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Entertainment

This 50 Years Of Bond Compilation Makes Me Want To Watch All The Films Again

Yesterday saw Skyfall — the latest adventure in the James Bond saga — pick up two Oscar awards. I think that’s as good a reason as any to check out this awesome compilation of the last 50 years of everyone’s favourite gentleman-spy put together by a YouTuber.

13 February 2013

Entertainment

Can You Identify All The Best Picture Oscar Winners In This Poster?

Olly Moss has designed this awesome poster just in time for the 2013 edition of the Oscars — it has all the Best Picture Academy Awards for the past 85 years, each of them represented by its main character. It’s quite a feat.

3 January 2013

Entertainment

Online Voting Might Ruin This Year’s Oscars

In a move aimed at making it a forward-thinking, modern organisation, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year implemented online voting for the Oscars so that members of the academy could nominate without having to put pen to paper. Sadly, none of it went to plan, and futuristic visions gave way to tech support nightmares in a drama that could affect the outcome of the awards themselves.

27 February 2012

Entertainment

Can Social Media Predict Oscars Winners?

The Oscars are taking place today; I’ve seen precious few of the films up for nomination, which made picking the winners in the office pool particularly tricky. If only somebody had compiled a list of potential winners based on social media noise. Oh, look — somebody did!

24 February 2012

Gadgets

Everything You Need To Fake Your Way Into An Oscar Nominee’s Entourage

The Academy Awards: that wonderful yearly event when we collectively celebrate the accomplishments of talented, beautiful people. They’re nothing like you, and they’d never be caught hanging with you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get yourself into their crew.

10 November 2011

Geek Out

Why The Muppets Need To Host The Oscars

Don’t try and pretend the Oscars isn’t a snoozefest. “And the winner for best… ZZZZZZZZZ.” With Brett Ratner and Eddie Murphy officially out of the picture, it’s time for the Academy to step up and hire the Muppets to host.

1 March 2011

News

Oscar Losers Get Free Trip To Space

Jesse Eisenberg – not an Oscar winner. However! As part of his Hey sorry, no hard feelings goody bag from the Academy, he’s getting a $US200,000 free trip on Virgin Galactic – along with all the other losers. [NYP via Hairpin]

Mobile

Why Was James Franco Staring At His iPhone During The Oscars?

Probably-stoned Oscars host James Franco and his giggly, unbearable sidekick Anne Hathaway: mediocre. But whilst bombing, Franco couldn’t keep his mitts off his iPhone – he first appeared on stage gleefully gripping it. So what’s he doing with the thing?

26 February 2011

Entertainment

The 5 Essential Best Picture Winners For Tech Lovers

Pop some popcorn and zip up your Oscar watchin’ pants, because the 83rd Academy Awards are this Sunday. To get us all in the proper cinematic mood, we’ve rounded up our five favourite tech-heavy Best Picture-winning flicks.

31 December 2010

Entertainment

Watch The YouTube Video That Ebert Deemed Oscar-Worthy

It’s a deceptively simple concept: man takes camera and tripod out into the NYC blizzard and shoots what he sees. But there’s enough beauty and craftsmanship in this three-and-a-half minutes that Roger Ebert thinks it should win an Oscar.

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