nytimes.com - 1/3/2009
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The New York Times’s film critics offer their own nominations for the year’s best. >
villagevoice.com - 1/2/2009
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Best Film 1. WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, U.S.) 237
points/35 mentions Determined little whatsit saves Earth and rocks...
the vote. Shouldn't it be the other way around? 2. The Flight of the Red Balloon (Hou Hsiao-hsien, France) 163 points/26 mentions Great ...
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New York Movies - 2008 Film Poll Results - page 1
antagonie.blogspot.com - 1/7/2009
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antagonie.blogspot.com —
Not that I'm ordinarily all that interested in
awards-season hoo-hah, but obviously I have to make an...
exception for my own group. The 2008 nominees for the Online Film Critics Society Awards (and I don't mind admitting that I'm actually really proud ...
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OFCS: 2008 NOMINATIONS
weblogs.variety.com - 1/2/2009
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While Gus Van Sant's biopic Milk, starring Sean
Penn as the murdered San Francisco gay activist ,...
is enjoying a strong award-season run, many are also discovering Rob Epstein's classic 1984 doc, the Oscar-winning The Times of Harvey Milk. And ...
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Harvey Milk Doc Scores Online
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'New York Times' Crix Name Noms... Do You Agree?
RopeofSilicon.com —
The trio of New York Times critics (Manohla Dargis, A.O. Scott and Stephen Holden) have weighed in with their own nominations for the year's best in movies with their selections for Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress and Original and Adapted Screenplays. ...
Shiva The Destroyer Meets the Happiest Gal in the World
Carpetbagger —
... sounded truly happy just to be among the mentioned: “It would be extraordinary, obviously, to be mentioned in the same breath with my hero, Meryl, and Kate Winslet,” she said. “But if that happens, I know my place. It’s not their first time to the rodeo, and so there’s a humility that goes along with that that I’m very aware of.” But in a year when those actresses have received some mixed notices for their roles, some think she is the girl to beat. That said, she’s not by herself. As In Contention’s Guy Lodge points out , the National Society of Film Critic ...
Oscars 2009 - And We're Off...
Getafilm —
... It doesn’t mean he was the wrong actor for the part, but at least I don’t think I’m crazy anymore. Also, I found it funny that Charles McGrath describes Langella during the interview as acting in some ways like Nixon (“In person Mr. Langella carries himself with an almost papal bearing. He accepts compliments graciously but with a little nod that suggests you’re not telling him anything he doesn’t know already.”). Also, Langella was with Whoopi Goldberg? Whaa? “For Your Consideration, Academy” – Scott, Dargis and Holden fill out their imaginary Oscar ...
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