danny boyle

The Brothers Bloom: Rian Johnson Thumbnail

The Brothers Bloom: Rian Johnson

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

by The Great White Gypsy Whether you don’t watch movies very often, or you’re a cinema fanatic, we all have a soft spot for con game films. We are always willing to see one, we are much more forgiving of them, and Rian Johnson knows this. So he watched The Sting, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. […]

Keep Reading » 0
2009 Oscar Recap Thumbnail

2009 Oscar Recap

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

First and foremost, we would like to thank all of you who supported us on Sunday and followed the live blog. It was a big day for Sexy Gypsy, and it really set the bar high. Unfortunately, the Academy set the bar pretty low for hosting this year. Hugh Jackman, while slightly entertaining and charismatic […]

Keep Reading » 1
2009 Oscar Preview Thumbnail

2009 Oscar Preview

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Best Picture Of the five films in this category, only two really have a shot. Frost/Nixon was a great stage adaptation with amazing performances and, while solid, was ultimately compromised by Ron Howard’s lack of technical abilities. The Reader was boring, poorly constructed, and probably the most overrated film in the last 20 years. And […]

Keep Reading » 4
2009 Academy Award Nominations Thumbnail

2009 Academy Award Nominations

Friday, February 6th, 2009

So now that we’ve all had a chance to absorb the Oscar nominations, it’s time to start placing bets. We already mentioned that, in the last three years, every Oscar winner for Best Actor and Actress also won the Golden Globe. This year, however, the nominations aren’t even the same. Kate Winslet won Best Actress […]

Keep Reading » 1
Golden Globes vs Academy Awards Thumbnail

Golden Globes vs Academy Awards

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

As we said, we’ve never really paid attention to the Golden Globes. Around this time of year, we’re usually already trying to predict not only the Oscar nominees, but also the winners. However, after the surprising sweeps by Slumdog Millionaire and Kate Winslet, we decided to read up on the HFPA and compare them with the Academy. We found some interesting stuff.

Keep Reading » 2
The 2009 Golden Globes Thumbnail

The 2009 Golden Globes

Friday, January 16th, 2009

Here at sexy gypsy, we’ve never really been into the Golden Globes. Call us pretentious, purists, elitists; but there have always only been two categories: The Oscars, and everything else (Golden Globes, MTV awards, Darwin awards, etc.). This year, however, we decided to pay attention. We stand corrected. It is true that the Globes are […]

Keep Reading » 0