Vulture (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
... at least one major critic likes Blind Side more than Precious .) According to the L.A. Times ' Pete Hammond (who's been on about this for weeks ), Warner Bros. hasn't yet done much awards campaigning for Bullock, but with her chances way up after this weekend, you can expect that to change. Of the five available slots in 2009's lead-actress category, four are generally thought to...
Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... Douglas (ComingSoon.net), Scott Feinberg (AndTheWinnerIs), Paul Gaita (The Circuit, The Envelope), Pete Hammond (Notes on a Season, The Envelope), Peter Howell (Toronto Star), Dave Karger (Entertainment Weekly), Kevin Lewin (World Entertainment News Network), Lou Lumenick (New York Post), Michael Musto (Village Voice), Mark Olsen (Los Angeles Times), Steve Pond (The Wrap),...
The IFC Blog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... week and there really isn't much else to talk about. So contemplate, if you will, the thoughts of Pete Hammond -- formerly Maxim magazine's resident blurb-whore, which makes him as qualified as anyone to play awards-season swami. Hammond is convinced that...
Jake Weird (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
In the film, a decorated Marine (Tobey Maguire) goes missing overseas. His black-sheep younger brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) cares for his wife (Natalie Portman) and children at home—with consequences that will shake the foundation of the entire family. Source: Lionsgate November 24, 2009 "According to pop-culture pundit Pete Hammond, Jim Sheridan, the director of the movie Brothers...
Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... Sunday, edging CBS (12.69 million, 7.8/12) and ABC (12.14 million, 7.3/12) for the lead." ZAP2IT • Pete Hammond continues to tout the Oscar potential of Sandra Bullock , star of "The Blind Side." Admits Pete, "I remain the only one of the 20 pundits predicting that Sandra Bullock will be one of the five Best Actress Oscar nominees. I stand by this more than ever now that the...
Home Video News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... a little imagination - and a lot of love - in this "feel-good winner with something for everyone" (Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com).- Commentary: Commentary with Karey Kirkpatrick and Yara Shahidi- Featurette: Yara Shahidi Set Tour- Featurette: A Playgound of the Mind- Featurette: Getting the Part- Featurette: Star Blanket: Native American Influence- Featurette: The King and His Jesters-...
