The 62nd Annual Cannes Film Festival has come to a close, and while I wasn't and probably will never be able to get out to the world renowned festival, many of the films that earn awards get huge buzz over in the states, even if it's only for Best Foriegn Film at our award shows. Well, the festival has issued it's awards, and at the top, there is a big surprise.
Palme d'Or (Golden Palm):
The White Ribbon directed by Michael Haneke
Grand Prize (Runner Up):
Un Prophète (A Prophet) directed by Jacques Audiard
Special Jury Prize:
Alain Resnais director of Wild Grass (Les Herbes Folles)
Best Director:
Brillante Mendoza for Kinatay
Best Screenplay:
Feng Mei for Lou Ye's Spring Fever
Jury Prize:
Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Thirst directed by Park Chan-wook
Camera d'Or (First-Time Filmmaker):
Samson and Delilah directed by Warwick Thornton
Best Leading Actor:
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds
Best Leading Actress:
Charlotte Gainsbourg in Antichrist
Un Certain Regard Prize:
Dogtooth (Kynodntas) directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
Jury Prize:
Police, Adjective (Politist, Adjectiv) directed by Corneliu Porumboiu
Special Jury Prize:
No One Knows About Persian Cats directed by Bahman Ghobadi
Father of My Children (Le Père de mes Enfants) directed by Mia Hansen-Løve
Congrats to controversial film maker Michael Haneke for his win, and in particular Charlotte Gainsbourg and Christoph Waltz for their big wins in best leading actor and actress. Can't wait to check these films out!
Go see something good!
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
NEWS: Critics Choice Awards Results...
THIS IS JUST A REPOSTED NOTE FEATURING MY PREDICTIONS AND MY CHOICES FOR THE CCA's, ALONG WITH THE RESULTS FROM THE TELECAST TONIGHT. THE WINNERS ARE IN BOLD
Best Picture:
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk" (SHOULD)
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
"Wall-E"
"The Wrestler"
Best Animated Feature:
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"
"Wall-E" (SHOULD AND WILL)
"Waltz With Bashir"
Best Action Movie:
"The Dark Knight" (SHOULD AND WILL)
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
"Iron Man"
"Quantum of Solace"
"Wanted (2008)"
Best Comedy Movie:
"Burn After Reading"
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
"Role Models"
"Tropic Thunder"
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Best Actor:
Clint Eastwood, "Gran Torino"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Best Actress:
Kate Beckinsale, "Nothing But the Truth"
Cate Blanchett, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt" TIE
Best Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" (SHOULD AND WILL)
James Franco, "Milk"
Best Supporting Actress:
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Vera Farmiga, "Nothing But the Truth"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21)
Dakota Fanning, "The Secret Life of Bees"
David Kross, "The Reader"
Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
Brandon Walters, "Australia" (SHOULD)
Best Acting Ensemble:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight" (WILL)
"Doubt"
"Milk"
"Rachel Getting Married" (SHOULD)
Best Director:
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (SHOULD)
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay):
Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (WILL AND SHOULD)
John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"
Best Song:
"Another Way to Die" (performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys, written by Jack White), "Quantum of Solace"
"Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman), "Wall-E"
"I Thought I Lost You" (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele), "Bolt"
"Jaiho" (performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar), "Slumdog Millionaire"
"The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), "The Wrestler" (WILL AND SHOULD)
Best Composer:
Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood, "Changeling"
Danny Elfman, "Milk"
Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard, "The Dark Knight" (WILL AND SHOULD)
A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Picture Made for Television:
"John Adams"
"Recount" (WILL AND SHOULD)
"Coco Chanel"
Best Foreign Language Film:
"A Christmas Tale"
"Gomorrah" (WILL)
"I've Loved You So Long"
"Let the Right One In" (SHOULD)
"Mongol"
"Waltz With Bashir"
Best Documentary Feature:
"I.O.U.S.A."
"Man On Wire" (WILL)
"Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired"
"Standard Operating Procedure" (SHOULD)
"Young At Heart"
Okay, so this is officially Slumdog's year. I think that it's got a lock on Best Picture and Director for this year's Oscar's, and it's their award to lose. I personally don't agree, but then again, I don't have much say. Also, is their any way that the Best Actress race could be ANY tighter? Same goes for Best Actor, but I am starting to feel like Penn is pulling away with it. I still feel like Cruz will get best supporting Actress, and that it may be Robert Downey Jr's year, at least in way for a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He's got the nod here, and the Golden Globe nod could push him over into the group of five come Oscar time, although the award WILL go to Mr. Ledger. What are YOUR thoughts??
Come back later for more news, notes, and hopefully a review of either Gran Torino or The Unborn...
Go see something good!
Best Picture:
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk" (SHOULD)
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
"Wall-E"
"The Wrestler"
Best Animated Feature:
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"
"Wall-E" (SHOULD AND WILL)
"Waltz With Bashir"
Best Action Movie:
"The Dark Knight" (SHOULD AND WILL)
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
"Iron Man"
"Quantum of Solace"
"Wanted (2008)"
Best Comedy Movie:
"Burn After Reading"
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
"Role Models"
"Tropic Thunder"
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Best Actor:
Clint Eastwood, "Gran Torino"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Best Actress:
Kate Beckinsale, "Nothing But the Truth"
Cate Blanchett, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt" TIE
Best Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" (SHOULD AND WILL)
James Franco, "Milk"
Best Supporting Actress:
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Vera Farmiga, "Nothing But the Truth"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21)
Dakota Fanning, "The Secret Life of Bees"
David Kross, "The Reader"
Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
Brandon Walters, "Australia" (SHOULD)
Best Acting Ensemble:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight" (WILL)
"Doubt"
"Milk"
"Rachel Getting Married" (SHOULD)
Best Director:
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (SHOULD)
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay):
Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (WILL AND SHOULD)
John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"
Best Song:
"Another Way to Die" (performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys, written by Jack White), "Quantum of Solace"
"Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman), "Wall-E"
"I Thought I Lost You" (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele), "Bolt"
"Jaiho" (performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar), "Slumdog Millionaire"
"The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), "The Wrestler" (WILL AND SHOULD)
Best Composer:
Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood, "Changeling"
Danny Elfman, "Milk"
Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard, "The Dark Knight" (WILL AND SHOULD)
A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Picture Made for Television:
"John Adams"
"Recount" (WILL AND SHOULD)
"Coco Chanel"
Best Foreign Language Film:
"A Christmas Tale"
"Gomorrah" (WILL)
"I've Loved You So Long"
"Let the Right One In" (SHOULD)
"Mongol"
"Waltz With Bashir"
Best Documentary Feature:
"I.O.U.S.A."
"Man On Wire" (WILL)
"Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired"
"Standard Operating Procedure" (SHOULD)
"Young At Heart"
Okay, so this is officially Slumdog's year. I think that it's got a lock on Best Picture and Director for this year's Oscar's, and it's their award to lose. I personally don't agree, but then again, I don't have much say. Also, is their any way that the Best Actress race could be ANY tighter? Same goes for Best Actor, but I am starting to feel like Penn is pulling away with it. I still feel like Cruz will get best supporting Actress, and that it may be Robert Downey Jr's year, at least in way for a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He's got the nod here, and the Golden Globe nod could push him over into the group of five come Oscar time, although the award WILL go to Mr. Ledger. What are YOUR thoughts??
Come back later for more news, notes, and hopefully a review of either Gran Torino or The Unborn...
Go see something good!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
NEWS: My Critic's Choice Awards Predictions...
Hey guys! With ringing in the new year, we also now get to ring in the begnining of awards season, at least on the boob tube, with the first major awards show of the season. Tomorrow brings us the Critic's Choice Awards, and before hand, I would like to give you all my picks for who should and will win the nights awards...
Best Picture:
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk" (SHOULD)
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
"Wall-E"
"The Wrestler"
Best Animated Feature:
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"
"Wall-E" (SHOULD AND WILL)
"Waltz With Bashir"
Best Action Movie:
"The Dark Knight" (SHOULD AND WILL)
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
"Iron Man"
"Quantum of Solace"
"Wanted (2008)"
Best Comedy Movie:
"Burn After Reading"
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
"Role Models"
"Tropic Thunder"
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Best Actor:
Clint Eastwood, "Gran Torino"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Best Actress:
Kate Beckinsale, "Nothing But the Truth"
Cate Blanchett, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Best Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" (SHOULD AND WILL)
James Franco, "Milk"
Best Supporting Actress:
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Vera Farmiga, "Nothing But the Truth"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21)
Dakota Fanning, "The Secret Life of Bees"
David Kross, "The Reader"
Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
Brandon Walters, "Australia" (SHOULD)
Best Acting Ensemble:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight" (WILL)
"Doubt"
"Milk"
"Rachel Getting Married" (SHOULD)
Best Director:
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (SHOULD)
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay):
Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (WILL AND SHOULD)
John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"
Best Song:
"Another Way to Die" (performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys, written by Jack White), "Quantum of Solace"
"Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman), "Wall-E"
"I Thought I Lost You" (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele), "Bolt"
"Jaiho" (performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar), "Slumdog Millionaire"
"The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), "The Wrestler" (WILL AND SHOULD)
Best Composer:
Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood, "Changeling"
Danny Elfman, "Milk"
Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard, "The Dark Knight" (WILL AND SHOULD)
A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Picture Made for Television:
"John Adams"
"Recount" (WILL AND SHOULD)
"Coco Chanel"
Best Foreign Language Film:
"A Christmas Tale"
"Gomorrah" (WILL)
"I've Loved You So Long"
"Let the Right One In" (SHOULD)
"Mongol"
"Waltz With Bashir"
Best Documentary Feature:
"I.O.U.S.A."
"Man On Wire" (WILL)
"Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired"
"Standard Operating Procedure" (SHOULD)
"Young At Heart"
Honestly, these don't really play much into the rest of the season, but they are really fun awards to watch and interesting categories, so join me at 9 p.m. tomorrow night as these will be aired on VH1...
Go see something good!
Best Picture:
"Changeling"
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight"
"Doubt"
"Frost/Nixon"
"Milk" (SHOULD)
"The Reader"
"Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
"Wall-E"
"The Wrestler"
Best Animated Feature:
"Bolt"
"Kung Fu Panda"
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"
"Wall-E" (SHOULD AND WILL)
"Waltz With Bashir"
Best Action Movie:
"The Dark Knight" (SHOULD AND WILL)
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
"Iron Man"
"Quantum of Solace"
"Wanted (2008)"
Best Comedy Movie:
"Burn After Reading"
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
"Role Models"
"Tropic Thunder"
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Best Actor:
Clint Eastwood, "Gran Torino"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"
Sean Penn, "Milk" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler"
Best Actress:
Kate Beckinsale, "Nothing But the Truth"
Cate Blanchett, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"
Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"
Meryl Streep, "Doubt"
Best Supporting Actor:
Josh Brolin, "Milk"
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight" (SHOULD AND WILL)
James Franco, "Milk"
Best Supporting Actress:
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (SHOULD AND WILL)
Viola Davis, "Doubt"
Vera Farmiga, "Nothing But the Truth"
Taraji P. Henson, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"
Kate Winslet, "The Reader"
Best Young Actor/Actress (Under 21)
Dakota Fanning, "The Secret Life of Bees"
David Kross, "The Reader"
Dev Patel, "Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
Brandon Walters, "Australia" (SHOULD)
Best Acting Ensemble:
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
"The Dark Knight" (WILL)
"Doubt"
"Milk"
"Rachel Getting Married" (SHOULD)
Best Director:
Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire" (WILL)
David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (SHOULD)
Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"
Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight"
Gus Van Sant, "Milk"
Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay):
Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Dustin Lance Black, "Milk"
Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"
Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (WILL AND SHOULD)
John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt"
Best Song:
"Another Way to Die" (performed by Jack White and Alicia Keys, written by Jack White), "Quantum of Solace"
"Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman), "Wall-E"
"I Thought I Lost You" (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele), "Bolt"
"Jaiho" (performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A.R. Rahman and Gulzar), "Slumdog Millionaire"
"The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), "The Wrestler" (WILL AND SHOULD)
Best Composer:
Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Clint Eastwood, "Changeling"
Danny Elfman, "Milk"
Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard, "The Dark Knight" (WILL AND SHOULD)
A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Best Picture Made for Television:
"John Adams"
"Recount" (WILL AND SHOULD)
"Coco Chanel"
Best Foreign Language Film:
"A Christmas Tale"
"Gomorrah" (WILL)
"I've Loved You So Long"
"Let the Right One In" (SHOULD)
"Mongol"
"Waltz With Bashir"
Best Documentary Feature:
"I.O.U.S.A."
"Man On Wire" (WILL)
"Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired"
"Standard Operating Procedure" (SHOULD)
"Young At Heart"
Honestly, these don't really play much into the rest of the season, but they are really fun awards to watch and interesting categories, so join me at 9 p.m. tomorrow night as these will be aired on VH1...
Go see something good!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
My Year End Awards...
It's almost that time. It's almost time to kick out '08, and ring in '09. However, it wouldn't be complete, if I didn't chime in with my year end awards. So without further ado, here are the best, and worst, of '08, in my eyes...
BEST FILM
Rachel Getting Married
BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
WORST FILM
Meet The Spartans
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY/VISUALLY STUNNING
Paranoid Park
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Rachel Getting Married
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Rachel Getting Married
BEST SCORE
The Dark Knight
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
The Wrestler – Bruce Springsteen, theme to “The Wrestler”
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn - MILK
BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger – THE DARK KNIGHT
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rosemarie DeWitt – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About his Father
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Wall-E
BEST HERO
Wall-E
BEST VILLIAN
The Joker
BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENT
Quantum of Solace
BIGGEST SURPRISE
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Dev Patel – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Rosemarie DeWitt – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
Martin McDonagh – IN BRUGES
MOST UNDERRATED
Funny Games
MOST OVERRATED
Pineapple Express
BEST ENDING
Funny Games
BEST SCENE
Dishwasher Scene – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BEST MADE FOR TV FILM
Recount
BEST TRAILER
Watchmen
What film do you think deserved best of the year? What was your least favorite?
Come back tomorrow for my COMPLETE ranking of films that I saw in '08, along with my review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button!
Go see something good!
BEST FILM
Rachel Getting Married
BEST DIRECTOR
David Fincher – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
WORST FILM
Meet The Spartans
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY/VISUALLY STUNNING
Paranoid Park
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Rachel Getting Married
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
BEST SOUNDTRACK
Rachel Getting Married
BEST SCORE
The Dark Knight
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
The Wrestler – Bruce Springsteen, theme to “The Wrestler”
BEST ACTOR
Sean Penn - MILK
BEST ACTRESS
Anne Hathaway – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Heath Ledger – THE DARK KNIGHT
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Rosemarie DeWitt – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About his Father
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Wall-E
BEST HERO
Wall-E
BEST VILLIAN
The Joker
BIGGEST DISSAPOINTMENT
Quantum of Solace
BIGGEST SURPRISE
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (MALE)
Dev Patel – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)
Rosemarie DeWitt – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BREAKTHROUGH DIRECTOR
Martin McDonagh – IN BRUGES
MOST UNDERRATED
Funny Games
MOST OVERRATED
Pineapple Express
BEST ENDING
Funny Games
BEST SCENE
Dishwasher Scene – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
BEST MADE FOR TV FILM
Recount
BEST TRAILER
Watchmen
What film do you think deserved best of the year? What was your least favorite?
Come back tomorrow for my COMPLETE ranking of films that I saw in '08, along with my review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button!
Go see something good!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
AWARDS: My '09 Golden Globe Predictions...
Hello all! Now, while I haven't seen ALL of the films nominated for a few of these, as I live in the cinematic b.f.e. known as West Michigan, there is NO news for today, and most likely for the rest of the year, so here are my predictions for the upcoming Golden Globes. Check the parenthesis for who I think should, and who I think will win each respective category...
Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road (Should, or it's the one I'm most anticipating)
Slumdog Millionaire (Will win)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married (should and I believe will win)
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas - I’ve Loved You So Long (Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T’Aime)
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Leonardo Dicaprio - Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk (Should)
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin BUtton
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler (Will, and probably should, I just haven't seen it)
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Should and will)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (should)
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky (will)
Frances McDorman - Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep - Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson - Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (should)
Colin Farrell - In Bruges
James Franco - Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman - Last Chance Harvey (Will)
Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E (Will and should)
Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Everlasting Moments
Gomorrah (will and should)
I’ve Loved You so Long
Waltz with Bashir
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (will and should)
Viola Davis - Doubt
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes - The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight (will and should)
Best Director - Motion Picture
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire (will)
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (should)
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes - Revolutionary Road
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare - The Reader
Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (will and should)
John Patrick Shanley - Doubt
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood - Changeling
James Newton Howard - Defiance
A. R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
Hans Zimmer - Frost/Nixon
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
“Down to Earth” - Wall-E
“Gran Torino” - Gran Torino
“I Thought I Lost You” - Bolt
“Once in a Lifetime” - Cadillac Records
“The Wrestler” - The Wrestler (Will and should)
What do you guys think?? I have to set a little side note about this list, as I mentioned above, I haven't gotten a chance, and most of the people in the country haven't had a chance to see many of these films, so here are a few of the films I have yet to see...My top 5 regrets of 2008
5. The Reader
4. Happy Go Lucky
3. Let the Right One In
2. Revolutionary Road
1. The Wrestler
So in my constant attempt to give you all as much content as possible, I will be over the next week giving you all my year end wrap up. Tomorrow will be my Most Anticipated of '09, Thursday will be a review of Ben Button and my ranking of EVERY film I've seen in '08, and then Friday will be my year end awards, with a review, most likely, of Doubt.
Come back later for all of that and maybe some news...
Go see something good!
Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road (Should, or it's the one I'm most anticipating)
Slumdog Millionaire (Will win)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married (should and I believe will win)
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas - I’ve Loved You So Long (Il Y A Longtemps Que Je T’Aime)
Kate Winslet - Revolutionary Road
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Leonardo Dicaprio - Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella - Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn - Milk (Should)
Brad Pitt - The Curious Case of Benjamin BUtton
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler (Will, and probably should, I just haven't seen it)
Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Should and will)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Rebecca Hall - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (should)
Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky (will)
Frances McDorman - Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep - Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson - Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (should)
Colin Farrell - In Bruges
James Franco - Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman - Last Chance Harvey (Will)
Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E (Will and should)
Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Everlasting Moments
Gomorrah (will and should)
I’ve Loved You so Long
Waltz with Bashir
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams - Doubt
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona (will and should)
Viola Davis - Doubt
Marisa Tomei - The Wrestler
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise - Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. - Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes - The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Doubt
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight (will and should)
Best Director - Motion Picture
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire (will)
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (should)
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes - Revolutionary Road
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Simon Beaufoy - Slumdog Millionaire
David Hare - The Reader
Peter Morgan - Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (will and should)
John Patrick Shanley - Doubt
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Alexandre Desplat - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood - Changeling
James Newton Howard - Defiance
A. R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire
Hans Zimmer - Frost/Nixon
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
“Down to Earth” - Wall-E
“Gran Torino” - Gran Torino
“I Thought I Lost You” - Bolt
“Once in a Lifetime” - Cadillac Records
“The Wrestler” - The Wrestler (Will and should)
What do you guys think?? I have to set a little side note about this list, as I mentioned above, I haven't gotten a chance, and most of the people in the country haven't had a chance to see many of these films, so here are a few of the films I have yet to see...My top 5 regrets of 2008
5. The Reader
4. Happy Go Lucky
3. Let the Right One In
2. Revolutionary Road
1. The Wrestler
So in my constant attempt to give you all as much content as possible, I will be over the next week giving you all my year end wrap up. Tomorrow will be my Most Anticipated of '09, Thursday will be a review of Ben Button and my ranking of EVERY film I've seen in '08, and then Friday will be my year end awards, with a review, most likely, of Doubt.
Come back later for all of that and maybe some news...
Go see something good!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
NEWS: New York Film Critics Best Of The Year...
So, I just got back from a long day of exams and Dark Knight DVD buying, to come to the conclusion that today is a very slow news day. However, the New York Film Critics have released their year end awards, and the list is not only interesting, it's quite shocking...
Best Picture: Milk
Best Director: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, Milk
Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Screenplay: Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
Best Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Animated Film: Wall-E
Best First Film: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Best Foreign Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Okay, so first off, I'm now insanely excited about Milk, if it's even possible to be any more excited for that flick. Second, I think one of 3 sure fire locks for this years Oscars is Wall-E winning best animated feature, and the other two are also on here, in Man on Wire winning best Documentary, and Penelope Cruz winning Best Supporting Actress, although I truly think Rosemarie DeWitt should win for Rachel Getting Married. That all said, the biggest surprise come in the Best Actress/Best Supporting Actor/Best Director categories. This list is one that many people look to to see what the Academy Awards may look like, so let's just say, this will be one interesting awards season. Golden Globe nominations are tomorrow night, so as soon as they are announced, I will get the information up!
Go see something good!
Best Picture: Milk
Best Director: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Actor: Sean Penn, Milk
Best Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky
Best Supporting Actor: Josh Brolin, Milk
Best Supporting Actress: Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Screenplay: Jenny Lumet, Rachel Getting Married
Best Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle, Slumdog Millionaire
Best Animated Film: Wall-E
Best First Film: Courtney Hunt, Frozen River
Best Foreign Film: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Best Documentary: Man on Wire
Okay, so first off, I'm now insanely excited about Milk, if it's even possible to be any more excited for that flick. Second, I think one of 3 sure fire locks for this years Oscars is Wall-E winning best animated feature, and the other two are also on here, in Man on Wire winning best Documentary, and Penelope Cruz winning Best Supporting Actress, although I truly think Rosemarie DeWitt should win for Rachel Getting Married. That all said, the biggest surprise come in the Best Actress/Best Supporting Actor/Best Director categories. This list is one that many people look to to see what the Academy Awards may look like, so let's just say, this will be one interesting awards season. Golden Globe nominations are tomorrow night, so as soon as they are announced, I will get the information up!
Go see something good!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
NEWS: Independent Spirit Award Nominations...
So, it is indeed award season, and while there are a high amount of awards that could and probably should be talked about, The Independent Spirit Awards are always the most interesting, and cause me running to my local video store more often. Yesturday the nominations for this award were handed out, and here is the list of noms...
Best Feature
Ballast
Frozen River
Rachel Getting Married
Wendy and Lucy
The Wrestler
Best First Feature
Afterschool
Medicine for Melancholy
Sangre De Mi Sangre
Sleep Dealer
Synecdoche, New York
Best Director
Ramin Bahrani - Chop Shop
Jonathan Demme - Rachel Getting Married
Lance Hammer - Ballast
Courtney Hunt - Frozen River
Tom McCarthy - The Visitor
Best Male Lead
Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Sean Penn - Milk
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Best Female Lead
Summer Bishil - Towelhead
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Tarra Riggs - Ballast
Michelle Williams - Wendy and Lucy
Best Supporting Male
James Franco - Milk
Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker
Charlie McDermott - Frozen River
JimMyron Ross - Ballast
Haaz Sleiman - The Visitor
Best Supporting Female
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Rosemarie DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married
Rosie Perez - The Take
Misty Upham - Frozen River
Debra Winger - Rachel Getting Married
Best Screenplay
Woody Allen - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck - Sugar
Charlie Kaufman - Synecdoche, New York
Howard A. Rodman - Savage Grace
Christopher Zalla - Sangre De Mi Sangre
Best Cinematography
Maryse Alberti - The Wrestler
Lol Crawley - Ballast
James Laxton - Medicine for Melancholy
Harris Savides - Milk
Michael Simmonds - Chop Shop
Best Documentary
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
Man on Wire
The Order of Myths
Up the Yangtze
Best Foreign Film
The Class (France)
Gomorra (Italy)
Hunger (U.K./Ireland)
Secret of the Grain (France)
Silent Light (Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)
The Spirit Awards Nominating Committee applies the following guidelines in making its selections. Final interpretation of all rules and regulations and eligibility of submissions shall be made by the Spirit Awards Nominating Committee:
1. Uniqueness of vision
2. Original, provocative subject matter
3. Economy of means
4. Percentage of financing from independent sources
What are your thoughts on the nominations? This is always one award show I tried to watch until I got to college and lost IFC as a channel to watch, and they are interesting awards. What do you think?
Go see something good!
Best Feature
Ballast
Frozen River
Rachel Getting Married
Wendy and Lucy
The Wrestler
Best First Feature
Afterschool
Medicine for Melancholy
Sangre De Mi Sangre
Sleep Dealer
Synecdoche, New York
Best Director
Ramin Bahrani - Chop Shop
Jonathan Demme - Rachel Getting Married
Lance Hammer - Ballast
Courtney Hunt - Frozen River
Tom McCarthy - The Visitor
Best Male Lead
Javier Bardem - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Sean Penn - Milk
Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler
Best Female Lead
Summer Bishil - Towelhead
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Tarra Riggs - Ballast
Michelle Williams - Wendy and Lucy
Best Supporting Male
James Franco - Milk
Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker
Charlie McDermott - Frozen River
JimMyron Ross - Ballast
Haaz Sleiman - The Visitor
Best Supporting Female
Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Rosemarie DeWitt - Rachel Getting Married
Rosie Perez - The Take
Misty Upham - Frozen River
Debra Winger - Rachel Getting Married
Best Screenplay
Woody Allen - Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck - Sugar
Charlie Kaufman - Synecdoche, New York
Howard A. Rodman - Savage Grace
Christopher Zalla - Sangre De Mi Sangre
Best Cinematography
Maryse Alberti - The Wrestler
Lol Crawley - Ballast
James Laxton - Medicine for Melancholy
Harris Savides - Milk
Michael Simmonds - Chop Shop
Best Documentary
The Betrayal
Encounters at the End of the World
Man on Wire
The Order of Myths
Up the Yangtze
Best Foreign Film
The Class (France)
Gomorra (Italy)
Hunger (U.K./Ireland)
Secret of the Grain (France)
Silent Light (Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany)
The Spirit Awards Nominating Committee applies the following guidelines in making its selections. Final interpretation of all rules and regulations and eligibility of submissions shall be made by the Spirit Awards Nominating Committee:
1. Uniqueness of vision
2. Original, provocative subject matter
3. Economy of means
4. Percentage of financing from independent sources
What are your thoughts on the nominations? This is always one award show I tried to watch until I got to college and lost IFC as a channel to watch, and they are interesting awards. What do you think?
Go see something good!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
NEWS: Religulous OUT of Contention...
So, today brings the news of the final 15 films up for a possible nomination for Best Documentary at the upcoming Academy Awards. I went into checking these out thinking that my Documentary of The Year and one of the best I've seen in a long time, Religulous, would be up in the list. However, The Huffington Post is reporting something else...
Bill Maher's documentary exploring religion, "Religulous," is out of Oscar contention after being left out of the final 15 list released by the Academy in the Best Documentary category.
All I can say is wow. The film is a monetary hit, as it has grossed roughly $13 Million on a $2.5 Million budget, and it has been a pretty big critical hit as well. The well respected awards site, In Contention, believed that it would be a lock to make Oscar contention, but now it is out as the Academy believes that there are 15 better documentaries from this year. I have to disagree with them, as I don't think there are 15 documentaries that I've EVER seen that are better.
Other notable snubs are "Dear Zachary," "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" and "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired."
The Top 15 are the following...
"At the Death House Door"
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
"Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh"
"Encounters at the End of the World"
"Fuel"
"The Garden"
"Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts"
"I.O.U.S.A."
"In a Dream"
"Made in America"
"Man on Wire"
"Pray the Devil Back to Hell"
"Standard Operating Procedure"
"They Killed Sister Dorothy"
"Trouble the Water"
I fully expect that Man On Wire will win, and I did before this, but I would have liked to have seen my personal favorite, Religulous, at least get a little love.
Why do YOU think they didn't get a nod? Is it the content? Could it be how Maher went about talking about the content? Or is it something else?
Go see something good!
Bill Maher's documentary exploring religion, "Religulous," is out of Oscar contention after being left out of the final 15 list released by the Academy in the Best Documentary category.
All I can say is wow. The film is a monetary hit, as it has grossed roughly $13 Million on a $2.5 Million budget, and it has been a pretty big critical hit as well. The well respected awards site, In Contention, believed that it would be a lock to make Oscar contention, but now it is out as the Academy believes that there are 15 better documentaries from this year. I have to disagree with them, as I don't think there are 15 documentaries that I've EVER seen that are better.
Other notable snubs are "Dear Zachary," "Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson" and "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired."
The Top 15 are the following...
"At the Death House Door"
"The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)"
"Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh"
"Encounters at the End of the World"
"Fuel"
"The Garden"
"Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts"
"I.O.U.S.A."
"In a Dream"
"Made in America"
"Man on Wire"
"Pray the Devil Back to Hell"
"Standard Operating Procedure"
"They Killed Sister Dorothy"
"Trouble the Water"
I fully expect that Man On Wire will win, and I did before this, but I would have liked to have seen my personal favorite, Religulous, at least get a little love.
Why do YOU think they didn't get a nod? Is it the content? Could it be how Maher went about talking about the content? Or is it something else?
Go see something good!
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