The red carpet is ready to be rolled out at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles for this
year's big night... yes, Sunday 27th February is Oscar Night and the British monarchy
saga "The King's Speech" is the leading Academy Awards favourite with 12 nominations,
including best picture and acting honours for Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter and
Geoffrey Rush. Also nominated for best picture are the psychosexual thriller "Black
Swan"; the boxing drama "The Fighter"; the sci-fi blockbuster "Inception"; the lesbian-family
tale "The Kids Are All Right"; the survival story "127 Hours"; the Facebook chronicle
"The Social Network"; the animated "Toy Story 3"; the Western "True Grit"; and the
crime thriller "Winter's Bone." However, as Father Peter Malone, former head of the
film desk at Signis (the World Catholic Association for Communication) and currently
a film critic for the Australian Catholic film office, told Linda Bordoni, the stage
is set up for a best-film showdown between two favorites, "The King's Speech" and
"The Social Network."... listen to the full interview...