The 81st Academy Awards took place last night. As I always like to have some sort of party, my mom and I gathered at her house to celebrate. We filled out out ballots prior to … I had a couple hard categories that took me a little bit to make a decision, and then counted [...]
Archive for the ‘actress: kate winslet’ Category
26 Jan
Book to Film – The Reader
Book Review. This is one of the first movies I have seen that is almost identical to the book it was fashioned after. The Reader is about a 15 year old boy who has an affair with a woman twice his age. After a summer long romance she disappears, leaving the kid wondering what happened, [...]
22 Jan
Awards Part 6 – Academy Awards 2009
The nominations came in early this morning. Lots of differences from the Golden Globes, which usually sets the tone of what is expected. The Academy Awards will February 22, 2009, hosted by Hugh Jackman. BEST PICTURE* The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire BEST ACTOR Richard Jenkins – The Visitor [...]
15 Jan
Awards Season – Part 6 – BAFTAs
The British Academy of Film and Television announced their nominations today. My choices in RED. Winners will be announced February 8, 2009. BEST FILMTHE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON – Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Ceán ChaffinFROST/NIXON – Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Brian Grazer, Ron HowardMILK – Dan Jinks, Bruce CohenTHE READER – Anthony Minghella, Sydney [...]
12 Jan
2009 Golden Globe Wrap Up
Last night was the 3 hour spectacular also known as the Golden Globe Awards. It is one of my favorites, next to the Academy Awards in February. I didn’t do as well as predicted in my nominations and winnings, but still it felt like a very great outcome. Kate Winslet came home with two Golden [...]
29 Dec
Trailer Spotlight – The Reader
Release Date – January 9, 2009Nominations: Golden Globe for Best Picture & Best Supporting Actress and Critics Choice Award for Best Picture & Best Supporting Actress.
7 May
Movie Blog: Edition 2
I watched a lot movies this week. I’m on a role with emptying my Netflix queue because it is so large and intimidating. I can’t really remember what I watched Friday but most likely it was something along the lines of “The Fabulous Baker Boys” or some old and very rare Michelle Pfeiffer film that [...]
