The British Independent Film Award nominations recently came out and In Bruges and Hunger lead in the nominations with Slumdog Millionaire following closely behind. The Full Nominations List after the break. BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM Hunger In Bruges Man on Wire Slumdog Millionaire Somers Town BEST DIRECTOR Mark Herman – The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Steve...
Monthly Archives: October 2008
Angelina Jolie took to the stage to pay tribute to Clint Eastwood at the Hollywood Film Fest and said: “There are some people in this business that are icons, and we often wonder if, when we meet them, they’ll live up to what we imagine them to be,” she told the audience. “And Clint Eastwood in person is even better.” “Clint is what...
Kristin Scott Thomas will be the recipient of the Cinema Vanguard Award at this year’s Santa Barbara International Film Fest or SBIFF.¬† She will join Penelope Cruz who is their Performer of the Year.The fest funs from January 22 through February 1. Jeff Wells talks to Best Candidate Melissa Leo and snaps a few nice moments. Nikki Finke Reports that the LA Times...
In keeping with the last post about scary movies, it’s interesting to think of those movies that were Oscar contenders, or should have been, because they were so good they cut through the cloth of cinema and became wholly notorious for decades to follow. Here is the list in time for Halloween: 1. Psycho – Alfred Hitchcock still gets all of the credit for this...