Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Sundance Film Festival: Lance Hammer’s Ballast
I’ve heard good things from various websites about Lance Hammer’s directorial debut Ballast. Karina at SpoutBlog gives it an especially nice write-up. Two twin brothers attempt suicide. One succeeds. The survivor ends up forming a tentative family of sorts with his brother’s 12-year-old son and the boy’s mother. Karina calls [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
In the considered opinion of the readers of Living in Cinema, here is how the Oscar nominations in the major categories will shake out tomorrow morning. The the top 5 vote getters in each category are:
Best Picture
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Michael Clayton
Juno
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Best Director
Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Awards Daily and others comfirm the rumor that Jonny Greenwood’s terrific score for There Will Be Blood has been disqualified for an Oscar nomination. Variety’s Red Carpet District refers to Rule 15 of the Academy’s Special Rules for Music Awards precluding “scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or pre-existing music.” There Will Be Blood made [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Rotten Tomatoes honors the best reviewed films of the year with the Golden Tomato Awards.
Wide Releases:
Ratatouille (87.46)
No Country for Old Men (85.97)
The Bourne Ultimatum (85.44)
Sicko (84.18)
Hairspray (83.85)
Juno (83.85)
Knocked Up (83.02)
Gone Baby Gone (82.74)
Enchanted (82.34)
Zodiac (82.27)
Limited Releases:
Once (86.04)
Away From Her (83.55)
The Lives of Others (83.42)
The Host (81.5)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (81.11)
In the Shadow of [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2008 by Craig Kennedy
Razzie nominations for the worst movies and worst performances of 2007 were announced this morning and I couldn’t care less. I hate bad movies as much as anyone, but dwelling on them long after they’ve done their damage in theaters is absolutely pointless.
Rather than waste time talking about things that suck, there is always another [...]
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