AVATAR’S surge

All Time Domestic Figures (07.01.01)

12. Spider-Man $373,585, 825
13. The Passion of the Christ $370,782,930
14. Avatar $367,536,685.
15. Jurassic Park $357,067,947
16. LOTR: Two Towers
$341,786,758

Oscar Picks

BEST PICTURE

Public Enemies
Up in the Air
Inglourious Basterds
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Up
A Serious Man
Broken Embraces
Funny People
In The Loop

BEST DIRECTOR

Mann (Public Enemies)
Reitman (Up in the Air)
Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)
Bigelow (Hurt Locker)
Coens (A Serious Man)

BEST ACTOR

Clooney (Up in the Air)
Freeman (Invictus)
Depp
(Public Enemies)
Rockwell (
Moon)
Stuhlberg (A Serious Man)

BEST ACTRESS

Mulligan (An Education)
Cruz (Broken Embraces)
Ronan (Lovely Bones)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Waltz (Inglourious Basterds)
Capaldi (In the Loop)
Molina (An Education)
Gandolfini (In the Loop)
Tucci (Lovely Bones)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Farmiga (Up in the Air)
Weisz (Lovely Bones)
Laurent (Inglourious Basterds)

Drama

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A little word on Atonement and “instant classic”

I keep hearing the phrase 'instant classic' in reference to Joe Wright's newest feature Atonement. Yes it's ok, it's a pretty decent drama but 'instant classic'? Come on, isn't that praise a little too much, it ain't THAT good.

 
Live

Russian Roulette: The Movie gets trailer

Actually the official title of the film starring Eva Mendes is called Live! Is this a warning to us for how far reality t.v. could go in the future or is it a lame idea for a silly movie?

 

The Slumdog Millionaire has some Skins

Danny Boyle's next feature film is based on the true tale of an illiterate Indian kid, who goes on their version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire and he remarkably wins the jackpot!