arts
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Sizing up the Oscar favourites
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The Nominees Amour Review by Devon Butler Argo Review by Wade Thompson Beasts of the Southern Wild Review by Sarah McBain Django Unchained Review
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Oscars: Silver Linings Playbook
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Very rarely do you come across a romantic comedy that is touching, accessible to all viewers and filled with great acting. Most Rom-Coms boast
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Oscars: Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Directed by Benh Zeitlin, this film is one of the most imaginative and spectacular of the year. Set in a fictional Louisiana bayou that
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Oscars: Amour
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The French-foreign film Amour, written and directed by Michael Haneke tells the tale of two retired music teachers, Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant)and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva).
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Oscars: Les Misérables
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Tom Hooper’s Les Misérables tells the captivating tale of Jean Valjean—played by Academy Award nominee Hugh Jackman—and his path to redemption. The film features
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Oscars: Life of Pi
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It was once thought that Yann Martel’s novel, Life of Pi, was impossible to adapt to film, yet never one to shy away from
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Oscars: Lincoln
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Clocking in at around 150 minutes, Steven Spielberg’s historical drama Lincoln is much more than a simple biopic about one of America’s most beloved
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Oscars: Argo
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Argo has quickly become the film to beat this year, and it doesn’t look like it will be slowing down in the final stretch
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Learning about the Oscars
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This year’s eldest and youngest nominees are, respectively, Emmanuelle Riva (aged 85) and Quvenzhané Wallis (aged nine) who are both nominated this year for
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Oscars: Zero Dark Thirty
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Zero Dark Thirty is the infamous film documenting the hunt and eventual killing of Osama bin Laden and it has been attracting a lot
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