Best Films – 2002
A man is dead. Who among the greedy, ruthless, amoral singing-and-dancing suspects stuck in the snowbound countryside mansion has done it? 8 women is an acquired taste, bien sûr. What seems silly the first time around becomes increasingly wittier and funnier — though no less bizarre — with each repeated viewing. Beautifully shot by Jeanne Lapoirie and chock-full of bitingly sardonic lines and situations (adapted by director François Ozon and Marina de Van, from Robert Thomas’ play), this murder musical is dotted with 8 of the brightest stars of the French cinema of the last 7 (!) decades.
More than seventy years after her film début, Danielle Darrieux, in full form both as an actress and as a singer, joins [...]
by Andre Soares | June 13, 2005
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Tags: About a Boy, Alberto Iglesias, Avner Bernheimer, Best Films, Catherine Deneuve, Christopher Doyle, Christopher Hampton, Classic Movies, Conrad L. Hall, Daniel Day-Lewis, Danielle Darrieux, David Hare, Dennis Quaid, Eytan Fox, Fanny Ardant, Gangs of New York, Henry Thomas, Hero, Isabelle Huppert, Jay Cocks, Jude Law, Julianne Moore, Kenneth Lonergan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Michael Ballhaus, Michael Caine, Nicole Kidman, Ohad Knoller, Paul Newman, Pawel Edelman, Philip Glass, Road to Perdition, Stephen Daldry, Steven Zaillian, Tan Dun, The Hours, Thomas Newman, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Virginie Ledoyen, Wedigo von Schultzendorff, Yehuda Levi
Online Film Critics Awards 2005
2005 Online Film Critics Society Awards
2005 Online Film Critics Society award winners: January 10, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Best Film
Before Sunset
* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Michel Gondry
Garden State
The Incredibles
Sideways
Best Foreign-Language Film
* Hero by Zhang Yimou
House of Flying Daggers
Maria Full of Grace
The Motorcycle Diaries
A Very Long Engagement
Best Documentary
Control Room
* Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Super Size Me
Touching the Void
Best Animated Feature
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
* The Incredibles by Brad Bird
The Polar Express
Shrek 2
Team America: World Police
Best Director
Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby
* Michel Gondry – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Alexander Payne – Sideways
Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
Zhang Yimou – Hero
Best Actor
Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless [...]
by Andre Soares | January 10, 2005
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Tags: Cate Blanchett, Charlie Kaufman, Christopher Doyle, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Film Awards, Hero, Kate Winslet, Michel Gondry, Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church
New York Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
2004 New York Film Critics Circle Award winners: December 13, 2004
Best Film Sideways
Best Foreign Film La Mala educación / Bad Education
Best Director Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor Paul Giamatti Sideways
Best Actress Imelda Staunton Vera Drake
Best Supporting Actor Clive Owen Closer
Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen Sideways
Best Screenplay Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Sideways
Best Cinematographer Christopher Doyle Ying xiong / Hero
Best Non-Fiction Film Fahrenheit 9/11
Best Animated Film The Incredibles
Best First Film Maria Full of Grace
Special Award Milestone Films received a special award in honor of 15 years of restoring classic films.
New York Film Critics Circle Site
New York Film Critics Circle Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 [...]
by Andre Soares | December 13, 2004
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Tags: Bad Education, Christopher Doyle, Clint Eastwood, Clive Owen, Film Awards, Imelda Staunton, Jim Taylor, Paul Giamatti, Sideways, Virginia Madsen
