Tag Archives: The King’s Speech

Box Office: ‘Hop’ Thumps the Competition

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Shannon Hood

The top two movies this week showed a huge disconnect between critical reviews and audience satisfaction. Case in point, Hop. The Easter tale about an adorable rabbit who is the heir to the Easter Bunny empire was soundly denounced by … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Box Office, Movies, News, Universal Pictures | Tagged 'Insidious', Box Office, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hop, James Marsden, James Wan, Limitless, Russell Brand, Source Code, The King's Speech | Comments Off

The Flickcast Picks: The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

Posted on February 24, 2011 by The Flickcast

This may be the biggest year for the Academy Awards, as some major Hollywood players are going up against some fresh newcomers. Eyeballs everywhere will be glued to ABC on Sunday, February 27th at 8PM E/5PM P when the awards … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Awards, Drama, Events, Exclusive, Features, Flickcast Picks, Flickcast Presents, Movies | Tagged 127 Hours, Aaron Sorkin, Academy Awards, Alice in Wonderland, Amy Adams, Annette Bening, Another Year, Atticus Ross, Barney's Version, Biutiful, Black Swan, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Country Strong, Darren Arronofsky, David Fincher, David O Russell, Day & Night, Ethan Coen, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Flickcast Picks, Geoffrey Rush, God of Love, hailee steinfeld, Harry Potter, Helena Bonham Carter, Hereafter, How to Train Your Dragon, I Am Love, Incendies, Inception, Iron Man 2, Jacki Weaver, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, jesse eisenberg, Joel Coen, John Hawkes, Let's Pollute, mark ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Michelle Williams, Na Wewe, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Oscars, Salt, Tangled, The Confession, The Crush, The Fighter, The Gruffalo, The Illusionist, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Lost Thing, The Social Network, The Tempest, The Way Back, The Wolfman, Tom Hooper, Toy Story 3, Trent Reznor, Tron Legacy, true grit, Unstoppable, Winter's Bone, Wish 143 | 2 Comments

‘The King’s Speech’ DVD and Blu-Ray Details Announced

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

Possibly one of the most critically praised films of the year, and potentially a heavy hitter at this year’s Academy Awards, The King’s Speech has already made plenty of headlines as of late. Well you can add one more, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Anchor Bay, Announcements, Blu-Ray, Drama, DVD, Movies, News | Tagged Academy Awards, anchor bay, Colin Firth, DVD, The King's Speech, Tom Hooper, Weinstein Co. | 2 Comments

Box Office: ‘The Rite’ Stakes a Claim

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Despite some pretty scathing reviews, the exorcism film The Rite won the weekend box office with $15 M. Although the film won, that is a pretty disappointing total for a weekend box office winner. This is one of those films … Continue reading →

Posted in Box Office, Movies, News | Tagged Box Office, No Strings Attached, The Green Hornet, The King's Speech, The Mechanic, The Rite | Comments Off

2011 Oscar Nominations Announced

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Shannon Hood

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 83rd annual award ceremony this morning. The King’s Speech was the front-runner with 12 nominations. Overall, there weren’t too many surprises. Many were disappointed that Christopher Nolan … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Awards, Movies, News | Tagged 127 Hours, Academy Awards, Amy Adams, Annette Bening, Black Swan, Christian Bale, Colin Firth, Darren Aronofsky, David Fincher, David O Russell, hailee steinfeld, Helena Bonham Carter, Inception, Jackie Weaver, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Jeff Bridges, Jeffrey Rush, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, jesse eisenberg, Joel and Ethan Coen, John Hawkes, mark ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Michelle Williams, Natalie Portman, Nicole Kidman, Oscars, The Fighter, The Kids Are All Right, The King's Speech, The Social Network, Tom Hooper, Toy Story 3, true grit, Winter's Bone | 1 Comment

Box Office: Natalie Portman Cleans Up

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Natalie Portman continues to impress, as she has not one, but two films in the top ten this week. The romantic comedy No Strings Attached, featuring Portman and Ashton Kutcher, nabbed the top spot at the box office over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Box Office, Movies, News | Tagged Black Swan, Box Office, Natalie Portman, No Strings Attached, The Dilemma, The Green Hornet, The King's Speech, true grit | Comments Off

Box Office: ‘Green Hornet’ Stings ‘The Dilemma’

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Despite some tepid reviews, Green Hornet ran away with the top spot this weekend. The Seth Rogan comedy/action hybrid made about $34 M, which is good enough to be the third highest January opening ever. About 69% of the film’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Box Office, Movies, News | Tagged Barney's Version, Black Swan, Box Office, Country Strong, Green Hornet, News, The Dilemma, The King's Speech, true grit | 1 Comment

Director’s Guild Announces Outstanding Feature Film Director Nominations

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

Today the Director’s Guild of America announced its nominations for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in feature films 2010. As the DGA nominations are traditionally considered an indicator of who might end up with the Oscar in the same category, these nominations, … Continue reading →