One of the things that I love about Pixar is that they remember what a lot of filmmakers – and sadly, particularly those working in the CG medium – have forgotten: A film needs a story. So many films today focus on technological dazzle, shock value, making pretty pictures, or cleverness. None of these are…
The Academy Awards are always a bit baffling in their nomination choices— who gets chosen, who gets overlooked— but the Best Costume category is a lot easier to predict. Historical dramas, unless they’ve really bollixed things up (think of the laughable attempts at historical garb in King Arthur or Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves), will…
The 2009 Oscar nominations are in, and they include a gratifying number of comic book adaptations and other geekly delights. First and most obvious is The Dark Knight. In addition to Heath Ledger’s highly anticipated posthumous Best Supporting Actor nod for his reinvention of the Joker, The Dark Knight has also gathered a slew of…
