Posts Tagged ‘Academy Awards’
Top 10 of ‘07
Posted by: mangold on: February 27, 2008
- In: Film| Lists
- 3 Comments
So yeah, we did have our own awards, or a “master list,” but here are my personal top 10 favorites from 2007:
10) Grindhouse/Hot Fuzz/Knocked Up
-The trifecta. Complete nerdom. Just for clarification, when I list Grindhouse I’m listing the double feature with fake trailers, missing reels, and [...]
Oscar Predictions
Posted by: mangold on: February 22, 2008
- In: Film| Lists| TV
- 11 Comments
Here are my predictions for Sunday’s Oscars, along with a few alternates in each category plus some general thoughts. I’ve refrained from posting any predictions for the Best Foreign Film category because of how wildly unpredictable it is. Amelie lost, Pan’s Labyrinth lost, and the 3 frontrunners this year weren’t even nominated. Everyone, even the [...]
MICHAEL CLAYTON
Posted by: mangold on: February 16, 2008
- In: Film| Not Too Sure
- 1 Comment
Written and Directed by Tony Gilroy. Stars George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson, and Sydney Pollack.
Michael Clayton is the new legal thriller which scored seven Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
Michael Clayton is introduced as a “fixer.” In the opening scene he gets a call regarding a client’s car accident, and he is dispatched to the [...]
El Orfanato
Posted by: mcdufrechou on: January 12, 2008
- In: Film| Hoots
- 3 Comments
Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona. Written by Sergio G. Sanchez. Produced by Guillermo del Toro. Staring Belen Rueda and Fernado Cayo.
Spain’s official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008).
It’s beautifully terrifying what Bayona does with color and light in this Spanish ghost flick. The premise is nothing [...]
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