WGA goes for Slumdog, Milk
The Writers Guild of America gave out its awards last night, making the Best Picture race even less interesting as the inevitable Slumdog win becomes crystal clear. Slumdog now has the DGA, PGA, SAG, and WGA (Adapted Screenplay) awards. Yes, that’s every major guild prize. In other news, Milk took home the WGA original screenplay award, but still faces an Oscar challenge from WALL-E, which was ineligible for the WGA award. The Best Original Screenplay Oscar, along with the Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress awards, will keep Oscar night interesting, as those categories are up in the air. Meryl, Kate, maybe Anne for Best Actress. Sean, Mickey, maybe Frank or even Brad for Best Actor. Any of the above in Supporting Actress, except Amy Adams. I’ll get to posting Oscar predictions in the next week or...
Read MoreDanny Boyle wins DGA
The most important precursor went to Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle last night. Boyle deserved this. Nothing stopping the Slumdog train...
Read More2009 Best Picture Nominee Box Office Totals
I posted this last year because we all have to remember the real reason for Oscar: the Oscar bounce. The box office boost was in full effect when Slumdog jumped 80 percent at the box office this weekend. In fact, all the nominees grabbed more cash, including The Reader, which lost 50 theaters. Last year there were no $100 million movies nominated for Oscar. This year,The Curious Case of Benjamin Button already has that and some change in the bank. With 13 nominations, it will likely to ride the wave for a little while, maybe to $150 million. If (when?) it wins Best Picture, Slumdog could give the Pitt starrer a run for its money. Now onto the box office. 2008/2009 Best Picture Box Office Picture (totals as of Thursday, Jan. 22) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Dec....
Read MoreYear in Review – Top Ten Films of 2008
One of the problems with living in a place like Cleveland (or Erie, Pa. before this) and not in NYC or LA is that you don’t get to see all the movies of 2008 until it’s 2009. I’ve always given myself an extra month to catch up. Considering the lackluster year it’s been for movies, it’s no surprise that I could have published this list a few weeks ago. (Damn you Fox Searchlight for holding back The Wrestler.) It’s also no surprise that a three-and-a-half star movie made it onto my list for the first time since I started compiling them. That would Woody Allen’s best film in years, Vicky Christina Barcelona. But even in bad years, there are certain movies that you fall in love with. I can’t remember caring about the characters in the movies as much...
Read MoreFinal Oscar 2008-2009 Nomination Predictions
Will The Dark Knight get its Best Picture nod? Will Slumdog nab the most nominations? Will Woody Allen spoil the day for another director? Will Kate Winslet get the two nods she deserves? What’s going to happen?! Tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. EST/5:30 p.m. PST the Academy will announce the Oscar nominees. Anyone who has watched the Oscar knows there are bound to be surprises. People are starting to doubt The Dark Knight, but I’m not betting against it. TDK fans will have their day. My final predictions are listed below, but check out the Oscar Predix page to see the evolution of Oscar 2008/2009. Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire – And the winner is… The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Solid, classy, the future of Hollywood. Milk – The kind of politically-charged, fight-for-what’s-right kind of story the Academy loves....
Read MoreGolden Globe Winners 2009
Slumdog may have took top prize, but Kate Winslet was the queen of the Golden Globes. That long-overdue Winselt Oscar looks like a real possibility. The winners: Best Picture – Drama Slumdog Millionaire Best Actor – Drama Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler Best Actress – Drama Kate Winslet – Revolutionary Road Best Picture – Comedy/Musical Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Actress – Comedy/Musical Sally Hawkins – Happy-Go-Lucky Best Actor – Comedy/Musical Colin Farrell – In Bruges Best Director Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire Original Score A. R. Rahman – Slumdog Millionaire Best Writer Simon Beaufoy – Slumdog Millionaire Foreign Language Film Waltz With Bashir (Israel) Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight Animation Wall-E Original Song “The Wrestler” – The Wrestler Music & Lyrics By: Bruce Springsteen Best Supporting Actress Kate Winslet – The...
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