Oscar Night!

The weekend is more likely to be remembered for the Oscars than the movies that are releasing. Nicolas Cage's yet another attempt to produce a hit with Drive Angry 3D is more likely to fall short. Season of the Witch released earlier this year has hardly managed $25 million at the US box office, and now it seems another of Cage's movies will make us forget what an actor he was in the likes of Leaving Las Vegas and City of Angels. Hall Pass is the other release of the weekend starring Owen Wilson and its theme seems perfect for a B-grade comedy. Quite likely that many will 'pass' this one too! But a night of accolades beckons with the Oscars inching closer. In the past, the Oscar movies have not necessarily been commercial hits, but this time it seems to have been different. While Toy Story 3 and Inception have been massive hits, it has also been good to see the likes of True Grit, Black Swan and The King's Speech, all crossing the $100 million mark at the US box office, with the Oscar fever no doubt helping them along. The Fighter and The Social Network have also not been much behind, underlying the fact that movies praised by the critics and those loved by the audience may not be necessarily different. And this should also encourage big production houses to promote such low budget ventures (production budget of Black Swan was hardly $13 million and of The King's Speech was $15 million) and give them the reach these movies deserve. So a splendid night awaits. Colin Firth and Natalie Portman look favourites to walk away with the Oscars statues, but then the Oscars do have a trick up their sleeves at times... A glamorous night awaits!