Well written, superbly directed and powerfully emotional drama featuring a terrific performance from Jeff Bridges that all but guarantees his Oscar for Best Actor.

Written and directed by Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart is based on a 1987 novel by Thomas Cobb and stars Jeff Bridges as Bad Blake, a 57-year-old, alcoholic, former country and western star who’s reduced to playing bars and bowling alleys across the country just to keep the booze flowing. However, when he tentatively begins a relationship with aspiring music journalist Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), he gets a glimpse of a better life, particularly when he bonds with her four-year-old son Buddy (Jack Nation).
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Hugely enjoyable, well written comedy-drama that delivers a powerful emotional kick, thanks to terrific performances and strong chemistry between Clooney and Farmiga.

Directed by Jason Reitman, Up in the Air is based on the comic novel by Walter Kirn (who wrote Thumbsucker) and stars George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a management consultant who spends most of the year travelling, since his job is to fly all over the country and fire people whose companies are downsizing. Ryan has streamlined his life to the point where he has minimal contact with his family and no relationship ties, but he suddenly finds his lifestyle threatened when new recruit Natalie (Twilight’s Anna Kendrick), introduces a video-conferencing system that will permanently ground him if it takes off.
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Not that there was any doubt that, when it came to restaging the 1865 Lewis Carroll classic for a 21st century sensibility, Tim Burton would be the man for the job. But even the filmmaker’s trademark winsomely outlandish style doesn’t prepare you for the thoroughly enjoyable spectacle that is his “Alice in Wonderland.”

A fantastical romp that proves every bit as transporting as that movie about the blue people of Pandora, his “Alice” is more than just a gorgeous 3D sight to behold. Armed with a smartly reshaped but still reverential script by Linda Woolverton (“Beauty and the Beast,” “The Lion King”), Burton has delivered a subversively witty, brilliantly cast, whimsically appointed dazzler that also manages to hit all the emotionally satisfying marks.
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First of all thank you to Mediacorp Suria for the media invitation to this inaugural awards show ‘AnugeraHitz.sg’ media conference. It’s a collaborative effort by Mediacorp Suria, Mediacorp radio stations Warna 94.2FM and Ria 89.7FM and Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS).

I’m totally glad that we’re having our own award show and honoring the increasingly high quality work of our Malay local musicians. It’s been a buzz of among our local acts and finally this award show is going to happen at Mediacorp TV Theatre on Saturday, 3rd April 2010 at 8.30pm. It will be shown live on Suria as well as air live on Ria 89.7FM.

This show will be hosted by Fauzie Laily and Fiza O. This award show will honor 10 categories:
+ Artis Baru Terbaik (Best New Artiste)
+ Duo/Kumpulan Baru Terbaik (Best New Duo/Group)
+ Artis Terbaik (Best Artiste)
+ Duo/Kumpulan Terbaik (Best Duo/Group)
+ Penulis Lirik Terbaik (Best Lyricist)
+ Komposer Terbaik (Best Composer)
+ Lagu Terbaik (Best Song)
+ Album Terbaik (Best Album)
+ 3 Lagu Paling Popular (3 Most Popular Songs)
+ 3 Artis Paling Popular (3 Most Popular Artistes)
For the list of finalists/nominees: AnugeraHitz.sg

All finalists were chosen by credible panel of judges from the three organizers, they are Mr Azmeer, an acclaimed Singapore-born singer and composer who made it big in Malaysia, Mr Indra Shahrir, a prolific Music Director and Mrs Hartinah Ahmad a well-known writer and lyricist.

As for the ‘3 Most Popular Artistes’ categories, you may vote for your favourites thru SMS or Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS), each votes cost $0.60cents excluding GST.

The 10 popular artistes that you can vote for and they are Didi Cazli, Fauzie Laily, Hady Mirza, Hyrul Anuar, Konspirazy, Kraton, Sarah Aqilah, Sleeq, Syed Azmir and Taufik Batisah.
Instructions on how to vote, please visit: AnugeraHitz.sg

Leading up to anugeraHitz.sg, there will be a 3-parter programme, Hitz.sg on the nominees. Hitz.sg will debut on Saturday, 13th March 2010, 8.30pm on Suria hosted by Fauzie Laily and Fiza O. Details of this programme are as follow:

Hitz.sg: Episode 1
Recording date: Sunday, 28 Feb 2010
Time: 8.30pm (To be seated by 8pm)
Venue: Studio 1
Artistes involved: Maiya Rahman, Sharil Bahri, The Sallys, Hyrul Anuar, Verbalize Flo, Zaibaktian, Sarah Aqilah
Tramission: Saturday, 13 March 2010, 8.30pm on Suria

Hitz.sg: Episode 2
Recording date: Monday, 1 March 2010
Time: 8pm (To be seated by 7.30)
Venue: Studio 1
Artistes involved: Sleeq, Rancour, Diorama, Sound Salvation, Revalina
Transmission: Saturday, 20 March 2010, 8.30pm on Suria

Hitz.sg: Episode 3
Recording date: Monday, 1 March 2010
Time: 9.30pm (To be seated by 9pm)
Venue: Studio 1
Artistes involved: Syed Azmir, Aqmal N, Didi Cazli, Hady Mirza, Imran Ajmain, Taufik Batisah
Transmission: Saturday, 27 March 2010, 8.30pm on Suria

For more details and other coverage of this inaugural awards show please visit the link(s) below:
+ AnugeraHitz.sg (Official Site)
+ [izk]-ed™ (Entertainment Blogger)
+ PujanggaMalam (Entertainment Blogger)

“From Paris With Love” shows you a wild and crazy side of John Travolta you have not seen before. You may have thought you had seen it all when he played a woman in “Hairspray” or even when he played good and bad roles in “Face/Off.” Then there was his career starting role as the singing/dancing Danny in “Grease.” But in “From Paris With Love” he out does all his other roles as he plays a profanity spewing killing machine named Charlie Wax.

The focus in “From Paris With Love” is on diplomatic attaché and CIA trainee James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). He lives in Paris with his girlfriend Caroline (Kasia Smutniak) and works for Ambassador Bennington (Richard Durden). He also moonlights as a CIA trainee of sorts.
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