http://awardsdailyforums.com/ List your favorites or have votes open to the public here. en Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:44:39 GMT vBulletin 60 http://awardsdailyforums.com/images/ambient-lightingv2/misc/rss.jpg http://awardsdailyforums.com/ http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23286&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:39:50 GMT Image: http://i51.tinypic.com/1129w5g.jpg Jennifer Coolidge | *Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans* Amber Heard | *The Informers*...

Jennifer Coolidge | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Amber Heard | The Informers
Catherine Keener | Where the Wild Things Are
Diane Kruger | Inglourious Basterds
Julianne Moore | A Single Man ]]> Film Lists and Polls DougReese http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23286 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23283&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:34:02 GMT Once again, tell me the following. :P 1. Your top ten. 2. Ten runner-ups. 3. Your top 10 directors. 4. Your top 10 in the four acting... Once again, tell me the following. :P

1. Your top ten.
2. Ten runner-ups.
3. Your top 10 directors.
4. Your top 10 in the four acting categories.
5. At least 5 random special awards you can come up with.

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Top 10:
01. L'ENFANT
02. MARIE ANTOINETTE
03. TIME TO LEAVE
04. A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
05. HALF NELSON
06. THE DEPARTED
07. THE BLACK DAHLIA
08. ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE
09. INLAND EMPIRE
10. LITTLE CHILDREN

10 Runner-ups:
11. CANDY
12. THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU
13. A SCANNER DARKLY
14. VOLVER
15. THE DEAD GIRL
16. THREE TIMES
17. HARD CANDY
18. THE PUFFY CHAIR
19. HOSTEL
20. JESUS CAMP


Top 10 Directors:
01. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, L'ENFANT
02. Sofia Coppola, MARIE ANTOINETTE
03. Francois Ozon, TIME TO LEAVE
04. Robert Altman, A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION
05. David Lynch, INLAND EMPIRE
06. Ryan Fleck, HALF NELSON
07. Martin Scorsese, THE DEPARTED
08. Brian De Palma, THE BLACK DAHLIA
09. Olivier Assayas, CLEAN
10. Hou Hsiao-Hsien, THREE TIMES


Top 10 Leading Actors:
01. Ryan Gosling, HALF NELSON
02. Melvil Poupaud, TIME TO LEAVE
03. Patrick Wilson, HARD CANDY (with a nod to LITTLE CHILDREN)
04. Jeremie Renier, L'ENFANT
05. Leonardo DiCaprio, THE DEPARTED
06. Ion Fiscuteranu, THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU
07. Matt Damon, THE DEPARTED
08. Heath Ledger, CANDY
09. Robin Williams, THE NIGHT LISTENER
10. Clive Owen, CHILDREN OF MEN


Top 10 Leading Actresses:
01. Maggie Gyllenhaal, SHERRYBABY
02. Kirsten Dunst, MARIE ANTOINETTE
03. Laura Dern, INLAND EMPIRE
04. Penelope Cruz, VOLVER
05. Abbie Cornish, CANDY
06. Shareeka Epps, HALF NELSON
07. Cate Blanchett, LITTLE FISH
08. Katie Aselton, THE PUFFY CHAIR
09. Kate Winslet, LITTLE CHILDREN
10. Sandra Huller, REQUIEM


Top 10 Supporting Actors:
01. Jackie Earle Haley, LITTLE CHILDREN
02. Ben Affleck, HOLLYWOODLAND
03. Nick Nolte, CLEAN
04. Steve Carell, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
05. Bill Nighy, NOTES ON A SCANDAL
06. Stanley Tucci, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
07. Mark Wahlberg, THE DEPARTED
08. Sergi Lopez, PAN'S LABYRINTH
09. Danny Trejo, SHERRYBABY
10. Robert Downey Jr., A SCANNER DARKLY


Top 10 Supporting Actresses:
01. Brittany Murphy, THE DEAD GIRL
02. Mia Kirshner, THE BLACK DAHLIA
03. Jennifer Connelly, LITTLE CHILDREN
04. Annette Bening, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
05. Catherine O'Hara, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
06. Adriana Barraza, BABEL
07. Luminita Gheorghiu, THE DEATH OF MR. LAZARESCU
08. Meryl Streep, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (also for A PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION)
09. Fiona Shaw, THE BLACK DAHLIA
10. Blanca Portillo, VOLVER


Most Overlooked Film: TIME TO LEAVE
Most Underrated Film: HOSTEL
Most Misunderstood Film: THE BLACK DAHLIA
Best Opening Scene: MARIE ANTOINETTE
Best Ending Scene: L'ENFANT ]]> Film Lists and Polls DougReese http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23283 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23276&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:45:47 GMT Once again, tell me the following. :P 1. Your top ten. 2. Ten runner-ups. 3. Your top 10 directors. 4. Your top 10 in the four acting... Once again, tell me the following. :P

1. Your top ten.
2. Ten runner-ups.
3. Your top 10 directors.
4. Your top 10 in the four acting categories.
5. At least 5 random special awards you can come up with.

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Top 10:
01. THE WRESTLER
02. A CHRISTMAS TALE
03. RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
04. SNOW ANGELS
05. FUNNY GAMES
06. IN BRUGES
07. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
08. VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
09. WENDY AND LUCY
10. PARANOID PARK

10 Runner-ups:
11. LYING
12. SPEED RACER
13. HUNGER
14. THE WITNESSES
15. WALTZ WITH BASHIR
16. BALLAST
17. WALL-E
18. HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
19. MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS
20. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

Top 10 Directors:
01. Darren Aronofsky, THE WRESTLER
02. Jonathan Demme, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
03. Arnaud Desplechin, A CHRISTMAS TALE
04. Gus Van Sant, PARANOID PARK
05. Michael Haneke, FUNNY GAMES
06. David Gordon Green, SNOW ANGELS
07. Steve McQueen, HUNGER
08. Lance Hammer, BALLAST
09. Martin McDonagh, IN BRUGES
10. Kelly Reichardt, WENDY AND LUCY


Top 10 Leading Actors:
01. Mickey Rourke, THE WRESTLER
02. Colin Farrell, IN BRUGES
03. Sam Rockwell, SNOW ANGELS
04. Michael Fassbender, HUNGER
05. Andrew Garfield, BOY A
06. Jean-Claude Van Damme, JCVD
07. Michel Blanc, THE WITNESSES
08. Clint Eastwood, GRAN TORINO
09. Richard Jenkins, THE VISITOR
10. Philip Seymour Hoffman, SYECDOCHE, NEW YORK


Top 10 Leading Actresses:
01. Anne Hathaway, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
02. Famke Janssen, TURN THE RIVER
03. Michelle Williams, WENDY AND LUCY
04. Naomi Watts, FUNNY GAMES
05. Kate Beckinsale, SNOW ANGELS
06. Julianne Moore, SAVAGE GRACE
07. Chloe Sevigny, LYING
08. Asia Argento, THE LAST MISTRESS
09. Sally Hawkins, HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
10. Kate Winslet, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD


Top 10 Supporting Actors:
01. Josh Brolin, MILK
02. Mathieu Amalric, A CHRISTMAS TALE
03. Ralph Fiennes, IN BRUGES
04. Bill Irwin, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
05. Brad Pitt, BURN AFTER READING
06. Heath Ledger, THE DARK KNIGHT
07. Michael Shannon, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
08. Richard Jenkins, STEP BROTHERS
09. Emile Hirsch, MILK
10. Sami Bouagila, THE WITNESSES


Top 10 Supporting Actresses:
01. Marisa Tomei, THE WRESTLER
02. Rosemarie DeWitt, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
03. Leelee Sobieski, LYING
04. Penelope Cruz, VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
05. Vera Farmiga, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
06. Isla Fisher, DEFINITELY, MAYBE
07. Debra Winger, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
08. Lena Olin, THE READER
09. Tilda Swinton, THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
10. Maggie Gyllenhaal, THE DARK KNIGHT


Most Overlooked Film:LYING
Most Underrated Film: FUNNY GAMES
Most Misunderstood Film: SPEED RACER
Best Opening Scene: RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
Best Ending Scene: THE WRESTLER ]]> Film Lists and Polls DougReese http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23276 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23266&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:02:01 GMT Image: http://i54.tinypic.com/ff0baa.jpg Rosario Dawson | *Descent* Ashley Judd | *Bug* Nicole Kidman | *Margot at the Wedding* Ellen Page |...

Rosario Dawson | Descent
Ashley Judd | Bug
Nicole Kidman | Margot at the Wedding
Ellen Page | Juno
Christina Ricci | Black Snake Moan ]]> Film Lists and Polls DougReese http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23266 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23265&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:52:43 GMT “I actually think the way they should do the awards, I really think this, is they should give them out 10 years later… Like the way they do the Hall of Fame in Baseball. They do it in five years, but if you did 10 years later, if this year, we were voting on what was the best picture of 2000, I think it would be much more honest. It’s like, when you pick up great old movies and you go, why the hell didn’t Brando win the Oscar for this one? Who won that year? Whatever the sizzle was about that year. 50 years later you’re looking at a movie and going, this is a historic cinematic performance.” -Matt Damon

INOCA dates back to 2002, and did a 2001 retrospective not too long ago. If I offered to do all of the tabulations and what not, would anyone be interested in finishing off the aughts and doing awards for the year 2000? I think it would be a fun way to kill time around these forums. Just curious. I wouldn't want to do it if the participation would be at best minimal, so let me know. ]]> Film Lists and Polls Jessestlr http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23265 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23264&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:44:17 GMT Once again, tell me the following. :P 1. Your top ten. 2. Ten runner-ups. 3. Your top 10 directors. 4. Your top 10 in the four acting... Once again, tell me the following. :P

1. Your top ten.
2. Ten runner-ups.
3. Your top 10 directors.
4. Your top 10 in the four acting categories.
5. At least 5 random special awards you can come up with.

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Top 10:
01. ADVENTURELAND
02. THE HURT LOCKER
03. THE WHITE RIBBON
04. A SINGLE MAN
05. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
06. MARY AND MAX
07. HALLOWEEN II
08. JULIA
09. 35 SHOTS OF RUM
10. BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL - NEW ORLEANS

10 Runner-ups:
11. ANTICHRIST
12. WATCHMEN: DIRECTOR'S CUT
13. REVANCHE
14. BOY INTERRUPTED
15. FANTASTIC MR. FOX
16. TWO LOVERS
17. UNMADE BEDS
18. BRIGHT STAR
19. THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL
20. THE VICIOUS KIND

Top 10 Directors:
01. Greg Mottola, ADVENTURELAND
02. Kathryn Bigelow, THE HURT LOCKER
03. Michael Haneke, THE WHITE RIBBON
04. Rob Zombie, HALLOWEEN II
05. Lars von Trier, ANTICHRIST
06. Tom Ford, A SINGLE MAN
07. Quentin Tarantino, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
08. Claire Denis, 35 SHOTS OF RUM
09. Werner Herzog, BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL - NEW ORLEANS
10. Gotz Spielmann, REVANCHE


Top 10 Leading Actors:
01. Colin Firth, A SINGLE MAN
02. Adam Scott, THE VICIOUS KIND
03. Jeremy Renner, THE HURT LOCKER
04. Alex Descas, 35 SHOTS OF RUM
05. Nicolas Cage, BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL - NEW ORLEANS
06. Souleymane Sy Savane, GOODBYE SOLO
07. Johannes Krisch, REVANCHE
08. Jesse Eisenberg, ADVENTURELAND
09. Fernando Tielve, UNMADE BEDS
10. Joaquin Phoenix, TWO LOVERS


Top 10 Leading Actresses:
01. Tilda Swinton, JULIA
02. Gabourey Sidibe, PRECIOUS
03. Michelle Monaghan, TRUCKER
04. Charlotte Gainsbourg, ANTICHRIST
05. Kristen Stewart, ADVENTURELAND
06. Jocelin Donahue, THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL
07. Catalina Saavedra, THE MAID
08. Abbie Cornish, BRIGHT STAR
09. Kim Ok-bin, THIRST
10. Maria Onetto, THE HEADLESS WOMAN


Top 10 Supporting Actors:
01. Christoph Waltz, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
02. Peter Capaldi, IN THE LOOP
03. Woody Harrelson, THE MESSENGER
04. Brad Dourif, HALLOWEEN II
05. Anthony Mackie, THE HURT LOCKER
06. Michael Fassbender, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
07. Fred Melamed, A SERIOUS MAN
08. Martin Starr, ADVENTURELAND
09. Jackie Earle Haley, WATCHMEN: DIRECTOR'S CUT
10. Steve Buscemi, THE MESSENGER


Top 10 Supporting Actresses:
01. Amber Heard, THE INFORMERS
02. Julianne Moore, A SINGLE MAN
03. Diane Kruger, INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
04. Jennifer Coolidge, BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL - NEW ORLEANS
05. Catherine Keener, WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
06. Vinessa Shaw, TWO LOVERS
07. Anne Heche, SPREAD
08. Mo'Nique, PRECIOUS
09. Vera Farmiga, UP IN THE AIR
10. Nicole Dogue, 35 SHOTS OF RUM


Most Overlooked Film:35 SHOTS OF RUM
Most Underrated Film: HALLOWEEN II
Most Misunderstood Film: HALLOWEEN II
Best Cleavage: Malin Akerman, WATCHMEN: DIRECTOR'S CUT
Best Opening Scene: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Best Ending Scene: ADVENTURELAND ]]> Film Lists and Polls DougReese http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23264 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23258&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:12:59 GMT Jennifer Lopez | *Out of Sight* Christina Ricci | *The Opposite of Sex* Ally Sheedy | *High Art* Robin Tunney | *Niagara, Niagara* Oprah Winfrey... Jennifer Lopez | Out of Sight
Christina Ricci | The Opposite of Sex
Ally Sheedy | High Art
Robin Tunney | Niagara, Niagara
Oprah Winfrey | Beloved ]]> Film Lists and Polls DougReese http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23258 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23257&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:08:50 GMT Tell me the following. :P 1. Your top ten. 2. Ten runner-ups. 3. Your top 10 directors. 4. Your top 10 in the four acting categories. 5. At... Tell me the following. :P

1. Your top ten.
2. Ten runner-ups.
3. Your top 10 directors.
4. Your top 10 in the four acting categories.
5. At least 5 random special awards you can come up with.

I hope to do this with all years, but I really wanted to start with '07. It was just too damn awesome. :P

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Top 10:
01. THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
02. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
03. SOUTHLAND TALES
04. GLUE
05. WE OWN THE NIGHT
06. MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
07. SUNSHINE
08. BUG
09. JUNO
10. THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

10 Runner-ups:
11. WATER LILIES
12. BRAND UPON THE BRAIN!
13. BLACK SNAKE MOAN
14. ATONEMENT
15. EXTERMINATING ANGELS
16. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD
17. RESCUE DAWN
18. DESCENT
19. FAY GRIM
20. MICHAEL CLAYTON

Top 10 Directors:
01. Andrew Dominik, THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
02. Joel and Ethan Coen, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
03. Alexis Dos Santos, GLUE
04. Richard Kelly, SOUTHLAND TALES
05. James Gray, WE OWN THE NIGHT
06. Noah Baumbach, MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
07. Celine Sciamma, WATER LILIES
08. Paul Greengrass, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM
09. Jason Reitman, JUNO
10. Werner Herzog, RESCUE DAWN


Top 10 Leading Actors:
01. Casey Affleck, THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (with a nod to GONE BABY GONE)
02. Daniel Day-Lewis, THERE WILL BE BLOOD
03. Nahuel Perez Biscayart, GLUE
04. Ryan Gosling, LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
05. Gordon Pinsent, AWAY FROM HER
06. Philip Seymour Hoffman, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD
07. Frederic van den Dreissche, EXTERMINATING ANGELS
08. Benicio Del Toro, THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE
09. Joaquin Phoenix, WE OWN THE NIGHT
10. Emile Hirsch, INTO THE WILD


Top 10 Leading Actresses:
01. Ashley Judd, BUG
02. Christina Ricci, BLACK SNAKE MOAN
03. Rosario Dawson, DESCENT
04. Ellen Page, JUNO
05. Nicole Kidman, MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
06. Keira Knightley, ATONEMENT
07. Anna Faris, SMILEY FACE
08. Louise Blachere, WATER LILIES
09. Carice von Houten, BLACK BOOK
10. Parker Posey, FAY GRIM


Top 10 Supporting Actors:
01. Paul Rudd, KNOCKED UP
02. Javier Bardem, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
03. Seann William Scott, SOUTHLAND TALES
04. Steve Zahn, RESCUE DAWN
05. Paul Giamatti, SHOOT 'EM UP
06. Chad Faust, DESCENT
07. Albert Finney, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD
08. Tom Wilkinson, MICHAEL CLAYTON
09. Sam Rockwell, THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD
10. Tommy Lee Jones, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN


Top 10 Supporting Actresses:
01. Kelly Macdonald, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
02. Jennifer Garner, JUNO
03. Tilda Swinton, MICHAEL CLAYTON
04. Eva Mendes, WE OWN THE NIGHT
05. Amy Ryan, GONE BABY GONE
06. Jennifer Jason Leigh, MARGOT AT THE WEDDING
07. Sarah Michelle Gellar, SOUTHLAND TALES
08. Kristen Stewart, INTO THE WILD
09. Marisa Tomei, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD
10. Vanessa Ferlito, DEATH PROOF

Most Overlooked Film:GLUE
Most Underrated Film: SOUTHLAND TALES
Most Misunderstood Film: I KNOW WHO KILLED ME
Best Cleavage: Helena Bonham Carter, SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Best Opening Scene: WE OWN THE NIGHT
Best Ending Scene: THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD ]]> Film Lists and Polls DougReese http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23257 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23239&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:47:39 GMT Great year for performance, Hackman is one of my favorite actors ever, but I wouldnt have voted for him this year. McDoweel gets my vote for his... Great year for performance, Hackman is one of my favorite actors ever, but I wouldnt have voted for him this year. McDoweel gets my vote for his brilliant work followed by Hoffman in Straw Dogs ]]> Film Lists and Polls Denzelfan http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23239 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23219&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:09:02 GMT Yes, 2009 was quite the movie year. Lots of hit movies coming unexpectedly and also Hollywood’s FIRST EVER $10 billion year! That’s right! This was the first year Hollywood made more than $10 billion at the North American box office. Interesting how in a year where a lot of businesses dried up or were plummeting, Hollywood was one that didn’t need to apply for a government bailout. Yep, there may have been some big flops but more often than not, Hollywood knows supply-and-demand and delivers consistently. In fact Bill Maher even pointed out Hollywood’s constant economic consistency for this year by stating: “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel made $400 million (worldwide). And that’s a squeakquel.”

As for how good the film year was, it was an interesting year as there were a lot of well-done movies in various genres.

One of the best sci-fi movies came not from Hollywood but South Africa. A movie about the Iraq war became the lowest-grossing Best Picture winner in 50 years. Four animated movies were amongst the darlings of critics. A $15,000 movie about a paramormal experience would be a huge hit. Harry Potter continues to grow. Avatar would first break a budget record and would then break all the box office records. Even an over-the-top comedy like The Hangover, a live-action family movie like Where The Wild Things Are and a sci-fi space movie like Star Trek were very well done. And then there's the Twilight sequel.

So in a salute to 2009, here’s my Top 10 of 2009.

NOTE TO TWI-HARDS: New Moon did NOT make the cut. And in a list where the prime deciders are directing, writing, acting and producing, why should it? :D

1) THE HURT LOCKER-This Iraq war story features many dramatic moments that keeps you at the edge of your seat and at the same time make a point about some people’s lust for danger.

2) PRECIOUS-What would normally be a film of unwatchable subject matter is a triumph of the soul. I believe Clarice Precious Jones is one of the best movie heroines of this new century.

3) INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS-Only Quentin Tarantino—the master basterd himself—can get away with this kind of Nazi revenge movie.

4) DISTRICT 9-This is not only rare that a movie about space aliens makes you think but also reminds you of the filmmaker’s nation’s dark side of history.

5) (500) DAYS OF SUMMER- An offbeat romantic comedy that tells as much about ourselves as it tells about the couple. As the tagline says: “This is not a love story. This is a story about love.”

6) THE HANGOVER-Whoever thought that a crazy comedy of this kind could be this good? Just remember to stay away from the roofies when in Vegas!

7) AVATAR-Yes, there’s cardboard characters and writing, but the sci-fi effects not only make up for it but mesmerize too. James Cameron strikes again as Hollywood’s top gambler!

8) WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE-For us kids who had wild imaginations, and paid the price with a lot of bullying, this movie is a salute to us!

9) THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX-A refreshing stop-motion alternative to 3D computerized animated movies is a fun adventure of Mr. Fox.

10) UP IN THE AIR-A romance that isn’t fluffy, doesn’t sugar coat and is not your typical predictable Hollywood romance.

HONORABLE MENTION:

-UP-Disney/Pixar does it again! Another winning animated movie from the twosome.

- AN EDUCATION-Interesting how a story of an English schoolgirl in the early 60’s who falls in love can be so relatable today. Carey Mulligan shines.

- THE WHITE RIBBON-This German film’s haunting feel and seemingly simple story line tells a lot about the root of all violence.

- A SINGLE MAN-What makes this movie is not only Colin Firth’s performance but you also feel his loss and his hurt.

- A SERIOUS MAN-From Single to Serious. An amusing comedy about losing faith and losing ideals at a time when almost everything can go wrong. And a ‘stoner mitzvah’ to boot!

BEST OF THE REST:

Best Popcorn Movie: STAR TREK-What could have been simply a remake or a revamped version of something done before ended up being great and impressed critics as much as it impressed the audience.

Best Animated Movie: UP-See above write-up.

Best Live-Action Family Movie: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE-See above write-up.

Best Foreign Film: THE WHITE RIBBON (Germany)-See above write-up.

Best Morally-Redeeming Movie: THE BLIND SIDE-Personally I thought it was often too simple and schmaltzy, but I find it refreshing to see a movie with a moral message actually get a Best Picture nomination.

Biggest Disappointment: TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN- I consider most Hollywood sequels to be money-grabbing fodder, but this drivel is “less than meets the eye”.

Favorite Movie I’m Ashamed To Admit I Like: THE HANGOVER-Admit it! Those idiots had us laughing nonstop!

So that sums up the best of 2009. Let's see what 2010 has to come. Also 2010 is en route to breaking 2009's box office record. So hang tight folks. ]]> Film Lists and Polls Oscaroholic http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23219 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23190&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:54:33 GMT For me, it's Meg Ryan's face:




My Honorable mentions: Joan Allen and Melanie Griffith.

What is your choice?

:P ]]> Film Lists and Polls Nose http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23190 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23161&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:45:33 GMT Personally, I can't stand either one of them, though from the things I've read on here I might like Cera more once I see Scott Pilgrim.

But these two young actors are essentially the same person. They both use their physical awkwardness/non-traditional looks to build "Geek" characters. Their characters talk rapidly when nervous, tend to throw out random pretentious facts about artsy subjects when around girls they like, cross their arms like that Molly Shannon character on SNL years ago, inexplicably become attractive to hot girls, etc. And at the end of their films, the Cera-senberg character is still a geek, but a wiser one, having tasted a little of life.

I liked both of them when their careers first started, because their schtick was fresh. Cera on Arrested Development was priceless. Eisenberg in Roger Dodger managed to hold his own against Campbell Scott's scene-chewing. But neither, to me, has ever advanced past those initial roles. Now, almost every actor hits a point where they simply have no more acting tricks to reveal to us - look at any of DeNiro's films of the last ten years and find something truly new that he did in them, for example. But good actors know to at least take different kinds of roles, even if their actual performances will not vary by that much. Clooney might always do Clooney, but his character in The American appears much different than the one in The Men Who Stare At Goats. My main problem is that Cera and Eisenberg aren't even trying to branch out. It's geek role, geek role, geek role, ad nauseum.

So which do you prefer, or like me, are you not a fan of either? ]]> Film Lists and Polls Timmer http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23161 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23157&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 02:09:22 GMT So I just got a grand idea; for every weekend in October, I'm planning to show a movie in honor of Halloween, with the actual day having two films. I was wondering what suggestions you guys might have for such an auspicious occassion. My candidates so far include:

House
Videodrome
Sleepy Hollow
Repulsion
Night of the Hunter ]]> Film Lists and Polls Melllvar http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23157 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23155&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:14:42 GMT Tying in with my tribute thread in Film Talk, lets list and rank John Carpenter's filmography. Ranked top/bottom from best to worst.

The Thing (1982)
Halloween (1978)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
They Live (1988)
Dark Star (1974)
In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
Escape From New York (1981)
Starman (1984)
The Fog (1980)
Christine (1983)
Prince of Darkness (1987)
Elvis (1979)
Escape From L.A. (1996)
Someone's Watching Me! (1978)
Vampires (1998)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Village of the Damned (1995)
Memoirs of the Invisible Man (1992) ]]> Film Lists and Polls RRA http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23155 http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23153&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:36:00 GMT Which books would you love to see on screen, and which actors and actresses playing the characters? Although there has been an adaptation in 1958,... Which books would you love to see on screen, and which actors and actresses playing the characters? Although there has been an adaptation in 1958, I'd love to see another adaptation of Dostoievski's The Brothers Karamazov, because it's a splendid book and a great showcase for actors.

This would be my dreamed cast:

Fiodor Karamazov ... Jack Nicholson
Alexei Karamazov ... Edward Norton
Dimitri Karamazov ... Bill Zane
Ivan Karamazov ... Jeremy Renner
Smerdjakov ... Michael Shannon
Katia ... Maggie Gyllenhaal
Grushenka ... Kate Winslet
Madame Hohlakov ... Barbara Hershey
Grigori ... Hal Holbrook
Zosima ... Christopher Plummer

Books and casts. What are yours? ]]> Film Lists and Polls Nose http://awardsdailyforums.com/showthread.php?t=23153