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     Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.17.14.163 |
Fwiw. Now ask me what I've seen... hint: it's a number between 1 and -1. I see LET THE RIGHT ONE IN down there... and did anyone know Clint Eastwood was in a movie?!... ----------------- A full list of the awards given by the National Board of Review (for 2008): Best Film: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Best Director: DAVID FINCHER, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Actor: CLINT EASTWOOD, Gran Torino Best Actress: ANNE HATHAWAY, Rachel Getting Married Best Supporting Actor: JOSH BROLIN, Milk Best Supporting Actress: PENELOPE CRUZ, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Foreign Language Film: MONGOL Best Documentary: MAN ON WIRE Best Animated Feature: WALL-E Best Ensemble Cast: DOUBT Breakthrough Performance by an Actor: DEV PATEL, Slumdog Millionaire Breakthrough Performance by an Actress: VIOLA DAVIS, Doubt Best Directorial Debut: COURTNEY HUNT, Frozen River Best Original Screenplay: NICK SCHENK, Gran Torino Best Adapted Screenplay: SIMON BEAUFOY, Slumdog Millionaire and ERIC ROTH, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Spotlight Award: MELISSA LEO, Frozen River and RICHARD JENKINS, The Visitor The BVLGARI Award for NBR Freedom of Expression: TRUMBO Top Ten Films: (In alphabetical order) BURN AFTER READING CHANGELING THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON THE DARK KNIGHT DEFIANCE FROST/NIXON GRAN TORINO MILK WALL-E THE WRESTLER Top Five Foreign Language Films: (In alphabetical order) EDGE OF HEAVEN LET THE RIGHT ONE IN ROMAN DE GUERRE A SECRET WALTZ WITH BASHIR Top Five Documentary Films (In alphabetical order) AMERICAN TEEN THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON) DEAR ZACHARY ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED Top Ten Independent Films (in alphabetical order) FROZEN RIVER IN BRUGES IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS MR. FOE RACHEL GETTING MARRIED SNOW ANGELS SON OF RAMBOW WENDY AND LUCY VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA THE VISITOR | ||
| Jamie Rosen (Jamie) Username: Jamie Registered: 11-2008 Posted From: 99.240.155.122 |
I'm not sure about giving awards to films that aren't out yet. That seems a bit odd, even if they've had advanced screenings. Also -- Burn After Reading? This is the first positive thing I've heard about that film. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.195.235 |
Burn After Reading is an exquisite, lovingly crafted spoof of the generally po-faced espionage genre, with priceless performances by some fine actors. It's an undiluted joy. Anyone who doesn't get it has no sense of irony, no ability to see the funny side of people (whether characters or film-makers) who take themselves too seriously. All those reviewers complaining that the plot wasn't logically satisfying! Unbelievable. That's like looking for continuity errors in Road Runner. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 79.187.206.46 |
Joel - Glad somebody got Burn After Reading. Too many people shrugged indifferently when I asked them what they thought of it. Every bit as good No Country For Old Men, even if they are two completely different entities. | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.5.10.144 |
More.... ------ LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ANNOUNCE 2008 AWARD WINNERS LOS ANGELES, DECEMBER 9, 2008 “Wall-E” was voted Best Picture of the Year, it was announced today by Lael Loewenstein, President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). The runner up was “The Dark Knight.” LAFCA’s 34th annual achievement awards ceremony will be held Monday, January 12 at the InterContinental Los Angeles. The 34th annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards are dedicated to Manoel de Oliveira for his extraordinary contribution to the cinema as he enters his 101st year Other award winners are: DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” Runner-up: Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight” ACTRESS: Sally Hawkins, “Happy-Go-Lucky” Runner-up: Melissa Leo, “Frozen River” ACTOR: Sean Penn, “Milk” Runner-up: Mickey Rourke, “The Wrestler” SCREENPLAY: Mike Leigh, “Happy-Go-Lucky” Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, “Synecdoche, New York” SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and “Elegy” Runner-up: Viola Davis, “Doubt” SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight” Runner-up: Eddie Marsan, “Happy-Go-Lucky” FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: “Still Life“ directed by Jia Zhangke Runner-up: “Waltz with Bashir ” directed by Ari Folman DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM: “Man on Wire” directed by James Marsh Runner-up: “Waltz with Bashir” directed by Ari Folman PRODUCTION DESIGN: Mark Friedberg, “Synecdoche, New York” Runner-up: Nathan Crowley, “The Dark Knight” ANIMATION: “Waltz with Bashir” MUSIC/SCORE: A.R. Rahman, “Slumdog Millionaire” Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” CINEMATOGRAPHY: Yu Lik Wai, “Still Life” Runner-up: Anthony Dod Mantle, “Slumdog Millionaire” NEW GENERATION: Steve McQueen, “Hunger” CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: John Calley (previously announced) DOUGLAS E. EDWARDS INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL FILM/VIDEO: James Benning, “RR” and “Casting a Glance” | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.230.130 |
And now the American Film Institute's Top Ten for 2008.... THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON DARK KNIGHT FROST/NIXON FROZEN RIVER GRAN TORINO IRONMAN WALL-E WENDY AND LUCY THE WRESTLER MILK | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 80.167.124.223 |
I have not seen Benjamin Button- but I really, really hope that Fincher gets an Oscar- he deserves one - for his career- and the man hopefully has lots and lots of films in him still- hell they should give him an oscar as a cinematographer. Also there is no doubt that Zodiac really showed how Fincher has matured into a very, very good character director as well. And I still think that Wall-E is the film of the year. Seems also that Danny Boyle has a good chance for an oscar- which would be cool as well... Have not seen Happy-Go-Lucky or Burn After Reading. | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.209.220.53 |
Benjamin Button could be great. Fincher directing a romantic film? How dark can a love story get? | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 80.167.124.223 |
Apparently pretty dark from what I've read Steve-I think it opens beginning February- so a while yet... | ||
| Craig (Craig) Username: Craig Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 75.4.242.247 |
And (from Entertainment Weekly), here's Stephen King's strange 10 best films list from 2008, in order of their "bestness" (from least to greatest): 10) DEATH RACE 9) REDBELT 8) THE RUINS 7) LAKEVIEW TERRACE 6) THE BANK JOB 5) FUNNY GAMES 4) TROPIC THUNDER 3) WALL-E 2) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE 1) THE DARK KNIGHT |