The official list, via press release: 65 Countries in Competition for 2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar® Beverly Hills, CA — Sixty-five countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards®, Academy President Tom Sherak announced today. The 2009 submissions are: Albania, “Alive!,” Artan...
Three of these are HBO films. Voters from the Academy’s Documentary Branch viewed this year’s 37 eligible entries and submitted their ballots to PricewaterhouseCoopers for tabulation. The eight films are listed below in alphabetical order by title, with their production company: “China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province,”...
I sent out a few questions that have been running around in my head lately. I sent them to people whose ideas I value and who might offer something beyond what I can answer for myself. Every Oscar year is different. Some of them fly by, like last year when Slumdog Millionaire started winning and didn’t stop. Some of them linger on until the very last agonizing moment...
Thanks to Cahiers for tipping us this afternoon’s tweet from Roger Ebert: ‚ÄùTrucker‚Äù is a wonderful new movie, with a career-changing performance by Michelle Monaghan. Opens 10/9. That’s a powerful money quote to cap a week of like-minded praise. Marshall Fine, Huffington Post:For one thing, Trucker has the ring of emotional truth. For another,...
Meryl Streep is probably the only actress in the race who is above 40. This is a young woman’s year, to be sure. Be sure to check out Guy Lodge’s rundown of the Best Actor Under 30 and his coverage of the young women currently playing even younger women on screen.¬†¬† There is no denying Carey Mulligan’s ascent, however. The critics are especially...
It’s time once again to ask that question. I’m fairly sure there hasn’t been an announcement yet. I’m going to guess there is behind-the-scenes talk and that there are some out there who already know the answer. Then again, maybe not. The Corner Cinema has tossed a few well known names into the ring. Let’s run them down: 1. Ricky Gervais...