Thursday, March 30, 2006

Random Top 10 Lists (Basketball Movies)

In honor of March Madness, which is in full swing, here is my top 10 basketball movies of all time.


10. Teen Wolf
9. Coach Carter
8. Love and Basketball
7. The Basketball Diaries
6. Above The Rim
5. Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat” Manigault
4. White Men Can’t Jump
3. He Got Game
2. Hoop Dreams
1. Hoosiers

Honorable Mention: The Air Up There, Blue Chips, Finding Forrester, Glory Road.

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Oscar Winners

Best Picture: Crash
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)
Best Director: Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney (Syriana)
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Best Original Screenplay: Crash
Best Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain
Best Animated Film: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabit
Best Foreign Film: Tsotsi (South Africa)
Best Documentary Feature: March of the Penguins
Best Art Direction: Memoirs Of A Geisha
Best Visual Effects: King Kong
Best Costume Design: Memoirs Of A Geisha
Best Makeup Design: The Chronicles of Narnia
Best Editing: Crash
Best Cinematography: Memoirs Of A Geisha
Best Sound Mixing: King Kong
Best Sound Editing: King Kong
Best Original Score: Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Song: It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp (Hustle & Flow)
Best Animated Short Film: The Moon and The Sun: An Imagined Conversation
Best Live Action Short Film: Six Shooter
Best Documentary Short Subject: A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Honorary Academy Award: Robert Altman

Saturday, March 04, 2006

2005 Cammy Awards

Best Picture

Capote
Crash
The Family Stone
Good Night, and Good Luck
Munich

Winner: Crash

Best Actor

Eric Bana (Munich)
Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow)
Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck)

Winner: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)

Best Actress

Joan Allen (The Upside Of Anger)
Felicity Huffman (Transamerica)
Sarah Jessica Parker (The Family Stone)
Charlize Theron (North Country)
Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)

Winner: Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)

Best Director

George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck)
Paul Haggis (Crash)
Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Bennett Miller (Capote)
Steven Spielberg (Munich)

Winner: George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck)

Best Supporting Actor

George Clooney (Syriana)
Matt Dillon (Crash)
Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
Richard Jenkins (North Country)

Winner: George Clooney (Syriana)

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams (Junebug)
Scarlett Johansson (Match Point)
Catherine Keener (Capote)
Taryn Manning (Hustle & Flow)
Thandie Newton (Crash)

Winner: Thandie Newton (Crash)

Best Breakthrough Performance

Ashanti (Coach Carter)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Mysterious Skin)
Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow)
Taryn Manning (Hustle & Flow)
Lou Pucci (Thumbsucker)

Winner: Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow)

Best Screenplay

Dan Futterman (Capote)
Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco (Crash)
Grant Heslov & George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck)
Tony Kushner (Munich)
Larry McMurtry & Dianna Ossana (Brokeback Mountain)

Winner: Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco (Crash)

Best Ensemble Cast

Brokeback Mountain
Capote
Crash
The Family Stone
North Country

Winner: Crash

Best Song

Djay - Hard Out Here For A Pimp (Hustle & Flow)
Dolly Parton - Travelin' Thru (Transamerica)
Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon - Jackson (Walk The Line)
Twista & Faith Evans - I Wish (Coach Carter)
Kathleen York - In The Deep (Crash)

Winner: Djay - Hard Out Here For A Pimp (Hustle & Flow)

Best Cinematography

Roger Deakins (Jarhead)
Robert Elswit (Good Night, and Good Luck)
Adam Kimmel (Capote)
James Muro (Crash)
Rodrigo Prieto (Brokeback Mountain)

Winner: Roger Deakins (Jarhead)

Best Special Effects

King Kong
Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith
War Of The Worlds

Winner: King Kong

Best Sound Effects

Batman Begins
Sin City
Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge Of The Sith

Winner: Batman Begins

Best Debut Feature Film

Paul Haggis (Crash)

Worst Film

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory



There you have it for another year. Due to release dates on some of the major films I had to cut it closer to Oscar night than I usually do, so I posted the nominations and winners at the same time. That isn't how I normally do it, but thanks to the late wide releases for some of these films that is how it had to be. Hit me up with a comment and let me here what you think.

Thursday, March 02, 2006

Oscar Predictions (Winners)

Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)
Best Director: Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney (Syriana)
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Best Original Screenplay: Crash
Best Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain
Best Animated Film: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabit
Best Foreign Film: Tsotsi (South Africa)
Best Documentary Feature: Murderball
Best Art Direction: Memoirs Of A Geisha
Best Visual Effects: King Kong
Best Costume Design: Memoirs Of A Geisha
Best Makeup Design: The Chronicles of Narnia
Best Editing: Crash
Best Cinematography: Brokeback Mountain
Best Sound Mixing: Walk The Line
Best Sound Editing: War Of The Worlds
Best Original Score: John Williams (Memoirs Of A Geisha)
Best Song: It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp (Hustle & Flow)


Sadly, this leaves 2 of my favorite films of the year (Good Night, and Good Luck & Munich) completely out in the cold. I guess that is the price they pay but not giving me a vote. Speaking of awards where the guys who should win do, keep an eye out for my latest installment of the Cammy Awards. Due out by weeks end.