AVATAR’S surge

All Time Domestic Figures (07.01.01)

12. Spider-Man $373,585, 825
13. The Passion of the Christ $370,782,930
14. Avatar $367,536,685.
15. Jurassic Park $357,067,947
16. LOTR: Two Towers
$341,786,758

Oscar Picks

BEST PICTURE

Public Enemies
Up in the Air
Inglourious Basterds
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Up
A Serious Man
Broken Embraces
Funny People
In The Loop

BEST DIRECTOR

Mann (Public Enemies)
Reitman (Up in the Air)
Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Bigelow (Hurt Locker)
Coens (A Serious Man)

BEST ACTOR

Clooney (Up in the Air)
Freeman (Invictus)
Depp
(Public Enemies)
Rockwell (
Moon)
Stuhlberg (A Serious Man)

BEST ACTRESS

Mulligan (An Education)
Cruz (Broken Embraces)
Ronan (Lovely Bones)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Capaldi (In the Loop)
Molina (An Education)
Gandolfini (In the Loop)
Tucci (Lovely Bones)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Weisz (Lovely Bones)
Laurent (Inglourious Basterds)

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Martyn spends the night with some FUNNY PEOPLE!!

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Not a funny situation

This Monday after many e-mails and negotiating, I managed to convince Universal to allow OWF access to a filmed interview slot with some of…

 
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Ray hangs out with some FUNNY PEOPLE, but they didn’t make him laugh

I'm not going to deal with my feelings on Adam Sandler's spotty movie career, since I just did that in this article for The…

 

“I don’t know how to fight, I’m a comedian!” – See Judd Apatow’s FUNNY PEOPLE trailer!

Judd Apatow; you are the master of making me laugh uncontrollably and at the same time really feel that big sting, that big lump at the…

 

Simon says STEP BROTHERS pushes its one joke to the limit…

I’ve given STEP BROTHERS a lot of chances to impress me, having been majorly underwhelmed by the first two viewings- and you know what? It’s…

 

Judd Apatow produced, Bill Hader written Slasher Movie?

Judd Apatow favourite Bill Hader (he often plays the supporting goofball) has co-wrote a horror movie with Saturday Night Live writer Simon Rich which is…

 

Editorial: VALKYRIE shows Cruise needs Apatow

I saw the trailer for VALKYRIE this week on the big screen for the first time and I have to say, it just heightens my…

 

FUNNY PEOPLE poster shows a much slimmer Seth Rogen

A much slimmer Seth Rogen, losing the weight fast for his role as the action/hero THE GREEN HORNET, features in the poster for the third…

 

The seth-rogenization of Adam Sandler.

Clearly I don't pay enough attention to the career of Adam Sandler, because I didn't realize until just recently that Sandler's next movie in production…