The Netflix Stream: Week of January 1st, 2011
The new year starts off well for Netflix fans. We’re losing the Bond movies (we didn’t have ‘Casino Royale’ in the first place, so it’s not that big a loss), but we’re gaining so much in return....
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The Netflix Stream: Week of December 25th, 2011
Each new month brings a huge shift in Netflix content, and a new year means even bigger changes. This week, we get a look at everything that’s being taken away. Not until next week will we see the big list of what’s ne...
Blu-ray Highlights for 6/7/11 – What Are You Buying?
Looks like it’s western week on Blu-ray. Today’s release slate gives us one of the best films of last year (which just so happens to be a western) and a slew of catalog titles to tie in with it. Giddy up!
‘Terminator’ Franchise Will Be Back
Say what you want about the declining quality of the ‘Terminator’ franchise, but I’m still a fan. The news of ‘True Grit’ producer Megan Ellison winning the bid for rights to the series rests easy on ...
Academy Awards 2011 Live-Blog (With Contests!)
This is it, folks! The 2011 Academy Awards air this Sunday, February 27th, at 8 PM EST. We’ll be live-blogging it right here in this space, starting with ABC’s official Red Carpet Special at 7PM. Best of all, we really...
Mid-Week Oscar Poll: Best Picture 2011
This is it, folks. We’re coming down to the wire on the 2011 Academy Awards. In this week’s poll, it’s time for you to tell us your predictions for the big trophy: Best Picture.
Mid-Week Oscar Poll: Best Director 2011
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve done polls on the acting categories at this year’s Academy Awards. This week, let’s predict who will get the Best Director award.
Weekend Box Office: Sandler Beats Bieber
When the weekend started off, I thought that there was no way that anyone could cripple teen heartthrob Justin Bieber and his by-all-accounts-better-than-expected 3D concert movie ‘Never Say Never’. Well, I guess I sho...
Mid-Week Oscar Poll: Best Actor 2011
February is Oscars Month here at The Bonus View. Let’s kick things off with a poll about your predictions for this year’s Best Actor award.
Weekend Box Office: ‘Rite’ = Might
This weekend only offered up a pair of junky new genre movies to entice multiplex audiences to leave their snow-besieged homes. However, with the Oscar nominations announced on Tuesday morning, the nominated films did get a notice...
Statuesque: Oscar Nominations Analysis – Part 1
Yesterday was the big day, the day I’ve been speculating about and pondering over and wasting many sleepless nights thinking about: Oscar nomination day! While a lot of the nominees were foregone conclusions, there were some...
And So It Begins – 2011 Oscar Nominations
The 2011 Oscar Nominations were announced this morning. Follow after the break for a look at which movies the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences believes were last year’s best. We’d also like to use this oppor...