This year’s Academy Awards show did not disappoint, nor did it provide many surprises. “Slumdog Millionaire,” nominated for ten Oscars, walked away with six, including Best Picture and Best Director. “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” won only three Oscars, including Art Direction, Visual Effects and Makeup. Ron Howard’s critically acclaimed “Frost/Nixon,” and “Doubt” were both shut out. Kate Winslet finally won Best Actress for “The Reader,” after having been
Motion Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire.” Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk.” Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader.” Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, “The Dark Knight.” Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona.” Director: Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire.” Foreign Film: “Departures,” Japan. Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, “Slumdog Millionaire.” Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black, “Milk.” Animated Feature Film: “WALL-E.” Art Direction: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” Cinematography: “Slumdog Millionaire.” Sound Mixing: “Slumdog Millionaire.” Sound Editing: “The
From gowns to speeches, I am crazy about the Academy Awards. I sit rapt through the red carpet show, the award ceremony and the follow-up best and worst dressed shows that will follow all week. Obviously, I look forward to the Academy Awards, and they are finally here. Here are my illustrious predictions: Documentary Feature – The Betrayal (Nerakhoon), Encounters at the End of the World, Garden, Man on
Rated PG13 Directed by Henry Selick Starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.75 Word of Warning: It may be a “cartoon,” but parents should heed the PG13 rating, this movie will be very frightening for young children. Based on a best-selling children’s book, “Coraline,” by Neil Gaiman, is the story of an only child whose parents have recently moved into a big country house. It’s
Rated R Directed by Stephen Daldry Starring Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Hannah Herzprung, Karoline Herfurth Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3 Word of Warning: Graphic sex scenes, this one is not for those who blush easily. I’ve been watching previews of this movie for month and I really wanted to like “The Reader.” It was recently nominated for an Oscar in the
Rated R Directed by Ron Howard Starring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Sam Rockwell, Toby Jones, Matthew MadFayden Heidi’s Illustrious Rating: 3.5 Word of Warning: The R rating is entirely to a few four-letter words. Other than those words, it would have been a PG movie. Good performance throughout the movie, in addition to the historical significance of the event, makes “Frost/Nixon” worth watching, but I do not feel it
