Everybody knows that the various filmmaking Guilds predict the Oscar nominations with such accuracy that they suck the fun out of make Oscar predictions.  And by "everybody knows" I mean I only figured that out about a year ago.

So this year I'm doing two sets of Oscar nominee predictions:  one BEFORE I look at the Guild nominations, and one AFTER I ( Read more... )

44 - Robin Hood (Director's Cut) - Scott
43 - Salt - Noyce
42 - How to Train Your Dragon - Sanders / DuBlois
41 - Repo Men - Sapochnik
40 - Red - Schwentke
39 - Morning Glory - Michell
38 - Date Night - Levy
37 - The A-Team - Carnahan
36 - TRON: Legacy - Kosinski
35 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One - Yates
34 - The Sorcerer's Apprentice - ( Read more... )

PICTURE - Likelihood to win ( Read more... )

Up until last year, everyone who voted for the Oscar for Best Picture got to vote for one movie.  This year, all the other categories are still like this, except in the case of Best Picture, in which the Academy members must rank all ten nominees.  Here's how that might change the outcome.

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ADDED 2-2-2010:  ACTUAL NOMINEES UNDERLINED (about 64 out of 96).

This year, in honor of the new way that the Oscars are tallying the winner for Best Picture, I will be ranking all the nominees in the order of their likelihood to be nominated.  Movies that I’ve seen have been italicized, and I went ahead and put my star rating next to them.

Jim ( Read more... )

"FACES: Critical, Popular, and Personal Favorites 2000 - 2009."

Two slideshows totaling over 200 movies released between 2000 and 2009, including popular hits, critical successes, and my own personal favorites ( Read more... )

This year, in honor of the new way that the Oscars are tallying the winner for Best Picture, I will be ranking all the nominees in the order of their likelihood to win.  Movies that I’ve seen have been italicized, and I went ahead and put my star rating next to them.

Added 1-18-2010:  Correct predictions and *Winners*.  Of interest:  "The Hurt ( Read more... )

So I made an Excel file compiling 16 different "Best Films of the Decade" lists and made a Top 150 based on which movies appear on the most lists.  I compiled the masterlist using lists posted by Ain't It Cool News, Entertainment Weekly, Film Comment, Film Talk, Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, IMDb, The Onion, Reverse Shot, PasteMagazine,Times ( Read more... )

So I made an Excel file compiling 16 different "Best Films of the Decade" lists and made a Top 150 based on which movies appear on the most lists.  I compiled the masterlist using lists posted by Ain't It Cool News, Entertainment Weekly, Film Comment, Film Talk, Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, IMDb, The Onion, Reverse Shot, PasteMagazine,Times ( Read more... )

I came late to the late Mr. Swayze's bandwagon, but I have discovered the following reasons to define him as, indeed, a bad-ass:

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