Saturday, February 25, 2006

2005 Top 19

(Top 20 after I see GN&GLuck)
Munich
crash
squid and the whale
constant gardener
a history of violence
shop girl
brokeback mountain
Match Point
Nine Lives (newly added)
Me and You and Everyone We Know

sin city
grizzly man
syriana
the new world
walk the line
40-Year-Old Virgin
batman begins
the interpreter
march of the Penguins

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Four Strong Winds

I was sitting at home looking for some spiritual fulfillment. It was 9pm.
Silence of the Lambs played one hour ago at the Arclight.
I'll put on some music. Neil Young. The Last Waltz. Four Strong Winds.
No. Stop Making Sense.
The Arclight. Heart of Gold.
Bernard Shakey is going in for brain surgery.
He recalls his favorite song from childhood.
It's by Ian Tyson.
Emmylou Harris backs him up.

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Mike's "as they should be" Picks

Who I would pick (regardless of nom)
Actor: Heath Ledger
Actress: Reese Witherspoon
Supporting Actor: Don Cheadle
Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz
Picture: Munich
Documentary: Grizzly Man
Animated Film:
Foreign Film:
Director: Steven Spielberg
Adapted Screenplay: Munich
Original Screenplay: Crash
Cinematography: Munich
Editing: The Constant Gardener
Costume: The New World
Make-up:
Visual Effects: War of the Worlds
Art Direction:
Music: The New World
Song: Hustle and Flow
Sound Editing:
Sound Mixing:

Monday, February 06, 2006

Isaac's Picks

Here is who I am now officially betting on in the pool (in parenthesis I have included who I would award it to, regardless of nomination) :

Actor: Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Heath Ledger)
Actress: Reese Witherspoon (Q'Orianka Kilcher)
Supporting Actor: George Clooney (Matt Dillion)
Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (Michelle Williams)
Picture: Brokeback Mountain (Match Point)
Documentary: March of the Penguins (Grizzly Man)
Animated Film: Wallace and Gromit
Foreign Film: Paradise Now
Director: Ang Lee (Ang Lee)
Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain (Brokeback Mountain)
Original Screenplay: Crash (Match Point)
Cinematography: Brokeback Mountain (The New World)
Editing: Crash (The New World)
Costume: Memoirs of a Geisha (The New World)
Make-up: Chronicles of Narnia (Sin City)
Visual Effects: King Kong (Sin City)
Art Direction: Good Night and Good Luck (The New World)
Music: Brokeback Mountain (Grizzly Man)
Song: Hustle and Flow (Hustle and Flow)
Sound Editing: King Kong
Sound Mixing: Walk the Line

Tiebreaker: Brokeback Mountain, 6