Monthly Archives: December 2008

Venerable and irascible Rex Reed of The New York Observer has chosen his list of 10 Best Films of 2008: 1. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2. Revolutionary Road 3. Rachel Getting Married 4. The Reader 5. Slumdog Millionaire 6. Frost/Nixon 7. Milk 8. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days 9. The Visitor 10. Good And, Rex Reed being Rex Reed, he’s compelled to share what he...

Rather than writing them up in the predictions, let’s put them here. They have to real shockers, too, not just alternate picks. Please limit your guesses to only three. Here are mine: 1. Hugh Jackman nominated for Australia 2. Australia nominated for ensemble. 3. The Wrestler nominated for ensemble. ...

This has been a year for actors and ensemble casts, especially at the end. I don’t think anyone would argue that 2008 was a sparse selection all the way around. Oscar season has, so far, been somewhat quiet and that’s to do with, I think, many people not seeing the movies that are winning awards, even Slumdog Millionaire has been hard to see if you don’t...

Hollywood Reporter’s Greg Kilday reports: The American Society of Cinematographers will present producer-director Christopher Nolan with its Board of Governors Award at the 23rd annual ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards on Feb. 15 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Century City. The award is presented annually “to an individual who has made significant contributions...

(Thanks to Todd Jorgenson) Top Ten Films of 2008 1. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE 2. MILK 3. THE DARK KNIGHT 4. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON 5. THE WRESTLER 6. THE VISITOR 7. FROST/NIXON 8. DOUBT 9. WALL-E 10. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY Best Film: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Best Director: Danny Boyle, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. runners-up: David Fincher, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON; Christopher...

(via MCN, & thanks to Jake) BEST PICTURE: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON BEST DIRECTOR: DANNY BOYLE, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: SEAN PENN, MILK BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: ANNE HATHAWAY, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: HEATH LEDGER, THE DARK KNIGHT BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: VIOLA DAVIS, DOUBT BEST ENSEMBLE...

Thanks to Remy, they can also be found here. BEST PICTURE “Wendy and Lucy” (Mongrel Media) Runners-up: “Rachel Getting Married” (Mongrel Media) “WALL*E” (Disney/Pixar) BEST PERFORMANCE, MALE Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler” (Alliance) Runners-up: Sean Penn, “Milk” (Alliance) Jean-Claude Van Damme, “JCVD”...

And they are: “Another Way to Die” from “Quantum of Solace” “Barking at the Moon” from “Bolt” “The Boys Are Back” from “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” “Broken and Bent” from “Role Models” “By the Boab Tree” from “Australia” “The Call”...

Let the backbiting Jackman backlash begin! Mary McNamara, LA Times TV critic, can’t decide if Hugh Jackman is a hottie or a nottie: Yes, Jackman was just named People‚Äôs Sexiest Man Alive, and yes, he is Wolverine of ‚ÄúX-Men‚Äù but do we want Wolverine hosting the Oscars? Probably not… Will the Oscar gift baskets include smelling salts? I think...

As we’ve been discussing all day, the foundations of traditional movie reviewing may be cracking, but there are monuments on the Acropolis of film criticism who endure. (AP) Roger Ebert is becoming an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America. The announcement Tuesday from the top union representing Hollywood filmmakers says Ebert is receiving the honor...