Apr 27, 2020

FINAL DESTINATION 2

Final Destination 2 (2003) - *1/2

MAKING THE CUT: SEASON 1

Making the Cut: Season 1 (2020) - **1/2 (P) / *** (M)

SUPERSTORE: SEASON 5

Superstore: Season 5 (2019-2020) - ***1/2 (P) / *** (M)

WAVES

Waves (2019) - ***1/2 (M) / ***1/2 (P)

THE TERMINAL

The Terminal (2004) - **1/2 (P) / ** (M)

MATINEE

Matinee (1993) - ** (P) / *1/2 (M)

I HEART HUCKABEES

I Heart Huckabees (2004) - ***1/2 (P) / **** (M)

HOME ON THE RANGE

Home on the Range (2004) - **1/2 (P) / **1/2 (M)

GLITTER

Glitter (2001) - zero stars (P) / 1/2 star (M)

A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT

A Very Long Engagement (2004) - *** (P) / **1/2 (M)

Apr 22, 2020

THE INCREDIBLES

The Incredibles (2004) - ***1/2 (P) / **** (M)

THE NOTEBOOK

The Notebook (2004) - ** (P) / ***1/2 (M)

GIVE ME LIBERTY

Give Me Liberty (2019) - *** (P) / **** (M)

LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - *** (P) / ***1/2 (M)

THE GOLDEN GIRLS: SEASON 3

The Golden Girls: Season 3 (1987-1988) - **** (P) / **** (M)

THE PRINCESS DIARIES 2: ROYAL ENGAGEMENT

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) - *1/2 (P) / **1/2 (M)

HERO

Hero (2004) - *** (P) / *** (M)

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY

Born on the Fourth of July (1989) - ***1/2

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Director (Oliver Stone)
 - Best Film Editing

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Actor (Tom Cruise)
 - Best Adapted Screenplay
 - Best Cinematography
 - Best Sound
 - Best Original Music Score

Apr 14, 2020

SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) - ** (P) / **1/2 (M)

VANITY FAIR

Vanity Fair (2004) - *** (P) / ***1/2 (M)

TROY

Troy (2004) - *1/2 (P) / *1/2 (M)

THE PRINCESS DIARIES

The Princess Diaries (2001) - **1/2 (P) / **** (M)

PETER'S FRIENDS

Peter's Friends (1992) - **1/2 (P) / **1/2 (M)

SHARK TALE

Shark Tale (2004) - *** (P) / *** (M)

CHINATOWN

Chinatown (1974) - **** (P) / **** (M)

OSCAR WINS:
 - Best Original Screenplay

OSCAR NOMINATIONS:
 - Best Picture
 - Best Actor (Jack Nicholson)
 - Best Actress (Faye Dunaway)
 - Best Director (Roman Polanski)
 - Best Film Editing
 - Best Cinematography
 - Best Art Direction
 - Best Costume Design
 - Best Sound
 - Best Original Dramatic Score

Apr 11, 2020

6TH ANNUAL PRO MOVIE AWARDS (2002)

BEST PICTURE (DOCUMENTARY)

Bowling for Columbine
The Cockettes
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Spellbound - Jeffrey Blitz, Sean Welch
Winged Migration





BEST PICTURE (ANIMATED)

Lilo & Stitch
Metropolis
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirited Away - Donald W. Ernst, John Lasseter, Toshio Suzuki
Treasure Planet





BEST PICTURE (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)

About Schmidt
Adaptation
All or Nothing
Chicago - Martin Richards
The Good Girl





BEST PICTURE (DRAMA)

Far from Heaven
The Grey Zone
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Peter Jackson, Eric Monette, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh
Solaris




BEST PICTURE (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

The Crime of Padre Amaro
Late Marriage
Monsoon Wedding

Talk to Her - Agustin Almodovar
Y Tu Mama Tambien





BEST ACTOR (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)

About Schmidt - Jack Nicholson
Chicago - Richard Gere
Late Marriage - Lior Ashkenazi
Roger Dodger - Campbell Scott
Talk to Her - Javier Camara


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (DRAMA)

Far from Heaven - Patricia Clarkson
Rain - Sarah Peirse
Spider - Miranda Richardson
White Oleander - Michelle Pfeiffer
White Oleander - Renee Zellweger





BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (DRAMA)

Antwone Fisher - Denzel Washington
Far from Heaven - Dennis Haysbert
Far from Heaven - Dennis Quaid
Frailty - Bill Paxton
Insomnia - Robin Williams

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)

About a Boy - Toni Collette
About Schmidt - Kathy Bates
Adaptation - Meryl Streep
Chicago - Queen Latifah
Late Marriage - Lili Koshashvili


BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Spirited Away - Daveigh Chase
Spirited Away - Suzanne Pleshette
Stuart Little 2 - Melanie Griffith
Treasure Planet - Laurie Metcalf
Treasure Planet - Emma Thompson

BEST ACTRESS (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)

All or Nothing - Lesley Manville
Chicago - Renee Zellweger
The Good Girl - Jennifer Aniston
Real Women Have Curves - America Ferrera
Y Tu Mama Tambien - Maribel Verdu


BEST VOICE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Toby Jones
Ice Age - Denis Leary
Ice Age - John Leguizamo
Ice Age - Ray Romano
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Tower - Andy Serkis



BEST ACTOR (DRAMA)

Auto Focus - Greg Kinnear
Gangs of New York - Daniel Day-Lewis
One Hour Photo - Robin Williams
Solaris - George Clooney
Spider - Ralph Fiennes



BEST ACTRESS (DRAMA)

Far from Heaven - Julianne Moore
The Hours - Nicole Kidman
The Hours - Julianne Moore
The Hours - Meryl Streep
Unfaithful - Diane Lane



BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)

Adaptation - Chri Cooper
Catch Me If You Can - Christopher Walken
Chicago - John C. Reilly
The Good Girl - John C. Reilly
Nicholas Nickleby - Christopher Plummer



BEST DIRECTION (DRAMA)

Far from Heaven - Todd Haynes
The Hours - Stephen Daldry
The Lord of the Ring: The Two Towers - Peter Jackson
Solaris - Steven Soderbergh
Spirited Away - Hayao Miyazaki





BEST DIRECTION (COMEDY OR MUSICAL)

About Schmidt - Alexander Payne
All or Nothing - Mike Leigh
Chicago - Rob Marshall
Late Marriage - Dover Koshashvili
Talk to Her - Pedro Almodovar





BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

All or Nothing
Far from Heaven - Todd Haynes
Late Marriage
Spirited Away
Talk to Her





BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

About Schmidt
Adaptation
The Hours - David Hare
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Solaris





BEST FILM EDITING

Chicago - Martin Walsh
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Solaris
Talk to Her





BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Chicago
Far from Heaven
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Pianist
Road to Perdition - Conrad L. Hall





BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Chicago
Far from Heaven
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Grant Major
Pinocchio





BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Far from Heaven
Frida
Gangs of New York
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Ngila Dickson, Richard Taylor





BEST SOUND MIXING

Chicago - David Lee, Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Signs
Solaris





BEST SOUND EFFECTS EDITING

Brotherhood of the Wolf
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Mike Hopkins, Ethan Van der Ryn
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Winged Migration




BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Randall Williams Cook, Alex Funke, Joe Letteri, Jim Rygiel
Men in Black II
Spider-Man 
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones




BEST MAKEUP

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Peter Owen, Peter Swords King, Richard Taylor
Star Trek: Nemesis
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones




BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

8 Women
Chicago - Rob Marshall
Devdas
The Happiness of the Katakuris
Monsoon Wedding





BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE

The Hours
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Signs
Solaris - Cliff Martinez
White Oleander





BEST ORIGINAL SONG

8 Mile  - "Lose Yourself"
About a Boy - "Something to Talk About" - Badly Drawn Boy
Austin Powers in Goldmember - "Work It Out"
Die Another Day - "Die Another Day"
Treasure Planet - "I'm Still Here (Jim's Theme)"