Good Thursday morning folks! Time for me to jot down some thoughts on another two categories, which today will be Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. This is a rare year where all ten performers are truly deserving, and in at least one of these two categories, the outcome isn’t the slam-dunk everybody thinks.Lets…
More Than Words
We’re down to the home stretch for Oscar, and now that I’ve seen almost all the major nominees I thought it time to go on record for making my forecasts for the main awards to be handed out on Sunday night. Last year I went 7-for-8 in these categories, which of course means that this…
IN BRUGES
Maybe hell is a place on earth – a beautiful, cultural, charming place.
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Permit me a sports reference for a moment. When I played little league baseball, every once in a while my team would be losing a game so badly, that the coach would call the left fielder in to pitch. The idea is that you’re already out of it, what’s the worst that could happen? This…
FROZEN RIVER
Tracking down Oscar nominees on DVD has turned into a rather rewarding venture. Last week, I watched THE VISITOR which I’d heard good things about, but missed in theatres. This week though, I picked up FROZEN RIVER, which I’ll be honest – I hadn’t even heard of until three months ago, and might not have…
Soldier On – INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Trailer
This summer, Quentin Tarantino returns with his fifth/sixth film (depending on if you count the KILL BILL movies as one or two). INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS features a cast that includes Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mike Myers, Samuel L. Jackson, Cloris Leachman, and Maggie Cheung. What interests me, is the fact that Quentin has been…
THE VISITOR
I try to see as many good movies in theatres as I can in a year, but inevitably a few get past me. THE VISITOR is one such flick. It’s a subtle movie, about a university professor named Walter Vale (played by Richard Jenkins, from TV’s “Six Feet Under”). Walter knows deep down that he…