As I sat in a coffee shop yesterday listening to people in my neighbourhood express their thoughts on SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, I realized that at this point in the film’s life the bar has been set a tich too high. Of all the Oscar nominees for Best Picture, this was by far the one that benefitted…
Goodnight, Travel Well (Oscar Wrap-Up)
21 Thoughts on The 81st Oscars Hugh Jackman’s opening was quite cute – it had a “summer camp skit” quality to it. Teaming Martin & Fey as writing presenters was inspired. OK, who can tell me what Cruz said in Spanish? Award for the most beautiful speech of the night goes to Dustin Lance Black,…
Who Do You Think?
For the record, here are my picks in each category for tonight’s Academy Awards… Best Picture: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIREDirector: Danny BoyleBest Actress: Kate WinsletBest Actor: Sean PennBest Supporting Actress: Penelope CruzBest Supporting Actor: Josh BrolinBest Adapted Screenplay: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIREBest Original Screenplay: MILKBest Animated Feature: WALL-EBest Animated Short: OKTAPODIBest Editing: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIREBest Art Direction: THE DARK KNIGHTBest…
Best for Last
Once more into the breach dear friends. With just over twenty-four hours to go, my Oscar picks for best director and best picture can be found after the jump. Ron Howard lands his third directing nomination for FROST/NIXON. I’ve never been Opie’s biggest fan, but even I must admit that this film was well directed.…
L.E.S. Artistes
While thinking about all this Oscar hoopla, I must admit that part of me is actually waiting for it to be all over so I can get back to writing about other things. But it’s the homestretch so I can endure a few more days. My calls for Best Actor and Best Actress lay after…
Waiting On a Friend
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…