Incredibly talented director, Sam Mendes (“American Beauty,” “Road to Perdition,” “Jarhead,” “Revolutionary Road,”) has signed on to direct the sequel to the last Bond yarn, “Quantum of Solace”! The Bond franchise has been very savvy with their reboot of the legend (also see Batman), and attention to story and character over car stunts has made [...]

The following is a list compiled by DailyHelping that will remind you of the movies you may have seen over the past ten years. Included are foreign and documentary films that were well received here in the United States. As we work our way toward finding our favorite film of the decade…(and maybe 2nd and [...]

Here’s a peek at a movie that’s probably going to come quietly to your neighborhood. Moon is an indie boasting some great word of mouth at Sundance. It’s science fiction going the more cerebral 2001 path, than the special effects laden goldmine of Star Wars and Star Trek. In the near future, an astronaut played [...]

1. Best Picture: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Frost/Nixon,” “Milk,” “The Reader,” “Slumdog Millionaire.” Will win: Slumdog Millionaire   Should win: Slumdog Millionaire. 2. Actor: Richard Jenkins, “The Visitor”; Frank Langella, “Frost/Nixon”; Sean Penn, “Milk”; Brad Pitt, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”; Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler.” Will win: Mickey Rourke   Should win: Mickey Rourke

The Academy Award Nominations were announced early this morning.  There were some minor surprises among those nominated and those that weren’t, but all in all it should be a pretty interesting award show. Here are some of the major categories and a few of my thoughts on who might win. BEST PICTURE THE CURIOUS CASE [...]