THE NOMINEES Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There Ruby Dee, American Gangster Saoirse Ronan, Atonement Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton WHO SHOULD WIN Fareed Ben-Youssef: Tilda Swinton Swinton is a creepy force on the screen, but in an imperfect film, she delivers far and away the best performance.
With Oscar season coming up and hot debate over the relative cinematic merits of films like "Juno" and "There Will Be Blood," I wonder what the members of the Academy, the voters who determine the names called on Oscar night, experience watching all of these movies and evaluating them.
For 364 days of the year, I have no idea why anyone admires movie stars. To me, they just seem like a bunch of spoiled children who are more attractive than the rest of us (or can just afford better plastic surgery, not to mention world-famous stylists and makeup artists) and flit around causing trouble for themselves and others, which bored people then read about in tabloid magazines.
I woke up begrudgingly. Rolling out of bed, I crossed the room to turn off my alarm clock, only to discover it had yet to ring.
Let's be honest. Most guys don't like to spend a lot of time dressing. Then again, most guys - and I stress the word "most," so for all of you who don't fit the stereotype, bravo - don't even know where to begin.
THE NOMINEES Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson's War Hal Holbrook, Into The Wild Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton
Of all the great films up for awards at this year's Oscars, none has a premise that seems as alienating as that of "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly." Unlike the other nominated films, many of which explore sweeping landscapes of war and crime, this movie focuses on a man who is suddenly paralyzed.
THE NOMINEES Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth: The Golden Age Julie Christie, Away From Her Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose Laura Linney, The Savages Ellen Page, Juno WHO SHOULD WIN Fareed Ben-Youssef: Julie Christie All of these are great performances, but in some not-so-great movies, which bring us to Julie Christie.
For this year's Oscars Issue, we've asked four reviewers to share their picks for who should, and will, win the big awards.
THE NOMINEES George Clooney, Michael ClaytonDaniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd Tommy Lee Jones, In The Valley of Elah Viggo Morensen, Eastern Promises
So you won't be on the red carpet this Sunday. But, as you sit in fron tof the TV watching Joan Rivers and the folks on E!, you do know that you could interview the celebs better than them.
Think an animated movie is just a tool used by desperate parents to divert a child's attention from tearing the house apart?
Dear Sexpert, I've had a couple of sexual fantasies floating around in my head for a while now, but I'm unsure of how to tell my partner about them.
THE NOMINEES George Clooney, Michael ClaytonDaniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd Tommy Lee Jones, In The Valley of Elah Viggo Morensen, Eastern Promises
Let's be honest. Most guys don't like to spend a lot of time dressing. Then again, most guys - and I stress the word "most," so for all of you who don't fit the stereotype, bravo - don't even know where to begin.