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)

Feature Articles

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So just who might direct GHOSTBUSTERS 3?

I've talked about Ghostbusters 3 an awful lot over the last 12 months haven't I? I just can't help it. I feel like it's one…

 
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Out Of The CGI Ghetto

Originally published on my personal blog, Sammyray. Do you remember the discussion back in 2002 about Andy Serkis receiving an Oscar nomination for his startling…

 
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Matt’s Top 10 of 2008

THE MOVIES THAT MOVED ME THE MOST AND GOT ME EXICTED FOR CINEMA'S FUTURE. aka, the movies that I connected with the most this year.…

 
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Editorial: Does George Bailey really have a WONDERFUL LIFE?

The one Christmas movie I would never show anyone who was depressed or thinking of ending their live because it hasn't quite gone the way…

 

All of the wows and the uh-ohs of the TERMINATOR SALVATION trailer.

I am, and forever will be, a shameless fanboy dork when it comes to the first two TERMINATOR movies. They signify much of what's great…

 

Pop Culture Meets History – The story behind Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming INGLORIOUS BASTERDS!

When Quentin Tarantino attended a screening of BATTLE SQUADRON (La Battaglia d'Inghilterra) at the Cinefamily theater in Los Angeles this summer, he brought a…

 

BURBANKED: My humiliation lasted longer than SIX DAYS, SEVEN NIGHTS

Is there a movie that you would simply delete from history if you could? Just travel back in time, knock off the screenwriter and then…

 

Editorial: VALKYRIE shows Cruise needs Apatow

I saw the trailer for VALKYRIE this week on the big screen for the first time and I have to say, it just heightens my…

 

James Bond movies and the shaky-cam action aesthetic – is this progress?

You'll find plenty of stories this week about who is the best Bond, the favorite Bond girl, villain, car or gadget. But I'd suggest that…

 

Editorial: Why STAR TREK Fails

Science fiction geeks are whacking their tricorders tonight with the debut of the high def trailer for J.J. Abrams' STAR TREK reboot. You can see…