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Donald Clarke

Whingeing about cinema and real life since 2009

Golden Globes

It’s the Golden Globe nominations. Ho hum!

Once again, it’s the time of year when we point out that — contrary to what you may read elsewhere — the Golden Globes have a pretty awful record of predicting the Oscars. Over the last eight years, despite having …

Who nobbled Ricky Gervais?

Well, nobody. That’s who. I am not much at home to conspiracy theories and — whatever else you might think about Gervais — you wouldn’t say that he gives in to pressure. Having received more than a few outraged reviews …

A question about Ricky Gervais and the Globes.

You almost certainly had better things to do with your time than stay up to watch the Golden Globes last night. There were, however, some sources of entertainment during the shindig. Invited back after ruffling a few feathers last year, …

Golden Globes aftermath and current Oscar standings

A few posts ago, using my most facetious tone, I somehow found time to address the Golden Globes nominations. Some mild controversy ensued. Well, in the following days, a greater than usual amount of outraged muttering has burbled around this …

Look away. It’s the Golden Globe nominations.

Lord alone knows why people still pay so much attention to the Golden Globes. It has been demonstrated over and over again that these gongs offer only the loosest pointers to the Oscar nominations. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the …

It’s the Golden Globe$

There were, for those of us who stayed up to watch the stupid Golden Globes, a few pleasures to make up for the depressing intelligence that Avatar has now been installed as the third most popular religion in the United …

Golden Globessszzzzzz…

I sense that awards fatigue is already setting in among readers, so I’ll just offer a brief paragraph on the announcement of the Golden Globe nominations this afternoon. There weren’t many surprises and our pointers towards the Oscars — for …