It’s Monday, which means list time. However, I’m breaking a few rules. First, this list contains just five items instead of 11. Why? Maybe it’s my own mini protest against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ decision to include 10 nominees in the Best Picture category at this year’s Academy Awards. This new [...]
After the release of “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” John C. Reilly literally took his character and a makeshift band on tour to play live in front of true fans and the curious. The whole thing was a big, fat joke, but the musicians were skilled, Reilly charmed the crowd and the music trumped [...]
We here at The Devil’s Avocado like our lists to come out on Mondays, and we like them to go to eleven. Here’s one for you:
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal is remaking Drop Dead Fred with British comedian Russell Brand set to portray the title role. Now why in the world would the studio even dare to mess [...]
Every year for a few days after the Oscar telecast I walk around muttering my own personal acceptance speech under my breath. I think about who I would thank and what I would say, how I would use that world stage to express gratitude for the people in my life who helped me along the [...]
If only we could get a repeat performance of this on Sunday’s telecast of the 81st annual Academy Awards. Instead, multiple song-and-dance numbers courtesy of Hugh Jackman will cut into the time afforded to acceptance speeches. And, of course, a little thing called the FCC always gets in the way of anything truly spontaneous from [...]
If I wasn’t already sitting in a hospital waiting room when I received a text from Rob proclaiming “Gran Torino” as the best film of 2008, I might have voluntarily checked myself in. Now, I trust Rob’s opinions when it comes to movies about as much as I trust Chicago’s very own Roger Ebert. I [...]