This year’s Sundance Grand Jury prize winner was Fruitvale Station (it played at the festival just as Fruitvale). Now we get a look at the movie with a trailer for the film.
The film tells the true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old San Francisco Bay resident who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family and strangers on the last day of 2008. By the end of the day, Oscar made national news when cell phone cameras carried by many witnesses documented an extremely over the top display of police force.
The film opens in the US on July 12th. No UK date is currently set. [Read more…]
It’s almost like a coming of age for actors nowadays to play gay, and the latest to sign up to do just that is Adam Brody, who’s joined the comedy Baggage Claim as what 
Octavia Spencer is now an Oscar-winner, allowing her to have a far greater pick of projects. Now she has joined the cast of Baggage Claim for Fox Searchlight Pictures and writer-director David E. Talbert, according to 
As expected, The Artist was the big winner at the Oscars, picking up Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor among its five awards. As it’s a love letter to Hollywood, it’s not surprising the Academy loved the movie.
If anyone was hoping that the Golden Globes would reveal a frontrunner for the Oscar, they’ll be disappointed, as that awards went pretty much across the board when they were handed out last night. The big winners were The Descendants for Best Picture (Drama) and The Artist for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy).