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Movies at the End of the World

By Rick, on January 23rd, 2009 |

it’s that time every year when everybody gets Oscar fever, and I always try to see the five nominees for Best Picture. Living in a West Alabama town with only only one 16-screen multiplex, it’s not all that easy. But you ought to see where I used to [...]

Coosa Creek Times, Oscar Wrap-Up Edition

By Rick, on February 26th, 2008 |

I can honestly say that Sunday’s Oscars were the most satisfying in years, and not just because I beat out my wife at the prediction game, either. As a matter of fact, I wasn’t very good at predicting: just one pick better than 500 (alas, it seems my rule of thumb “If No [...]

Reactions to the 2007 Oscar Nominees

By Rick, on January 22nd, 2008 |

Here are some reactions from around the blogosphere about this morning’s announcement of the 80th Annual Academy Award nominees:

Jim Emerson at Scanners handicaps the nominees statistically:

“Looking at the odds, “Atonement” is an unlikely best picture because its director (Joe Wright) wasn’t nominated. “Michael Clayton” and “Juno” lack editing nominations, which (statistically speaking) is are crucial [...]

Oscar Nominations

By Rick, on January 22nd, 2008 |

They’re he-ere! What do you think?

Best Picture:

Atonement
Juno
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Best Actor in a Leading Role

George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
Daniel Day Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd)
Tommy Lee Jones (In the Valley of Elah)
Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age)
Julie Christie [...]

Movie City News has an Über List

By Rick, on January 2nd, 2008 |

Movie City News is keeping track of the year-end goings on; they’ve got a Big-Ass Chart (don’t blame me, that’s what they call it) with upwards of 175 critics’ top-ten lists tabulated. By their reckoning, the film with the most cred on critic’s year-end lists is No Country for Old Men, by a long [...]