Monthly Archives: November 2008
Trailer for Cadillac Records and some recent Beyonc√© coverage requested by a few of our readers (you know you who you are). Very much in the blown vein of Dreamgirls, Ray and — maybe most of all — Lady Sings the Blues, the movie’s ensemble cast might invite more speculation about Best Supporting categories instead of awards for leading roles. Beyonc√©...
I read a few sites with commentary on the Oscar documentary short list but I must admit I was waiting to hear what AJ Schnack over at All These Wonderful Things had to say and it turns out it isn’t bad: Let’s get one thing out of the way. There will be no outraged commentary this year. For one, we’ve tried to swear that kind of thing off after last year’s...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSiv3CyJqic[/youtube] The headlines were awash today of Angelina Jolie breaking down in front of cameras, not unlike her character in Changeling might have done. For some reason this was big news today, maybe washing away the Aniston flap from a few days ago. Jolie, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kate Winslet, Melissa Leo all play anguished...
Todd McCarthy’s Variety review is admiring enough, with a few reservations. But the performances, especially Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and what should be the breakthrough of the year, Michael Shannon: That said, “Revolutionary Road” is constantly engrossing, as it successfully engages the Wheelers’ yearning to rescue themselves from their...
AMPAS released the contenders for the Documentary Feature and they are: “At the Death House Door” “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” “Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh” “Encounters at the End of the World” “Fuel” “The Garden” “Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts” “I.O.U.S.A.” “In...