by Sujoy on January 24, 2012
The Oscar Nominations were announced this morning in Hollywood. The Oscars ceremony has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, with director Brett Ratner and host Eddie Murphy quitting. But all’s well now, as we will see Billy Crystal hosting the awards show after a long gap. It will surely be a good show nonetheless, when the show airs from the Kodak theatre on Feb 23. Until then, have a look at the full list of nominees, and our take on it. We have serious issues with some inclusions, and more so, with some obvious exclusions. Go on, hit the jump!
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by Sujoy on January 10, 2012
We continue the list trend with the best 5 TV series of 2011. I have been watching a lot of TV this year. Mostly sitcoms such as Parks and Recreation, and How I Met Your Mother. But there is nothing really as great as genre television done absolutely well. True Blood started well for me, but the last few series have been a bit of chore for me to follow. And then there’s the surge of shitty telly that is showered upon us. Falling Skies was a bit too boring for me to follow, Terra Nova was trying to mashup Twilight with Avatar, and I gave up on The Event after episode 2.
So, it is indeed, with great relief, that I have been able to manage this complete list of 5 awesome TV series in 2011. They aren’t flawless – far from it. But it did bring a whole lot of excitement back into our living room. So, here it is people, presenting -
TOP 5 TV SERIES IN 2011
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by Sujoy on January 9, 2012
January will be the month when I will be rolling out plenty of lists of the best movies of 2011, and also probably looking forward to the great movies to be hitting screens in 2012. First up on the list is my favourite genre, unsurprisingly, SciFi. 2011 was a great year for SciFi, as we saw plenty of offerings – from the alien comedy Paul, which involved a lot of swearing and pot smoking, to the lovey dovey Adjustment Bureau chemistry of Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. We saw Justin Timberlake getting all barcoded, and even Bollywood had its fair share of spandex. And yes, the Thing prequel came and went. It is easier to just point out the garbage ones, as these keep hitting the screens with an alarming regularity. But at 9e3k, only the best make it through. So behold, as we announce the..
TOP 5 SciFi Movies of 2011.
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by Sujoy on December 30, 2011
Tom Cruise’s action man prowess as the international spy Ethan Hunt continues with his next IMF mission. In an almost continuation of events from the previous one, which involved hunting down the “Rabbit’s foot”, this one has Pixar man Brad Bird on the director’s chair. With locales set in Dubai, Mumbai and Moscow, and action sequences like you’ve never seen before, does the new Mission Impossible deliver?
Yes and No.
It certainly manages to place all its cards and pull off all its tricks in terms of action and thrills, and even has Simon Pegg doing the comic honours. But there is certainly something missing. That something is a menacing villain. Hit the jump as we discuss the Ghost Protocol. SPOILERS ALERT!
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