Big Fat Whale

Oscar-Baitin'

Big Fat Whale

By BRIAN MCFADDEN | February 22, 2012

The Forgotten Oscars 2012: A Celebration of Unsung Sci-Fi, Horror, and Action Films
It's time to celebrate the Forgotten Oscars, where zombies sing, wood chippers cut body parts instead of lumber, and video cameras can kill.
Oscar predictions 2010
After years of shrinking audiences and low-grossing Best Picture nominees, the Academy this year is hedging its bets.
Oscar predictions 2010: Locker is a lock
Except for some pipe-dream scenarios in which the 10-nominee/weighted-voting system could turn out a victory for Inglourious Basterds or some other dark horse, everyone concedes that this year's winner for Best Picture and just about every other significant award is — The Hurt Locker ! How did this happen?
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The Forgotten Oscars 2012: A Celebration of Unsung Sci-Fi, Horror, and Action Films
It's time to celebrate the Forgotten Oscars, where zombies sing, wood chippers cut body parts instead of lumber, and video cameras can kill.
Oscar predictions 2010
After years of shrinking audiences and low-grossing Best Picture nominees, the Academy this year is hedging its bets.
Oscar predictions 2010: Locker is a lock
Except for some pipe-dream scenarios in which the 10-nominee/weighted-voting system could turn out a victory for Inglourious Basterds or some other dark horse, everyone concedes that this year's winner for Best Picture and just about every other significant award is — The Hurt Locker ! How did this happen?
Review: Ajami
Set in the Arab neighborhood of the title, this Israeli nominee for the Best Foreign Language Oscar starts out like a Middle Eastern Boyz N the Hood .
Photos: Brattle Oscars Party 2010
The Brattle Theatre celebrates their 10th annual Oscars Party
Photos: The RIIFF Oscar Night at Veteran's Memorial Auditorium
Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) hosts their own Oscar Night at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium on Sunday, February 27, 2011.
Review: Prodigal Sons
Adopted four weeks after he was born and brought up in Helena, Montana, Marc McKerrow suffered through the stress of being compared with his brother, Paul, his high school's valedictorian and star quarterback.
Review: The Art Of The Steal
Henri Matisse once declared the Barnes Foundation "the only sane place to see art in America."
Review: The Yellow Handkerchief
Like Tony Orlando & Dawn's 1973 #1 single, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree," Udayan Prasad's Southern-fried sudser descends from a 1971 column Pete Hamill penned for the New York Post .
Review: Remember Me
Director Allen Coulter bites off more than he can chew in this rote romantic drama.
Red Queens and White Knights
Four new DVD releases that capitalize on the latest Alice in Wonderland rush.
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