I told you it would be predictable, and it was. So much so that I predicted every major category correctly a month ago. For a complete list of the winners of last night’s Academy Awards, click here.
The two categories that hung me up were Best Sound Mixing (which went to “Slumdog Millionaire,” even though “The Dark Knight” won Best Sound Editing! wtf?) and Best Foreign Language Film. At least one of these could have been picked better had I read this interesting post over at Tom O’Neil’s Gold Derby.
About the royally-screwed up Foreign Film category, Tom writes: “There are only a few hundred Oscars voters in this category, which is not listed on the main ballot. Only academy members who attend screenings of the five nominated films may pick the winner. For some bizarre reason, it’s not OK to vote in this category based upon viewing DVD screeners. But that’s fine in all other feature-film races.” He knew “Waltz with Bashir” wouldn’t win, and even knew “The Class” wouldn’t upset it! Nice going, Tom!
We’d like to thank the thousands who entered our 2009 Oscar Pick ‘Em challenge this year, and I wanted to let you know that we are hard at work tabulating all the scores. We will announce very soon who the winner of the 6-mo. Netflix subscription is.
Well, there was a lot of singing and dancing (though none of it by Peter Gabriel or Bruce Springsteen) during the telecast last night, and I have to say the set designs were pretty damned amazing. What did you think of either the winners or the telecast? Here’s your chance to sound off right here.
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The Oscar Fix, Episode 4 of 4: Back by popular demand! Eric and JD discuss Oscar picks and snubs for the upcoming 2009 Academy Awards. In this last episode, Eric and JD predict the winners in Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture.
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The Oscar Fix, Episode 3 of 4: Back by popular demand! Eric and JD discuss Oscar picks and snubs for the upcoming 2009 Academy Awards. In this third episode, Eric and JD predict the winners in Best Actress and Best Actor.
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The Oscar Fix, Episode 2 of 4: Back by popular demand! Eric and JD discuss Oscar picks and snubs for the upcoming 2009 Academy Awards. In this second episode, Eric and JD predict the winners in Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay.
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The Blind Side
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Planet 51
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2012
Director Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster porn film is worse than a failed character drama; it’s an overly long, boring, and contradictory action film. Shame on John Cusack.
Pirate Radio
This British import starring Philip Seymour Hoffman skirts with cliche but has just enough heart and humor to stay afloat, says Phil.
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Grant Heslov’s adaptation of the nonfiction book has a loopy enough tone, but it’s all over the place and feels more like a series of gags than a cohesive movie.
The Fourth Kind
This alien abduction suspense movie shouldn’t have included “documentary” footage that feels forced and fake if it wanted to feel real, says Phil.
Disney's A Christmas Carol
Phil says that Robert Zemeckis should have focused his attention more on a little Christmas spirit and less on bombastic chase sequences in this Charles Dickens adaptation.
A Serious Man
Alan says the Coen brothers’ latest is a well-made an intriguing intellectual exercise that Coen fans shouldn’t miss out on.
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Alan says this lighthearted vampire movie with John C. Reilly doesn’t make any sense, but is a helluva lot of fun.
Amelia
Hilary Swank plays Ameila Earhart in this beautifully shot but emotionally inert biopic, says Phil.
