thought it would be good to cast my eyes over the nominations. Because I really ...  Read the complete review

After Kate Winslet shamefully 'blubbed' her way to an Oscar nomination at the Golden Globes for 'The Reader', the tale of a love affair between a female SS officer and her underage Jewish lover, one cant help recall her cheeky appearance on Ricky Gervais brilliant sardonic sitcom 'Extras'. There, of course, she was dressed as a nun, quipping that 'if you want to go for an Oscar just play a 'Holocaust Jew or a mental'. Well she did the former last year and has the nomination in the best actress in a leading role category, ironically going up against Jewish golden girl Mel Streep who plays a nun in 'Doubt'. I think it is fair to say that Holocaust related ...  Read the complete review