duck if you see light

I finally saw SUPERMAN RETURNS. My review is I'm in love with Brandon Routh now and I just wish the movie were better. Like, it has the potential to be semi-brilliant, but kinda winds up feelin pretty flat. Why is it that Parker Posey's moll/girlfriend is the character with the largest journey? Anyway, back to Brandon. He is just so friggin hot and sexy and wonderful. Or am I crazy? I heard a rumor he is a faggot. Is that so? What will he do next?

Also, I'm increasingly excited about Michael Haneke's first English language film; a remake of his brilliant Austrian flick FUNNY GAMES. Naomi Watts is attached to star and I've been obsessing over who should play the sadist killers and her husband. Anyone with any thoughts, please post or contact me. And if you can handle TRULY dark scary films, rent it. Please.

Bye.

d

flippin your fins you don't get too far

Its July 22nd which means its time to start getting really serious about the 2006 Oscars.

Here are my educated guesses for the nominees WITH an asterisk for my crazy prediction on the winner. Yes, its too early.

Best Picture
* THE GOOD SHEPHERD
DREAMGIRLS
THE DEPARTED
MARGARET
BABEL

Best Actress
Helen Mirren in THE QUEEN
* Kate Winslet in LITTLE CHILDREN
Annette Bening in RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
Nicole Kidman in FUR
Cate Blanchett in NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND

the following 5 are just as likely;
Ashley Judd in BUG
Anna Paquin in MARGARET
Penelope Cruz in VOLVER
Renee Zellweger in MISS POTTER
Naomi Watts in THE PAINTED VEIL

Best Actor
* Matt Damon in THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Patrick Wilson in LITTLE CHILDREN
Jude Law in BREAKING AND ENTERING
Brad Pitt in BABEL
Forest Whitaker in some movie he is in

Best Supporting Actress
* Meryl Streep in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
Jennifer Hudson in DREAMGIRLS
Jill Clayburgh in RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
Catharine O'Hara in FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Jennifer Connelly in LITTLE CHILDREN

Best Supporting Actor
* Jack Nicholson in THE DEPARTED
Eddie Murphy in DREAMGIRLS
Albert Finney in A GOOD YEAR
Robert Downey Jr. in FUR
Kevin Kline in AS YOU LIKE IT

whats that word again? oh, yeah. street.

I am in love with Austrian Film Director Michael Haneke. I watched two of his most disturbing, brutal, brilliant films last night...BENNY'S VIDEO and FUNNY GAMES.

I can't get either film or the countless shocking images and ideas they contain out of my head. Crazy dreams and nightmares last night.

Please see these films if you are OK with being disturbed. And we'll discuss. ARGH!

D

best of 2005

i have done this b4, but not here. and its been considerably revised methinks;

best film
1 the squid and the whale
2 cache
3 munich
4 brokeback mountain
5 a history of violence

6 mysterious skin
7 palindromes
8 match point
9 grizzly man
10 keane

best actress
1 laura linney in the squid and the whale
2 judi dench in mrs henderson presents
3 felicity huffman in transamerica
4 charlize theron in north country
5 keira knightley in pride and prejudice

6 naomi watts in king kong
7 reese witherspoon in walk the line
8 claire danes in shopgirl
9 toni collette in in her shoes
10 uma thurman in prime

best actor
1 philip seymour hoffman in capote
2 heath ledger in bb moutain
3 jeff daniels in the squid and the whale
4 russell crowe in cinderella man
5 viggo mortenson in a history of violence

6 joseph gordon-levitt in mysterious skin
7 joaquin phoenix in walk the line
8 eric bana in munich
9 david strathairn in good night and good luck
10 terrence howard in hustle and flow
11 ralph fiennes in the constant gardener
12 pierce brosnan in the matador

best supporting actress
1 rachel weisz in the constant gardener
2 maria bello in a history of violence
3 amy adams in junebug
4 michelle williams in bb mountain
5 juliette binoche in cache

6 maggie gyllenhaal in happy endings
7 meryl streep in prime
8 catharine keener in capote
9 frances mcdormand in north country
10 hope davis in the matador
11 shirley maclaine in in her shoes

best supporting actor
1 william hurt in a history of violence
2paul giammati in cinderella man
3 geoffrey rush in munich
4 jesse eisenberg in the squid and the whale
5 jake gyllenhaal in bb mountain

6 ed harris in a history of violence
7 bob hoskins in mrs henderson presents

best director
1. cache
2. munich
3. a history of violence
4. the squid and the whale
5. bb mtn

F.Y.I. - If you haven't seen CACHE yet, rent it please.

Thanks, D.