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The Phoenix Film Critic Choices and bbfc Warnings.
All About My Movies. —
Right, first thing’s first. The Phoenix Film Critic picks – Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire Top Ten Films of 2008 (in alphabetical order) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Dark Knight Frost/Nixon In Bruges Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire The Visitor Wall-E The Wrestler Best DirectorDanny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead Role Sean Penn, Milk Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role Meryl Streep, Doubt Best Performance by an Actor ...
Oscar's Original Songs of 2008
Stale Popcorn —
Can I just point out that by the time I completed this I was too tired to do a proper spell/grammar check. Expect mistakes. Last year I did an exhaustive entry featuring all 59 eligible contenders for Oscar's Best Original Song category. And so I thought I'd do the same this year, naturally. There are 49 contenders this year. Just glancing over the list I can see notable omissions - Huey Lewis' "Pineapple Express" and "All Dressed in Love" from Sex and the City: The Movie for example - that lead to me think they were merely not submitted because I don't think there's any denying that the song is original. Oh well. It's still ...
Discuss: Favorite Movie Songs from 2008?
Cinematical —
Like every red-blooded American, I dread the interminable Best Original Song presentations during the Oscars. More often than not, the songs suck, the presentation is elaborate and boring, and the insistence on playing the songs in full drags out an already too-long evening. But this year there's one song I'll actually be excited to see -- assuming it actually gets nominated. Thankfully, none of the Academy's arcane rules disqualified it. ...
For Your Consideration: 5 Alternates for Best Song Oscar
SpoutBlog —
The Academy’s list of 49 tunes deemed eligible for the Best Original Song Oscar this year seems like a lot for the Music Branch to pick through. That is, until you notice that more than one-fifth of those contenders are from the same film (High School Musical 3, which, thanks to a new rule, is only allowed, at most, two nominations in this category) and you recall that last year’s list included many more songs (59) to choose from. The talent involved this year, however, is tremendous, at least in terms of those performers who sing the tunes on the soundtrack (many of whom had a hand in the songwriting). These artists ...
2008 Golden Globes: Live Blogging
RacsO Ledger —
The show has just started and Jennifer Lopez is looking radiant and she is presenting Best Supporting Actress. Marissa Tomei is looking beautiful. I predicted Kate and she did win! wow Yowza! I loved the performance but I think she was lead not supporting. And does she look stunning. ...
Fan Rant: Academic Failure
Cinematical —
"Oh, good grief, it's Oscar." --Lucille Bluth, "Arrested Development" (The following post is written to the tune of Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler," which was not among those nominated for Best Original Song when the 81st Academy Award nominations were announced earlier today.) Have you ever seen a one trick pony in the field so happy and free? We'd call 'em by another name, the Academy Have you ever seen a piece of pap that they all wouldn't eat? If you've ever seen that Crash, then you'd agree. Then you'd agree, The Dark Knight should've had more of a shot Then you'd ...
Movie Theme Song Wednesday: The Wrestler (2008)
Dave's Blog About Movies and Such —
dir. Darren Aronofsky "The Wrestler" - Bruce Springsteen
