A Brief History of Diane Warren Losing at the Oscars
Recapping songwriter Diane Warren's dozen losses for Best Original Song at the Oscars, including "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" and "How Do I Live."
Con Air
Letterboxing: Discovering Nicolas Cage is Your Most-Watched Actor of All-Time
5000 movies in, and Rachel West's most-watched actor of all-time is Nicolas Cage
The Legend of the Ridiculous Nicolas Cage
Nic Cage is one of Hollywood’s greatest eccentrics in a town know for having more than a few. Over the next 11 weeks the TIFF Bell Lightbox will be honoring the master of overacting with the career retrospective Bangkok Dangerous: The Cinema Of Nicolas Cage. Every Saturday night you’ll be treated to another highlight and hairdo from Cage’s illustrious career ranging from camp to legitimate classics and oh are there such sights to be seen.
The Mechanic Review
Despite it's generic qualities, which are numerous, The Mechanic maintains an appealing lack of moral rectitude throughout its running time. Jason Statham plays Arthur Bishop, a “mechanic”, which is code for assassin. He kills people for an unspecified evil corporate entity run by his mentor. The lack of specificity concerning his motivations is an asset to the film. It helps make the hackneyed direction by Simon West more palatable.
