Patch Live Chat: Oscars 2013

Join us at 7 p.m. Sunday to discuss the 85th annual Academy Awards in a Patch live chat with Cinema Siren.

Cinema Siren's Oscar Predictions for the 2013 Academy Awards Show

The 85th Academy Awards air Sunday night on ABC. Who do you think will take home an Oscar this year?

Every year we watch the Oscar nominees and presenters trot down the red carpet to sit through a night where we expect them to accept their victory or defeat with equal aplomb. As laypeople, we judge their designer dresses, make up and hair, their speeches and bemoan or cheer those who win as confusing or richly deserved.   We all look forward optimistically, hoping these awards will further our favorite actors, directors and other filmmakers' careers. Whether they do or not, we are always in for a mix of boredom, surprise, pretension and earnestness. Is this year going to offer anything we don't already expect?  Let's take a look at the nominees, and my take on who will walk away with what…Patch is holding a virtual Oscar party you can …

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Dave Webster

2:20 pm on Saturday, February 23, 2013

I predict the obnoxious Seth McFarlane will be a flop.   more ›

ArtInsights' Cinema Siren

'Zero Dark Thirty:' Bigelow's Controversial Triumph Worth Seeing

Director Kathryn Bigelow overlooked for Oscar in Best Director category.

Zero Dark Thirty, which brought in $24 million in its first two days of wide release, has been lauded worldwide and almost universally as an impressive piece of filmmaking, a movie that is anything but formulaic.   It is always very different for those of us who live within the Washington area.  Our experience of anything political is amplified. The headquarters of the CIA, FBI, and of course, the White House, are all within driving distance. It is, therefore, nearly impossible not to have heard about the controversy surrounding this film.  Senators Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.), Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) denounced the film, for its depiction of torture. “We believe the film is grossly inaccurate and misleading in its …

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Cinema Siren's Observations of the 2013 Oscar Nominations

Academy Award nomination successes and snubs.

The 85th Academy Awards… These Oscar noms are full of the biggest surprises and snubs in a while, although there are still going to be some complete shoe-ins.   Let's get to it! Will Affleck forever pay for Gigli? Argo and Zero Dark Thirty are both movies that have been highly lauded, with multiple nominations. That doesn't happen in a vacuum. What sense does it make for the directors not to get nominated as well? I speak of Ben Affleck of Argo and Kathryn Bigelow of Zero Dark Thirty, the latter of whom's exclusion is truly shocking.  These directors spend the entire time the film is being made manipulating the end result and aiding the actors in getting their best performances.  Without them, those wonderful movies wouldn't exist. Is it …

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PatchChat: 2012 Oscars

Watching the Oscars? Join us in some local commentary on the fashion, the films and more.

Join area Patch columnists and editors as we chat about the Oscars. Who will hit the red carpet in style? Will the last in the Harry Potter series see some love from the Academy? Will the amazing Gary Oldman receive his first Oscar? Expect a bit of snark, a few jokes, some questioning of the Academy's choices, and more. Put on your finest and accompany us at 6 p.m. Sunday for some PatchChat 2012 Oscars fun. For a look at the films nominated, check out one of Siren's recent columns, OSCARS 2012: The Super Bowl of the Film Lovers Set.

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Leslie Combemale

5:22 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012

oops. http://short-jokes-quotes.com/joke/index.php/dark-vader-does-the-angelina-jolie-leg-pose/   more ›

Join Patch Sunday Night for a Live Blog of the Oscars

POLL: Weigh in with your choices for Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Actress; Academy Awards chat on Patch will start in time for red carpet coverage at 7 p.m. ET on ABC

Watching the Oscars Sunday night? Grab your popcorn and your laptop. Patch is rolling out the red carpet on Academy Awards night with a live blog that will start just before ABC's red carpet coverage at 7 p.m. This year's 84th annual Academy Awards, hosted by comedian and actor Billy Crystal, begins its broadcast on ABC at 8:30 p.m. "Oscars Red Carpet Live" will begin at 7 p.m.  Patch columnists—movie critic Leslie Combemale and Fort Hunt Patch columnist Beth Jarvis—will co-host the live chat on Patch with an assist from Patch editors who also love the Oscars. Patch readers are encouraged to join in on their commentary of films, personalities and fashions.  Both Combemale and Jarvis have been big fans of movies and the Academy Awards for …

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