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Miyazaki to receive honorary Oscar

And long overdue, I’d say! From the article: “This Saturday at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ Governors Awards, legendary Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki will be presented with an honorary Oscar in recognition of his incredible career. The 73-year-old filmmaker has retired from the director’s chair, but insists he will remain involvedContinue reading “Miyazaki to receive honorary Oscar”

Pancho’s 2014 Oscar picks!

Kinda late getting this posted, so here goes! Best Picture: For a change, I’ve actually seen a few of the films that were nominated this year!  I really want American Hustle to win, cause it was a great fucking movie.  However, I have go with 12 Years a Slave to actually take the statue.  NotContinue reading “Pancho’s 2014 Oscar picks!”

Oscar Picks 2014

It’s the day of the Oscars today. I can remember when I was a kid being excited about the show. You got to see your favorite actors and root for movies you liked. Now that I’m older, I find that it’s just a little amusing diversion. I don’t even watch the show anymore because it’sContinue reading “Oscar Picks 2014”

Pancho’s totally pointless Oscar predictions

I haven’t seen any of these films either, but here’s my random guesses at who’s going to win: Best Picture:  Past experience tells me Lincoln, but Argo has been cleaning up at the other award ceremonies, so I’m going to go with it.  If it loses, I’d expect controversy. Best Director: This typically goes toContinue reading “Pancho’s totally pointless Oscar predictions”

My bologna has a second name… it’s still O-S-C-A-R

Rando デス！ So, as you should know by now, we at the Midlife Crisis Taskforce really like movies. So here’s my Oscar predictions. You should know I’ve seen pitifully few of these movies. Best Picture: I think it will go to Lincoln. There’s so much hype behind it and it’s a Spielberg film. I thinkContinue reading “My bologna has a second name… it’s still O-S-C-A-R”

My Bolonga has a first name it’s O-S-C-A-R-S

That’s right kids, it is Oscar time. That special time of year when Hollywood gives itself a giant pat on the back and fills itself with self-congratulatory punch. If they were not full of self-importance before, these award shows lets them show their stuff for real. From brain draining red carpet interviews to the thankContinue reading “My Bolonga has a first name it’s O-S-C-A-R-S”