Friday, February 22, 2013
The 85th Academy Awards air Sunday night on ABC.
Every year we watch the Oscar nominees and presenters trot down the red carpet to sit through a night where we expect them to accept their victory or defeat with equal aplomb. As laypeople, we judge their designer dresses, make up and hair, their speeches and bemoan or cheer those who win as confusing or richly deserved. We all look forward optimistically, hoping these awards will further our favorite actors, directors and other filmmakers' careers. Whether they do or not, we are always in for a mix of boredom, surprise, pretension and earnestness. Is this year going to offer anything we don't already expect? Let's take a look at the nominees, and my take on who will walk away with what…Patch is holding a virtual Oscar party you can …
Spend the day before the Academy Awards at the movies.
The 85th Annual Academy Awards air Sunday, but you say you haven't had time to see all of the movies nominated for Best Picture? This year's Best Picture nominees are: Kingstowne 16 will show a few of the movies this weekend. Here are some showtimes for Saturday: Or visit AMC Hoffmann in Alexandria, where you can catch Part 2 of its Best Picture marathon (the first part was last weekend) Saturday and see five films nominated for Best Picture: Tickets must be purchased at the theater; the price is $40 to see all five films. As of Wednesday, the theater had 106 tickets left for Saturday. You can call 703-236-1083 to find out if there are still tickets available.
The 85th annual Academy Awards air Sunday on ABC 7 WJLA — and you can tune in to Patch to chat live about the Oscars and the red carpet. (Don't worry: There's still time to catch Oscar-nominated movies at a theater near you).
Hollywood glitz and glamour will step out to hit the red carpet Sunday night as the 85th annual Academy Awards take over Tinsel Town. The annual Oscars, hosted this year by Seth MacFarlane, start with the red carpet at 7 p.m. on local ABC affiliate ABC 7 WJLA-TV. The awards show will begin immediately afterward, at 8:30 p.m. See all Oscar nominees here. WJLA's Arch Campbell and Cynne Simpson will cover the show live from Hollywood. (See Campbell's Oscar win predictions here.) Lovers of the annual award show can play "My Picks" and predict who they think will win on the Oscars website. Players can challenge their friends and watch the "My Picks" game update in real time during the show. Not in Hollywood? Join Patch for an Oscars Live …
Join us at 7 p.m. Sunday to discuss the 85th annual Academy Awards in a Patch live chat with Cinema Siren.
Who will hit the red carpet in style? Is Ben Affleck still being punished for Gigli? Who's going to take the Best Picture award home? Join area Patch columnists and editors as we chat about the Oscars starting at 7 p.m. Sunday. [Find more details about Sunday night's award show, including what channel it airs on locally by clicking here.] Expect a bit of snark, a few jokes, some questioning of the Academy's choices, and more. Put on your finest — or just your pajamas — and accompany us virtually to the red carpet at 7 p.m. and the awards at 8:30 p.m. for some Oscars live chat fun. Enter your email address in the Cover It Live box above to get an email reminder for the live chat and don't miss a minute. For a look at all of this year's …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
See the best films of 2012 before the Oscars air Feb. 24.
The AMC Hoffman 22 will participate in a two-weekend Best Picture showcase in two back-to-back Saturdays, Feb. 16 and 23. Alexandria residents will have the opportunity to view the 2012 films that have been nominated for Best Picture at this year's Oscars. This year's Best Picture nominees are: To purchase tickets during one of the weekend events, visit the Hoffman box office or visit the AMC website. While the Kingstowne 16 will not participate in a special event to showcase the Oscar-nominated films, the theater is currently showing many of the movies up for an award including Django Unchained, Les Misérables, Zero Dark Thirty, Life of Pi, Silver Linings Playbook and Lincoln. The Oscars will air at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 on ABC.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Director Kathryn Bigelow overlooked for Oscar in Best Director category.
Zero Dark Thirty, which brought in $24 million in its first two days of wide release, has been lauded worldwide and almost universally as an impressive piece of filmmaking, a movie that is anything but formulaic. It is always very different for those of us who live within the Washington area. Our experience of anything political is amplified. The headquarters of the CIA, FBI, and of course, the White House, are all within driving distance. It is, therefore, nearly impossible not to have heard about the controversy surrounding this film. Senators Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) denounced the film, for its depiction of torture. “We believe the film is grossly inaccurate and misleading in its …
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Watching the Oscars? Join us in some local commentary on the fashion, the films and more.
Join area Patch columnists and editors as we chat about the Oscars. Who will hit the red carpet in style? Will the last in the Harry Potter series see some love from the Academy? Will the amazing Gary Oldman receive his first Oscar? Expect a bit of snark, a few jokes, some questioning of the Academy's choices, and more. Put on your finest and accompany us at 6 p.m. Sunday for some PatchChat 2012 Oscars fun. For a look at the films nominated, check out one of Siren's recent columns, OSCARS 2012: The Super Bowl of the Film Lovers Set.
Friday, February 24, 2012
POLL: Weigh in with your choices for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress; Academy Awards chat on Patch will start in time for red carpet coverage at 7 p.m. ET on ABC
Watching the Oscars Sunday night? Grab your popcorn and your laptop. Patch is rolling out the red carpet on Academy Awards night with a live blog that will start just before ABC's red carpet coverage at 7 p.m. This year's 84th annual Academy Awards, hosted by comedian and actor Billy Crystal, begins its broadcast on ABC at 8:30 p.m. "Oscars Red Carpet Live" will begin at 7 p.m. Patch columnists—movie critic Leslie Combemale and Fort Hunt Patch columnist Beth Jarvis—will co-host the live chat on Patch with an assist from Patch editors who also love the Oscars. Patch readers are encouraged to join in on their commentary of films, personalities and fashions. Both Combemale and Jarvis have been big fans of movies and the Academy Awards for …
Chris Munchak
12:56 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Only one day away! I think all of your predictions are spot-on. Kind of tired of Anne Hathaway myself, but who can say she doesn't deserve her recent accolades? Good luck, Oscar nominees! more ›