Benicio Del Toro is set to return this year in what looks like he found himself one hell of a role in Oliver Stone‘s Savages. Universal Pictures Argentina has tweeted a new still from a film that we’re plenty intrigued about. Del Toro is going to be one serious badass, vicious cartel enforcer Lado in [...]

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Members of the beloved Monty Python’s Flying Circus are set to return once more to the big screen together for Absolutely Anything, a sci-fi farce that will be a mixture of CGI and live action, with Terry Jones to direct and Mike Medavoy (Black Swan, Life of Brian) to produce. Flick about a group of [...]

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The magic of Vijay Dinanath Chauhan seems to have worked once again. Karan Johar’s “Agneepath” has had a record opening day collection minting Rs.25 crore on the first day and surpassing the collections of recent blockbusters like “Bodyguard” and “RA.One”. While Salman Khan’s “Bodyguard” earned Rs.22 crore, superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s mega-budget “RA.One” made Rs.18 [...]

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Walt Disney have picked up a space adventure pitch from the up-and-coming screenwriter Max Landis — one which will be produced by Andrew Panay under his Panay Films banner. There are no details about the movie other than still sketchy: said to be an adventure film set in space, the script focuses on ‘the emotional [...]

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We debuted the first photo from the upcoming Eran Creevy’s action thriller Welcome to the Punch. Based on his Brit List script, the story follows an ex-criminal (Mark Strong) who is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives a dogged detective [...]

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Back in November we reported that Warner Bros. and Steven Spielberg were in formal talks for him to take on the project of the Bible’s size – Moses-centric epic film Gods and Kings. Now, multiple Academy Awards-winning director is near commitment to helm the same biblical epic. But, it’s clear that Gods and Kings is [...]

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Today we have two new posters for The Woman in Black, which is based on the acclaimed novel by Susan Hill, and focuses on a young lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) contending with a vengeful spirit! Check them both out below (click either for a larger version) Here’s the synopsis for the film: Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe), [...]

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I love old movies. Most people in and around the film industry do. There’s something magical about black and white cinema, and otherworldly, even, about silents. It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that Hugo and The Artist, two recent films that celebrate vintage movie-making, have won so many Oscar nominations, scoring 11 and 10 respectively. While there’s much to appreciate in Hugo, it’s frankly ludicrous, bordering on grotesque even, that’s it’s the most nominated film of the year. And much as I loved The Artist, come on, isn’t it just the teeniest bit gimmicky? Is it truly deserving of this much praise and honour? Or it all just nostalgia?

Overall, I have to say, this year’s Oscar nominations are an absolute sham. I mean, why nominate nine movies for Best Motion Picture, when everyone knows it’s a two-horse race between the aforementioned runners? Also, why is Moneyball nominated for anything? Is Meryl Streep’s admittedly gifted performance as Thatcher really the best performance we saw all year, because I remember, back in the Eighties, many actors and comedians impersonating Maggie without reward or recognition. Amusing though she was, Melissa McCarthy pooing in a sink hardly seems to qualify her for a Best Supporting Actress nod for Bridesmaids. And what madness saw Spielberg’s Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn left out of the running for Best Animated Feature?

It feels to me that this year, the Oscars have totally dropped the ball. Focused on all the wrong things. I can’t believe that Scorsese might win Best Director for Hugo, when he was nominated but didn’t win for the likes of Raging Bull and Goodfellas. Truly, the list of my gripes goes on and on, but here I’ll stop and get on with the real business of this blog, namely reviewing this week’s releases, starting with five-time Academy Award nominee The Descendants. Welcome to Cinemascape!

The Descendants (15)

A couple of times every year a polished American indie comes out that’s smart and polished, authentically dramatic and, when appropriate, amusing. Emotional too, but not sentimental and with enough edge and self-awareness to please even the most cynical and demanding of sorts. Films like American Splendor, The Daytrippers and Little Miss Sunshine, also Juno, The Kids are Alright and, from director Alexander Payne, Sideways. Joining this illustrious list is The Descendants, also from Payne, an offbeat comedy drama which is just so darn likeable, watching it feels much the same as hanging out with a good, old friend.

Affable, talented and ridiculously handsome, George Clooney is something of a renaissance man, adept at pretty much everything he turns his hand to (except playing Batman), a critical and commercial success. By all accounts, as a Brit, I should loath him, but what can I say? He’s Gorgeous George. The Cloonmeister. Like everyone else in the world, I can’t help but love the man.

Does Clooney deserve, though, his Best Actor Oscar nomination for The Descendants? He’s certainly very charming and charismatic in the role, believable and relatable too, which are all good things. It’s not a big, noisy, obvious performance. He neither chews the scenery nor delivers weighty, clip-worthy soliloquies. It’s more a read-between-the-lines bit of acting, expressive and real with lots of memorable bitter-sweet moments. So yes, I guess, he deserves his Oscar nom. Certainly more than Moneyball’s Brad Pitt. Odds are, George’ll win it too, though I don’t believe the role was a particular stretch for the actor/star.

The story of an eccentric and largely absent family man, Matt, who discovers that his wife, currently in a coma after a boating accident, was unfaithful to him, The Descendants focuses on Matt’s efforts to locate and confront the guy who slept with his wife, a quest that, more importantly, sees him reconnecting with his mildly estranged daughters at the time they need him most.

Besides Clooney, acting of note comes from Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller as Matt’s headstrong daughters, Alexandra and Scottie, Nick Krause as Alexandra’s doofus of a boyfriend, Robert Forster as Matt’s disapproving father-in-law and Beau Bridges as his laid-back cousin. Strong characters, well-crafted relationships, snappy, insightful dialogue and an unfussy yet involving plot combine under Payne’s thoughtful leadership to produce not a showy film, but a good one. Actually, a very good one. I wouldn’t necessarily say it’s the best film of the past twelve months, but I’d sooner see it win over Hugo, and many other films besides.

Also at the Cinema…

A drawn out yet sporadically exciting survival thriller from Narc director Joe Carnahan, The Grey (15) sees tough-as-nails beastmaster Liam Neeson leading a ragtag team of plane crash survivors through the Alaskan wilderness. Relentlessly pursued by enormous, ravenous wolves, sometimes they run and sometimes they fight but all too often, they just stand around and talk… From Shark Director Bibo Bergeron comes the equally acceptable A Monster in Paris (U), an uneven animated blend of charming highs and bland lows. Forgettable for sure, but fine in a pinch.

The intoxicating pleasures of young love and the heartbreaking pitfalls of long distance relationships are the themes explored in Like Crazy (12A), a passionate and well played romantic drama starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones… Finally this week, Clive Owen takes the lead in brainy chiller Intruders (15), a psychological horror flick that’s more intriguing than terrifying but will keep you guessing until the very end.

An animated poster, along with three 2D posters, have been unveiled for the forthcoming Marvel’s The Avengers. Marvel Studios delivers the ultimate comic book production, tying such characters as Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), The Hulk, and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) together for a big-screen franchise team-up like no other. Show runner [...]

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Salman Khan created a new trend in Bollywood with the digital posters of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’. Now, after a slew of fake posters on the web, Aamir Khan has finally released the first official digital poster of his forthcoming ‘Talaash’ which stars Kareena Kapoor and Rani Mukherjee and is directed by Reema Kagti. With the [...]

Veena Malik came into limelight with the controversial show ‘Big Boss’ and she has continued to maintain her share of controversies till date. After appearing nude on the covers of a famous magazine, she is now in news once again for purposely injuring her co-star during a fight sequence for the film ‘Mumbai 125′. Veena’s [...]

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Tom Cruise and his 5 year-old daughter Suri were spotted on the tea cup ride at Disneyland yesterday. Suri had her face painted with pink and red hearts. What a fun dad! Tom and Suri were also...

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The cast of Gossip Girl, including Josh Safran, Kelly Rutherford, Blake Lively, Penn Badgley and Matthew Settle receive a Mayoral proclamation from New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in...

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