Oprah Winfrey Might Win an Oscar

Our friends at Grolsch Film Works have a website where you can find out what they’ve been up to and read/watch interesting stuff about films. Every week we'll be plucking the highlights. This is that.

Ten years from now we may be watching films on the beach through the lenses on our Google sunglasses. If this is the case, I ask you to think back to the sepia-tinted days when sunglasses were just a fashion statement, a way of dodging paps or sun, or for simply looking cool, regardless of the weather. Famous sunglasses in film have now become iconic of particular character types – just think of the The Big Lebowski/ - Fear and Loathing tinted aviators of the all-American slacker, the heart-shaped glasses of the nymphet or the neon wayfarers of the MTV generation. Oh, and as this list shows, it really is allowed to wear sunglasses indoors. As long as you reference the relevant films.

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Oprah Winfrey Is Going to Win an Oscar (Probably)

While The Paperboy might have had its fair share of critics (haters gonna hate, etc), there's no denying that Lee Daniels' next picture is unlikely to be splitting the critics. This week saw the release of The Butler's first trailer and everyone immediately starting screaming "Oscar" at the top of their lungs and causing a neighbourhood disturbance. This movie is packed to the rafters with A-listers in award-seducing roles in the tale of the African-American butler who served during eight presidencies from 1952-1986: including Forrest Whittaker, Jane Fonda, John Cusack, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Oprah Winfrey, who's especially got critics all hot under the collar.

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Have you ever bought a DVD/VHS/Blu-ray solely because of its cover or tagline? Have you ever gone to see a movie after being helplessly seduced by the film's tantalizing poster? We have, and we'd like to think we're not alone in surrendering to the odd stunning poster. Put simply, we've got an insatiable hunger for movie posters and every now and then we need to chomp on some of the finest. So let this month's feast begin.

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Last week saw the release of Gimme the Loot, the SXSW Grand Jury Prize winner by Adam Leon, which sees two graffiti artists seek revenge after their replica of the NY Mets home-run apple is buffed by a rival gang. Now, to a bunch of graffiti artists revenge isn't a passive aggressive Facebook status or a mayonnaise-filled doughnut; it's pulling off one of the most impressive feats of street art: tagging the real-life NY Met's apple. So to celebrate great graffiti in great movies, we've compiled a list of some of our own personal favourites.

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Keep your peepers peeled for more Grolsch Film Works updates next week. Go to grolschfilmworks.com to see what’s happening right now.