All about the Oscars

Posted on by Jason Sandford

Local movie reviewers, including the Mountain Xpress’ own Ken Hanke, will dissect the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony tonight (Wednesday) on public radio station WCQS.

What’s the best motion picture of the year? Can Mickey Rourke pull off a win in the best actor category? Does Angelina Jolie really stand a chance to win for best actress? Will Heath Ledger win a posthumous gold statue for his work in The Dark Knight?

Hanke, along with Asheville Citizen-Times Entertainment Editor Tony Kiss and Chip Kaufmann, movie reviewer for Rapid River Arts & Culture Magazine, will dissect it all tonight on WCQS (88.1 FM) starting at 6 p.m., during “Conversations,” a listener call-in show hosted by station News Director David Hurand.

For the full list of categories and nominees, click here.

— Jason Sandford, multimedia editor

SHARE

Thanks for reading through to the end…

We share your inclination to get the whole story. For the past 25 years, Xpress has been committed to in-depth, balanced reporting about the greater Asheville area. We want everyone to have access to our stories. That’s a big part of why we've never charged for the paper or put up a paywall.

We’re pretty sure that you know journalism faces big challenges these days. Advertising no longer pays the whole cost. Media outlets around the country are asking their readers to chip in. Xpress needs help, too. We hope you’ll consider signing up to be a member of Xpress. For as little as $5 a month — the cost of a craft beer or kombucha — you can help keep local journalism strong. It only takes a moment.

Before you comment

The comments section is here to provide a platform for civil dialogue on the issues we face together as a local community. Xpress is committed to offering this platform for all voices, but when the tone of the discussion gets nasty or strays off topic, we believe many people choose not to participate. Xpress editors are determined to moderate comments to ensure a constructive interchange is maintained. All comments judged not to be in keeping with the spirit of civil discourse will be removed and repeat violators will be banned. See here for our terms of service. Thank you for being part of this effort to promote respectful discussion.

7 thoughts on “All about the Oscars”

  1. Ken Hanke

    For those of you who didn’t tune in, the assembled throng — Messrs. Kaufmann, Kiss and I — pretty much had a love-fest for Slumdog Millionaire. Now, if only the Academy shares this view on Sunday night.

  2. Dread P. Roberts

    I’m all for “Slumdog Millionaire” way above and beyond anything else, but I fear what my gut tells me – that “Benjamin Button” is going to take home the coveted best picture prize. I genuinely hope that my gut instinct is wrong in this case. We shall see.

  4. Ken Hanke

    I’m all for “Slumdog Millionaire” way above and beyond anything else, but I fear what my gut tells me – that “Benjamin Button” is going to take home the coveted best picture prize.

    I have that same fear — and I hope I’m wrong. I said it last night on the radio and I’ll say it again, of the five nominated films Benjamin Button is the most mediocre movie in the lot.

  5. Ken Hanke

    if you don’t know Jess Franco

    If you don’t know Jess Franco, you’re better off.

  6. jen

    Benjamin Button was the 2009 Forrest Gump. I found it simple and boring. The fantastic nature of its story was lost in the lack of soul and the computer generated masks on everyone. I think Slumdog Millionaire will win best picture, definitely.

  7. Ken Hanke

    I think Slumdog Millionaire will win best picture, definitely.

    If virtue is rewarded, it will, but it doesn’t always work that way. Sunday night will tell us for sure. Personally, I’d like to see a Slumdog — picture, director, on down the line.

Leave a Reply

To leave a reply you may Login with your Mountain Xpress account, connect socially or enter your name and e-mail. Your e-mail address will not be published. All fields are required.