Slumdog takes Best Picture at Critics’ Choice Awards
No real surprise as Slumdog Millionaire takes top prize (and 4 others) at the BFCA Critics’ Choice Awards. (Sorry, The Dark Knight fans.) All signs continue to point to Slumdog as the Best Picture favorite. Damn me for not having cable television. I’d would have liked to seen some of these acceptance speeches, especially Kate Winslet’s for her surprise win in the Supporting Actress category. These speeches are make or break for a potential Oscar winner. You’ll see more of them on Sunday at the Not the Oscars… err… Golden Globes. Here are all your Critics’ Choice winners (courtesy of AwardsDaily.com): Best Comedy Movie: Tropic Thunder Best Acting Ensemble: Milk Best Young Actor/Actress: Dev Patel Best Writer: Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire Best Action Film: The Dark Knight Best Composer: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire Best Song: Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler...
Read MoreLA Film Critics pick WALL-E
Disney/Pixar’s WALL-E nabbed the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for Best Picture today. In the past 25 years, 4/5 of the picture that received the prize went on to get an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. My initial guess is that WALL-E will join the ranks of those nomination-less winners of years past. But this certainly gives WALL-E fans a little more hope going into the final month and a half ahead of the Oscar noms announcement. Other 2008 LAFCA winners Director: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire Actor: Sean Penn, Milk Actress: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Elegy Screenplay: Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky Official...
Read MoreQuickie: 28 DAYS LATER (2002)
28 Days Later…(2002)–*** Quickie Review A bike messenger wakes up from a coma to discover a virus causing uncontrollable rage has been unleashed in Britain, and he must find a way to live as one of the few uninfected people remaining. More like Lord of the Flies than Night of the Living Dead, Danny Boyle’s art-house horror film doesn’t break new ground, but does plant a few new seeds. Shot on DV, the gritty, shadowed pictures create an eerie world that plays to the dark psychology. Anyone looking for a “scary” movie may be disappointed, but no sudden jump is scarier than the shots of a desolate London. Starring Brendan Gleason and Cillian Murphy....
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