So I was going through a lot of our old sites the past couple of weeks, checking the links and such and was astonished to see we are still getting a HUGE number of hits over here at our Typepad site. As you all know, Typepad was PNR's home for it's first four years... But we made the announcements everywhere, and I guess some people didn't get the memo, but if you're wondering what happened to us... We moved on... Continue reading

Well, let me tell you... Since late last year, the entire PNR Networks site family has been undergoing an overhaul, migrating to WordPress, and its taken up a lot of time. Charts are still being made, just not posted. TKR... Continue reading

Welcome to another edition of Subject:CINEMA! IT'S HERE! IT'S HERE! It's the magnum opus we call the Poppies and Rosies Awards! Join Kim and TC this week as we roll out our year-end awards! We ask for your patience - this is the LONGEST episode of S:C ever produced, at nearly FOUR HOURS! Break it up if you have to, listen a little bit at a time, but LISTEN! Inside, you'll find 24 "Just 'Cause We Can" awards to kick... Continue reading

Welcome to another edition of Subject:CINEMA! It's that time of year again....we are entering the HOME STRETCH with the first of two great shows this week. Today, it's our annual catch-up show....although time and a damn blizzard gave us precious little time to catch up on anything. However, we're still managing to talk about the year a bit, give you Kim's long-awaited view of THE SOCIAL NETWORK, and our review of THE KING'S SPEECH! Plus - we go over The... Continue reading

Welcome to another edition of Subject:CINEMA! On this weekends second Double Feature show, it's another in our series on the Masters Of Martial Arts - today, celebrate with us the career of Jackie Chan! Plus - THEATRE OF PAIN visits the 1959 mexican film SANTA CLAUS; we say goodbye to some passings from this month, we preview 2011 with our latest calendar update, and a review of Natalie Portman in BLACK SWAN! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE - Send us your top... Continue reading

I know this should have been out on Wednesday, but it's been HELLA BUSY around here.... The film nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role JEFF BRIDGES / Rooster Cogburn – “TRUE GRIT” (Paramount Pictures) ROBERT DUVALL / Felix Bush - "GET LOW” (Sony Pictures Classics) JESSE EISENBERG / Mark Zuckerberg - "THE SOCIAL NETWORK" (Columbia Pictures) COLIN FIRTH / King George VI - "THE KING’S SPEECH" (The Weinstein Company)... Continue reading

The Las Vegas Film Critics Association has named David Fincher's "The Social Network" as best picture. No real surprise as the film continues to steamroll over most of it's competition. The full list of the 2010 Las Vegas Critics Association Sierra Award winners: Best Picture “The Social Network” Best Actor James Franco, “127” Best Actress Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” Best Supporting Actor Christian Bale, “The Fighter” Best Supporting Actress Amy Adams, “The Fighter” Best Director David Fincher, “The Social Network”... Continue reading

Houston Film Critics Society named "The Social Network" as best picture on Saturday, joining all but San Diego in doing so. Natalie Portman continues her winning streak as best actress, for "Black Swan", so far derailed in only a couple places by "Winter's Bone" star Jennifer Lawrence. The complete list of winners: Best Picture: "The Social Network" Runner-up: "Inception" Best Director: David Fincher, "The Social Network" Best Actor: Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network" Best Actress: Natalie Portman, "Black Swan" Best... Continue reading

The Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association has jumped on "The Social Network" bandwagon, becoming the latest critics group to honor the film with a Best Picture win. For the record, of the announced winners of the film critics awards over the past two weeks, only San Diego has strayed from TSN, naming "Winter's Bone" best picture instead. The Dallas/Fort Worth winners and Runners Up: Best Film: The Social Network Runners-up: The King's Speech; Black Swan; 127 Hours; Winter's Bone; Inception;... Continue reading

The Chicago Film Critics Association have placed "The Social Network" on it's pedestal this year, giving the David Fincher drama 8 nominations. Nominations were announced on Friday as follows: BEST PICTURE Black Swan Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network Winter's Bone BEST DIRECTOR Darren Aronofsky--Black Swan David Fincher--The Social Network Debra Granik--Winter’s Bone Tom Hooper--The King’s Speech Christopher Nolan--Inception BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges--True Grit Jesse Eisenberg--The Social Network Colin Firth--The King’s Speech James Franco--127 Hours Ryan Gosling--Blue Valentine BEST... Continue reading

Welcome to another edition of Subject:CINEMA! On this weekends first Double Feature show, we take a look at New Years - eve and day - in the movies! Plus - our commentary on the Critics year-end awards thus far and reviews of THE WARRIOR'S WAY and THE TEMPEST! Watch for some MAJOR changes coming to the websites in December! Thanks to ALL of you who take the time to listen to Subject:CINEMA. Now, if we can just get those of... Continue reading

San Diego Film Critics Circle has decided to break the sweep for "The Social Network", naming the rural drama "Winter's Bone" as best picture, and also bucked the best actor norm with a surprise win for Colin Farrell for "Ondine". Supporting performances were also differerent, with supporting actor going to "Winter's Bone" co-star John Hawkes, while "Another Year' star Leslie Manville took supporting actress. The complete winners with runners up in each category: BEST FILM: - WINTER’S BONE BLACK SWAN... Continue reading

The Phoenix Critics association have announced their nominees for their 2010 awards. The winners will be announced on December 28th. Most surprising and refreshing is the overwhelming love for young actress Chloe Grace Moretz. The #2 Female Rising Star on PNR's 2010 list recieved three nominations - for Best Supporting Actress for "Kick-Ass" - WOW! - and Best Female Youth Performance, with separate nods for both "Kick-Ass" AND "Let Me In". GO CHLOE!!! The complete list of nominees: Top Ten... Continue reading

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association have announced the nominations for the 2010 Golden Globe Awards, which will be handed out on January 16 2011 on NBC. List was corrected from original listing I was sent - this one comes right from the press release: 1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA a. BLACK SWAN Protozoa Pictures & Cross Creek Pictures & Phoenix; Fox Searchlight Pictures b. THE FIGHTER Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media; Paramount Pictures and Relativity Media c. INCEPTION Warner... Continue reading

The African-American Film Critics Association have named their top winners of 2010, and they are right in line with everyone else where Best Picture is concerned, choosing The Social Network. But their acting catagories are all over the road, with Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg showing up from nowhere to capture top honors. The complete list of winners: Best Feature Film: “The Social Network” directed by David Fincher Best Documentary: “Waiting for Superman” directed by Davis Guggenheim Best Actress: Halle... Continue reading

The Toronto Film Critics may have jumped on "The Social Network" bandwagon for best picture, but they bucked the trend in some of the acting catagories, choosing Winter's Bone star Jennifer Lawrence as Best Actress, and "TSN"s Armie Hammer as Supporting Actor - and that one floored me...where is some love for Justin Timberlake's performance? I really thought he outshone most of the people in the film...oh well... The full list of winners for the 2010 Toronto Film Critics Association... Continue reading

The winners of the Indiana Film Critics Association. announced Sunday: Best Film of the Year: The Social Network Runner-up: Inception Other Finalists: 127 Hours, Black Swan, Exit Through the Gift Shop, The Fighter, Never Let Me Go, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, True Grit, Winter's Bone Best Animated Film: How to Train Your Dragon Runner-up: Toy Story 3 Best Foreign Language Film: Lebanon Runner-up: Biutiful Best Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop Runner-up: The Tillman Story Best Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin,... Continue reading

The full list of winners for the 2010 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Picture "The Social Network" Best Director Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan” and David Fincher, "The Social Network" (TIE) Best Original Screenplay David Seidler, "The King’s Speech" Best Adapted Screenplay Aaron Sorkin, “The Social Network” Best Actor Colin Firth, “The King’s Speech” Best Actress Michelle Williams, “Blue Valentine” Best Supporting Actor John Hawkes, “Winter’s Bone” Best Supporting Actress Jacki Weaver, “Animal Kingdom” Best Animated Feature “Toy Story... Continue reading

The New York FIlm Critics Circle have announced their 2010 winners...AND HERE THEY ARE... Best Film: The Social Network Best Director: David Fincher, The Social Network Best Screenplay: The Kids Are All Right Best Actress: Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King’s Speechh Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo, The Fighter Best Supporting Actor: Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right Best Cinematography: Black Swan Best Animated Film: The Illusionist Best Non-fiction Film: “Inside Job... Continue reading

The complete list of winners forthe Southeastern Film Critics Association is below: TOP TEN FILMS 1 - The Social Network 2 - The King’s Speech 3 - Winter’s Bone 4- Black Swan 5 - Inception 6 - True Grit 7 - Toy Story 3 8 - 127 Hours 9 - The Fighter 10 - The Kids Are All Right BEST ACTOR Winner- Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) Runner-up - James Franco (127 Hours) BEST ACTRESS Winner - Natalie Portman (Black... Continue reading

The St. Louis Film Critics Association have announced their nominees for 2010's awards. Here is the list of nominated films: BEST FILM Black Swan The Fighter Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network (“True Grit” and “Winter’s Bone” were the runners-up) BEST DIRECTOR Darren Aronofsky, “Black Swan” Danny Boyle, “127 Hours” David Fincher, “The Social Network” Tom Hooper, “The King’s Speech” Christopher Nolan, “Inception” BEST ACTOR Javier Bardem, “Biutiful” Jeff Bridges, “True Grit” Jesse Eisenberg, “The Social Network” Colin Firth,... Continue reading

The Broadcast Film Critics Association have weighed in with their 2010 Nominees - Black Swan leads the pack with 12 noms. Here are the nominees: BEST PICTURE 127 Hours Black Swan The Fighter Inception The King's Speech The Social Network The Town Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter's Bone BEST ACTOR Jeff Bridges - "True Grit" Robert Duvall - "Get Low" Jesse Eisenberg - "The Social Network" Colin Firth - "The King's Speech" James Franco - "127 Hours" Ryan Gosling... Continue reading

I admit, i'm not that keen on Channing Tatum - can't believe we're supposed to think he's young enough for high school, having signed on as the lead in the new "21 Jump Street" movie - but i'm a sucker for Jamie Bell, 2006 PNR Rising Star. And this actually looks good. We'll see.... Continue reading

Hey guys, There's so much going on around here with all the awards coverage and such that Kim and I have decided to pull today's Subject:CINEMA because we haven't had time to prepare it properly. Our scheduled show "Flashback FORWARD: Powerful Producers" will now air sometime in January. Subject:CINEMA will return Saturday with our December Double Feature weekend! This a busy mutha of a week for awards, and Monday and Tuesday alone are gonna be ROCKIN' around here with tons... Continue reading

It looks like The Social Network is the film to beat at the Oscars this year - it has swept every best picture award given today, including the New York Film Critics Online. Here's the complete list of winners: Picture “The Social Network” Actor James Franco, “127 Hours” Actress Natalie Portman, “Black Swan” Director David Fincher, “The Social Network” Supporting Actor Christian Bale, “The Fighter” Supporting Actress Melissa Leo, “The Fighter” Breakthrough Performer Noomi Repace, “The Girl With The Dragon... Continue reading