Back to the grind
Monday, March 24, 2008 - 2:11 AM

Last weekend's festivities already seem like distant memories now that I'm fully back in work-mode. Unfortunately, we're still in the dark days of March where no cool movies come out. Take Under the Same Moon. It's a crowd-pleasing indie, but it can't be that crowd-pleasing or they'd release it in the fall and hope for Oscars.

Soon we'll see Indiana Jones again. And Batman. And Aslan. And for the first time, Iron Man! We can make it.

Oh, also, because I haven't updated in two weeks, I have about eight tons of DailyLost posts I haven't listed on here yet. As usual, you can find everything below...

Reviews:

Under the Same Moon
Doomsday
Sleepwalking

Spotlights:

Charlize Theron for Sleepwalking


On DailyLost:

Michael and Tom's Semi-Official Off-the-Island Timeline
Ratings Update
Random Initial Thoughts: "Meet Kevin Johnson"
What to Expect on Tonight's "Meet Kevin Johnson"
Lost Madness: The Final Four!
Lingering Oceanic Six Confusion
Have Even More Fun with Lost...on a budget!
Muy baby's seeeeeck! (Say it out loud)
Me vs. Lost: Via Domus (Part 1)
Meh [commentary of "Ji Yeon"]
DVR Playback
I am suddenly obsessed with "Lost Madness"
Lost vs. The X-Files
I Will Survive, too [choosing the best Lost chick]
"The Other Woman" ratings

Sorry if my writing seems a bit brief and stunted tonight; I'm tired and I want to go to bed. Coming up this week, besides my regular content, are *video* interviews with Thandie Newton and David Schwimmer, shot and edited by yours truly.

New stuff to feast on
Sunday, March 09, 2008 - 2:49 PM

Nothing big here; just a rundown of my latest stuff. If I don't post an update next weekend, it's because my sister's getting married on Saturday. Congratulations Liz!

New reviews:
The Bank Job
Be Kind Rewind
Vantage Point

DailyLost posts:
"The Other Woman": The Real Bad Guys, and Other Thoughts
Remember "The Sickness"?
Damon Lindelof on How Season 4 Ends (spoilers, obviously)
Lost video game released
Interview with Matthew Fox!
The Constant, Back to the Future, and Slaughterhouse-5
1 Theory, Do I Hear 2 Theories, 2.342 Theories? Sold!
What the Heck is That?
Henry Ian Cusick is a "Constant" Promoter

Moving cramped my (Oscar) style
Monday, March 03, 2008 - 2:20 PM

Over the past few weeks I've been embroiled in a plot to get the heck out of my old apartment and move into a new place. On the work front, TheCinemaSource was down for a week for mysterious reasons thanks to a horrible hosting service, and numerous headaches were had before we finally successfully switched servers.

In other words, both my personal and professional lives have been in shambles.

The good news is, I'm making a full recovery: I've moved with longtime roommate Zach into a new apartment in a much nicer neighborhood in south Park Slope, Brooklyn (which I'm trying to casually refer to as "South Park" for short). And at work, we're on a new server, we just completed eleven (!) new interviews, and I'm almost up-to-date on reviews. Here are the links to my new stuff:

Interviews for Vantage Point:
Dennis Quaid
Matthew Fox FROM LOST!

...For Semi-Pro:
Will Arnett
Andre Benjamin
Will Ferrell

Reviews:
Jumper
The Spiderwick Chronicles
City of Men
Semi-Pro

Then there's the Oscars. I just barely saw the Oscar ceremony last week - it was my first night in the new apartment, and all I had in there was my bed, my desk, one chair, one frozen pizza, and a TV with no cable hookup that barely - just barely - picked up ABC. In retrospect, the night was highly romantic.

Anyway, I failed to post any Oscar coverage on this site, although I did have a very punctual, very encompassing day-after report on TheCinemaSource.com which you can read here. But that article didn't include my predictions, so what follows is a chart of how things panned out for me. Tech awards were a bit of a mess, but I successfully picked all the majors except for Supporting Actress (I even picked the Marion Cotillard upset for Best Actress!) That left me with 18 for 24 - much better than last year and above average overall. (My best year remains the 21 for 24 I predicted when Return of the King swept.)

CATEGORYPREDICTIONWINNER
Best PictureNo Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men
DirectorJoel & Ethan Coen, NCFOMJoel & Ethan Coen, NCFOM
ActorDaniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be BloodDaniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
ActressMarion Cotillard, La Vie En RoseMarion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose
Supporting ActorJavier Bardem, NCFOMJavier Bardem, NCFOM
Supporting ActressCate Blanchett, I'm Not ThereTilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
Original ScreenplayDiablo Cody, JunoDiablo Cody, Juno
Adapted ScreenplayJoel & Ethan Coen, NCFOMJoel & Ethan Coen, NCFOM
Foreign FilmThe CounterfeitersThe Counterfeiters
Animated FilmRatatouilleRatatouille
DocumentaryNo End in SightTaxi to the Dark Side
ScoreAtonementAtonement
Song"Falling Slowly," Once"Falling Slowly," Once
EditingThe Bourne UltimatumThe Bourne Ultimatum
Art DirectionSweeney ToddSweeney Todd
CinematographyAtonementThere Will Be Blood
Costume DesignAtonementElizabeth: The Golden Age
MakeupLa Vie en RoseLa Vie en Rose
Sound MixingThe Bourne UltimatumThe Bourne Ultimatum
Sound EditingThe Bourne UltimatumThe Bourne Ultimatum
Visual EffectsTransformersThe Golden Compass
Live-Action ShortThe Tonto WomanThe Mozart of Pickpockets
Animated ShortPeter and the WolfPeter and the Wolf
Documentary ShortFreeheldFreeheld



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