In a couple of hours, I’ll post results of yesterday’s poll in some kind of semi-organized manner, complete with the pretty pie charts. It’s already easy to see which write-ins were most predominant. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and The Dark Knight were far and away the two summer movies you guys think might be poised to be this...
Monthly Archives: February 2008
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-aTmzuw7FI[/youtube] Seriously, watching Daniel Day Lewis in this video makes it painfully obvious that not only are Brits and Irish smarter than we Americans but we think they’re smarter and we treat them like royalty. Check out this interview with Day Lewis and how the reporters are almost afraid to ask him questions regular...
You know, I’ve never been one to defend the sometimes silly decisions AMPAS makes, but reading all of the post-game stuff is a bit tiresome. Yes, the show got the worst ratings ever. No, it wasn’t a great show. Yes, it was probably Plan B after all. Here is Patrick Goldstein giving his suggestions as to how to get more eyeballs to tune in: Our family’s...
From The Film Experience: Maybe I love the split screen for the same reasons that everybody else loves sports and reality TV. The thrill of victory (solitary) and the agony of defeat (multiplied) I find the actors generally boring when it comes to the split screen box… and the DVR shut off before Best Actor so I couldn’t...
Riffing off Kris Tapley’s early-bird predictions in the post below, how about we throw open a poll. Choose the Top 5 films you feel are most likely to make it through the process this year and be among the final nominees for Best Picture. Vote for only 5, please. I’ve expanded the list to include films you guys have already mentioned and added a couple...
Kris Tapley thinks it’s never too early for Oscar predictions. Herewith, what he’s got for 2008: [Motion Picture] ‚ÄúThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button‚Äù ‚ÄúDoubt‚Äù ‚ÄúFrost/Nixon‚Äù ‚ÄúRevolutionary Road‚Äù ‚ÄúThe Soloist‚Äù [Directing] David Fincher ‚ÄúThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button‚Äù Ron Howard ‚ÄúFrost/Nixon‚Äù Gus...