And the Oscar goes to....

Congratulations are in order for Javier Bardem who won the Best Supporting Actor award at Sunday's Oscar ceremony for his role in the Coen brother film, No Country for Old Men. Mr Bardem has made history by being the first ever Spaniard to win an Oscar for acting. Let's just hope that Javier doesn't succumb to the Oscar jinx that has afflicted other winners of the highly-coveted award. It has been said that winning an Oscar has actually ruined the careers of many of Hollywood's leading men and women. What ever happened to Mira Sorvino? Marisa Tomei? Holly Hunter? Perhaps Javier Bardem can take comfort in the fact that the curse mainly seems to affect women.

Say What now?

It's a common occurrence in class for the teacher to talk about a classic movie and the students have never heard of it because quite often the Spanish title bears little resemblance to the original title.

Do you know the Spanish equivalents of these original film titles ? Have a guess and then check your answers in the comments box below.

Jaws

The Sound of Music

Die Hard

Rosemary's Baby

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Some Like it Hot

A Nightmare Before Christmas

The Village

Ice Princess

Shallow Hal

Writing Film Reviews

When deciding to watch a film many people like to read what others have thought about it before paying to see it at the cinema or on DVD. I personally like to find out what people have said about a film by reading viewers reviews on the IMDB website. However, perhaps you prefer to read what professional critics have said, in which case you could check out the Rotten Tomatoes site.

Perhaps you have seen some of the recent releases in Spain at the moment and would like to voice your opinion? You could check out this site on how to write a review and then send one to me to publish on the blog! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that somebody out there will send me something!

More Movie Mania

If you are interested in watching trailers of films but would like some activities and exercises to do at the same time you should check out this website. You can choose from many different trailers and there are different tasks like gap-fills and grammar exercises for you to do while you watch.

Movie Mania

Actors, directors and writers are waiting with bated breath as Hollywood prepares to host the 80th Annual Academy Awards on the 24th of February. The awards, more commonly known as The Oscars, recognise the hard work and expertise of different members of the Film Industry.

Are you interested in films? What kind of films do you prefer? Sci-fi films, biopics, comedies, documentaries, slasher movies, or chick flicks? Would you consider yourself a film buff? If so, perhaps you'd like to test your knowledge on the Filmfour Oscars Quiz.

Go to the Filmfour Quiz > > >

But if that isn't challenging enough for you, you could pit your wits against Jon Mullich who reckons his Oscars quiz is ultra-hard.

Go to Jon's quiz > > >

If you are not at all interested in quizzes but you would like to find out more about this year's Academy Awards, you should check out the official Oscars website. You can find out who is nominated this year and read more about the nominees > > > in their star biographies. You can also watch trailers > > > of all the films that are nominated in each category, but in original version of course and without subtitles!

So what are you waiting for, you only have two days to get clued up on all that is happening in Hollywood before the actual event on Sunday!

Go to the official Oscars Website > > >