DiscDish.com Honors Movies Overlooked by Oscars

Website's new column celebrates films in unconventional categories

2011-03-02

AUSTIN, TX, March 02, 2011 (Press-News.org) The movie awards season is over, but DiscDish.com recognized that some important award categories were overlooked. Determined to fix the oversight, the website has honored films with 17 new awards.

Among the categories are:

The "Going Commando" Award for best use of underwear as a strategic device in an action film — Angelina Jolie in "Salt"

The "I Need a Shower" Award for creepiest sex scenes involving a laboratory-produced creature in a science-fiction thriller — "Splice"

The "That's Not My Elbow" Award for most claustrophobic film of the year — "Lebanon"

The "Hair Apparent" Award for best beard in an independent film — Robert Duvall in "Get Low"

The "I Think I Know Where This Is Going" Award for the feature film title that best gives away the story line — "Eat Pray Love"

The full list, available on DiscDish.com, includes many more honors.

DiscDish.com's awards are part of a new column called "Today's Special," in keeping with the website's movie diner theme. In Today's Special, the DiscDish.com editors dish on the latest in pop culture, with a DVD and Blu-ray spin.

The column also features the newest addition to the DiscDish.com team, Chris Koseluk, a journalist who has written about the entertainment industry for numerous magazines and newspapers, including The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Premiere and The San Francisco Chronicle.

Launched in February 2010, the fast-growing DiscDish.com was created by veteran home entertainment editors Samantha Clark and Laurence Lerman, formerly of Video Business magazine. Together with the website's expert DVD and Blu-ray reviewers, the DiscDish.com staff has more than 50 years experience in the movie industry. The site is different from other movie and home entertainment websites in that it not only covers all the biggest mainstream films on disc, it also is a curator of the best in indie and cult films.

DiscDish.com also features interviews with the talents behind the scenes and in front of the camera, including actors, directors and writers, and runs regular contests and giveaways for new and classic DVD and Blu-ray releases.

DiscDish.com covers mainstream movies and the best independent films, serving up news about DVD and Blu-ray releases, reviews and interviews. Created by veteran home entertainment journalists, DiscDish.com is the most trusted source online for DVD and Blu-ray information for retailers and consumers.

CONTACT:
Samantha Clark
Editor, DiscDish.com
213.840.1839
sam@discdish.com

Laurence Lerman
Editor, DiscDish.com
212.683.1242
laurence@discdish.com

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