Unofficial Academy Awards Discussion Board

I enjoyed this grouping of nominees much more than last year's in which my favorite would be Benjamin Button (over Changeling, Defiance, Frost/Nixon, and Slumdog Millionaire). I also liked them more than the year before that where I would have opted for Into the Wild over Atonement, Eastern Promise...

More Spider-Man Reboot Details? Source:Risky Business January 20, 2010 Yesterday, Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios confirmed that (500) Days of Summer helmer Marc Webb is going to direct the Spider-Man reboot. In reporting on the news, the Risky Business blog has some possible more details on t...

Pi (Darren Aronofsky) - 8/10 I love mindfucks (as to opposed to mindcuddles) like this. More so when it's done in the 90's underground vein. Max, an isolated genius of sorts, spends his days trying to find a pattern in the stock market. He pops pills in an ever increasing dosage and plays Go with h...

Supposedly they picked Webb because of his "excellent handling of the relationships of young people". I imagine it started out as a corny joke among the executives to get a director with spider-themed last name and someone took to the idea. He'll spin a tangled Webb of romance. Eh, eh? *n...

I love Levitt, but he doesn't get nearly as much credit as he deserves. I'm hoping 2010 turns things around for him with Inception. I also remember hearing that he was teaming with DiCaprio to produce and star in a remake of Akira. Not sure if it's still happening, though. That's still happening. D...

Up in the Air (Jason Reitman) - 8/10

A Fistful of Dollars (Sergio Leone) - 6/10

For a Few Dollars More (Sergio Leone) - 9/10

Leon: The Professional (Luc Besson) - 8/10



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Big Magilla wrote:It's interesting to note that Kathyn Bigelow at 58 looks younger than both ex-husband Cameron at 55 and his current wife Suzy Amis, who is 48.

Really? He's 55? He looks about as old as Scorsese.

Film - Drama: The Hurt Locker (Inglourious Basterds) Film - Comedy/Musical: (500) Days of Summer (The Hangover) Actor - Drama: Jeff Bridges (Colin Firth) Actor - Comedy/Musical: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Matt Damon) Actress - Drama: Sandra Bullock (Carey Mulligan) Actress - Comedy/Musical: Meryl Streep...

MovieWes wrote:The Lovely Bones earned an estimated $5.7 million on Friday and is expected to earn $25 million over the weekend.

Wouldn't we all be kicking ourselves if this movie was resurrected.

Doubtful but humorous thought.