Felicity Jones went from little known British actress to Oscar nominated one in a flash. To those that paid attention and followed her career knew that the stunning Brit has a world of talent and it was only a matter…
The Young Folks Oscar Panel Series: Original Score & Song
Day three! And it’s all about the tunes as we’re joined by Alejandra for the categories Best Original Score and Best Original Song for the 87th Academy Awards. Alexandre Desplat is the all star this year with two nominations and…
Oscar Nominations 2015: ‘Birdman’ & ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ Lead the Race
The 2015 Oscar nominations were announced this morning. The Academy changed things up this year, but announcing all of the awards via their live stream, instead of just the popular categories. J.J. Abrams, Alfonso Cuarón, Chris Pine, and AMPAS president Cheryl…
The Young Folks’ Best Movies of 2014
The Young Folks team has come together to list the very best in entertainment and pop culture for the year 2014! 2014 was a wonderfully eclectic year in movies with few common threads aside from independent cinema making a tremendous…
Monday Morning Moan: Love in Science Movies, Doctor Who, Simpsorama, Star Wars
What is the Monday Morning Moan? Just a compilation of the week’s most groan-worthy moments. Have you had your cup of coffee yet? You’re going to need it. This week we talk about love in films about science (like Interstellar,…
Jon’s Movie Review: “The Theory of Everything” Will Show You the Stars
To put a genius’ life into terms we can understand and possibly even relate to is a task best left to the experts. It is not an impossible task, but it takes a very special kind of person to contextualize…
Eddie Redmayne is a Genius in “The Theory of Everything” Trailer
Among the many unknown but promising Oscar plays of the upcoming season is James Marsh’s The Theory of Everything, starring Eddie Redmayne as scientific genius Stephen Hawking. The film tells of his life and studies during his tumultuous college…