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If River Phoenix had never died, would Leonardo DiCaprio’s career be the same?

An interesting idea: what if River becomes Jack in Titanic? Continue Reading

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A career journey in acting: the first roles for Oscar nominees Matthew McConaughey, Leo DiCaprio, Bruce Dern, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Christian Bale

I find a person’s journey through life to be interesting — not trying to be melodramatic here, honestly — because often, some of the greatest stories of our culture come from beginnings that people would have looked at and said,… Continue Reading

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Could Miles Teller become the next Leonardo DiCaprio?

First off, if you don’t know who “Miles Teller” is, here’s his IMDB. (Cue Troy McClure voice) You probably know him from movies like The Spectacular Now (trailer embedded above), 21 and Over, Project X, and That Awkward Moment (out right now with Zac Efron and Michael… Continue Reading

The biggest Oscar surprises were probably the Tom Hanks double-snub and Jonah Hill now being a two-time nominee

Oscar nominations were announced this morning, with (somewhat unsurprisingly) the big nominees being American Hustle (it’s a comeback story!) and Gravity. Each film had 10 nominations. Here’s the full list, and as you can see, nine movies were nominated for Best Picture. If… Continue Reading