The moral: Be careful where you send e-mails.

What’s the cure for Oscar Fever? If you answered Italian art house pornography, you’re correct!

If only more of these releases could come BEFORE the Oscars instead of after…

The Hurt Locker and Avatar lead the pack with nine nominations apiece, but the biggest surprise might be one particular film that’s up for Best Picture.

On tap this week:
– My Annual Oscar Nomination Predictions
– Going up, up, Up and away!
– This week’s moment of zen

The Hurt Locker takes us on a ride that will leave your nerves shot.

The one thing that inspires the most debate amongst every group of cinephiles is that of the Academy Awards. The Academy represents the best of the best, the pinnacle of movies for any given year. It’s something we all debate and bet on, as the annual Oscar pool for the IP Movie Staff reaches epic proportions.

On tap this week:
– It’s never to early to piss on Michael Jackson’s grave
– “Are you kidding me?” moment 48b
– Dragging my knuckles
And slightly much more!

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced the DVD release of 2008 Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film 12.

On tap this week:
– A Movie A Week That’s in English
– Oscar fallout
– Travis makes a funny
– Jenny Rushing stops by to share her grace and beauty in our Top Fives
And slightly much more!

Best Picture
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“The Reader”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
More after the cut.

On tap this week:
– Zany shenanigans guaranteed to offend the disabled
– Predictions for Oscar nominations
– J.P Melville’s minor classic
– Top Fives with Kevin Wong
And slightly much more!

Yes…yes it is THAT time already!

Several of this year’s foreign films have just been announced to be released on DVD in 2009. Read on about the best vampire tale of the year (sorry Twilight fans), a raw look at the Italian mob, and two from France.