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mellowWent and saw both of these today. If Frost/Nixon had come to CO, I'd have gone and seen that, too!!
First, Doubt. This was remarkable in so many ways. The story is really simple. Did the priest molest the boy? The movie is like an onion and by the time you get to through the layers, you'll be shocked. I felt nothing but tension throughout the entire film; there were times when I was downright uncomfortable. The director would use these tilted camera angles and these really tight close shots of the actors, to where you feel disoriented and uncomfortable. The performances by all three main actors was rock solid. I would be hard pressed to find better performances this year.
Valkyrie. I'm a HUGE history buff and I love WWII, so I have been planning on seeing this flick since I first heard about it. And it's directed by Bryan Singer so what's not to love? I am pretty sure they employed every British actor except maybe Ralph Fiennes to be in this movie and there are maybe 2 German actors, which I always find a little weird. Why not just get some good German actors? Whatever. Movies like this both restore and destroy my faith in humanity. Here is an occasion where people will stand up for what is right no matter what the cost. I am moved by that every time. On the other hand, you have people who are so mired into this destructive situation that they act out of fear rather than common sense. Anyone who is familiar with the story knows that these guys did briefly take control but once people found out Hitler was still alive, they turned on them. Then I get philosophical and wonder what would make people do this? I've never been in this kind of situation and I would like to think that I would help in the resistance, but who knows. I am shamed for people who recognized a tyrant for what he was, and when he was relatively powerless, and they had the chance to do the right thing, they chickened out and bowed down to him. That makes me very sad.
 | Currently reading : The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception By John MacArthur |
melancholyMOTION PICTURES:
PICTURE, DRAMA: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "Frost/Nixon," "The Reader," "Revolutionary Road," "Slumdog Millionaire."
PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY: "Burn After Reading," "Happy-Go-Lucky," "In Bruges," "Mamma Mia!," "Vicky Christina Barcelona."
FOREIGN LANGUAGE PICTURE: "Baader Meinhof Complex," "Everlasting Moments," "Gomorrah," "I've Loved You So Long," "Waltz With Bashir."
DIRECTOR: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"; Stephen Daldry, "The Reader"; David Fincher, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"; Sam Mendes, "Revolutionary Road."
DRAMATIC ACTOR: Leonardo DiCaprio, "Revolutionary Road"; Frank Langella, "Frost/Nixon"; Sean Penn, "Milk"; Brad Pitt, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler."
DRAMATIC ACTRESS: Anne Hathaway, "Rachel Getting Married"; Angelina Jolie, "Changeling"; Meryl Streep, "Doubt"; Kristin Scott Thomas, "I've Loved You So Long"; Kate Winslet, "Revolutionary Road."
ACTOR, COMEDY OR MUSICAL: Javier Bardem, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"; Colin Farrell, "In Bruges"; James Franco, "Pineapple Express"; Brendan Gleeson, "In Bruges"; Dustin Hoffman, "Last Chance Harvey."
ACTRESS, COMEDY OR MUSICAL: Rebecca Hall, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"; Sally Hawkins, "Happy-Go-Lucky"; Frances McDormand, "Burn After Reading"; Meryl Streep, "Mamma Mia!"; Emma Thompson, "Last Chance Harvey."
SUPPORTING ACTOR: Tom Cruise, "Tropic Thunder"; Robert Downey, Jr., "Tropic Thunder"; Ralph Fiennes, "The Duchess"; Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Doubt"; Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight."
SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Adams, "Doubt"; Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"; Viola Davis, "Doubt"; Marisa Tomei, "The Wrestler"; Kate Winslet, "The Reader."
ANIMATED FILM: "Bolt," "Kung Fu Panda," "Wall-E."
SCREENPLAY: Simon Beaufoy, "Slumdog Millionaire"; David Hare, "The Reader"; Peter Morgan, "Frost/Nixon"; Eric Roth, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; John Patrick Shanley, "Doubt."
ORIGINAL SCORE: Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"; Clint Eastwood, "Changeling"; James Newton Howard, "Defiance"; Hans Zimmer, "Frost/Nixon"; A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire."
SONG: "Down to Earth" (performed by Peter Gabriel, written by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman), "Wall-E"; "Gran Torino" (performed by Clint Eastwood), "Gran Torino"; "I Thought I Lost You" (performed Miley Cyrus and John Travolta, written by Miley Cyrus and Jeffrey Steele), "Bolt"; "Once in a Lifetime," (performed by Beyonce), "Cadillac Records"; "The Wrestler" (performed by Bruce Springsteen, written by Bruce Springsteen), "The Wrestler."
TELEVISION:
DRAMATIC TV SERIES: "Dexter," "House M.D.," "In Treatment," "Mad Men," "True Blood."
ACTOR, TV DRAMA: Gabriel Byrne, "In Treatment"; Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"; Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"; Hugh Laurie, "House M.D."; Jonathan Rhys Meyers, "The Tudors."
ACTRESS, TV DRAMA: Sally Field, "Brothers & Sisters"; Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order: SVU"; January Jones, "Mad Men"; Anna Paquin, "True Blood"; Kyra Sedgwick, "The Closer."
TV SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY: "Californication," "Entourage," "The Office," "30 Rock," "Weeds."
ACTOR, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY: Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"; Steve Carell, "The Office"; Kevin Connolly, "Entourage"; David Duchovny, "Californication"; Tony Shalhoub, "Monk."
ACTRESS, TV MUSICAL OR COMEDY: Christina Applegate, "Samantha Who?"; America Ferrera, "Ugly Betty"; Tina Fey, "30 Rock"; Debra Messing, "The Starter Wife"; Mary-Louise Parker, "Weeds."
MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: "Cranford," "Bernard and Doris," "John Adams," "A Raisin in the Sun," "Recount."
ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Judi Dench, "Cranford"; Laura Linney, "John Adams"; Catherine Keener, "An American Crime"; Shirley MacLaine, "Coco Chanel"; Susan Sarandon, "Bernard and Doris."
ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Ralph Fiennes, "Bernard and Doris"; Paul Giammatti, "John Adams"; Kevin Spacey, "Recount"; Keifer Sutherland, "24: Redemption"; Tom Wilkinson, "Recount."
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Eileen Atkins, "Cranford"; Laura Dern, "Recount"; Melissa George, "In Treatment"; Rachel Griffiths, "Brothers & Sisters"; Dianne Wiest, "In Treatment."
PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINISERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION: Neil Patrick Harris, "How I Met Your Mother"; Denis Leary, "Recount"; Jeremy Piven, "Entourage"; Blair Underwood, "In Treatment"; Tom Wilkinson, "John Adams."
 | Currently listening : The Essential Emerson, Lake & Palmer By Lake & Palmer Emerson Release date: 2007-01-30  |
