Monthly Archives: December 2009
And it has all come down to this. All of the movies, all of the reviews, the box office, the buzz, the publicity, the debates — the ballots will sail into homes in the next few days. Some of them will know what movies they liked best and tick them off. Some of them will take their time, making sure to see everything before they fill the sucker out. Some will call...
Two commenters got 100% for what I was looking for. Jeff and Brandon W. However, I must note that with some of these, it could be open to interpretation. The reason I put them in the comments sections is that I think how people figure out the answers is as interesting. Maybe it’s more fun for me than it is for you. Perhaps we’ll try having them emailed in next...
That’s the title of Richard Corliss’ piece in TIME, and I can’t improve on it, except to add, “As if.” December is that most wonderful time of the year, when Santa perches all the little boy and girl critics on his knee and warmly whispers, “You matter.” All the other months, we’re dog food. But when the winter solstice nears,...
Interesting to see The Hurt Locker not only making an appearance on nearly every year-end Top 10 — but on many Best of the Decade lists as well. Ann Hornaday, The Washington Post Finding Nemo (2003) You Can Count on Me (2000) The Lives of Others (2006) The Hurt Locker (2009) Y Tu Mam√° Tambi√©n (2001) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) The Edge of Heaven (2007) A...
Here are a few questions to warm the cockles and keep us frosty. You know, in January the fury begins anew. 1. Titanic was tops at the box office for an unbelievable 17 15 weeks. By this time it had made upwards of $500 million. What film finally dethroned it? 2. This director won four out of the five Oscars he was nominated for. 3. This film was nominated for five Oscars...