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My final and last Oscar Predictions

Well this is it folks. The moment movie fans have been waiting for. The Oscars are this Sunday, Feb. 22nd. Yes, I will be watching.

Here are my final and last predictions. I know I did this once before but I want to do mine all over again. I will only do the top categories.

My Oscar predictions:

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler”

Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight”

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Two way tie between Kate Winslet, “The Reader”, or Angelina Jolie, “The Changeling”. If I would pick one, it would probably end up being Kate Winslet.

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Marisa Tomei, “The Wrestler”

Best Animated Featured film: “Wall-E”, hands down.

Best Directing: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”.

Music (Score): Slumdog Millionaire

Music (Song): “Jai Ho” Slumdog Millionaire, this the song played at the end of “Slumdog Millionaire” where Dev Petel and Freida Pinto were dancing with a huge amount of people at a subway station while the credits were rolling. Sorry Peter Gabriel, but I think “Jai Ho” will be the big winner. I’m willing to bet you, Dev and Freida will do a live dance performance on stage at the Oscars for this song as well.

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire…this will hands down win “Best Picture” category no matter what happens. I haven’t seen all the movies nominated for “Best Picture”, Slumdog is the only one I’ve seen and I can easily see this film being the big Oscar winner. Slumdog Millionaire is such an incredible, amazing and phenonemal film that I don’t see how anyone can not like this movie. I will definitely be watching this on DVD a lot when it comes out. I still feel kind of bad for Dev Petel not getting nominated for “Best Actor” or Freida Pinto getting snubbed for “Best Actress”, those two were really great in this film and it’s the best acting I’ve seen in years. Not bad for two actors who has never had an acting role in their lives before. 🙂

Well there you have it, my final and last of the Oscar predictions.

Kev

Report: Beyonce, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens confirmed to perform music at the Oscars!!

Oh my, yes, The Oscars turning into the MTV Movie Awards and a Nickelodeon show it may become. The Oscars never used to be for the younger viewers. I am now actually a little scared to watch the Oscars this Sunday!

Even more secrets have been revealed publicily on entertainment sites. Beyonce will sing live at the Oscars Sunday, and so will Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, both “High School the Musical” stars will also perform.

It’s also rumoured that Miley Cyrus will be part of the Oscars somehow, whether she’s presenting or performing.

More on it here:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/02/ready-for-oscar.html

I can see why the Academy wants this year’s Oscars to be more for the younger movie fans, since “Slumdog Millionaire” got a lot of nominations. Come to think of it, “Slumdog Millionaire” isn’t a kids movie, it’s R rated. Most of the Best Picture nominations are R rated films. Beware, parents could be protesting the Oscars about promoting R rated films to children.

Kev

Thought: Stallone and the Governator in a movie together is a dream come true for movie fans!

Everyone knows that Sly and Arnold teaming up in a film together is long overdue. Movie fans, especially action movie fans or bodybuilders out there have been waiting for this to happen for years.

Now, I wouldn’t immediately assume that Arnold being in the film is just a 20 or 30 minute cameo. Arnold could possibly be in “The Expendables” throughout the entire film. Arnold is scheduled to film the movie for one day, think how many scenes they can film for Arnold for one full day, early in the morning ’til real late at night. It all depends of how Sly written Arnold for the script. It could be just a cameo or a long supporting role for Sly. I’m sure we’ll hear from Sly himself telling us how Arnold is going to be in it.

Whether it’s a cameo or the whole movie for Arnold, this is the moment all movie fans been waiting for. This film will automatically be a huge box office draw, simply because Arnold and Sly in the film alone. Sorry Quentin Tarantino, but “The Expendables” will be the hit of the year, not “Inglourious Basterds”.

Arnold playing himself in, “The Expendables” may sound kind of silly, but it makes sense as a way to get Arnold be interested in the film. Arnold and Sly together in, “The Expendables” will be huge. Could it sell bigger in the box office than, “The Dark Knight”? Could, “The Expendables”‘ be a hit for Terminator fans? Yes, could be possible.

I think Sly’s got enough big names for this film, I feel that he needs no more big names, because Arnold is all he needs to complete it. Will Arnold somehow have an action scene in “The Expendables”? That is possible too ’cause you can’t see Arnold in an action movie, and not having him be part of the action.

I think fans would want to see Arnold in a small fight sequence, not a long one but something to give what Arnold fans want. You can’t just sign Arnold to a Sly movie and just have a scene where Arnold is talking to Sly in a movie. Arnold’s gotta be in some type of action stunt scene, like Arnold can punch Mickey Rourke or Dolph Lundgren in the face in his governor’s office or something like that. I think Sly will let Arnold be in action somehow, we’ll have to wait and see what happens.

Having Arnold in one of Sly’s movies now is perfect timing. Might as well have Arnold in Sly’s movie now before both men get too old and die, if you  know what I mean. You can only live once, and might as well get things done before it’s too late.

This is really exciting news, and now I really can’t wait for “The Expendables”. Bring it on Sly!

Kev

Report: Jennifer Aniston to present award at the Oscars? John Mayer too?

So, guitarist John Mayer may present an award for “Best Song” category and Jen Aniston might present something in the film categories of the Oscars this Sunday? John and Jen said they are going, so they must be part of the Oscars somehow, although this article didn’t confirm why they are going. They weren’t nominated for anything, so they must be award presenters as well.

More on it here:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,495405,00.html

Kev

Poll: Will Joaquin Phoenix present an award at the Oscars for laughs?

You also gotta wonder if Joaquin Phoenix will present an award for this Sunday’s Oscars. He’ll come out fully bearded, wearing sunglasses, and giving a bizarre speech to present an award. I think it’s a  possibility that he could be there too. It’ll be a way to promote his final film, “Two Lovers” and to help get TV ratings for the Oscars. Plus, it’ll be more footage that he’s filming with Casey Affleck for his documentary.

My choice? I think he’ll be there too knowing that he does have a lot of history at the Oscars.

Kev

Confirmed: Zac Efron will present an award at the Oscars!!

“High School the Musical” star Zac Efron has also been confirmed to present award at the Oscars. What? Is the Oscars starting to be more like the MTV Movie Awards? I think that’s where the Oscars is heading in that direction this year. They want this year’s show to be more viewable for the younger viewers.

So much for keeping award presenters top secret. I think the members of the Academy branch have been, bad, bad, bad ,bad, for telling their close friends about award presenters. Maybe that’s how the media is picking up the news. From close sources of people who knows certain folks who work for the Academy.

More on it here:

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b100295_pattinson_efron_oscars_are_heartthrob.html

Kev

BREAKING NEWS: OMFG!!!! ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER JOINS THE CAST OF “THE EXPENDABLES”!! OH WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

My jaw immediately dropped to my desk as soon as I went to Aint It Cool, seeing the very good news that Arnold has just signed on to star in, “The Expendables”!!! Is this for real? Yes, looks like it. 🙂 OMG!! I’m so thrilled! Arnold and Sly, finally in a movie together!!! WOOT! WOOT! WOOT! I’m so fuckin’ happy about this news that I could hardly beileve this!

Now you know why Sly and Arnold have been spending so much time together. AICN reports that Arnold will be playing himself in the film. Arnold will only shoot for one day.

AICN reports:

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40151

Oh yeah! This is gonna be great! 😀

Kev

Report: “Friday Night Light’s” Scott Porter to play the Flash?

Is this the reason why “Friday Night Light’s” star Scott Porter, who plays Jason Street, left the show on NBC? Is it because he wants to go Hollywood and become a big movie star? It looks as though he is trying.

Scott Porter already auditioned for a role as Superman in George Miller’s “Justice League” film which the project is now dead. Now he is rumoured to be one of the top choices to play as the Flash in a live action movie of the DC Comics superhero. I can see why they would want Scott Porter as the Flash. Just look at his picture above. Does his looks smell Superhero all over him? Yeah, the way his face looks, he would look great in a superhero costume.

There are two other “Friday Night Lights” cast members that go back and forth to movies and to that TV show. Taylor Kitsch who plays Tim Riggins plays the main villain in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”. Kyle Chandler who plays Coach Eric Taylor recently had a role in, “The Day The Earth Stood Still” remake.

It’s great to see Scott pursuing a career in acting of film. Hope a possible film career would happen with Scott and I’m sure he would start getting movie roles soon.

More on it here:

http://thinkmcflythink.squarespace.com/movie-news/2009/2/10/exclusive-is-scott-porter-in-the-running-for-the-flash.html

Kev

Report: Sir Elton John to make “Predator” film, not to be confused with Arnold’s alien film…

Sir Elton John has just greenlighted to make a film about a “Predator” with his film company, Rocket Pictures. This is not a remake of “Predator” that stars Arnold. This film is titled, “Pride and Predator”, which Elton hopes this will be the first film adapted from Jane Austen’s novels. This film is about a group of people doing a costume drama play, when all of a sudden, an alien crash lands in the middle of it and begins to kill people. Will Clark is set to direct, Elton John himself is the executive producer, Steve Hamilton and David Furnish are producing.

Variety Reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000187.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

The plot to this movie sounds pretty crazy. Also sounds interesting.

Kev

Report: Halle Berry is “Doris Payne”…

Academy award winner, Halle Berry, has been signed to star the lead in, “Who is Doris Payne”. A film about an international jewel thief whose career spanned in five decades. No director has been confirmed yet, but the script is written by TV writer, Eunetta Boone.

Variety reports:

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000185.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

So Halle playing a jewel thief? Nice. I can see them making her all sexy and hot looking in the film. Sounds like it maybe an entertaining popcorn film. Looking forward to see how this project is going to turn out!

Kev