Archive for February, 2011

For immediate release – M Squared Entertainment, a production entity based out of Stamford, CT, announced today that they have signed a deal with Beth Israel Medical Center, a subsidiary of Continuum Health Partners, to produce web content focusing on Breast Cancer. The web content will feature Dr. Susan K. Boolbol, chief of Breast Cancer Surgery, at Beth Israel. Tom Molen, CEO of M Squared had this to say about the upcoming web content, “We are very excited about this strategic partnership with The Continuum Health Partners and Dr. Boolbol specifically. The 5 episode arc will be an invaluable resource for patients and individuals who have been affected by this crippling epidemic.” In 2010 alone, approximately 200,000 women were diagnosed with some form of invasive Breast Cancer and another 50,000 with non invasive Breast Cancer. According to BreastCancer.org, “death rates have been decreasing since 1990. These decreases are thought to be the result of treatment advances, earlier detection through screening, and increased awareness.” “We hope to continue that trend with these series of webisodes.”, said Molen. The current arc will consist of episodes that will cover Discovering a Lump, Diagnosis: Cancer, Surgery, Post Surgical Treatment, and Genetics. Robert Moore, COO, of M Squared said, “We hope to have the first webisode, tentatively titled, “I just found a lump” up and streaming by the spring, with the additional episodes following shortly after the first one is posted.” M Squared Entertainment was founded in 2010 by Tom Molen and Robert Moore with a singular mission: to create quality original or adapted content for distribution across all mediums – Internet, television, and theatrical.

And the Oscar goes to…

Posted: February 28, 2011 in Movies

No real big surprises during last night’s Oscar telecast on ABC, unless of course you consider James Franco in drag a surprise.  It seems that the Academy voters were dead set against acknowledging the young upstarts and this crazy thing called the internet as The King’s Speech grabbed the gold! Harvey and Bob once again prove that when they are in the race, they are tough to beat!

In case you missed it here are the List of winners from last night’s show. We had a fairly decent showing in our Oscar predictions going 16/24.
Best Picture
The King’s Speech
Best Actor
Colin Firth “The King’s Speech”
Best Actress
Natalie Portman “The Black Swan”
Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale “The Fighter”
Best Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo “The Fighter”
Best Director
Tom Hooper “The King’s Speech”
Animated Feature
Toy Story 3
Cinematography
Wally Pfister “Inception”
Art Direction
Alice in Wonderland
Costume Design
Alice in Wonderland
Documentary (Feature)
“Inside Job”
Documentary (Short Subject)
“Strangers No More”
Film Editing
The Social Network
Foreign Language Film
In a Better World (Denmark)
Makeup
Rick Baker (his 7th win!!) The Wolfman
Music (Original Score)
Trent Reznor “The Social Network”
Music (Original Song)
We Belong Together “Toy Story 3”
Short Film (Animated)
The Lost Thing
Short Film (Live Action)
“God of Love”
Sound Editing
Inception
Sound Mixing
Inception
Visual Effects
Inception
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Aaron Sorkin “The Social Network”
Writing (Original Screenplay)
David Seidler “The King’s Speech”

Totals by Film
The King’s Speech 4
Inception 4
The Social Network 3
The Fighter 2
Toy Story 2
Alice in Wonderland 2

Congratulations to all the winners and to all those who stayed up and suffered to watch the “drama” unfold.

Today’s Oscar Poll

Posted: February 28, 2011 in Movies

Another year another Oscar train wreck telecast. Tell us what you think was the biggest Oscar snub of the night?

M Squared picks the Oscar winners!

Posted: February 27, 2011 in Movies

Greetings all! Oscars are upon us and even though the Best Picture category has become the equivalent of the hockey playoffs, this years show promises to have few surprises. For those following at home, here are our predictions:

Best Picture
Kings Speech

Best Actor
Colin Firth

Supporting Actor
Christian Bale

Best Actress
Natalie Portman

Supporting Actress
Melissa Leo

Animated Feature
Toy Story 3

Art Direction
Inception

Cinematography
Roger Deakins “True Grit”

Costume Design
Kings Speech

Director
David Fincher “Social Network”

Documentary
The inside Job

Film Editing
Social Network

Foreign Language
Incendies

Make up
The Wolfman

Music Original Score
Kings Speech

Original Song
“We Belong Together” Toy Story 3

Sound Editing
Inception

Sound Mixing
Inception

Visual Effects
Inception

Adapted Screenplay
Aaron Sorkin “Social Network”

Original Screenplay
David Seidler “Kings Speech”

Good luck to all the nominees and be sure to watch tonight’s telecast on ABC. Check back tomorrow to see how we did. We won’t ask you share your winnings from your pools!