What happens to a star when the lights come up and the crowd has gone home?
And So It Goes (aka Hatter rants About the Oscar Nominations)
The last few years I’ve had precious little to argue with when it came to Oscar nominations…yesterday morning I really missed that feeling. While the academy managed to get one or two nods right (congrats go out to Richard Jenkins and Melissa Leo), they left so many of the year’s best standing on the platform…
81st Oscar Nominations
The nominations are coming in…To say I’m surprised at the choices is putting it mildly. Best Picture:The Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonFrost / NixonMilkThe ReaderSlumdog Millionaire Best Director:Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”Stephen Daldry, “The Reader”David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”Ron Howard, “Frost / Nison”Gus van Sant, “Milk” Best Supporting Actress:Amy Adams, “Doubt”Penelope Cruz, “Vicky…
I’m Amazed
Can someone please tell me how with all the thoughtful flicks playing right now, a movie like this manages to finish tops at the box office? Tomorrow’s Oscar nominations can’t come soon enough.
Tell Me Baby
In the last year, I’ve met a lot of other movie enthusiasts due to this blog. One such entusiast is T who writes 10 Movies to See Before You Die. One fun little side effect of our friendship is anytime she mentions not enjoying a movie I believe to be a classic, or essential viewing.…
Money Talks
This isn’t terribly movie related, but it just confounds me so darned much that I had to post it. It seems as though ABC is seriously considering reviving “Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?”, based in part on the warm reception to a certain Golden Globe winning film. All I can say to this is…
Further On Up The Road
For a moment or two this morning, I considered posting a reaction to the Golden Globes. However, while they got through handing out this year’s hardware without getting too crazy, I’d rather just leave them be and move on. Before I do, I’d just like to say how happy it makes me to see SLUMDOG…