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The Pop Feed - 2 March, 2012

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:01:23 GMT

The 10 worst Best Picture winners

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:28:51 GMT

The gob-smacking Oscar triumph of The Artist made us think of some other unworthy Best Picture winners. Here they are, in very particular ...

A Most Dreadful Oscars

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:10:52 GMT

The dubious triumph of the French silent comedy The Artist at this year's Oscars is about the worst thing that could have happened to the ailing ceremony right about now. While its ...

My Oscar Nightmare

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 07:30:10 GMT

At exactly 3.17am, Sunday morning I awake, breathless, nervous and covered in hot sweat. My hands are trembling, my heart beating faster than a Gaga 12-inch radio edit dance ...

CineTopia's Hot Oscar Picks

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:36:22 GMT

As the countdown to the Oscars gathers momentum let's take a quick glance at who and what should take out the coveted doorstops.

Best Actor: ...

Top Ten Action Movie Cliches

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:59 GMT

SPECIAL SCHEMBRI NOTE: We take pause to thank all the readers who are contributing such fantastic comments and ideas to this piece. I've responded to as many as possible, but ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:01:43 GMT

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Top Ten Movie Titles Inspired by the state of the Australian Labor Party

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:51:16 GMT

It's on, folks. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is about to go toe-to-toe with Kevin Rudd , the guy she unceremoniously deposed as PM 19 months ago. Seems he wants his old job back. So ...

Outland - Tuesday, 21 February

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:42:40 GMT

Please note: this is the extended version of the review that appeared in last week's Green Guide (16 February, 2012). It has been rated MA15+ for occasional coarse language ...

The Pop Feed - 17 February, 2012

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:01:04 GMT

Church was never this much fun: Songbird Nicki Minaj cops heat from the Catholic League over her crowd-pleasing Grammy number Roman Holiday. Said CL ...

Top 30 odd couple movie romances (Valentine's Day special)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Love is weird, whichever way you cut it. Thankfully, we have movies to help point that out. Sure, many films celebrate that cherished romantic ideal where lives are fulfilled and everlasting ...

Top 10 reasons to love Jar Jar Binks

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:35:59 GMT

The re-release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace in 3D has everybody on edge over having to spend another two hours with Jar Jar Binks, now regarded the world over as ...

The Anthony Albanese Open Letter - full pop reference list

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:05:53 GMT

The references, from top to bottom, are:

* The Remains of the Day (1993)
* Pulp Fiction (1994)
* Cape Fear (1991)
* Catch 22 (1970)
* Broadcast ...

The Pop Feed - Friday 27 January, 2012

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:05:29 GMT

A brilliant example here of knowing when to listen to a lobby group: Aardman animation (Wallace and Gromit) ...

Top Five Most Pathetic Movie Aliens

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:33:43 GMT

When it comes to invaders from another world you want something mean, lean and out-of-control, a beastie that has come to Earth to crush society, destroy property and, most importantly, to ...

Talking about their generation

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT

With the cameras turned off in the high-tech media room for the Journey 2: The Mysterious Island junket, newly confident former teen starlet Vanessa Hudgens and her up-and-coming co-star ...

Top Ten Movie Detectives

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:49:05 GMT

While some cinematic staples drift in and out of fashion, detectives are always in vogue, as the remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the latest Sherlock Holmes ...

The Pop Feed - Friday 13 January, 2012

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:22:18 GMT

Stupidest Oscar rule change ever: To qualify for an Oscar in 2013, documentaries will have to score a review in either The New York Times or The Los ...

The Pop Feed - Friday January 6, 2012

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:00:11 GMT

Joke all you like about his acting, this dude has no body image issues: Publicity still from the enigmatically titled action film Bullet to the Head (above) gives us the ...

Alvin kicks Tintin at box office

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:31:39 GMT

In one of the biggest movie openings of the past 12 months, the critically reviled animated kids film Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked took a massive $5.14 million on 265 ...