Tag: Oscars

  • Robert Downey Jr. Open to Playing Iron Man Again

    Robert Downey Jr. Open to Playing Iron Man Again

    Robert Downey Jr. is willing to save the mega-franchise he helped start. In an interview with Esquire (which was published today but was conducted partly in January and partly in the days after he won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Oppenheimer),  Downey was inevitably asked about Marvel and whether or not he’d return to the role…

  • Anne Hathaway Says Christopher Nolan Saved her Career

    Anne Hathaway Says Christopher Nolan Saved her Career

    The fairy tale almost ended before it began for the star of The Princess Diaries. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair (which is behind a paywall, so these quotes come courtesy of Variety), Anne Hathaway talked about how her career was almost ruined, only to be saved by Christopher Nolan. This stemmed from her Oscar…

  • The Boy and the Heron Coming Back to Cinemas

    The Boy and the Heron Coming Back to Cinemas

    In light of winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, The Boy and the Heron is returning to US theaters on March 22nd. The film will feature special added content like a foreword with composer Joe Hisaishi (who has composed most of Studio Ghibli’s oeuvre) and a drawing lesson with supervising animator Takeshi Honda. The film will…

  • Nerdrotic and The Critical Drinker Discussed the Oscars with Piers Morgan

    Nerdrotic and The Critical Drinker Discussed the Oscars with Piers Morgan

    The 199 is getting mainstream attention. Today, British broadcaster Piers Morgan had Gary from Nerdrotic and the Critical Drinker as guests on his YouTube show, Piers Morgan Uncensored, to discuss the Oscars with correspondent Ava Santina and commentator Esther Krakue, who were in the studio. The debate quickly got passionate – and not just between…

  • Oscars So White Charges Reemerge After Best Actress Upset

    Oscars So White Charges Reemerge After Best Actress Upset

    Our betters are proving to be anything but again, at least by their own superficial standards. At last night’s Academy Awards (for which the ratings are not yet in – I believe those are usually revealed on the Tuesday after the ceremony – but I’ll assume most didn’t watch it), an upset occurred in the…

  • Chrissie Mayr Attacked After Comedy Show

    Chrissie Mayr Attacked After Comedy Show

    Unfortunately, the practice of attacking comedians over their jokes seems to be gaining traction. On February 24, 2024, Chrissie Mayr, who is known for her edgy brand of comedy, finished a performance at The Dojo of Comedy in Morris Plains, New Jersey, and while she was attending a meet and greet, someone assaulted her and…