Some Oscar 2015 Highlights: Feminist Rants, Lady Gaga and Birdman’s Win

Equal Pay Rant and Being Relevant: Patricia Arquette at the SAG Awards in January Patricia Arquette’s rant about equal pay is still buzzing around the internet, with most people applauding her speech.  And while I agree with Ms. Arquette that equal pay for equal work (even if the definition of “equal work” is highly debatable) […]

Boyhood: Worth All That Hype? (Spoilerish)

Richard Linklater’s Boyhood has been sweeping the awards so far this year, receiving many of the major awards.  But does it really deserve all that?  I’m really not sure.  I understand WHY it is getting rave reviews – filming one movie over the course of 12 years, chronicling the life of Mason from the age […]

Cate Blanchett’s ‘Flesh Tone’ Dress at the Oscars – Yay or Nay?

I swear I’m the only person in the world who hated the dress (an Armani Prive) Cate Blanchette wore to the 2014 Oscars telecast.  I thought it was too close to her skin colour and that it would have been better on someone much darker as it would give it a better pop.  Others disagree, […]

Scruffy Chic: What’s the Deal, Guys?

As always, the red carpet seems to skew female more than men.  While yes, guys are sometimes asked who they’re wearing, very rarely do publications talk about it over the next few days.  So here we are at Thursday, and there have been very few pieces written about the guys.  Sure, men’s fashion doesn’t change […]

Toronto International Film Festival Opens TODAY

I always tell people that in Toronto, the unofficial start of fall is not marked by the start of school, but the start of the Toronto International Film Festival.  Running until next Saturday, September 15, this annual event is often seen as a predictor for the upcoming awards season.  While I won’t be able to […]

Oscar Poll: How Many of the “Best Picture” Nominees Have You Seen?

Nine movies have been nominated for the much-coveted “Best Picture” Oscar this year: The Artist, The Help, The Descendents, Hugo, Moneyball, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Midnight in Paris, Warhorse and The Tree of Life. So our question to you is:   Image courtesy of Stacie Stauff Smith Photography/Shutterstock

The Oscars 2011: Likes and Dislikes

Cynthia Cheng Mintz So the Oscars are over for another year.  .  We were happy that The King’s Speech pretty won four awards, including Best Picture (we really loved The Social Network, but thought it was a little preliminary to make a movie about Facebook at this time) and The Social Network and Inception took home a few as […]

No Real Surprises for Oscars This Year

Cynthia Cheng Mintz As predicted films like The King’s Speech, Black Swan and The Social Network are all nominees at this year’s Academy Awards.  Also on the Best Picture list include True Grit, Inception as well as the animated Toy Story 3 (while this movie probably will not win the Best Picture category, it is […]