It’s been a season defined by unpredictability. As such, we’re predicting some surprises Tuesday morning. Read on for our complete 2012 Oscar nomination predictions. And check back Tuesday morning for reactions, snubs, and winner predictions.
Is there any form of combat that better captures the imagination than aerial dogfighting? Equal parts thrilling and elegant, it combines the majesty of the open skies with a break-neck pace. It’s a tough thing to capture on film, since aircraft imitating a deadly encounter is both expensive and dangerous. That hasn’t stopped filmmakers from trying, with some paying tribute to the aerial aces of old and others dreaming of what battles for the sky could look like in the future. So, to get your engines roaring for Friday’s WWII air force extravaganza, Red Tails, we here at Player Affinity are going to celebrate some of the best dogfighting scenes on film, in a trip through history that starts in the days of the Wright brothers, and goes all the way to the far-flung future. Selections include Flyboys, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Pearl Harbour, You Only Live Twice, Top Gun, Independence Day, and The Empire Strikes Back.
Steven Soderbergh’s action thriller Haywire stars mixed martial artist Gina Carano as a betrayed gun for hire. Considering the cast around her, she has quite the opportunity to join the following list of some of the best athletes to ever make the transition to acting.
Who’s one to let kids come between friends? This week on Trailer Tracker we get a new spin on the rom-com with Friends with Kids starring Kristen Wiig, John Hamm, Adam Scott and Maya Rudolph. Next, cult director Wes Anderson returns with his project Moonrise Kingdom, which assembles the eclectic cast of Edward Norton, Bruce Willis, Bill Murray and Frances McDormand.
For all those prospective filmmakers out there looking to cash in and get out, we present Player Affinity’s step-by-step guide to constructing one of many popular (and bankable)
If you haven’t gotten out to 2011’s big awards contenders, you’ll probably spend your time doing that this January, but if the only Oscar you care about is Oscar the Grouch, then we’ve got you covered with 2012’s first litter of movie babies.
In most years, Skyfall would be the undisputed, hands-down, no-questions-asked No. 1 most-anticipated movie. This year, it sneaks in at No. 5. That’s because we’ve got films from two of the greatest franchises of ever coming out, as well as films from two of the most dynamic modern filmmakers (one of which is six years in the making).
The Player Affinity Movie Staff presents our combined best films of the year, worst films of the year, most disappointing films of the year and best offerings from 2011’s most successful genres.
It’s time to put the lid on the film canister for 2011, so to kick things off with our Year in Review we have the Player Affinity Movie Awards, a few handfuls of honors celebrating the many bests of 2011.
With dozens of critics groups having weighed in, you’d think most Oscar races would have changed a great deal over the last few weeks. Not Best Actress, however. There were about eight viable contenders in November, and those eight still have a stranglehold on the category.
