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Who’s Your Favorite Movie Villain? Part One

Entertainment Weekly just listed its 50 favorite movie villains. You know, the bad guys that we love to hate. But, they also got hammered for leaving some fan favorites out. Who made their top 50 list? (Warning, if you haven’t seen all these movies, there may be some spoilers mentioned) Of course, Star Wars nemesis Darth Vader was on the list. Trying to kill your own son (Luke Skywalker) and daughter (Princess Leia) certainly qualifies you to head straight to the top of the villain list. Voiced by actor James Earl Jones, Darth Vader is an iconic villain that will … Continue reading →

Jodie Foster to Receive the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award

She has two Oscars (for The Accused and Silence of the Lambs), two BAFTA awards (the British version of the Oscars), two Golden Globe awards, a People’s Choice award, a Screen Actor’s Guild award, a Hollywood Film Festival award, an Independent Spirit Award, an European Film Award, a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, and I know there are some I left out. Let’s just say that Jodie Foster’s award shelf deservedly floweth over. But, she will have to clear out a place for her newest award – the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award. The 45-year-old actress will receive the honor … Continue reading →

This Year’s Academy Awards

This Sunday is the 79th Annual Academy Awards. This year’s host will be Ellen Degeneres. I like Ellen – I think she is funny. I never cared to watch her talk show because I like her more as a stand up comedian, but I think she should fit in well as host. This is her first appearance as an Oscar host. As I started searching Families.com, I realized we had tons of blogs on Oscar’s previous hosts, previous winners, and this year’s nominees. Check some of these out: Blogs about former Oscar hosts: Chris Rock Chris Rock: Brooklyn’s Own Stand-Up … Continue reading →