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Wes Bentley gives one of the stronger performances of Tobey Maguire's career. I will say that one of the areas in which Sam Mendes absolutely fucks up Alan Ball's script is in his portrayal of Thora Birch and Wes Bentley as kind of angelic loners who find each other. Birch's performance is dead-on,...

My Picks: 1. Julianne Moore, Boogie Nights 2. Sarah Polley, The Sweet Hereafter 3. Minnie Driver, Grosse Point Blank 4. Christine Ricci, The Ice Storm 5. Stacey Edwards, In the Company of Men The Golden Globes nominated Kim Basinger, Joan Cusack, Julianne Moore, Gloria Stuart, and Sigourney Weaver....

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Oliver Stone) It's not difficult to see where this film goes wrong. It suffers in a sense from Jungle Fever-syndrome, wrt The Big Picture. But in reverse. WS: MNS is the story of two lovers, but also the irresponsibility that led to the financial collapse. It's abou...

I will take my second turn. Best Picture - Letters from Iwo Jima Best Director - Clint Eastwood, Letters from Iwo Jima Best Actor - Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson Best Actress - Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sherrybaby Best Supporting Actor - Michael Caine, Children of Men Best Supporting Actress - Eva Green, Casi...

For the past three years, I think a PIXAR movie has stood a better chance of winning the Comedic or Musical Golden Globe than any nominated film. WALL-E > Vicky Cristina Barcelona Up > The Hangover Toy Story 3 > really, anything. Mark Ruffalo could very easily get nominated for Best Supporting Acto...

/The Crucible/ (Nicholas Hytner) - 5/10 Ah, but does this one get off on the wrong foot! It's not just the sight of the girls dancing in the woods, but the high school play-grade hysteria that fuels every burgeoning scene, which is only heightened by Hytner's usage of the wide angle lens. Whenever ...

My choices. 1. Renee Zellweger, Jerry Maguire 2. Courtney Love, The People vs. Larry Flynt 3. Katrin Cartlidge, Breaking the Waves 4. Natalie Portman, Beautiful Girls 5. Faye Wong, Chungking Express I think the most baffling omission of 1996 has to be Zellweger's sleight for Jerry Maguire. Although...

Best Picture - Children of Men Best Director - Alfonso Cuaron, Children of Men Best Actor - Leonardo DiCaprio, The Departed Best Actress - Shareeka Epps, Half Nelson Best Supporting Actor - Ray Winstone, The Proposition Best Supporting Actress - Carmen Maura, Volver Best Ensemble - The Departed Bes...

I'm sick today. This is slightly more sensible at this point than Oscar prognostication. Best Dramatic Picture Inception The King's Speech The Social Network The Town True Grit (sixth - The Fighter) Best Comedic or Musical Picture Alice in Wonderland How Do You Know? The Kids Are All Right Love and...

Best Adapted Screenplay is a strong lineup. The End of the Affair, Eyes Wide Shut, Fight Club, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Toy Story 2. All very good films. Election isn't just a great movie, it's a great adaptation of a very funny book. Fight Club is a better adaptation of a better book, but I th...

(The Original BJ @ Nov. 08 2010,4:01) Man, we also snubbed Being John Malkovich in Best Picture!!! I think that Being John Malkovich is the second best film of 1999, behind Fight Club. I think American Beauty, Eyes Wide Shut, The Sixth Sense, and The Talented Mr. Ripley are all very good films, and...