Dear Mickey Rourke… How’s it goin? Bored of staring at that shiny new Golden Globe yet?? Hopefully not, and hopefully you’re enjoying this comeback you’ve worked so hard for. Thought I’d write and wish you luck in the upcoming Oscar race. Also, I thought I’d share a word to the wise. News last week was…
Diamond Dogs (SAG Award Winners)
I realize I’m a day or two late on this one, but here are the award winners from the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night… Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet, THE READERBest Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHTBest Actress: Meryl Streep, DOUBTBest Actor: Sean Penn, MILKBest Ensemble Cast: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIREAs far as predicting…
FROST/NIXON
Sometimes the hardest-hitting questions can come from the most unlikely of places.
THE WRESTLER
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.