February 27, 2009 – I started writing for Defamer one year ago tomorrow. I am relieved of my duties today. Reflecting on the roughly 1,400 intervening posts — and looking ahead to the future — More »
February 27, 2009 – More speculation today surrounds the whereabouts of Precious (née Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire), the celebrated, Benjamin Bratt-terrifying drama that won last month's Sundance Film Festival before tumbling into bidding-war lawsuit limbo. We'd really hoped this one would be visiting your neigh... More »
February 26, 2009 – The first batch of Watchmen reviews has arrived, drawing the geeks-vs.-trades divide into crisp, predictable relief. And while the critical haters are a minority, it's their box-office forecasts that could most alarm its producers. The London Times issued the first mainstream approbation after... More »
February 24, 2009 – Another year, another lackluster awards-season showing for Hollywood studios. And while their art-house affiliates more than picked up the slack, could 2009 be the year the majors finally reclaim the Oscars for themselves? Chatter has surfaced in recent years — More »
February 23, 2009 – He lost a million-dollar bet, all but liquidated his company and endured a late, vicious backlash against a film that nobody even thought would reach the Oscars. More »
February 20, 2009 – Defamer's Week In Review: Paradise was lost, gained, auctioned and recycled in front of our very eyes. Reflect with us after the jump, and we'll see you back here Sunday night for our Oscar liveblog! · More »
February 20, 2009 – · After his shameless tease earlier today, Hugh Jackman appears in a new rehearsal video pledging class, dignity and pride in his Oscar-hosting duties. More »
February 20, 2009 – FRIDAY · Sonic Youth leader Thurston Moore makes the solo rounds with The Haters, Dead Machines and Hive Mind at the Smell. · The corrosively, explosively great Sacramento band Th' Losin Streaks is at the Blue Star. · More »
February 20, 2009 – As expected, the Academy steadfastly denies the legitimacy of that list of "leaked Oscar winners" currently making the rounds. But after rigorous analysis in Defamer's Oscarology Labs, we've authenticated much more than you'd think. Granted, this is just one expert's results. More »
February 20, 2009 – In what must be the last of the worst-guarded Top Secrets in Oscardom, we're learning a little more today about the show's new strategy behind the camera. More »
February 20, 2009 – · Sure, you'll only have 45 seconds. But when you do finally get your Oscar, we'd appreciate a speech with even half the sincere class of Sir Laurence Olivier's 1979 lifetime-achievement award acceptance. More »
February 20, 2009 – Kim Ledger had plenty to do yesterday on his long flight to the Oscars, starting with an acceptance speech no one quite expected him to deliver on behalf of his son Heath. Which isn't to say that anyone has yet confirmed his or her role as the Sunday night's official Best Supporting Actor proxy. More »
February 20, 2009 – Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your guide to everything new, noteworthy and momentous at the movies. This week, Madea slaughters Jason, and Oscar slays everybody. WHAT'S NEW: Since 2005, Tyler Perry has been good for at least one No. More »
February 19, 2009 – Polls may be closed, but theories persist — crackpot and otherwise — about certain favorites' stability in their respective categories. Kate Winslet might be among those with reason to worry. Despite Winslet's best clothes-shedding efforts, we've long suspected the Best Actress category ... More »
February 19, 2009 – Everyone knows what a couple of angry parents and Indian social activists think about Slumdog Millionaire's march on the Oscars. But if a five-person, man-on-the street sampling is to be believed, Mumbai wants a victory. But you've really got to want to believe it — More »
February 19, 2009 – Now that Mickey Rourke's date drama is resolved, our hopes for a spontaneous, surprising Oscars are all but dead. But in some parallel universe, viewers may yet get the awardscast we dream of: 5 p.m.: More »
February 19, 2009 – · There's good news and bad news about this weekend's marathon of Oscar parties. The good news first: Nikki Finke has a sweepingly comprehensive list of those we expect you to crash. More »
February 19, 2009 – Creepy adult "teeny boppers" wanted for TV, inquire within. [Nerve]
February 19, 2009 – Snoop Dogg's historic appearance last year on Martha was thought to finally shatter the barrier between hip-hop icons and potato-mashing domestic heroism. More »
February 19, 2009 – After seven years away and one epically hatey meltdown, Mel Gibson's big-screen comeback finally has a studio backer. Warner Bros. on Wednesday acquired the domestic rights to Edge of Darkness, featuring Gibson as a Boston detective grappling with his only child's murder. More »
