2011 Oscars® Live Tweet

Last Call for Participants on Tonight's Live Oscar Blog

This is your last chance to send us your Twitter username if you want to be included in tonight's Live Tweet. Once our blog posting begins in just a few short hours, we will not add any additional users.

Send us an e-mail at cinebanter@gmail.com or Tweet your username to @cinebanter ASAP if you haven't already.

Only a few hours until showtime!

Spirit Awards Live Blog (a.k.a. warm-up to Oscar® night)

Wanna Join in on the Cinebanter Live Oscar Blog?

For the fifth consecutive year, Michael and Tassoula will be hosting a live blog during the Oscars®—for the second year, you're invited to join them!

Using Cover It Live, Michael and Tassoula will be able to post to their individual Twitter accounts (@michaelvox and @tassoula) and those Tweets will populate live on cinebanter.com. It will be a faster, more succinct way of posting and both hosts can comment at the same time (vs. in the past when they took turns).

The best part? If you send them your username, they'll add you to the user list and your Tweets will appear alongside theirs. You won't need to join any new websites or register anywhere. They urge those who want to participate to go this route vs. leaving comments as the show progresses—that slows the hosts down from blogging and can cause them to miss crucial parts of the broadcast.

If you want your Tweets to appear on the blog that night (February 27), please send your Twitter username to cinebanter@gmail.com. Space is limited, as there are a maximum amount of users allowed via the platform.

The blog will begin Sunday, February 27, in the afternoon, when Michael and Tassoula order their annual pizzas.

To view an archive of last year's live blog, click here.

Cinebanter Special Edition - OSCAR PICKS AND PREDICTIONS 2011

The mp3 of this show can be found here.

In this episode, Michael and Tassoula open their envelopes as they reveal their OSCAR PICKS AND PREDICTIONS for 2011. They also announce their next show. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 Oscar Discussion, Part 1
• Break
• 15:13 Oscar Discussion, Part 2
• 44:33 Credits & Outtakes

If you'd like to subscribe to the show (it's free, of course) via iTunes, click here. Please leave comments if you like what you hear.

Want to donate to the show and help with production costs, server fees, etc.? Click on the "Make a Donation" button to the left of this blog.

Special thanks to Brad Daane, Mark Cummins and Vincent Do for providing the original music in this episode.

Tassoula has reviews, musings and movie-related product links at Tassoula's Movie Review Blog.

Reviews and/or notes of movies Michael sees can be found at his MichaelVox website.

Feedback is always welcome - you may leave comments here or e-mail the hosts at cinebanter@gmail.com.

We hope you enjoy the show!

Cinebanter #101 - BLUE VALENTINE

The mp3 of this show can be found here.

In this episode, Michael and Tassoula exhibit their differences of gender during their review of BLUE VALENTINE. In the Last Five®, Michael finds four quality films, while Tassoula is embarrassed by one of her choices. The hosts also announce the topic of their next episode. The breakdown is as follows:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:32 Discussion of BLUE VALENTINE, Part 1
• Break
• 20:32 Discussion of BLUE VALENTINE, Part 2
• 42:47 To Sum it Up
• Break
• 43:32 The Last Five®
• 1:20:06 Credits & Outtake

Michael's Last Five in this episode were: NICE GUY JOHNNY, THE KING'S SPEECH, TRUE GRIT, CASINO JACK and BIUTIFUL . Tassoula's Last Five were: SPRING BREAKDOWN, THE ECLIPSE, WINNEBEGO MAN, A PRESIDENT TO REMEMBER: IN THE COMPANY OF JOHN F. KENNEDY and I NEED THAT RECORD!

Want to contribute to the show and help with production costs and server fees? Click on the "Make a Donation" button to the left of this blog.

Special thanks to Brad Daane, Mark Cummins and Vincent Do for providing the original music in this episode.

Tassoula has reviews, musings and movie-related product links at Tassoula's Movie Review Blog.

Reviews and/or notes of every movie Michael sees can be found at his MichaelVox website.

Feedback is always welcome - you may leave comments here or e-mail the hosts at cinebanter@gmail.com.

We hope you enjoy the show!