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Ridley Scott’s The Martian will go down as one of the director’s greatest triumphs and now that the film has arrived on DVD and Blu-Ray, it is a chance to marvel at his film, and also delve deeper into how he made such movie magic. The Martian, based on the […]

The Martian Blu-Ray Review: Ridley Scott’s Soaring Adventure

January 21, 2016 in DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray tagged DVD Reviews / DVD/Blu-Ray / The Martian by joeldamos

The Oscar nominations were announced this morning and while The Revenant and Mad Max: Fury Road have enough to celebrate with double digit nods, there were quite a few snubs and shockers that could keep us talking for days. The first of our post-nominations reveal Oscar Watch columns today takes […]

Oscar Watch: Academy Award Nomination Snubs, There Are Many!

January 14, 2016 in Academy Awards / Oscar Watch tagged Oscar Snubs / Oscar Watch / Ridley Scott / The Martian by joeldamos

Now that the Golden Globes winners have been announced, our attention turns immediately to this Thursday. See, the nominations for the Academy Awards will be announced at an unbelievably early hour here in Los Angeles. One thing has to be clear: Voting for the Oscar nominations was over well before […]

Oscar Watch: Do the Golden Globes Matter?

January 11, 2016 in Golden Globes / Oscar Watch tagged Academy Awards / Golden Globes / Oscar Watch / The Martian / The Revenant by joeldamos

Host Ricky Gervais has insulted the best of them and all the Golden Globes have been passed out and the films that seem to have done the best is the Leonardo DiCaprio starring The Revenant and the Matt Damon starring The Martian. There were a few surprises over the course […]

The Revenant, The Martian Win Big at Golden Globes

January 11, 2016 in Golden Globes tagged Golden Globes / The Martian / The Revenant by joeldamos

‘Tis the time of year where top 10 lists permeate the world. Heck, The Movie Mensch recently revealed its Top 10 Comedies of 2015 and its Top 10 Trailers of 2015. Our best of the year movie list is coming soon, but today we have the iconic AFI revealing theirs. […]

AFI Top 10 Movies of 2015: Revealed!

December 16, 2015 in Top 10s tagged AFI Top 10 / Bridge of Spies / Mad Max: Fury Road / Star Wars: The Force Awakens / The Martian by joeldamos

In short, the answer to the question in this article’s headline is no. Yet, perception is sometimes quite the unknown entity in Hollywood. See, even more than a nomination can help someone’s chances at winning an Academy Award, not getting a Golden Globe can actually hurt someone’s chances of hearing […]

Oscar Watch: Do Golden Globe Nominations Alter Race?

December 10, 2015 in Nominations / Oscar Watch tagged Creed / Johnny Depp / Mad Max: Fury Road / Nominations / Oscar Watch / The Martian by joeldamos

Hot on the heels of the SAG Nominations, The Golden Globe nominations were announced this morning and leading the way was Carol with five nominations. Close behind with four nominations each was Steve Jobs, The Big Short and The Revenant. Although the Golden Globes have been known to have little […]

Golden Globe Nominations: Carol, The Big Short & Steve Jobs ...

December 10, 2015 in Nominations tagged Carol / Golden Globes / Steve Jobs / The Hateful Eight / The Martian by joeldamos

The Martian took the top spot at the weekend box office for its fourth victory. The film banked $11.4 million to bring its total to an astounding $182.8 million since the Ridley Scott film debuted. Let’s just say with each passing box office victory, the chances of the Matt Damon […]

The Martian Wins Its Fourth Weekend: Box Office Report

November 2, 2015 in Box Office tagged Box Office / The Martian by joeldamos

The Martian continues to show that audiences crave smart movies about smart people. The Matt Damon-starring, Ridley Scott-directed take on Andy Weir’s blockbuster book made it two-for-two atop the box office charts and added another $37 million to its haul. That gives The Martian $108.7 million since its release over […]

The Martian Continues to Soar: Box Office Report

October 12, 2015 in Box Office tagged Box Office / The Martian by joeldamos