12 Hours of Oscar: An oldie, but a goodie
12 Hours of Oscar: 2010 Academy Awards trivia every hour until the show starts. While he may be the oldest actor nominated for Oscar tonight, Christopher Plummer isn’t the oldest to be nominated for Best Supporting Actor. But he was close. Plummer, who is nominated for playing Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station, was 82 years and 51 days old when he got the nod on Feb. 2, 2010. Hal Holbrook was 218 days older than Plummer when he earned a Best Supporting Actor nomination for his role in Into the Wild back in 2008. (via Wiki) Full list of Oscar Predictions...
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Up (2009)–**** The greatness of Pixar isn’t hard to define. It is, however, hard to believe. After 14 years, the animation studio still has greatness in spades, and Up, the latest wonder from the folks who brought us Toy Story, Monsters, Inc. and Ratatouille, is beyond great. It’s perfect. From its opening moments where a young Carl meets Ellie, the love of his life, to the final shot of Carl (Ed Asner) and his young Wilderness Explorer friend Russell (Jordan Nagai) together on a school auditorium stage, Up embodies all that is great about cinema and, more importantly, about life. The film’s first 10 minutes or so are dedicated to Carl’s journey with the woman he loved, Ellie. The pair were brought together as children through a shared love of adventure and a mutual adoration of explorer Charles Muntz...
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