
The folks covering Cannes over at
Cinematical highlighted some statements made by director Spike Lee about certain directors. I was specifically struck by the comment he made about Joel and Ethan Coen (who just won a batch of Oscars for
No Country for Old Men):
I always treat life and death with respect, but most people don't. .

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and
Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below, family-friendly flicks
Bee Movie and
August Rush are available as well.

March is that kind of in-between month that's still chilly enough to require some cozy movie nights, but also shows the promise of warm Spring and bouncing down the sidewalk, listening to good music. My March
must-haves allow for all kinds of weather. To check out what I'm reading, watching and listening to this month, press "Start."

Despite earning the top spot at the box office, the
predictable laughs in Will Ferrell's
Semi-Pro only earned $15.3 million over the weekend. This is considered a disappointing sum, especially compared to opening weekends of other Ferrell films like
Talladega Nights and
Blades of Glory. Variety reports that
this underwhelming performance by the basketball comedy may have been due to mediocre reviews and an R-rating.

Well, the
results are in, and we now have movies that will forever be known as
Oscar-winning. A lot of you said
you go see the films once they're nominated, but if you didn't get to all of them before Sunday's show, maybe now's the time. Some people were so smitten with
Marion Cotillard's acceptance speech that they want to rush out to see
La Vie En Rose for her performance.

I'll admit that the gory plotline of last night's big
winner No Country For Old Men made the film not appeal to me — I'm a movie wuss at even the slightest hint of violence and bloodshed! However, despite the dark subject matter (which included the shooting of a dog), the set was monitored and detailed evaluations were given . .

The star-studded cast of
Vantage Point enjoyed the
No. 1 spot at the box office this weekend earning an estimated $24 million. The
biggest weekend of the year for Hollywood also helped
Academy Award-nominated films, giving movies like
No Country For Old Men a significant boost at the box office, Variety reports.

Big night for the Coen family — No Country for Old Men won for Best Picture! The movie beat out Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, and There Will Be Blood. What do you think of this win?

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen won an Oscar for Best Director! Looks like they each received their own statue and don't have to share. They beat out Julian Schnabel for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Jason Reitman for Juno, Tony Gilroy for Michael Clayton and Paul Thomas Anderson There Will Be Blood.

Joel Coen and Ethan Coen just won Best Adapted Screenplay for No Country for Old Men! They beat out adaptations for Atonement, Away from Her, There Will Be Blood and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. What do you think about this win?