From Borat to Babel and Back Again: The Golden Globe Nominees

December 14, 2006

How can you argue with a group of people that nominate "Borat" for Best Picture?

'Nuff said, right? Let's look at the nominees and talk tomorrow.

Best Picture, Drama: Babel, Bobby, The Departed, Little Children, The Queen

Best Picture, Musical or Comedy: Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine, Thank You for Smoking

Actress in a Drama: Penelope Cruz (Volver); Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal) Maggie Gyllenhaal (Sherrybaby); Helen Mirren (The Queen); Kate Winslet (Little Children)

Actor in a Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond); Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed); Peter O'Toole (Venus); Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness); Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)

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Two for Leo DiCaprio?

December 13, 2006

Whatever. That's just crazy-talk!

He was good in "The Departed" but who is going to see "Blood Diamond"? Bad title, good subject, cheesy action, dumb effects. And Jennifer Connolly. Eww!!!

Anyway: the take away is that four films received seven nominations each for Critics' Choice Awards

BTW: Who are these "critics"? Not that we disagree with them, but .. it would be good to know.

''The Departed,'' ''Babel,'' ''Little Miss Sunshine'' and ''Dreamgirls'' have each collected seven nominations for the 12th annual Critics' Choice Awards. All four films got a nomination for best picture.

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Oscar Watch Part 1: Flags of Our Fathers

December 07, 2006

If only Clint Eastwood would make a super hot gay movie. We think he's genius. Come on. The guy turn The Bridges of Madison County into a wonderful film. Of course, Meryl Streep helped, but.

So maybe his film, Letters From Iwo Jima, the second half of Clint Eastwood's two-part look at World War II, deserved the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures' pick as the best film of 2006.

Also on the list, announced Wednesday: Flags of Our Fathers, in which Eastwood shows the aftermath of war through the eyes of the military men who raised the American flag during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

Other picks that get our gay-stamp of approval: Little Miss Sunshine and The Queen.

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