Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

I don't even remember Pamela-Marie's thinly supported original argument and, quite frankly, I just don't care. I like Nicole Kidman. I think she's made some great choices since her split with Tom and has really become a respectable actress in her own right. Her Oscar was well-deserved, not a "...

I am in no way implying that Mr. Cruise actually is a gay homosexual. Umm, maybe I'm nitpicking here, but don't you sort of have to be gay to homosexual? Or are you referring to "happy" homosexuals? Yeah, I think you are being a little nit-picky. The use of the term "gay homosexual&q...

In terms of money and working, she's fine. But let's look at the list of films shall we? Starting with the pity Oscar for The Hours (probably her best work since the divorce) and ending with The Stepford Wives. In between middling to passible performances including the snooze inducing Interpreter a...

She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb has always been an old favorite. Does anyone think this might be made into a film one day? Oh, and if you enjoyed Atonement , I would check out Enduring Love , also by Ian McEwan. It has an unforgettable opening. Stiff by Mary Roach is great fun. It's the book that f...

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. Completely riveting nonfiction account that actually reads quite like fiction. Larson juxtaposes the efforts of Daniel Burnham, chief architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with the story of H.H. Holmes, considered by some to be America's first real s...