The National Board of Review, a group of fans, cinephiles, and critics based in New York and whom are unfortunately not taken too seriously by critics and stars alike, have named “Green Book” as the best picture of the year, and star Viggo Mortensen as best actor, with Lady Gaga taking best actress for “A Star Is Born” The complete […]
Continue reading »The National Board of Review has made their announcement of the best films of 2013. The organization, made up of mostly film teachers and fans, isn’t really that important in the scheme of things, and they are often charged with making decisions that will fill their awards banquet with celebrities. Showbiz411’s Roger Friedman takes great pride in lobbing a healthy […]
Continue reading »Many people consider the National Board of Review, out of New York, a joke. A group of fans that pay $600 a year to be members, they have always been the first group to announce awards. Until the New York Film Critics Circle decided to beat them at their own game and announce two days ago. So now, NBR looks […]
Continue reading »The shockwaves have started….right on schedule…. As usual, THR's "Showbiz 411" columnist Roger Friedman – you remember, the gossip troll, er, columnist FIRED by Fox News last spring for reviewing an unfinished bootleg of Wolverine that he illegally downloaded from the internet – has launched his annual assault on the selections made by the National Board of Review. He does […]
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