Feb. 20, 2008
Silver thinks gold
It's been a rough year for Hollywood. The writer's strike has skewered most of the year's good television, "Epic Movie," was allowed to enter a public theater and golden god Heath Ledger died tragically in his Manhattan apartment. To generalize, the epics have been slumming, the romantic comedies have been trite and the action has been paltry — what's a cine-freak to think?
Have no fear, Oscarites—the nominees for this year's Academy Awards, airing at 8 p.m. on Feb. 24, are worthy films; they've just been hiding. If you need a hint as to where to place your Oscar night bets, look to SCO: from Ellen Page's subtly sassy performance in "Juno," to the rodent-tastic comedy of "Ratatouille," writers, Brittany Allen, Alisa Lu, Boris Vassilev and Kiera Zitelman are here to guide you in the right direction.
Have no fear, Oscarites—the nominees for this year's Academy Awards, airing at 8 p.m. on Feb. 24, are worthy films; they've just been hiding. If you need a hint as to where to place your Oscar night bets, look to SCO: from Ellen Page's subtly sassy performance in "Juno," to the rodent-tastic comedy of "Ratatouille," writers, Brittany Allen, Alisa Lu, Boris Vassilev and Kiera Zitelman are here to guide you in the right direction.
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And even though Paul Thomas Anderson isn't a big name now, he's rising fast. He's had two pretty big hits with Boogie Nights and Magnolia, and, with this, he really is becoming one of the premier directors of our time. I'll admit a lot of people haven't liked TWBB, but the same was true of Fight Club when it first came out, and now it's a classic.
And Transformers should've at least won for best visual effects. They got ripped off.