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more about #defamer more comments → MisterHippity: "Bestowing the top trophy on a film no one has seen (grosses still total under ten million) is a potentially suicidal move for Oscar." Says who? In t... more » J-No: I have lived this life. I traveled 4-6 nights a week for years. I collected hotel points and airline miles as sport. I have flown places just to f... more » shostakobitch: You can take a date to a movie. It is boring but it is totally culturally acceptable. If the movie is shit who cares you can still get laid. If Tra... more » JacquesPaysan: And the Oscar for "Best exploding robot" goes to ... more » miss_msry: Mr. Busby Berkeley, we're ready for your closeup. more » Magister: Now that I've read the article... one industry that might want to pay attention is the restaurant. The other night, the wife and I went to a show and... more » AzureTexan: The real answer, I think, is simpler: Collective misery is inversely proportional to the demand for quality entertainment. People are broke and desper... more » Old Ocho: Numbers 3 (Up), 4 (Hangover) and 6 (Star Trek) of the 2009 Box Office Top 20 were all very good. Still, that pales in comparison to 2008, when the num... more » unclevanya: Watching TV hasn't been free for years. At least not for people who left the caves. more » Magister: For a lot of people, it was either a trip to Disney World or a trip into Disney's world. more » PaisleyPajamas: *raises hand sheepishly* What about The Blind Side? It's kicking butt at the box office, has superb direction by John Lee Hancock and is such a book... more » Steverino Begins: Hmm, your sight unseen Avatar review furthers my suspicion that these up/down awards lists are made by people who haven't even seen these movies. more » Xylo: I wish "Moon" was more of a contender. Sam Rockwell was fantastic in that film; great, basic, man-v-machine sci-fi. more » eatsshootsleaves: Granted, I've only seen four of the movies on this list, but A Serious Man was by far the best. I thought it was better crafted than even No Country f... more » Old Ocho: WALL-E would have been a shoe-in had they did this 10 nominees thing last year. As it stands now, I'm really hoping that The Hangover pulls out a nod.... more » -
#oscars
Mean Oscar Prognosticator Gives Taraji P. Henson False Hope
Superstar statistician Nate Silver has used data upon data to accurately forecast some of baseball's and politics' most complex developments. So how to follow up the election? How else: by being wrong at the Oscars. More » -
#oscars
Jon Stewart Misses Viacom Memo To Not Openly Hate On 'Benjamin Button'
Paramount probably could have lived with Jon Stewart's slobbering praise for Slumdog Millionaire last night on The Daily Show. If only it had stopped there. More » -
#oscars
David Fincher Traces His Assholishness To Its Source
There's no single passage from this epic new David Fincher interview that we feel especially good singling out at others' expense, but at least one answers history's long-standing question: Why is he such a prick? More » -
#benlyons
Ben Lyons Forced To Atone For His 'Benjamin Button'-Loving Sins
In 2007, Ebert usurper Ben Lyons proclaimed I Am Legend "one of the greatest movies ever made." In 2008, he gave highest honors to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Finally, he's being called out. More » -
#oscars
Italian Plagiarism Accuser Screwing Up 'Button' Oscar Comeback
Oscar season's smear-outsourcing trend spreads today to Italy, where bizarre new allegations threaten to complicate — if not quite derail — Team Benjamin Button's fledgling comeback quest. More » -
#thecuriouscaseofbenjaminbutton
Life Is Like A Box Of Reverse-Staling Chocolates
Did something about Eric Roth's screenplay for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button remind you of an earlier success of his called Forrest Gump? You're not alone.
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#crime
David Fincher Disavows 'Benjamin Button' Shooter
David Fincher may be temperamental about having his films come out just so, but he's got nothing on James Ciallela, who shot a fellow moviegoer for interrupting Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. -
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#crime
Judge Throws Out Attempted Murder Charge for 'Benjamin Button' Shooter
While today brought good news for crime-accused Hollywood celebrities, how did Hollywood-adjacent folk heroes like Benjamin Button shooter James Cialella fare? -
#crimeandpunishment
Filmgoer Gets Firing Squad For Talking During 'Benjamin Button'
Like the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush, a Philadelphia moviegoer earned instant folk-hero status on Christmas by shooting a viewer who wouldn't shut up during The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. -
#fridaymorningboxoffice
The Butterscotch Puppy: A Christmas Miracle!
We hope Santa brought everything you wanted (Wii porn), and nothing you didn't (tongue cancer, American Apparel giftcards). Your B.O., followed by the Top 5 Chinese Dishes Consumed Later by the Jews Who Saw Them: -
#defamerattractions
Your Favorite Stars Join Holiday Box-Office Fight to the Death
Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your regular guide to everything new, noteworthy and/or mortifying at the movies. This week: Hollywood gets stuck in your chimney delivering Benjamin Button and four other holiday blockbuster hopefuls. -
#awards
Today in Awards Hell: SAG Noms Revealed; Oscar Favors Mariah, Miley, Clint
The Screen Actors Guild took its finger off the nuke button long enough to select 2008 awards nominations, while the Academy narrowed its Best Song candidates to a modest 49. -
#awards
Today in Awards Hell: Critics Choose 'Milk,' 'Button'; Kate Hudson Eyes Comeback
It's little things like the recognition of Kate Hudson and Mary-Kate Olsen that keep the status-quo from suffocating us in the thick of Oscar season.
