Reel Facts & Opinions

FACT: THE KING’S SPEECH continues to kick ass and take names in the awards season; over the weekend it took home the Best Ensemble Award at the 17th Annual Screen Actors’ Guild Awards, along with Best Actor (Colin Firth). Also worth noting is that Christian Bale and Natalie Portman also won Best Actor and Actress, respectively.

OPINION: The Best Ensemble Cast Award is the Best-pic equivalent for the SAG, and with the Academy having hard-ons for really good acting over all else, it looks like THE KING’S SPEECH is the favorite over THE SOCIAL NETWORK by a nose for the coveted Oscar in a few weeks. Bale and Portman’s wins also seems to clear the way for them to take home the little bald gold dude as well.

FACT: Speaking of THE KING’S SPEECH, there was a report last week that the Weinstein Company is looking to re-edit the R-rated film down to a PG13 or even a PG. The offending matter to hit the cutting room floor is the usage of the word “fuck” to broaden the film’s appeal.

OPINION: Fuck you Weinsteins. The swearing is a major part of the main character’s speech therapy, which happens to be the main point of the film. Didn’t you fat bastards see the film?

FACT: There are reports that Javier Bardem has been offered the villain role in the next Bond film. Bardem won an Oscar for his work in NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN as the bad guy.

OPINION: Pardon this blogger if the doesn’t find Javier Boredom and his dull job in NO PLOT FOR OLD MEN exciting. If he does land the Bond-baddie role, it would be nice to see Daniel Craig punch him in the face.

FACT: Composer John Barry passed away over the weekend at 77.

OPINION: Barry was the genius behind incredible and timeless scores from SOMEWHERE IN TIME and DANCES WITH WOLVES. In the 1960's he re-arranged Monty Norman's theme from DR. NO, the first James Bond film, and the end result became one of the famous scores of all time. Our ears will never be the same.