Posts with the tag The Dark Knight.

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Oscar Talk: Box Office vs. The Academy

Posted by: Mike Walkey  •  February 21, 2012 @ 6:22pm

If you read the list of nominees this year, or any year, and wondered, "I've never heard of these films," you're not alone.

Year after year, the Academy overlooks many of the top-grossing films of the year in favour of smaller films that play in far fewer theatres and make much less money.

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Fringe: Making Angels

Posted by: Andrew Burns  •  February 4, 2012 @ 2:53pm

Well it only took 4 seasons but the oh so lovable Jasika Nicole finally gets her due on Fringe with her own Astro episode.

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Walkey Talk: To Remake or Not to Remake

Posted by: Mike Walkey  •  October 30, 2011 @ 7:41pm

With updated versions of Footloose and The Thing hitting theatres this month, it's a perfect opportunity to question the value of movie remakes.

Generally speaking, most true film lovers despise remakes. It reeks of commercialism at its worst and bores originality-seeking moviegoers.

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The Golden Monkey Awards: Our Top Movies of 2008

Posted by: Paul Little  •  February 22, 2009 @ 1:56pm

It's Oscar time again! The 81st Annual Academy Awards are taking place this weekend -- and ShowbizMonkeys.com is in Los Angeles covering the event. We'll have some great video coverage from our time on the Red Carpet this year, but this post isn't about the Academy Awards. It's about OUR awards -- our own picks for the best movies of the year.

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Academy Award Nominations: Benjamin Button, Slumdog, and Dark Knight lead the pack

Posted by: Paul Little  •  January 22, 2009 @ 10:45am

After a few years of critically-lauded but hardly-seen films vying for the top spots at the Academy Awards, many were predicting that things this year would return back to the so-called "Golden Age", when commercially successful films could still win the big awards.

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