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A review of the recently released movied, directed by Sean Penn and starring Emile Hirsch.

My three-fold love affair with Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild began with the release of the movie soundtrack, with songs written and performed by Eddie Vedder. My curiosity about the book was piqued soon afterward as I saw it displayed at all of the local booksellers.

It's the 80th anniversary for the prestigious Academy Awards ceremony. Here's a list of movies than have won or been nominated for the top prizes.

Sean Penn takes a break from ultra dark acting roles to direct the true story of a young man who left society to explore the American wilderness and died for the chance at ultimate freedom.

Into the Wild, written by John Krakauer, which retraces the life and eventful death of Christopher McCandless. This young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked into the wilderness north of Mount McKinley.

A review of the movie, "Into the Wild."

Sean Penn's adaptation of John Krakauer's book Into the Wild, conjures up Kerouac's On The Road meets Thoreau's Walden, glorifying the journey of Christopher McCandless; an idealist who ditched a Harvard bound life for a great Alaskan adventure

Captivating true story of Christopher McCandless, an innocent boyish young man who hikes to Alaska to live alone in the wild, and his adventure and mishaps along the way.

Article about explorer Chris McCandless.

The Screen Actors Guild is the first award show to have a true red carpet. Sure, the Critics Choice Awards had gone on without a hitch, but it's not as big as the SAGs. And the Golden Globes ended up just being pre-recorded interviews.

For many years I have thought it strange that I never saw the Oscars on TV. It was only two years ago that I discovered that the Academy Awards was the award show and that the Oscar is the name of the golden statuette.

Telluride is one of the top ten film festivals in the world. It's easy to see why.

Analysis of the striking similarities between the lives of Chris McCandless (as recounted by Jon Krakauer in Into The Wild) and Siddhartha, Herman Hesse's character from his novel by the same name.

Awards season is upon us, and tonight marks the first. As of 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 7th, the Critics Choice Awards is still slated to be on VH1 tonight at 9 p.m., with a pre-show starting at 8 p.m.

How this songwriter became involved in writing music for a major motion picture with such industry heavyweights as Sean Penn and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder.

The life of Chris McCandless is a cautionary tale wholly worth examination and provides a metaphor for the world today.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced the 2008 Oscar nominees

If you are a reader of my articles, you will already know that Into the Wild is one of my all-time favorite movies. This weekend, it finally arrived in the "cheap" theatres, so a friend and I went to go see it. It was her first time, and my third.

My goal here is to produce a series of columns giving thoughts, predictions, commentary and information on the movie awards season leading up to the Academy Awards

There were two reasons why the Academy Awards were conceived.

Piqued by curiosity after reading Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild twice, and having seen the movie twice, I was compelled to go searching for it at my local Barnes and Noble. Ironically enough, it had just been put out onto a display featuring great sports adventure novels....

An analysis of John Krakauer's Into the Wild. Examining the life of Chris McCandless, his search for himself and meaning in the world.

A rundown of the top contenders to be nominated for best supporting actor at the 2007 Academy Awards....

No Country for Old Men, There Will be Blood and Atonement Lead the Oscar nominations.

All of Hollywood is buzzing with the 80th Academy Awards nominations.

Some snubs, some surprises, and a long -awaited win in this year's 79th Annual Academy Awards

The 2008 Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to air on Sunday, February 24. But will the show go on?

The 79th annual Academy Awards is now over as all the actors and actresses breath a sigh of relief and can begin again to enthral us with performances in hopes that next year will bring a nomination and maybe the golden man himself.

The fear in Hollywood and throughout the entertainment industry is that the writers strike will force a cancellation of the Academy Awards that mirrors the boycotted and subsequently cancelled Golden Globe Awards on January 13.

Born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, John Stewart has become a major figure in the television landscape in his role on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. In January of 2006 he was chosen to be host of the 78th Academy Awards.

The Academy Awards are over with. The show was uneven but the awards at the end made it worthwhile.

David Letterman presided over the most entertaining Oscar telecast of the past thirty years. His reward? He's never been invited back, but Whoopi "Four Hours of Jokes that Bomb" Goldberg has been invited back multiple times.

The decision of the Academy Awards to give Best Picture to Crash over Brokeback Mountain got me to thinking about the last time there was an upset in the top category. So I decided to rewatch Spielberg's 1998 classic...

If you watched the Academy Awards on Sunday and at any point during the ceremony asked yourself "what's the point?" you'll want to keep reading.

Continuing a look at my three part series on the Golden Globe Awards, here is a look at the awards in the 1990's.

What is the longest movie to ever win an Oscar? Who is the only man to ever win Best Director for his only movie? What actor was nominated twice in the same year for the same role in the same movie?

Which do you consider odder: That one actor was nominted in two different categories for the same performance in the same movie, or that Kenneth Branagh got nominated for Best Screenplay for his Hamlet?

Reality TV has launched many careers, but right now it's Jennifer Hudson's star that shines brightest of all. The former American Idol contestant is now not just a movie star, but an Oscar-winning actress. What's this Dreamgirl's secret?

The 2008 Academy Award nominees will be announced on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Before the official nominees are named, here's a look at my predictions for potential Oscar nominations.

From Roberto Benigni's tour de farce in 1998 to Alfred Hitchcock's terse acceptance speech in 1967, a look back at the last 40 years of Oscar Night.

The next best thing to an adventure is reading a story about one. These picks for the Top Ten Gift Ideas for the Well Read Adventurer are entertaining, amusing and inspiring tales from those who dared.

The Globes are thought to be the precursor to the Academy Awards but that is sometimes not the case. Last year, for instance, Academy Award winning Best Picture "Crash" was not even nominated for the Globe in the same category.

While all the focus is on the awards ceremony, the real story lies behind the scenes. The process of choosing the Academy Awards is steeped in tradition and determines who walks up on stage, and who just walks.

Humorous look at inspiring moments during the Oscars' presentation. Academy Awards, Jon Stewart, Diablo Cody, Robert Boyle, Hollywood, Juno, Oscars

An overview of the nominees, and my predictions for the winners of the 80th annual Academy Awards

The Oscars were given out tonight at the 80th Annual Academy Awards at Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Check out the winners!

Here is a continuing look at the Golden Globe Awards, this time looking at the decade of the 1980's.

Every year, ESPN has their annual awards show recognizing the best in sports from that year. ESPY stands for "Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly." The first annual award show was held in 1993, and there has been one every year since.

Plan your Oscar theme party now for a red carpet evening of movie atmosphere, rich food, and movie viewing and trivia. Do not forget the Oscar gift bag.

A recent view of E! Entertainment's repeat broadcast of the red carpet show at the SAG Awards has caused me to reflect on my fixation with Awards shows. I have been watching awards shows for many years.

Javier Bardem took home the Best Supporting Oscar for "No Country for Old Men," adding to 3 others the film won, but Marion Cotillard's Best Actress for portraying Edith Piaf may have been the night's upset.

A recap of the 2008 Oscars

A look at the 2008 Oscars, some strange moments and a look at pre-show predictions versus post show results.

Despite this being a rather ordinary show that was largely unspectacular, there were many worthy winners at this year's Oscars.

My thoughts on the Oscars...

Faced with the decision of a lifetime, Jessica Lange, Joan Allen and Kathy Bates load up a 1966 Bonneville convertible, and hit the road in "BONNEVILLE", a story about three friends who "come of age" opening in theaters February 29.

...the music video by Michael Sweet, and the film trailer for holiday release "Noëlle" about a business minded Catholic priest who arrives in a tiny fishing village the week before Christmas to shut down a dying parish, opening December 7 at a movie theater near you.

It's time for the makeup sex... according to comedian/talk show host Jon Stewart.

The 2006 Oscars are in the books. Most of the favorites won and some of my time was wasted. Here are the highs and lows of the big award show...

In 2006, when Jon Stewart first hosted the prestigious ceremony known as the Academy Awards, his performance left critics less than satisfied; two years later, Stewart has once again agreed to host the Oscars, leaving many confused as to why he would so eagerly return.

A roundup of the best of the Oscars.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences anounced the Oscar nominations for the best of the 2007 year. Cate Blanchett was nominated in both the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories while Keira Knightley and James McAvoy were shut out.

A brief overview of the Oscars as well as a look at the best and worst presenters of the evening.

The Top 5 most hearfelt and moving speeches from this years Oscars.

Celebrities at this year's Oscars wore a wide range of styles. I have summarized what I feel are the 10 best dressed women for the night.

This article shares the final results of the SAG awards for 2008 and compares them against the previously awarded Golden Globes.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences was founded by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer V.P. Louis B. Mayer to forestall unionization in Hollywood. During the height of the Great Depression, labor strife nearly destroyed the Academy and the Oscars.

"Little Miss Sunshine" took home four awards at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards.

This year's Academy Awards is sure to be controversial. We will have some surprises in store.

Review on selected independent movies shown at Cinequest Film Festival, 2005

Forest Whitaker, just won the Oscar for Best Actor. Here are some other movies he has stared in thay you should check out.

We as americans have based to much of what our likes, dislikes, political beliefs, and identities are on what is going on in hollywood.

After reaching an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild was able to put on their 14th annual awards show tonight, celebrating their 75th anniversary.

The 13th Annual Critic's Choice Awards will air on Monday, January, 7, 2008. Which films and actors will win?

Ah, Oscar Monday. For a single day, America's focus is on film as the most wondrous of art forms. Presented herein are some highlights, lowlights and trivia from the long history of the Academy Awards for you to peruse.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards are still slated to occur this upcoming Sunday, January 27, 2008 after having reached an interim agreement with the Writers Guild of America.

Hollywood has presented some less-than-stellar choices to movie audiences in the last few years. Read why this year brings a promise of some positive changes.

The 13th Annual Critics Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Center went off without a hitch on Monday, January 7, 2008 at 9 p.m. on VH1. No picket lines were present at this awards show, so actors felt no guilt about showing up.

We all know the Oscars are a joke. But sometimes the joke is especially cruel. Not all bad Oscar choices go to bad performances, however. Sometimes it's just a case of the voters not getting it right.

Part one of my BIG four part series called Jetlag Democracy's BIG Fall Movie Preview.

The top 20 comedies of all time, including a brief summary and a famous quote left behind from each film. Compiled from an original list of 80, sure to spark debate or enthusiastic agreement.

Here is my second installment of movies to be released in 2008. I hope you all enjoy movies as much as I do!

Though we still don't know if the show will in fact go on, due to the never-ending Writer's Strike, the Oscars nominations will nevertheless be announced at 5:30 am PT (8:30 am EST) this upcoming Tuesday, January 22, 2008.

A major feature film "Free Willy" touched the hearts of people world wide and evoked a sort of dominant ideology-one that fired emotions in viewers to advocate the freedom of Keiko. Was releasing him into the wild the right thing to do? He loved humans!

A review for "Into the Wild".

An Interview with Sarah Beth Durst, Author of Into the Wild

A personal response to the philosophical implications of Krakauer's work, "Into the Wild."

The sixth installment of movies a thought were so bad I could not even finish watching them.

The shootings have to stop

A fire at the Universal Studio in Los Angeles is burning and may effect the MTV Movie Awards, scheduled for tonight.

While moving West, American explorers began taking advantage of new natural resources and industrial technology to create a new world in North America.

Chapter five in "The Call of the Wild" opens a instructive insight for reaching Heaven.

Learn the difference between the wild rabbit, whose descendants are our domesticated pet bunnies, and the cottontail hare.