UPDATED: Winners announced last night. See how I stacked up. Nominations are coming out all over the place. I’ve already missed the boat a couple times. The 2009 People’s Choice Awards has been accepting votes online for quite some time. When I checked today most of the voting was closed, but a few categories are [...]
Archive for the ‘actress: holly hunter’ Category
29 Dec
The Incredibles
From the directors of Finding Nemo, comes the next set of superheroes, undercover after bad public press and the want of a normal life. Mr. Incredible is forced back into the field in order to save the world, with the help of his wife and three children. The film won two Oscars, for Best Achievement [...]
23 Dec
Christmas Movies – 2008
With Christmas only a couple days away, and knowing I will be watching most of these this weekend, here are my picks for holiday viewings. I’ve already mentioned It’s a Wonderful Life, but there’s also Miracle on 34th Street, the original in black and white. A timeless classic as well and a must see, especially [...]
9 Oct
Better Off Dead, Thirteen, The Machinist, Cloverfield
Better Off Dead John Cusack in his 80s high school era picture about teen rivalry, sibling rivalry, a murderous paper boy, and family crisis while competing for the girl against the star of the ski team. Just another typical teen dramedy and if that’s what you’re going for then you should check out some of [...]
8 Oct
Holly Hunter Movies
The PianoHolly Hunter won Best Actress at the 1994 Academy Awards for her role as Ada McGrath, a mute woman with a young daughter who enters an arranged marriage to a wealthy land owner, only to fall for a local plantation worker. She brings along her prized piano, which her new husband refuses to carry [...]
8 Aug
21, Saving Grace, Sleepwalking
21A group of students at MIT are propositioned by Kevin Spacey to learn card counting and beat the Vegas system. Kate Bosworth and Jim Sturgess also star in the drama about playing for fun and getting sucked into a terrible lifestyle, only to have it stolen from you. Good movie. 3 solid stars. Saving Grace: [...]
26 Jan
Awards Season – Part 5 – 2009 SAG Awards
The next set is in. Winners were announced last night. My pick has a * while the winners are in RED. OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Richard Jenkins, The Visitor Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon Sean Penn, Milk Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE [...]
20 Dec
2008 SAG Award Nominations
And another … the SAG Award nominations were announced today. My biased choices are in red. The 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards air January 27, 2008. MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE George Clooney, Michael ClaytonDaniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be BloodRyan Gosling, Lars and the Real GirlEmile Hirsch, Into the WildViggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises FEMALE [...]
