As the holiest day of chocolate and flowers approaches, we thought we’d help those in need with a playlist of some of the greatest break-up or heartbreak songs of all time.

Almost every song on the radio seems to be about love, right? It’s the time of the year when the lonely feel loneliest and it seems like everyone else is playing tonsil-hockey, smiling and you have nothing except a Ryan Gosling marathon and a tub of Ben and Jerrys waiting at home. Well, we can’t do anything about that – but we can provide a melancholy soundtrack of some of the saddest songs of all time. We’ll venture into the 80s with some Joy Division, Springsteen, U2 and Pat Benetar while visiting ballads from modern artists like Cee-Lo, Beyonce and of course – Adele.

Enjoy wisely. Stare out your window at the falling rain if you have to.

Anti-Valentines Playlist by Colton Eddy on Grooveshark

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By now everyone knows I can’t go more than three days without making a Ryan Gosling post.

Today I want to share these amazing (and fake) Valentine’s Day cards from Ryan Gosling, as seen on the Huffington Post.

He gives a lot of A-list ladies some love, including:

The newly single Katy Perry

Jennifer Aniston

M.I.A. 

His ex, Rachel McAdams 

Courtney Stodden 

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Daniel Radcliffe, most famous for his role as Harry Potter recently confessed his love for Ryan Gosling. Get in line, Dan Rad!

When speaking to Attitude Magazine, Daniel, the star of the new “The Woman in Black” movie said Gosling is his celeb crush.

“I have a talent crush on Ryan Gosling. I think he’s fantastic and you know he’d be nice afterwards. He seems smart. If I was gay, I would go for a smart man,” he says.

If the two ever get cast in the same movie together, looks like Eva Mendes better watch her back.

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See that face? That’s the face Ryan Gosling wakes up to every morning. Not yours, not mine, just Eva’s. Jealous, much?

The 37-year-old actress met Ryan on the set of “The Place Beyond The Pines” last year and have been hot and heavy ever since. Eva couldn’t help but rub it on all our faces in the March issue of Marie Claire.

“He’s your dream costar. I have never felt so creatively satisfied on a film. He’s amazing,” she says.

Eva refrained from going any further. She didn’t say whether or not she plans on getting married or having kids with the “Notebook” hunk. For all our sake, Eva should keep that information to herself.

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The fabulous people at Buzzfeed have declared Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling the “perfect non-couple”.

The two actors have played opposite each other in the romantic comedy “Crazy Stupid Love” last year but have not made any crazy stupid love with one another. Emma’s been spotted canoodling with Spiderman’s Andrew Garfield and Ryan’s caught the attention of Eva Mendes.

Buzzfeed have posted photos of the two doing similar, ordinary things while apart from one another, proving that maybe they belong with each other and nobody else.

Walking the dog 

Hanging out with Jimmy Fallon 

Walking through the airport 

Together in bed

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The bubbly redheaded actress Emma Stone has nothing but adoration for her “Crazy, Stupid Love” costar Ryan Gosling.

She was spotted in the Tribeca area of New York doing her best impersonation of the Canadian hunk.

After studying the two adorable photos, I’ve come to the conclusion that Ryan Gosling does it better. But I have to admit, Emma and Ryan would make a cute couple if it weren’t for her Spiderman beau, Andrew Garfield.

Who’s snarky face do you fancy most?

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Everyone knows the Golden Globes, in a way, are a prelude to the Ocars. If you’re nominated for a G.G. in a movie category, chances are you’ll get an Oscar nod for it as well. With that said, the Golden Globes nominations were unveiled bright and early this morning.

Ryan Gosling, the crew of Ides of March and the cast of The Help reign supreme. Let’s take a look as some of the nominations. The Huffington Post has the complete list.  The * beside a name indications who I’d like to see win.

BEST PICTURE, DRAMA
“War Horse”
“The Ides of March” *
“The Help”
“Moneyball”
“Hugo”
“The Descendants”

BEST PICTURE, COMEDY
“The Artist”
“50/50″
“Bridesmaids” *
“My Week With Marilyn”
“Midnight in Paris”

BEST ACTRESS, COMEDY
Michelle Williams, ”My Week With Marilyn”
Jodie Foster, ”Carnage”
Kristen Wiig, ”Bridesmaids” *
Charlize Theron, ”Young Adult”
Kate Winslet, ”Carnage”

BEST ACTOR, DRAMA
George Clooney in “The Descendants”
Brad Pitt in ”Moneyball”
Leonardo DiCaprio in ”J.Edgar”
Ryan Gosling in ”The Ides of March” * (He also gets a nod for his role in “Crazy, Stupid Love”)
Michael Fassbender in ”Shame”

BEST COMEDY SERIES
“New Girl” * (The star Zooey Deschanel also gets a nod for Best Actress, Comedy)
“Enlightened”
“Episodes”
“Glee”
“Modern Family”

BEST TV SERIES, DRAMA
“American Horror Story”
“Boardwalk Empire” *
“Boss”
“Game of Thrones”
“Homeland”

The Golden Globes will be hosted by Ricky Gervais for the third time in a row. They will air on January 15. Check your local t.v. listings.

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The 36-year-old actor who was recently crowned People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, says he’s not phased by that titled. In a recent appearance on  BBC’s “The Graham Norton Show”, E! reports Bradley Cooper spoke out about all his unsexy moments in life.

“I swear to God. I’ll have a lot of moments where I’ll be walking out, and I’ll open up the door and go, ‘I could’ve done that a lot sexier. That was not very sexy,’” he says.

Bradley’s aware of all the negative response on the internet regarding his new title. Many websites were peeved that Ryan Gosling was snubbed from the top spot. The two men actually met up in Paris last week and so they must have joked about it together.

“A friend of mine showed me, there was photographs from paparazzi…and when I say ‘friend,’ I mean me, alone in my room looking at the computer…it was of him walking around, and he literally looks like he just came off the runway,” Bradley says about his buddy Ryan. “And there’s ones of me, and I literally look like the neighbour that never comes out of his house and when he does it makes you go, like, maybe he should just stay in.”

Bradley is almost too kind and humble about this whole Sexiest Man Alive label. “The Hangover” star must be aware of the multitude of women who find him attractive and wouldn’t mind running away with him in Vegas. Lucky for Bradley fans, The Hangover series will now be a trilogy. E! says filming for the third installment will begin next September.

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Last week we introduced you to a video that mashes all the hit songs from 2011 in 4 minutes.

Now, we’re back with more amazing mash-ups. This time around, the 166 best films of the year are scrambled together in a 7 minute video, as seen on Gossip Cop.

Titled “The 2011 Portofolio”, some of the films featured includes “Drive” with Ryan Gosling, “Harry Potter”, “Kung Fu Panda 2″, “Melancholia” with Kristen Dunst and “Like Crazy”.

In just 7:44 minutes, 166 films are shown, 6 songs are played and the whole thing took 30 some odd days to put together. The way the mash-up plays out makes me want to see each individual movie right now. Sorry Beliebers, but Justin’s “Never Say Never” flick was snubbed from this playlist.

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Well, ladies, it’s too little too late. Ryan Gosling, everyone’s future boyfriend, has finally been snagged.

The sound you hear now is a million hipster girls’ hearts breaking.

He was spotted and photographed holding hands at a Parisian airport with Eva Mendes. According to Just Jarred, she just so happens to be his co-star in the new flick “Place Beyond the Pines”.

It seems the two have been dating for a while but trying to keep it a secret. Just Jarred also shows the two driving around Hollywood in early October.

We now know who Ryan will be taking to the Oscars next year! The two are both very attractive people , so if the two should start a family in the future, it will surely be a hot-to-trot one.

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Bradley Cooper for the coveted title as Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine earlier this week but a lot of people are disagreeing with it.

Proving that some people just have nothing better to do with their lives, they’ve started an online petition, demanding The Notebook hunk Ryan Gosling be given the cover of Sexiest Man Alive. They’re also marching outside the magazine’s headquarters in New York City in what they call Occupy People.

One person who signed the petition – a man, mind you! – wrote “together we can beat this cruel injustice,” as if it were an actual serious issue, like, you know, letting a convicted pedophile move into your neighbourhood.

So far, 3,500 people have signed the petition, verifying their insanity. Like I mentioned when the story broke, Bradley Cooper isn’t the celeb of my choice but I wouldn’t go as far as to create a public forum where we all whine and complain and cry ourselves to sleep.

Maybe next year, Ryan. Maybe next year.

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While I’m happy for the single Bradley Cooper who can now use this title to pick up chicks, I’m a bit disappointed People Magazine shunned a few of my favourite male celebrities from the number one spot.

Here is a countdown of the top 5 dapper dudes who should have worn the crown instead.

5. James Franco

He’s not only an actor but a producer, director, performance artist, University student, author, painter and my future husband. James is the jack of all trades and that’s what makes him sexy.

4. Bruno Mars

The R&B singer has an exotic look about him. He’s won a bunch of Grammys and the hearts of just about every girl on the planet. After all, this is the guy who would catch grenades for you.

3. Ryan Gosling

Gosling is our generation’s George Clooney. He’s in every movie (in every woman’s bedroom too!) and gets nominated for everything. I think next year, the Academy is giving him an award for breathing.

2. Donald Glover 

The most attractive thing about him is his sense of humor. Donald started out writing for The Daily Show with John Stewart and Tina Fey’s show 30 Rock.Just as we were starting to fall for his cute nerd shtick on Community, he goes and creates a rapping alter ego, Childish Gambino. Donald proves you can be both a major nerd and a total badass at the same time.

1. Matthew Gray Gubler

Easily the best thing to look at when you watch Criminal Minds. Matthew plays a complete genius on the show and I’d like to think he is one in real life too. He can whisper sweet excerpts from the encyclopedia to me any day!

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Ryan Gosling is the type of male celebrity that makes ladies of all ages swoon. He’s not only on the cover of magazines but on bedroom walls and school lockers of every teenager. It’s fitting that tech-savvy babes would devote tons of Tumblr sites to the Notebook romantic.

The first one I noticed was Eff Yeah Ryan Gosling.

This website general posts any photos or clips of Ryan from when he was on the Micky Mouse Club to his recent film, The Ides of March. They also post kooky items associated with the film star, like this Ryan Gosling pancake! DOn’t you wanna take a bit out of that?

Next is Feminist Ryan Gosling.

It’s a newer Tumblr page devoted to portray Ryan as a  sensitive, empathetic feminist who’ll still call you his girl but read “The Feminine Mystique” to you at bedtime.

Finally, my favourite is Ryan Gosling Versus Puppy.

It takes photos of Ryan and places it beside a similar one of a cute puppy and readers vote which is cuter. I literally cried when I wasted 3 hours on this site last night.

So who is actually cuter? It’s a tough call. Enjoy watching the hours fly by on these Tumblr pages. I’ll be working on a new one where I photoshop photos of myself cuddling next to Ryan!

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As we mourn the death of Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard’s relationship, we’ve been gushing over other cute celebrity couplings that are no more. In Hollywood, it’s sort of a right of passage to date a co-star or a bandmate for publicity. Here at andPOP we believe in a thing called love and we think these couples listed below had it!

If you ask me, Justin Timberlake was Britney Spears’ silver lining. Once they went kaput it all went downhill for Britney.

Demi Lovato really bought out the best in Joe Jonas. We keep hearing rumours they’ve been spotted together again and we really hope those rumours turn into facts.

Serial dater Drew Barrymore seemed the happiest with Justin Long. They even made a movie together called Going the Distance. Here’s hoping she goes the distance for his heart again.

Va-va-voom! Jennifer Lopez and P Diddy were the quintessential hot couple back in 1999. Since the break-up they have both dated down.

Rachel Bilson and Adam Brody were the best thing about The O.C. When the co-stars broke up at least fans still got to see their characters in a loving relationship (eventually they got married on the show). Ah, if only real life reflected fictional life.

Some of you may think Brad belongs to Angelina but to me, he looks like a totally whipped and unhappy husband with 395349836 children to take care of. With Jennifer, Brad was so cool, calm and collected and was she.

Rachel McAdams and Gosling were the perfect couple. They never failed to show their love for one another, even in public. Plus, they made The Notebook what it is today. Even though they’re dating different people now, I still think they’re soul mates.

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If you’re looking for another heartthrob-worthy performance from Ryan Gosling, you won’t be getting much of that in Drive.

But nevertheless, you won’t be able to keep your eyes off him.

In Drive, Gosling is mysterious and riveting and the only name available for his character is Driver.

A Hollywood stunt driver and mechanic by day, Driver serves as a wheelman for night time heists.

In early scenes of the movie, he’s helped by his boss and mentor Shannon (played by Malcolm in the Middle’s Bryan Cranston) who gives him a Chevy Impala to  drive his clientele around to do their dirty deeds.

All goes well until he gets involved with his neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan) and her young son Benicio. When her  husband Standard (Oscar Isaac) is released from prison, Irene and Benicio’s safety is at risk.

Gosling’s ‘Driver’ tries to save the situation by helping Standard steal money from a pawn shop.  But when the heist goes awry, it’s up to ‘Driver’ to take things in his own hands.

Fresh from Nicolas Winding Refn’s Best Director win at the Cannes Film Festival, Drive is an excellent action-drama thriller packed with violence and exciting car chases. Much like the style of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Pulp Fiction, the film is filled with blood and gore.  Though the movie lacks dialogue,  Refn somehow makes it work through the film’s characters’ actions and expressions.

While Gosling is supported by a talented cast that includes the likes of Christina Hendricks, Albert Brooks, Mulligan and Cranston, he holds his own playing the violent and badass Driver. And while there isn’t much that can be learned about the Driver, you’ll somehow still be swooning over him as he tries to save the day in order to protect the girl he’s fallen for.

Drive may not be for everyone due to its violence and gore, but it’s definitely a film worth watching. With a retro ’80s-inspired score and beautiful shots of the Los Angeles streets and skylines, it will keep the audience  jumping in their seats from all the adrenaline and tension that arises from the film.

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Ryan Gosling is a critically acclaimed actor, but he’s now set to be much more than that. In fact, Gosling is going to be a major motion picture director.

Gosling will get behind the camera for an upcoming remake of the 1980 film ‘The Idolmaker,’ which is a biopic of famed music scout Bob Marcucci.

The original film was the major motion picture directorial debut for Taylor Hackford, who went on to direct ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and ‘Ray,’ among others, and is now head of the Directors Guild of America. So, Gosling has some major shoes to fill.

Gosling is also set to act in the film, so he’ll really be directing himself.

It’ll be a busy few months for Gosling. He’ll be debuting his Steve Carell-costarring comedy ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.,’ and his indie thriller ‘Drive,’ and has recently wrapped work on the political film ‘The Ides of March’ with George Clooney.

Hey, if James Franco can do it, so can he. He seems like an intelligent guy, and people often say to be a director you need to have previously acted, so this is perfect for him.

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The 83^rd Oscar Nominations were announced on Tuesday with The Weinstein Company’s The King’s Speech leading with 12 nominations.

Though the nominations were very predictable (as my previous articles suggest), there were a few surprising snubs. Christopher Nolan is not nominated for Best Director, which is as perplexing as Inception and Ryan Gosling did not get nominated for Best Male Lead even though his performance in Blue Valentine was incredible heart-wrenching. However, this is the fun of the Oscars, the commotion and conflict the nominations stir up in Hollywood.

Here is the full list of nominations:

Best picture “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers?“The Fighter” (Paramount), A Relativity Media Production, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers?“Inception” (Warner Bros.), A Warner Bros. UK Services Production, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers?“The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features), An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers?“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), An Hours Production, Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers?“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), A Columbia Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers?“Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Production, Darla K. Anderson, Producer?“True Grit” (Paramount), A Paramount Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers?“Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions), A Winter’s Bone Production, Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers

Performance by an actor in a leading role Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions)?Jeff Bridges in “True Grit” (Paramount)?Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing)?Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)?James Franco in “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role Christian Bale in “The Fighter” (Paramount)?John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)?Jeremy Renner in “The Town” (Warner Bros.)?Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)?Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a leading role Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)?Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole” (Lionsgate)?Jennifer Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)?Natalie Portman in “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight)?Michelle Williams in “Blue Valentine” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role Amy Adams in “The Fighter” (Paramount)?Helena Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)?Melissa Leo in “The Fighter” (Paramount)?Hailee Steinfeld in “True Grit”(Paramount)?Jacki Weaver in “Animal Kingdom” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Best animated feature film of the year “How to Train Your Dragon” (Paramount), Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois?“The Illusionist” (Sony Pictures Classics), Sylvain Chomet?“Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), Lee Unkrich

Achievement in art direction “Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Production Design: Robert Stromberg, Set Decoration: Karen O’Hara?“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan?“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas, Set Decoration: Larry Dias and Doug Mowat?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Production Design: Eve Stewart, Set Decoration: Judy Farr?“True Grit” (Paramount), Production Design: Jess Gonchor, Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh

Achievement in cinematography “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Matthew Libatique?“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Wally Pfister?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Danny Cohen?“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeff Cronenweth?“True Grit” (Paramount), Roger Deakins

Achievement in costume design “Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Colleen Atwood?“I Am Love” (Magnolia Pictures), Antonella Cannarozzi?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Jenny Beavan?“The Tempest” (Miramax), Sandy Powell?“True Grit” (Paramount), Mary Zophres

Achievement in directing “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Darren Aronofsky?“The Fighter” (Paramount), David O. Russell?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Tom Hooper?“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), David Fincher?“True Grit” (Paramount), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best documentary feature “Exit through the Gift Shop” (Producers Distribution Agency), A Paranoid Pictures Production, Banksy and Jaimie D’Cruz?“Gasland”, A Gasland Production, Josh Fox and Trish Adlesic?“Inside Job” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Representational Pictures Production, Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs?“Restrepo” (National Geographic Entertainment), An Outpost Films Production, Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger?“Waste Land” (Arthouse Films), An Almega Projects Production, Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley

Best documentary short subject “Killing in the Name”, A Moxie Firecracker Films Production, Nominees to be determined?“Poster Girl”, A Portrayal Films Production, Nominees to be determined?“Strangers No More”, A Simon & Goodman Picture Company Production, Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon?“Sun Come Up”, A Sun Come Up Production, Jennifer Redfearn and Tim Metzger?“The Warriors of Qiugang”, A Thomas Lennon Films Production, Ruby Yang and Thomas Lennon

Achievement in film editing “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), Andrew Weisblum?“The Fighter” (Paramount), Pamela Martin?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Tariq Anwar?“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Jon Harris?“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

Best foreign language film of the year “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions), A Menage Atroz, Mod Producciones and Ikiru Films Production, Mexico?“Dogtooth” (Kino International), A Boo Production, Greece?“In a Better World” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Zentropa Production, Denmark?“Incendies” (Sony Pictures Classics), A Micro-Scope Production, Canada?“Outside the Law (Hors-la-loi)” (Cohen Media Group), A Tassili Films Production, Algeria

Achievement in makeup “Barney’s Version” (Sony Pictures Classics), Adrien Morot?“The Way Back” (Newmarket Films in association with Wrekin Hill Entertainment and Image Entertainment), Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng?“The Wolfman” (Universal), Rick Baker and Dave Elsey

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) “How to Train Your Dragon” (Paramount), John Powell?“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Hans Zimmer?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Alexandre Desplat?“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman?“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) “Coming Home” from “Country Strong” (Sony Pictures Releasing (Screen Gems)), Music and Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey?“I See the Light” from “Tangled” (Walt Disney), Music by Alan Menken, Lyric by Glenn Slater?“If I Rise” from “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong?“We Belong Together” from “Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), Music and Lyric by Randy Newman

Best animated short film “Day & Night” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Animation Studios Production, Teddy Newton?“The Gruffalo”, A Magic Light Pictures Production, Jakob Schuh and Max Lang?“Let’s Pollute”, A Geefwee Boedoe Production, Geefwee Boedoe?“The Lost Thing”, (Nick Batzias for Madman Entertainment), A Passion Pictures Australia Production, Ouat Media, Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann?“Madagascar, carnet de voyage (Madagascar, a Journey Diary)”, A Sacrebleu Production, Ouat Media, Bastien Dubois

Best live action short film “The Confession” (National Film and Television School), A National Film and Television School Production, Tanel Toom?“The Crush” (Network Ireland Television), A Purdy Pictures Production, Michael Creagh?“God of Love”, A Luke Matheny Production, Luke Matheny?“Na Wewe” (Premium Films), A CUT! Production, Ivan Goldschmidt?“Wish 143”, A Swing and Shift Films/Union Pictures Production, Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

Achievement in sound editing “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Richard King?“Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), Tom Myers and Michael Silvers?“Tron: Legacy” (Walt Disney), Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague?“True Grit” (Paramount), Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey?“Unstoppable” (20th Century Fox), Mark P. Stoeckinger

Achievement in sound mixing “Inception” (Warner Bros.), Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley?“Salt” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin?“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten?“True Grit” (Paramount), Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland

Achievement in visual effects “Alice in Wonderland” (Walt Disney), Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips?“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” (Warner Bros.), Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi?“Hereafter” (Warner Bros.), Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell?“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb?“Iron Man 2” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment, Distributed by Paramount), Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

Adapted screenplay “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy?“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin?“Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), Screenplay by Michael Arndt, Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich?“True Grit” (Paramount), Written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen?“Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions), Adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini

Original screenplay “Another Year” (Sony Pictures Classics), Written by Mike Leigh?“The Fighter” (Paramount), Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson, Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson?“Inception” (Warner Bros.), Written by Christopher Nolan?“The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features), Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), Screenplay by David Seidler

Get out there and see all the films nominated so you can have the upperhand in those Oscar pools! Let the bets begin!

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After more than three years after Heath Ledger’s death, his former fiancee, Michelle Williams, is finally opening up about his sudden and tragic death.

Williams has proved to be quite a strong women in the years succeeding Ledger’s death. She has taken on some very dramatic films including Wendy and Lucy and Mammoth. This year she stars in the Weinstein Company’s indie gem, Blue Valentine, alongside Ryan Gosling.

See the video below for clips from the interview.

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Every film blog on the web is talking about the MPAA and their decision to turn the NC17 rating of Blue Valentine into an R.

Harvey Weinstein of The Weinstein Company fought long an hard against the NC17 rating in an appeal battle. The film was supposedly deemed NC17 for sexually graphic content. However, the content is not explicit but the MPAA was offended.

The MPAA is Hollywood’s best kept secret. The members of the rating board are hidden from society. The rating system is extremely problematic because it nearly promotes censorship.

It was strange to see that Blue Valentine has originally been rated NC17. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams as a married couple. The film tracks their marriage by crosscutting between time periods.  The trailer for the film is so tame compared to the other extremely violent ones that play before and after it. It’s hard not to wonder what the MPAA uses as criteria for their rating system.

At least Blue Valentine will be properly released in theaters with an R rating. The MPAA finally did something right this time.

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