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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / 2006 Oscars

« on: January 31, 2006, 06:31:45 am »

Nominations:

Best Picture
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
CRASH
CAPOTE
MUNICH

Actor in a Leading Role
Philip Seymour Hoffman, CAPOTE
Heath Ledger, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Terrence Howard, HUSTLE AND FLOW
David Strathairn, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
Joaquin Phoenix, WALK THE LINE

Actress in a Leading Role
Felicity Huffman, TRANSAMERICA
Charlize Theron, NORTH COUNTRY
Reese Witherspoon, WALK THE LINE
Keira Knightley, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Judi Dench, MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS

Best Director
Steven Spielberg, MUNICH
Ang Lee, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
George Clooney, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK.
Paul Haggis, CRASH
Bennet Miller, CAPOTE

Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Giamatti, CINDERELLA MAN
George Clooney, SYRIANA
Matt Dillon, CRASH
William Hurt, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Jake Gyllenhaal, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Actress in a Supporting Role
Rachel Weisz, THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Frances McDormand, NORTH COUNTRY
Michelle Williams, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Amy Adams, JUNEBUG
Catherine Keener, CAPOTE

Best Original Screenplay
Woody Allen, MATCH POINT
George Clooney & Grant Heslov, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco, CRASH
Stephen Gaghan, SYRIANA
Noah Baumbach, THE SQUID AND THE WHALE

Best Adapted Screenplay
Dan Futterman, CAPOTE
Josh Olson, A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
Jeffrey Caine, THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Tony Kushner & Eric Roth, MUNICH
Larry McMurtry & Diana Ossana, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

Best Original Score
Alberto Iglesias, THE CONSTANT GARDENER
Dario Marianelli, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Gustavo Santaolalla, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
John Williams, MUNICH
John Williams, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA

Best Animated Film
WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
THE CORPSE BRIDE
HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE

Best Art Direction
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
KING KONG
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE

Best Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
Robert Elswit, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK
Emmanuel Lubezki, THE NEW WORLD
Dion Beebe, MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
Wally Pfister, BATMAN BEGINS

Best Costume Design
MRS. HENDERSON PRESENTS
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
WALK THE LINE

Best Documentary Feature
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
MURDERBALL
DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE
STREET FIGHT
ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM

Best Documentary (Short Subject)
THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB
GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA
THE MUSHROOM CLUB
A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN

Best Film Editing
CINDERELLA MAN
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
CRASH
MUNICH
WALK THE LINE

Best Makeup
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
CINDERELLA MAN
STAR WARS, EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH

Best Short Film (Animated)
BADGERED
THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED CONVERSATION
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO
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ONE MAN BAND

Best Short Film (Live-Action)
AUSREISSER (THE RUNAWAY)
CASHBACK
THE LAST FARM
OUR TIME IS UP
SIX SHOOTER

Best Sound Editing
KING KONG
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLDS

Best Sound Mixing
WALK THE LINE
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
WAR OF THE WORLD
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG

Best Visual Effects
THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
KING KONG
WAR OF THE WORLDS

Best Original Song
"In the Deep" - CRASH, Music by Kathleen "Bird" York and Michael Becker; Lyric by Kathleen "Bird" York
"It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" - HUSTLE & FLOW Music and Lyric by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard
“Travelin’ Thru” — TRANSAMERICA, Music & Lyrics by: Dolly Parton

Best Foreign Film
SOPHIE SCHOLL - THE FINAL DAYS
DON'T TELL
MERRY CHRISTMAS (JOYEUX NOEL)
PARADISE NOW
TSOTSI

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Completely Off-Topic / Happy Birthday Ivy!

« on: January 11, 2006, 03:56:34 am »

I hope you have an awesome day and enjoy the KH show tonight in Boston.  

"Party like a rock star."  

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / "Four Kings" on NBC

« on: January 05, 2006, 05:42:23 pm »

anyone watching this?  it's funnier than i expected it to be.

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / MTV.com mentions V in article

« on: January 05, 2006, 05:52:33 am »

Vanessa Carlton has teamed up with producer Linda Perry for her Harmonium follow-up. Calling the producer "fantastic and genuine and really inspiring," Carlton posted on her Web site that they had "a blast" during their "whirlwind studio moment," and have finished five songs together so far. Carlton also wrote that thanks to Perry, she's finished half of the new album. "You guys are gonna be psyched," she wrote. "Loving this stuff." ...


nothing we didn't already know really, but still...

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / Vanessa in Febs Teen Vogue

« on: January 04, 2006, 12:29:30 pm »

someone pointed it out on the oboard, so i scanned the article for all to see...enjoy

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / Brokeback Mountain

« on: December 13, 2005, 04:44:19 am »

Direced by Ang Lee and stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, and Anne Hathaway.

An epic love story set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, Brokeback Mountain tells the story of two young men - a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy - who meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.

I heard about this film, probably, about a year ago when it was being filmed.  Now, it's getting excellent reviews and all sorts of awards.  It's being called the best film of the year by American Film Institute, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Broadcast Film Critics Association and Boston Film Critics Association.

Not even released wide yet, the film is setting records in limited release: From IMDB: Controversial new western Brokeback Mountain has broken 2005 box office records by scoring the highest per-screen average take for any film released. The film, featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger as secret gay lovers, opened in just five cinemas in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco and took in an estimated three-day box office total of $544,549 - an average of $109,000 per screen. The film opens all across America on Friday. The film was named the year's Best Movie by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association on Saturday. The film's director, Ang Lee, was also named Best Director.

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST

« on: December 01, 2005, 05:55:47 am »

Trailer

Easily one of my most anticipated films for 2006.  Opens on my birthday, July 7th.   I know where I'll be.

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / R.I.P Pat Morita

« on: November 25, 2005, 07:04:57 am »

Wow...totally unexpected. He wasn't even sick or anything.  

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From Yahoo.com:

Actor Pat Morita, whose portrayal of the wise and dry-witted Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid" earned him an Oscar nomination, has died. He was 73.

Morita died Thursday at his home in Las Vegas of natural causes, said his wife of 12 years, Evelyn. She said in a statement that her husband, who first rose to fame with a role on "Happy Days," had "dedicated his entire life to acting and comedy."

In 1984, he appeared in the role that would define his career and spawn countless affectionate imitations. As Kesuke Miyagi, the mentor to     Ralph Macchio's "Daniel-san," he taught karate while trying to catch flies with chopsticks and offering such advice as "wax on, wax off" to guide Daniel through chores to improve his skills.

Morita said in a 1986 interview with The Associated Press he was billed as Noriyuki "Pat" Morita in the film because producer Jerry Weintraub wanted him to sound more ethnic. He said he used the billing because it was "the only name my parents gave me."

He lost the 1984 best supporting actor award to Haing S. Ngor, who appeared in "The Killing Fields."

For years, Morita played small and sometimes demeaning roles in such films as "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and TV series such as "The Odd Couple" and "Green Acres." His first breakthrough came with "Happy Days," and he followed with his own brief series, "Mr. T and Tina."

"The Karate Kid," led to three sequels, the last of which, 1994's "The Next Karate Kid," paired him with a young     Hilary Swank.

Morita was prolific outside of the "Karate Kid" series as well, appearing in "Honeymoon in Vegas," "Spy Hard," "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and "The Center of the World." He also provided the voice for a character in the Disney movie "Mulan" in 1998.

Born in northern California on June 28, 1932, the son of migrant fruit pickers, Morita spent most of his early years in the hospital with spinal tuberculosis. He later recovered only to be sent to a Japanese-American internment camp in Arizona during World War II.

"One day I was an invalid," he recalled in a 1989 AP interview. "The next day I was public enemy No. 1 being escorted to an internment camp by an     FBI agent wearing a piece."

After the war, Morita's family tried to repair their finances by operating a Sacramento restaurant. It was there that Morita first tried his comedy on patrons.

Because prospects for a Japanese-American standup comic seemed poor, Morita found steady work in computers at Aerojet General. But at age 30 he entered show business full time.

"Only in America could you get away with the kind of comedy I did," he commented. "If I tried it in Japan before the war, it would have been considered blasphemy, and I would have ended in leg irons. "

Morita was to be buried at Palm Green Valley Mortuary and Cemetery.

He is survived by his wife and three daughters from a previous marriage.

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Completely Off-Topic / WWE Wrestler Eddie Guerrero Died.

« on: November 13, 2005, 05:07:50 pm »

I'm a big wrestling fan and this news comes as a shocking surprise.  This guy has been through so much shit, and started to turn his life around over the last few years.  Sad news.

from Yahoo:

Eduardo Gory Guerrero, a World Wrestling Entertainment superstar was found dead in his hotel room Sunday in Minneapolis, where he was scheduled to appear that evening in a WWE Supershow. He was 38.
 
When he didn't respond to a wake-up call, hotel security at Minneapolis Marriott City Center and Guerrero's nephew and fellow WWE wrestler, Chavo Guerrero, forced their way into the room, police said.

There were no apparent signs of foul play or suicide, police said. An autopsy was planned at the Hennepin County medical examiner's office.

He was a featured star on the UPN series "WWE Smackdown!" and son of Mexican wrestler Gory Guerrero.

Chavo Guerrero and McMahon said Guerrero was open about his past drug and alcohol abuse but they said he'd been sober for four years.

In February 2004, Guerrero became the second wrestler of Hispanic heritage to be WWE champion when he defeated Brock Lesnar, a former University of Minnesota wrestling standout. Guerrero lost the title four months later.

In May 2004, UPN aired the special "Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story." The one-hour program chronicled his childhood and his struggle with drug addiction that almost cost him his job, family and life before his recovery and eventual capture of the WWE championship.

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / R.I.P Moustapha Akkad

« on: November 11, 2005, 07:22:38 am »

Moustapha Akkad, executive producer behind all of the "Halloween" films has died due to injuries suffered in the terror attacks in Jordan.  His daughter, Rima Akkad Monla (34 years old), also died.

The "Halloween" series is, by far, my favorite horror film set, and this news is really sad to hear.

here's the story from Yahoo News:

Moustapha Akkad, the Syrian-born producer of the "Halloween" horror films, died Friday from wounds sustained in the triple hotel bombings, a hospital official said.

Akkad died at 7:30 a.m. in a Jordanian hospital where he was being treated, said surgeon Dr. Yousef Qisous. He lived in Los Angeles and was reportedly in his 70s.

"He had bleeding in the lungs, his ribs were fractured and he died of his wounds and a severe heart attack this morning," Qisous told The Associated Press.
 
Akkad's daughter, Rima Akkad Monla, 34, also died in one of Wednesday's three explosions, said her mother, Patricia Akkad, Thursday.

A woman who answered the telephone at Moustapha Akkad's home early Friday said she was too upset to talk. A telephone message left at Patricia Akkad's Los Angeles area home was not immediately returned. She left for Lebanon late Thursday.

Three suicide bombers hit the Grand Hyatt, Radisson SAS and Days Inn hotels in the Jordanian capital, Amman, Wednesday night and killed at least 59 people, including the three suicide bombers.

Officials suspect Iraqi involvement in the attacks, which were claimed by al-Qaida's Iraq branch.

Moustapha Akkad, best known for producing all eight films in the "Halloween" franchise, also produced and directed "The Message" (1977) and "Lion of the Desert" (1981). Both latter films starred Anthony Quinn.

His daughter, Rima, grew up in Los Angeles an avid polo player who graduated from the University of Southern California in 1995 with a degree in international relations.

She pursued a master's degree in Middle East studies at the American University in Beirut, where she met her husband Ziad Monla, 35.

Her husband's family owns the Monla Hospital in Tripoli, Lebanon. The couple, married for six years, has two sons, ages 2 and 4.

"Rima is a totally American girl," Patricia Akkad, 64, said Thursday in a phone interview from her ex-husband's home in Los Angeles. "Here's an American who was over there and innocently killed for no reason."

Akkad said her daughter loved living in Beirut.

"We all know the problems in the Middle East, and you never think it's going to touch you," she said.

Funeral services were scheduled for Friday in Tripoli.

"She was the light of everybody's life," Patricia Akkad said. "She put everybody else first."

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General Vanessa Carlton Discussion / VC mentioned in DEC/JAN issue of Teen Peeps

« on: November 06, 2005, 12:33:10 pm »

it's just a tiny little thing

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Live Shows / Vanessa Opening for Stevie on Australia/New Zealand Tour

« on: November 03, 2005, 02:12:18 pm »

rumor has it.  for the Feb/March tour.

i'll post more info when i find it...or if someones got some info already, post it.

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / Munich

« on: October 26, 2005, 03:27:24 am »

This is Steven Spielberg's next film, due out Dec. 23rd.

The film stars Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, and Geoffry Rush.

In the tragic aftermath of the 1972 Munich Olympics, a Mossad agent (Bana) tracks Palestinian terrorists who assassinated Israeli athletes.


Most people who know me, know that Spielberg is my reasoning for wanting to be in the film biz.

My ass will be in theaters Dec. 23rd for this one.  

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / Chicken Little

« on: October 26, 2005, 03:16:25 am »

i'm a sucker for the computer animated film and this one looks really good.

Opens Nov. 4th.

click here for a cool Chicken Little baseball clip which uses the actual commentary of the 1988 World Series Kirk Gibson homerun

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Entertainment - Movies / TV / Books / Your Top 10 Best and Worst Films of 2005

« on: October 20, 2005, 06:34:08 am »

I know the year isn't over yet, but what's you list look like so far?  Update it as often as you need.

So far mine are:

Best:
1. Crash 10/10
2. Sin City - 10/10
3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - 10/10
4. The 40 Year Old Virgin - 9/10
5. Saw II - 9/10
6. Elizabethtown - 9/10
7. Gong Fu (Kung Fu Hustle)- 9/10
8. Batman Begins - 9/10
9. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith 9/10
10. Kingdom of Heaven - 9/10

Worst:
1. Boogyman - 2/10
2. Cursed - 3/10
4. Hide and Seek - 5/10
5. xXx: State of the Union - 5/10
6. White Noise - 5/10
7.  Bewitched - 5/10
8.  The Ring Two - 6/10
9.  Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo - 6/10
10.  Be Cool - 6/10


other movies I've seen this year:
High Tension - 9/10, Layer Cake - 9/10, Mr. and Mrs. Smith - 9/10, Constantine - 9/10, Red Eye - 9/10, The Amittyville Horror - 9/10, Assault on Precinct 13 - 9/10, Mindhunters - 9/10, In Good Company - 8/10, Hitch - 8/10, The Island - 8/10, Skeleton Key - 8/10, Corpse Bride - 8/10, Chicken Little - 8/10, Elektra - 7/10, Flightplan - 7/10, The Brothers Grimm - 7/10