Oscar Noms Scorecard

Let's see how I stack up...

Best Picture:
The King's Speech
The Social Network
Inception
Black Swan
True Grit
127 Hours
Blue Valentine
Toy Story 3
The Kids Are All Right
The Fighter

Missed out Winter's Bone... had a sneaking suspicion that Blue Valentine would be nominated, oh well...

Best Actor:
Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Jeff Bridges, True Grit

Missed out on Javier Bardem in "Biutiful"... coz I was predicting Blue Valentine for Best Picture and Michelle Williams for Best Actress so maybe Ryan Gosling would also get the nomination...

Best Actress:
Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right

I really thought Julianne Moore had a shot at a nomination... but it was Nicole Kidman who got it for Rabbit Hole...

Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale, The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Jeremy Renner (The Town) pushed my fave out of the running... dammit...

Best Supporting Actress:
Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Five for five... yay me!

Best Director:
David Fincher, The Social Network
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
David O Russell, The Fighter

True Grit's Coen Brothers upset Inception's Christopher Nolan... sigh...

Hmm... guess I did not predict the Best Animated Picture category... but I would've chosen Tangled over The Illusionist...

Check out this guy's prediction -->http://thefilmexperience.net/prediction-index/

Next question... who do we pick as winners?

Nomination: Oscars

Finally...

Best Picture
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speech
127 Hours
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone

Best Director:
Black Swan - Darren Aronofsky
The Fighter - David O. Russell
The King's Speech - Tom Hooper
The Social Network - David Fincher
True Grit - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen

Best Actor:
Javier Bardem in "Biutiful"
Jeff Bridges in "True Grit"
Jesse Eisenberg in "The Social Network"
Colin Firth in "The King's Speech"
James Franco in "127 Hours"

Best Supporting Actor:
Christian Bale in "The Fighter"
John Hawkes in "Winter's Bone"
Jeremy Renner in "The Town"
Mark Ruffalo in "The Kids Are All Right"
Geoffrey Rush in "The King's Speech"

Best Actress:
Annette Bening in "The Kids Are All Right"
Nicole Kidman in "Rabbit Hole"
Jennifer Lawrence in "Winter's Bone"
Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"
Michelle Williams in "Blue Valentine"

Best Supporting Actress:
Amy Adams in "The Fighter"
Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech"
Melissa Leo in "The Fighter"
Hailee Steinfeld in "True Grit"
Jacki Weaver in "Animal Kingdom"

Best Animated Feature:
How to Train Your Dragon
The Illusionist
Toy Story 3

Full list --> http://oscar.go.com/

RIP

Johnny Storm AKA The Human Torch... RIP...

played famously by Chris Evans in the Fantastic Four movies...


Details here --> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fantastic_four_no_more

Trailer - Scream 4

fan art poster of Scream 4...



New trailer for Scream 4 is out... can't wait... :)

Nomination: Razzies

The Golden Raspberry Awards or the Razzies are given out to the worst achievements in filmmaking... the nominees are:

Worst Picture

“The Bounty Hunter”

“The Last Airbender”

“Sex and the City 2″

“Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

“Vampires Suck”

Worst Director

Sylvester Stallone, “The Expendables”

M. Night Shyamalan, “The Last Airbender”

Michael Patrick King, “Sex and the City 2″

David Slade, “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer, “Vampires Suck”

Worst Actor

Jack Black, “Gulliver’s Travels”

Gerard Butler, “The Bounty Hunter”

Ashton Kutcher, “Killers” and “Valentine’s Day”

Taylor Lautner, “Twilight Saga: Eclipse” and “Valentine’s Day”

Robert Pattinson, “Remember Me” and “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Worst Actress

Jennifer Aniston, “The Bounty Hunter” and “The Switch”

Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Sarah Jessica Parker, “Sex and the City 2″

Miley Cyrus, “The Last Song”

Megan Fox, “Jonah Hex”

Kristen Stewart, “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Worst Supporting Actor

Billy Ray Cyrus, “The Spy Next Door”

George Lopez, “Marmaduke,” “The Spy Next Door” and “Valentine’s Day”

Dev Patel, “The Last Airbender”

Jackson Rathbone, “The Last Airbender” and “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Rob Schneider, “Grown Ups”

Worst Supporting Actress

Jessica Alba, “The Killer Inside Me,” “Little Fockers,” “Machete” and “Valentine’s Day”

Cher, “Burlesque”

Liza Minnelli, “Sex and the City 2″

Nicola Peltz, “The Last Airbender”

Barbra Streisand, “Little Fockers”

Worst Screenplay

“The Last Airbender”

“Little Fockers”

“Sex and the City 2″

“Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

“Vampires Suck”

Worst Screen Couple/Ensemble

Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, “The Bounty Hunter”

Josh Brolin and Megan Fox, “Jonah Hex”

The cast of “The Last Airbender”

The cast of “Sex and the City 2″

The cast of “Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel

“Clash of the Titans”

“The Last Airbender”

“Sex and the City 2″

“Twilight Saga: Eclipse”

“Vampires Suck”

Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3D

“Cats and Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore”

“Clash of the Titans”

“The Last Airbender”

“Nutcracker 3D”

“Saw 3D”

Full List: http://www.razzies.com/

Oscar Nomination Predix

My nomination prediction AKA guessage... hehehe...

Best Picture:

The King's Speech
The Social Network
Inception
Black Swan
True Grit
127 Hours
Blue Valentine
Toy Story 3
The Kids Are All Right
The Fighter

Best Actor:

Colin Firth, The King's Speech
Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network
James Franco, 127 Hours
Ryan Gosling, Blue Valentine
Jeff Bridges, True Grit

Best Actress:

Natalie Portman, Black Swan
Annette Bening, The Kids Are All Right
Jennifer Lawrence, Winter's Bone
Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine
Julianne Moore, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actor:

Christian Bale, The Fighter
Geoffrey Rush, The King's Speech
Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
John Hawkes, Winter's Bone
Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right

Best Supporting Actress:

Melissa Leo, The Fighter
Amy Adams, The Fighter
Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit
Helena Bonham Carter, The King's Speech
Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom

Best Director:

David Fincher, The Social Network
Christopher Nolan, Inception
Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
David O Russell, The Fighter

Box Office

Natalie Portman, on a current high from winning/getting nominated for awards, is number one at the box office...

http://old.malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20110124/ten-entertainment-us-boxoffice-db3f2d5.html

Best Actress Oscars

Here is a link for you guys who like to read up on awards stuff... it's like a review of the previous years' Best Actress nominees and attempting to discern a pattern and come up with this year's five nominees... very detailed and very educational... i've thoroughly enjoyed it... :)


http://www.awardsprophets.com/blog/best-actress-precursors-and-oscar-a-look-back-at-2000-2010

Anticipated

Upcoming movies that are hotly anticipated...

Thor (May 6)

Chris Hemsworth as Thor

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (May 20)

Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom won't be appearing in the fourth installment...
Penelope Cruz has been added to the cast...

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (July 1)

Megan Fox won't be running around in skimpy outfits anymore... Rose Huntington-Whiteley is her replacement and judging from the photo, they are not looking to make her into a sexpot... we'll see...


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (July 15)


Cowboys & Aliens (July 29)

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1

Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol (December 16)

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (December 21)

Bear in mind that these dates are US release dates... dunno when Malaysia is gonna get them... but if they are blockbuster movies, then we'd get em at the same time too...

Full story: http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/358-the-most-anticipated-movies-of-2011

Casting - Villainesses

Two superhero movies have released news about their villainesses. The new Batman by Christopher Nolan and X-Men: First Class.

It seems the third movie from the relaunched series will feature Selina Kyle AKA Catwoman, played famously by:

Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns

Or infamously by Halle Berry, although Halle's Patience Price/Catwoman was not in a Batman movie, but rather her own Catwoman movie...

The new catwoman will be Anne Hathaway of the Princess Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada fame...

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/435-anne-hathaway-is-your-new-catwoman

Next up, is Mystique from X-Men...

not exactly casting news, but photos of Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone) as Mystique has surfaced...

Mystique was famously played by Rebecca Romijn in all three X movies...

Jennifer Lawrence as the young Raven Darkholme...

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/439-jennifer-lawrence-transforms-herself-for-x-men-first-class

Review - Khurafat

The first Malay horror movie of 2011. The first one I watched anyway. Wait, it is the first Malay horror movie. In fact, it is the first Malay movie of 2011. Damping Malam and Janin both came out end December last year.

One of the reasons why I wanted to catch this movie, other than the fact that I am a horror movie buff... is Liyana Jasmay... something about her... I very much like... her and Lisa Surihani are the two actresses that I would go see in the cinema... Liyana Jasmay was in Histeria, a very good Malay horror movie... and of course I was kinda intrigued with Shamsul Yusuf after his directing win at the last FFM...

So the story goes like this... Johan (Shamsul Yusuf) and Aishah (Liyana Jasmay) came back to Johan's hometown to visit his sick mother. During which, one villager died due to his usage of the black arts, which Johan witnessed. The death itself. The night before they left for KL, both of them got haunted.

Meanwhile, back in KL, Johan's ex-girlfriend Anna, who can't get over Johan marrying someone else and is hell bent on getting Johan back, one way or another.

Once the newly-weds are in KL, the haunting started to escalate...

Pretty nifty story here. There are a couple of red herrings in the plot. Actually three. Which served to mislead us until the final revelation. I could not figure out, for the life of me, what the twist was. Actually, I knew there was a twist somewhere and that one of the misleading subplots is in fact misleading. So I guess this movie manages to keep the red herrings intact and distract me from figuring out the movie until after the revelation occurred.

So good job to Syamsul Yusuf for weaving an intricate and kinda complex storylines together. Using the makcik for expositionary purposes? Quite nice. I'd expected him to go to the Imam.

The dialogue was not bad. It's quite natural and real, like us normal folks talking, especially the scenes between Johan and his friend from the hospital.

Acting-wise, the movie's pretty solid. Liyana Jasmay, FFM Best Actress for Papadom, sleepwalks through the movie as her role is not exactly a challenge. Syamsul Yusuf was not bad, although at times, he may seem a bit wooden and stoic but that maybe how the character was written. His crying scenes were pretty good. Sabrina Ali, playing the crazy ex Anna, is also pretty good but I wish she (and indirectly Syamsul as the director) would make Anna out to be a little more subtle. Subtle crazy is far scarier than freaky crazy.

Other than that, it was an enjoyable horror movie. Oh wait, scratch that horror part. It was an enjoyable movie. The usage of loud music to shock us was minimal. There are several scenes where the ghost would show up but there was no music to set the mood. It was silence and then, bam! Girly Ghost in your face! Hahha...

Looking forward to the next horror movie from him... if he is doing another horror...

BAFTA

BAFTA has announced its nominees... The King's Speech leads the pack...


http://old.malaysia.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20110118/ten-entertainment-us-baftas-db3f2d5.html


Full List of Nominees:
http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/2011-film-awards,1572,BA.html

Ricky Gervais

Did not catch the show yesterday because of work... so today am scouring the Internet for clips... here's one of the host, Ricky Gervais... some bits are funny, but then again it depends on the person he is mocking, whether they feel it's okay or not... take a look...



Clip taken from http://www.awardsdaily.com/2011/01/ricky-gervais-takes-the-piss-out-of-fame/

Recap - Golden Globes

Best Motion Picture - Drama: The Social Network (2010)

I said...
Will Win: The Social Network
Should Win: The Social Network
Wish List: Inception

Yay me! Score 1 out of 1

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama: Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)

I said...
Will win: Jesse Eisenberg
Should Win: Jesse Eisenberg
Wish List: James Franco

Oh, nay me... Score 1 out of 2

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: The Kids Are All Right (2010)

I said...
Will Win: The Kids Are All Right
Should Win: The Kids Are All Right
Wish List: Red

Yay... Score 2 out of 3

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama: Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

I said...
Will Win: Natalie Portman
Should Win: Natalie Portman

Double points? 3 out of 4

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version (2010)

I said...
Will Win: Johnny Depp
Should Win: Jake Gyllenhaal

A complete miss... although the experts did pick Giamatti... guess I'm no expert eh? hahahha... 3 out of 5

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy: "Glee" (2009)

I said...
Will Win: Modern Family
Should Win: 30 Rock
Wish List: The Big Bang Theory

A win for a lacklustre season? Hmm... either way, am happy for Glee finally getting the gold... 3 out of 6

Best Director - Motion Picture: David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

I said...
Will Win: David Fincher
Should Win: Christopher Nolan

Right on the money... 4 out of 7

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

I said...
Will Win: Jacki Weaver
Should Win: Helena Bonham Carter
Wish List: Amy Adams

Thought the two noms from The Fighter would have split the votes... guess they wanted to make it up to her for Frozen River... 4 out of 8

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

I said...
Will Win: Alec Baldwin
Should Win: Jim Parsons
Wish List: Matthew Morrison

Should win... does that count? Executive decision... yup it counts... ahhaha 5 out of 9

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy: Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

I said...
Will Win: Laura Linney
Should Win: Tina Fey

Hah! So out of the blue... 6 out of 10

Best Foreign Language Film: Hævnen (2010)(Denmark)

I said...
Will Win: Biutiful
Should Win: I Am Love

Figured as much... 6 out of 11

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

I said...
Will Win: Claire Danes
Should Win: Claire Danes
Wish List: Jennifer Love Hewitt

Do I get two points here? Hhahaha... 7 out of 12

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television: Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

I said...
Will Win: Ian McShane
Should Win: Al Pacino

8 out of 13

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

I said...
Will Win: Annette Bening
Should Win: Julianne Moore
Wish List: Emma Stone

Predicted in the Will Win column... 9 out of 14

Best Animated Film: Toy Story 3 (2010)

I said...
Will Win: Toy Story 3
Should Win: Tangled
Wish List: How To Train Your Dragon

Yay me... 10 out of 15

Best Original Score - Motion Picture: The Social Network (2010) - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

I said...
Will Win: Hans Zimmer
Should Win: Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross

Yes they should... 11 out of 16

Best Original Song - Motion Picture: Burlesque (2010/I) - Diane Warren("You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")

I said...
Will Win: You Haven't Seen The Last of Me
Should Win: I See The Light

You go, Diane Warren! 12 out of 17

Best Television Series - Drama: "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

I said...
Will Win: Mad Men
Should Win: The Walking Dead

Completely missed the mark... 12 of out 18

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama: Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

I said...
Will Win: Bryan Cranston
Should Win: Jon Hamm

Again, missed the mark... 12 out of 19

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)

I said...
Will Win: David Strathairn
Should Win: Eric Stonestreet
Wish List: Chris Colfer

Wish List? Half a mark or full mark? Coz it's my blog, I'll give myself full mark... hahahah... 13 out of 20

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television: "Carlos" (2010)

I said...
Will Win: Temple Grandin
Should Win: Pillars of the Earth

Hmm... 13 out of 21

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama: Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy" (2008)

I said...
Will Win: Julianna Margulies
Should Win: Katey Sagal
Wish List: Piper Perabo

Should win... yay... 14 out of 22

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture: Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

I said...
Will Win: Michael Douglas
Should Win: Christian Bale
Wish List: Andrew Garfield

Again, with the Should Win... 15 out of 23

Box Office

The Green Hornet stung the box office!

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Weekend-Box-Office-Green-Hornet-Grabs-Easy-Number-One-22645.html

Golden Globes Winners

The Full List of Winners:

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Winner: The Social Network (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Winner: Colin Firth for The King's Speech (2010)

Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Winner: The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Winner: Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Winner: Paul Giamatti for Barney's Version (2010)

Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Winner: "Glee" (2009)

Best Director - Motion Picture
Winner: David Fincher for The Social Network (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Melissa Leo for The Fighter (2010)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Winner: Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Winner: Laura Linney for "The Big C" (2010)

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: Hævnen (2010)(Denmark)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: Claire Danes for Temple Grandin (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: Al Pacino for You Don't Know Jack (2010) (TV)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Winner: Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Best Animated Film
Winner: Toy Story 3 (2010)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Winner: The Social Network (2010) - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Winner: Burlesque (2010/I) - Diane Warren("You Haven't Seen The Last of Me")

Best Television Series - Drama
Winner: "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Winner: Steve Buscemi for "Boardwalk Empire" (2009)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: Chris Colfer for "Glee" (2009)

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Winner: "Carlos" (2010)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Winner: Katey Sagal for "Sons of Anarchy" (2008)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Christian Bale for The Fighter (2010)

Source - IMDB

Predix - Golden Globe

The Golden Globes' winners will be announced tonite/tomorrow morning... again, here are the list of nominees...

http://www.goldenglobes.org/blog/2010/12/the-68th-annual-golden-globe-awards-nominations/

My faves are The Social Network, Inception, The Kids Are All Right, Tangled, Toy Story 3 and of course Glee! :)

Here are my predictions:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

BLACK SWAN
THE FIGHTER
INCEPTION
THE KING’S SPEECH
THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Have seen three of the five noms... the general consensus is either The King's Speech or The Social Network... I gonna call The Social Network...

Will Win: The Social Network

Should Win: The Social Network

Wish List: Inception

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

HALLE BERRY (FRANKIE AND ALICE)
NICOLE KIDMAN (RABBIT HOLE)
JENNIFER LAWRENCE (WINTER’S BONE)
NATALIE PORTMAN (BLACK SWAN)
MICHELLE WILLIAMS (BLUE VALENTINE)

Saw Black Swan and bits of Winter's Bone. Very the biased prediction, if I do say so myself...

WILL WIN: Natalie Portman
SHOULD WIN: Natalie Portman

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA

JESSE EISENBERG (THE SOCIAL NETWORK)
COLIN FIRTH (THE KING’S SPEECH)
JAMES FRANCO (127 HOURS)
RYAN GOSLING (BLUE VALENTINE)
MARK WAHLBERG (THE FIGHTER)

Again, biased... but it was a wonderful performance anyway...

Will win: Jesse Eisenberg

Should Win: Jesse Eisenberg
Wish List: James Franco

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

ALICE IN WONDERLAND
BURLESQUE
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
RED
THE TOURIST

Four out of five is not bad yes? The Tourist? Hmm... was enjoyable but I dun think it merits a nomination...

Will Win: The Kids Are All Right
Should Win: The Kids Are All Right
Wish List: Red

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

ANNETTE BENING (THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT)
ANNE HATHAWAY (LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS)
ANGELINA JOLIE (THE TOURIST)
JULIANNE MOORE (THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT)
EMMA STONE (EASY A)

Will Win: Annette Bening
Should Win: Julianne Moore
Wish List: Emma Stone

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

JOHNNY DEPP (ALICE IN WONDERLAND)
JOHNNY DEPP (THE TOURIST)
PAUL GIAMATTI (BARNEY’S VERSION)
JAKE GYLLENHAAL (LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS)
KEVIN SPACEY (CASINO JACK)

Depp's double nom should split the vote yes? But I don't think the others have much of a chance anyway...

Will Win: Johnny Depp

Should Win: Jake Gyllenhaal

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

DESPICABLE ME
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON
THE ILLUSIONIST
TANGLED
TOY STORY 3

I think this is the toughest one to call... at least two very good movies and two solid movies... haven't seen The Illusionist... but I figure it can't compete with the other four anyway...

Will Win: Toy Story 3
Should Win: Tangled
Wish List: How To Train Your Dragon

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

BIUTIFUL (MEXICO/SPAIN)
THE CONCERT (FRANCE)
THE EDGE (Kpaй) (RUSSIA)
I AM LOVE (IO SONO L’AMORE) (ITALY)
IN A BETTER WORLD (Hævnen) (DENMARK)

Will Win: Biutiful
Should Win: I Am Love

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

AMY ADAMS (THE FIGHTER)
HELENA BONHAM CARTER (THE KING’S SPEECH)
MILA KUNIS (BLACK SWAN)
MELISSA LEO (THE FIGHTER)
JACKI WEAVER (ANIMAL KINGDOM)

Only saw Black Swan and I was not impressed that much by Mila Kunis' performance... Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey had better roles... easy role that one...

Will Win: Jacki Weaver
Should Win: Helena Bonham Carter
Wish List: Amy Adams

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE

CHRISTIAN BALE (THE FIGHTER)
MICHAEL DOUGLAS (WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS)
ANDREW GARFIELD (THE SOCIAL NETWORK)
JEREMY RENNER (THE TOWN)
GEOFFREY RUSH (THE KING’S SPEECH)

Tough call... The Globes might recognize star power (like The Tourist nominations)...

Will Win: Michael Douglas
Should Win: Christian Bale
Wish List: Andrew Garfield

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE

DARREN ARONOFSKY (BLACK SWAN)
DAVID FINCHER (THE SOCIAL NETWORK)
TOM HOOPER (THE KING’S SPEECH)
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN (INCEPTION)
DAVID O. RUSSELL (THE FIGHTER)

Will Win: David Fincher
Should Win: Christopher Nolan

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE

DANNY BOYLE, SIMON BEAUFOY (127 HOURS)
LISA CHOLODENKO, STUART BLUMBERG (THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT)
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN (INCEPTION)
DAVID SEIDLER (THE KING’S SPEECH)
AARON SORKIN (THE SOCIAL NETWORK)

Really tough call this one...

Will Win: Aaron Sorkin
Should Win: Christopher Nolan
Wish List: Lisa Cholodenko

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (THE KING’S SPEECH)
DANNY ELFMAN (ALICE IN WONDERLAND)
A.R. RAHMAN (127 HOURS)
TRENT REZNOR, ATTICUS ROSS (THE SOCIAL NETWORK)
HANS ZIMMER (INCEPTION)

Will Win: Hans Zimmer
Should Win: Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE

“BOUND TO YOU” — BURLESQUE
“COMING HOME” — COUNTRY STRONG
“I SEE THE LIGHT” — TANGLED
“THERE’S A PLACE FOR US” — CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER
“YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE LAST OF ME” — BURLESQUE

Will Win: You Haven't Seen The Last of Me
Should Win: I See The Light

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

BOARDWALK EMPIRE (HBO)

DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
THE GOOD WIFE (CBS)
MAD MEN (AMC)
THE WALKING DEAD (AMC)

Will Win: Mad Men
Should Win: The Walking Dead

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

JULIANNA MARGULIES (THE GOOD WIFE)
ELISABETH MOSS (MAD MEN)
PIPER PERABO (COVERT AFFAIRS)
KATEY SAGAL (SONS OF ANARCHY)
KYRA SEDGWICK (THE CLOSER)

Will Win: Julianna Margulies
Should Win: Katey Sagal
Wish List: Piper Perabo

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA

STEVE BUSCEMI (BOARDWALK EMPIRE)
BRYAN CRANSTON (BREAKING BAD)
MICHAEL C. HALL (DEXTER)
JON HAMM (MAD MEN)
HUGH LAURIE (HOUSE)

Will Win: Bryan Cranston
Should Win: Jon Hamm

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

30 ROCK (NBC)
THE BIG BANG THEORY (CBS)
THE BIG C (SHOWTIME)
GLEE (FOX)
MODERN FAMILY (ABC)
NURSE JACKIE (SHOWTIME)

Will Win: Modern Family
Should Win: 30 Rock
Wish List: The Big Bang Theory

Yup, that's right, no Glee... a bit of a weak season two for now... the only exception is the Warblers episode...

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES –COMEDY OR MUSICAL

TONI COLLETTE (UNITED STATES OF TARA)
EDIE FALCO (NURSE JACKIE)
TINA FEY (30 ROCK)
LAURA LINNEY (THE BIG C)
LEA MICHELE (GLEE)

Whoa, all previous winners and nominees...

Will Win: Laura Linney
Should Win: Tina Fey

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL

ALEC BALDWIN (30 ROCK)
STEVE CARELL (THE OFFICE)
THOMAS JANE (HUNG)
MATTHEW MORRISON (GLEE)
JIM PARSONS (THE BIG BANG THEORY)

Will Win: Alec Baldwin
Should Win: Jim Parsons
Wish List: Matthew Morrison

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

CARLOS (SUNDANCE CHANNEL)
THE PACIFIC (HBO)
PILLARS OF THE EARTH (STARZ)
TEMPLE GRANDIN (HBO)
YOU DON’T KNOW JACK (HBO)

Will Win: Temple Grandin
Should Win: Pillars of the Earth

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

HAYLEY ATWELL (PILLARS OF THE EARTH)
CLAIRE DANES (TEMPLE GRANDIN)
JUDI DENCH (RETURN TO CRANFORD)
ROMOLA GARAI (EMMA)
JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT (THE CLIENT LIST)

Will Win: Claire Danes
Should Win: Claire Danes
Wish List: Jennifer Love Hewitt

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

IDRIS ELBA (LUTHER)
IAN MCSHANE (PILLARS OF THE EARTH)
AL PACINO (YOU DON’T KNOW JACK)
DENNIS QUAID (THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP)
EDGAR RAMIREZ (CARLOS)

Will Win: Ian McShane
Should Win: Al Pacino

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

HOPE DAVIS (THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP)
JANE LYNCH (GLEE)
KELLY MACDONALD (BOARDWALK EMPIRE)
JULIA STILES (DEXTER)
SOFIA VERGARA (MODERN FAMILY)

Will Win: Jane Lynch
Should Win: Sofia Vergara
Wish List: Julia Stiles

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION

SCOTT CAAN (HAWAII FIVE-O)
CHRIS COLFER (GLEE)
CHRIS NOTH (THE GOOD WIFE)
ERIC STONESTREET (MODERN FAMILY)
DAVID STRATHAIRN (TEMPLE GRANDIN)

Will Win: David Strathairn
Should Win: Eric Stonestreet
Wish List: Chris Colfer

Other predictions on the web (by a more professional bunch than yours truly...)

http://awards.omg.yahoo.com/blog/43-the-projectors-official-golden-globes-predictions?nc

http://www.goldderby.com/films/news/908/golden-globe-predictions-from-the-top-experts.html

http://incontention.com/2011/01/14/predict-the-golden-globe-winners/#more-35550

Casting - Spiderman Dragon Tattoo

First looks at the revamped Spiderman/remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...

Andrew Garfield as the new Spiderman...

http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/406-first-photo-of-andrew-garfield-as-spider-man-revealed

And Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...



http://www.awardsdaily.com/2011/01/tit-for-tatt-rooney-mara-transforms-as-lisbeth-salandar/#more-34710


Incidentally, both actors were in The Social Network...

Best of 2010

I am a movie buff/freak... a buffy movie freak? or a freaky movie buff? hihi... anyways, I watch a lot of movies and I am one of those who like all kinds of movies and would normally enjoy all kinds of movie experiences, unless they are total and complete piece of crap *cough* 2Alam *cough*... so this is a list of the movies I enjoyed most and remembered and would likely to buy the DVD and watch it again and again...

So without further ado... the 10 best movies watched in the cinema in 2010...

Ryan Reynolds, who is normally linked to romance fluff and action movies, did a solid in this one. The movie itself was interesting in its premise and execution...

M Night Shyamalan's redemption after the god-awful The Last Airbender. Again, this movie employed the same claustraphobic element like Buried, but there are other things happening outside of the elevator. Very thrilling and kinda scary...

Two of the funniest actors on TV joining forces for a movie? Sounds great. And the end product was awesomely funny, like one of the episodes of 30 Rock. Tina Fey has always been a goddess to me. Don't like Steve Carell though...

By far, the best of the series, which is a good sign for Part 2 I guess. Story-wise, nothing much has changed, except this movie spends a lot of its time elsewhere ie not in Hogwarts, which I guess is the thrilling part of the movie. The kids are all grown up but they're still kids...

It made you think... and it was utterly original... unlike the sequels, prequels, remakes and revamps that inundated us, especially in the summer... the all-star cast helped...

Some people might be turned off by this movie but I found it to be awesome! Especially Chloe Grace Moretz in a career-defining role as the foul-mouthed kick-ass girl...

Another Chloe Moretz movie... this remake was indeed prettier but it was a bit more solemn and dark too... very nice scares plus the cute romance between the kids...


Will Ferrell normally irritates me and Mark Wahlberg tends to do some overacting, especially after he got his Oscar nomination... what's up with that? Anyway, this movie worked well... funny at times and cute... did I mention funny?


Finally, a movie based on true events that happened in our generation! The Social Network is not just a fluff piece about how Facebook came about. It's very real and human and a good piece of dramatic cinema. Gave us great performances, especially from Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield.

Another Leo DiCaprio movie. This time he reteams with Martin Scorsese and produced another gem. All-star cast too. Quite nice, the mystery and the drama.

Casting - The Hobbit

Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis and Elijah Wood has signed on the dotted line for The Hobbit... and as previously announced, so did Cate Blanchett...



It's like LOTR reunion with Gandalf, Gollum, Frodo and Galadriel... btw, that poster is fan-made I think from comicbookmovie.com

http://www.examiner.com/j-r-r-tolkien-in-national/the-hobbit-report-casting-ramps-up

Review - Paranormal Activity 2

After the success of the first movie (and the initial success of The Blair Witch Project), this movie had to be greenlit of course... and there's even a third one on the way already...

Part 2 tells the story of Kristi, Katie's sister... ya know, Katie from the first movie... and Part 2 is more like a prequel that parallel's the first movie's timeline but actually started before the events of the first movie started, hence Katie and Micah (who we all know, had died from the first movie) can make appearances...

This movie also explains a bit more of what was happening and why it was happening... basically, Kristi gave birth to a son and was now experiencing the same horror and trauma that befell Katie...

I like this movie and the horror/scare factor from the first movie was utilized well here... unfortunately, they took their time to set up the scary and it was kinda boring actually to wait... unless this was the first movie... then the build up is kinda nice... but since Paranormal Activity had set up the chill factor and most of us has seen it, the wait was not a good thing...

And they were following the first movie's formula to a T... the woman gets harassed by a supernatural thing and the man is the disbeliever... which was a bit annoying at that point...

Apparently, there were multiple versions of the ending of the first movie... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_Activity#Alternative_versions

The version I saw on DVD was the one with the 'They All Die' ending... but when it was shown in America, Katie had survived... when I saw this movie, in my mind, Katie had perished and the thing that showed up at Kristi's was the demon... hence the brutal murders in a not humanly possible way happened...

I wonder how they're gonna do Part 3...

Box Office

True Grit finally shoots down Little Fockers for the win!

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1655565/true-grit-ropes-weekend-boxoffice-win.jhtml

Box Office

Here's a look at the local box office for 2010... source from Finas..

Adnan Sempit
Cost - 1.50 mil
Collection - 7.66 mil

2 Hati 1 Jiwa
Cost - 0.98 juta
Collection - 0.40 juta

Lu Pikirlah Sendiri The Movie
Cost - 1.73 juta
Collection - 2.15 juta

Niyang Rapik
Cost - 1.64 juta
Collection - 3.72 juta

V3: Samseng Jalanan
Cost - 1.72 juta
Collection - 3.88 juta

KL Drift 2
Cost - 1.92 juta
Collection - 5.67 juta

Semerah Cinta Stilleto
Cost - 1.50 juta
Collection - 2.13 juta

Hooperz
Cost - 1.27 juta
Collection - 0.29 juta

Belukar
Cost - 2.10 juta
Collection - 0.30 juta

Andartu Terlampau 21 Hari Mencari Suami
Cost - 0.98 juta
Collection - 0.56 juta

Lagenda Budak Setan
Cost - 1.36 juta
Collection - 4.28 juta

Kecoh Betul
Cost - 1.85 juta
Collection - 2.03 juta

Kapoww!!
Cost - 1.98 juta
Collection - 0.27 juta

Zoo

Cost - Unknown
Collection - 2.17 juta

Mantra
Cost - 1.82 juta
Collection - 2.74 juta

Senario Asam Garam
Cost - 1.70 juta
Collection - 2.47 juta

4 Madu
Cost - Unknown

Collection - 1.82 juta

Magika
Cost - 2.40 juta
Collection - 3.14 juta

Jangan Pandang Belakang Congkak 2
Cost - 1.80 juta
Collection - 4.23 juta

Cuti-Cuti Cinta
Cost - 1.20 juta
Collection - 3.17 juta

Estet
Cost - 1.97 juta
Collection - 0.35 juta

Crayon
Cost - 1.31 juta
Collection - 0.053 juta

2 Alam
Cost - 1.51 juta
Collection - 0.44 juta

Ngangkung
Cost - 1.82 juta
Collection - 8.12 juta *

Aku Tak Bodoh
Cost - 1.62 juta
Collection - 0.74 juta

Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah
Cost - 1.42 juta
Collection - 6.89 juta *

Aku Masih Dara
Cost - 1.50 juta
Collection - 2.01 juta *

Janin
Cost - 1.54 juta
Collection - 1.20 juta *

Damping Malam
Cost - 1.82 juta
Collection - 0.90 juta *

http://www.finas.gov.my/index.php?mod=industry&sub=cereka&p=Filem2010

Box Office

Little Fockers remained champion...

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00037663.html

Happy new year everyone! :)