Action speaks louder than hope.
That's the message – albeit a buried message – of Michael Moore's sharp expose, Fahrenheit 11/9, which premiered Thursday night at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
The film examines the conditions that helped make President Donald Trump a reality.
Interview: Chester Tam, writer/director of the new Netflix original film, Take the 10
Posted by: Paul Little • January 20, 2017 @ 10:18am
When we first met Chester Tam, it was right before we re-branded this website as ShowbizMonkeys.com nearly 10 years ago.
Jimmy Kimmel has been tapped to host this year's Academy Awards on February 26, 2017. La La Land has already positioned itself as the odds-on favourite to win Best Picture before the nominations have been announced.
Well, that was interesting...
One of the best things to happen to the Oscars this year was the #OscarsSoWhite backlash and negative press the Academy received for lack of diversity in its nominees.
88th Academy Awards: Articles, live tweets, and a complete list of Oscar winners
Posted by: Showbiz Monkeys • February 28, 2016 @ 1:26am
88th Annual Academy Awards Coverage:
- Oscar Talk: Hear Leo Roar
- Complete List of Oscar Nominees & Winners
- Our Academy Awards Telecast Live-Tweeting
- Oscar Talk: Straight Outta Contention
- Oscar Talk: The Curious Case of Creed for Best Picture
How do you really know if a movie actually gets snubbed? Isn't art subjective? If so, then wouldn't the "snubs" the Academy is guilty of be just a matter of personal taste?
At the end of every year, critic groups from major North American cities like Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Toronto, and Boston name their Best Pictures.
Walkey Talk: It's Not Binary. Films Can Be Popular AND Ambitious
Posted by: Mike Walkey • January 3, 2016 @ 1:50pm
Part One: Ambition
I hate writing traditional movie reviews. I hate having to express myself within the confines of a structured checklist. Here's the plot summary. The acting was strong. The writing was confident. The sets were pretty. The music was loud.
Worst of all is having to rate films though some kind of metric: numbers, letters, stars, thumbs, tomatoes, etc.
Oscar Talk: The Curious Case of Creed for Best Picture
Posted by: Mike Walkey • December 28, 2015 @ 5:39pm
Is it really possible that Creed, the SEVENTH film in the Rocky franchise, could actually be that good? Seriously? For real?
I love the Rocky movies. I love every minute of each and every one, no matter how gloriously awful they've become.
It may be too early to discuss the Oscars, but the year in film is wrapping up with a disappointingly meager bang. Years previous, the winter has been a wonderland of cool, exciting new movies.
The 10 greatest moustaches in film and television history (plus a few more)
Posted by: Paul Little • November 4, 2015 @ 4:24am
Moustaches: the symbol of manliness. While in recent years, it appears moustaches have tragically gone "out of style", there should be little doubt that in their heydey, they were the ultimate fashion statement for men.
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