Tag: Academy Awards
Robert Downey Jr. Open to Playing Iron Man Again
Robert Downey Jr. is willing to save the mega-franchise he helped start. In an interview with Esquire (which was published today but was conducted partly in January and partly in the days after he won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Oppenheimer), Downey was inevitably asked about Marvel and ...
Read MoreThe Boy and the Heron Coming Back to Cinemas
In light of winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, The Boy and the Heron is returning to US theaters on March 22nd. The film will feature special added content like a foreword with composer Joe Hisaishi (who has composed most of Studio Ghibli’s oeuvre) and a drawing lesson with supervising...
Read MoreNerdrotic and The Critical Drinker Discussed the Oscars with Piers Morgan
The 199 is getting mainstream attention. Today, British broadcaster Piers Morgan had Gary from Nerdrotic and the Critical Drinker as guests on his YouTube show, Piers Morgan Uncensored, to discuss the Oscars with correspondent Ava Santina and commentator Esther Krakue, who were in the studio. The de...
Read MoreOscars So White Charges Reemerge After Best Actress Upset
Our betters are proving to be anything but again, at least by their own superficial standards. At last night’s Academy Awards (for which the ratings are not yet in – I believe those are usually revealed on the Tuesday after the ceremony – but I’ll assume most didn’t watch it), an upset occ...
Read MoreChrissie Mayr Attacked After Comedy Show
Unfortunately, the practice of attacking comedians over their jokes seems to be gaining traction. On February 24, 2024, Chrissie Mayr, who is known for her edgy brand of comedy, finished a performance at The Dojo of Comedy in Morris Plains, New Jersey, and while she was attending a meet and greet, s...
Read MoreTaylor Swift Can’t Take a Joke
The Golden Globes aired last night, and nobody seems to care who won or lost, if they can even remember who was nominated. But the biggest story comes from a tense moment between host Jo Koy and music superstar Taylor Swift. During his monologue, one of Koy’s jokes was about Swift attending NFL ga...
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