ShowbizMonkeys.com is sometimes lucky enough to cover major events and festivals in film, music, comedy, and pop culture. Whether a major international spectacle like the Academy Awards or a more regional festival like the Winnipeg Folk Festival, we're on the scene with interviews, photos, video, and special commentary.
84th Academy Awards: A complete list of Oscar winners, plus our live tweets from the show
Posted by: Paul Little • February 26, 2012 @ 4:20am
It's finally here -- Oscar Sunday! All the other awards shows have come and gone, with the Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, the Directors Guild of America Awards, the Writers Guild of America Awards, and the BAFTAs now behind us.
The 10 Worst Oscar Best Picture Winners of All Time
Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil • March 6, 2011 @ 3:31pm
In the wake of the grandest celebration of film, one must inevitably ponder the value of such an affair: the millions spent on deluxe cuisine, haute-couture and party favors; the endless road blocks manned by legions of the LAPD, their hands quivering in switch-blade readiness inches above their nightsticks; not to mention the monumental production and advertising costs.
Oscar Coverage: Predictions for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards
Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil • February 26, 2011 @ 4:55pm
With expectations of sunshine and celebrities, the ShowbizMonkeys.com team descended from their respective northern perches to cover the 83rd Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California.
8 Films: A Brief Guide to the 2010 TIFF
Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil • September 22, 2010 @ 7:56pm
The first thing I noticed upon arriving at the Gala screening of Janie Jones at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was the inordinate number of beautiful and svelte six-foot-tall women towering over me -- enough to make anyone of normal proportions (i.e. myself) a trifle self-conscious.
Academy Awards Coverage: The Hurt Locker takes down the mighty Avatar; our own Douglas Maynard asks the tough questions
Posted by: Paul Little • March 7, 2010 @ 9:03pm
As the Academy Awards draw to a close, I'm reminded of something said at Friday's press conference in Hollywood with Oscar co-producers Adam Shankman and Bill Mechanic and Academy president Tom Sherak.
Back in February, ShowbizMonkeys.com was once again invited to hit up the red carpet at the Academy Awards. But just like last year, we weren't given access for the official pre-show arrivals. That didn't stop us from seeing a few stars and getting to ask a few questions, though.
ShowbizMonkeys.com at the 80th Annual Academy Awards
Posted by: Paul Little • February 24, 2008 @ 6:00am
ShowbizMonkeys.com is in Los Angeles this weekend covering the Oscars. But let's not kid ourselves -- we're not CNN or Entertainment Tonight or even TVGuide.com, and as such, we weren't given the same kind of access these media outlets who have been around for more than five months received. But that doesn't mean we didn't get any access.
2007 Oscars: Dean Kish's Thoughts & Predictions
Posted by: Dean Kish • February 20, 2007 @ 12:00am
It is that time of year. When the little golden guy beckons us back to the Kodak Theatre where we can crown the best of American cinema.
Oscar is one crafty guy.
2006 Vancouver Jewish Film Festival
Posted by: Mark McLeod • March 30, 2006 @ 12:00am
Here we are, nearly four months into 2006, and as a movie critic and entertainment writer something has been bugging me: the downright lack of good movies.
VIFF: Brightlight Pictures Party
Posted by: Mark McLeod • October 24, 2005 @ 12:00am
For most people, the 24th annual Vancouver International Film Festival started on Thursday, September 29th, with the opening day of screenings at the festival's 10 screens. In terms of the official launch of the parties that come with the festival, that occurred later that night at the Aquarium.
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