The Top 10 Mainstream Films Bad Lieutenant Crazy Heart An Education The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Knowing Precious A Serious Man Up in the Air The White Ribbon “Now you are thinking, hey, what about Avatar? Faithful readers know of my annual Special Jury Prize. This year it goes to James Cameron’s ground-breaking epic. No, that doesn’t mean it’s...
Monthly Archives: December 2009
It has been said that the only really exciting Oscar races are those with a wide open Best Picture race. For two years in a row, we had fairly open and shut Best Picture contenders. This year, there are several vying for the top spot. While Up in the Air and The Hurt Locker are the two strongest heading into the guild awards phase, there are others threatening to upset,...
James Vernier for the Boston Herald: Women made the biggest box-office waves of 2009. As Julia Child, Meryl Streep served up a delicious summer comedy, “Julie & Julia.” Bella Swan, also known as Kristen Stewart, returned for another “Twilight.” Newcomer Gabourey Sidibe was “Precious,” and as her hideous mother Mo’Nique gave...
Trying to measure a movie like Avatar against typical awards-magnet films is an exercise doomed to provoke friction and frustration. Over the past few days of discussion, we can’t even agree whether the value of a script should be weighed in units of substance, eloquence, relevance, or — in the case of Avatar — transcendence. Are there more “literate”...
Thanks to Grizzly. Best Picture: The Hurt Locker Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker Best Actor: George Clooney, Up in the Air Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, An Education Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds Best Supporting Actress: Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air Best Screenplay: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air Best Animated...
