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
Las Vegas Film Critics Awards 2004
2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
2005 Las Vegas Film Critics Society award winners: January 3, 2005
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator
Best Film: The Aviator by Martin Scorsese
Runners-up:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Sideways
Finding Neverland
The Incredibles
Ray
Kinsey
Million Dollar Baby
Vera Drake
The Passion of the Christ
Best Foreign-Language Film: Hero by Zhang Yimou
Best Director: Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx – Ray
Best Actress: Kate Winslet – Finding Neverland and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Supporting Actor: Clive Owen – Closer
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett – The Aviator and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Best Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson – The Aviator
Best Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker [...]
by Andre Soares | January 3, 2005
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Tags: Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Film Awards, Finding Neverland, Hero, Jamie Foxx, Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
Phoenix Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society award winners: December 21, 2004
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator
Best Film: The Aviator by Martin Scorsese
Runners-Up (in alphabetical order):
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Finding Neverland
Hero
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Million Dollar Baby
Ray
Sideways
Spanglish
Best Foreign- Language Film: Hero directed by Zhang Yimou
Best Director: Martin Scorsese The Aviator
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx Ray
Best Actress: Hilary Swank Million Dollar Baby
Best Supporting Actor: Thomas Haden Church Sideways
Best Supporting Actress: Laura Linney Kinsey
Best Ensemble Acting: Sideways
Best Original Screenplay: Charlie Kaufman Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Adapted Screenplay: Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor Sideways
Overlooked Film of the Year: Stage Beauty
Best Live Action Family Film: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Best Animated Film: The [...]
by Andre Soares | December 21, 2004
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Tags: Film Awards, Hero, Hilary Swank, Jamie Foxx, Laura Linney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Million Dollar Baby, The Aviator, Thomas Haden Church
Toronto Film Critics Awards 2004
2004 Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
2004 Toronto Film Critics Association Award winners: December 16, 2004
Best Film Sideways
Best Foreign-Language Film Hero directed by Zhang Yimou
Best Director Michel Gondry Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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 Charlie Kaufman Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Non-Fiction Film The Fog of War
Best Animated Film The Triplets of Belleville
Best Canadian Film The Triplets of Belleville
Best First Film Maria Full of Grace
Clyde Gilmour Award – Film professor and former Toronto International Film Festival programmer Kay Armatage, for her contribution to the appreciation and promotion of Canadian cinema.
Special Award Ryan, a [...]
by Andre Soares | December 16, 2004
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Tags: Clive Owen, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Film Awards, Hero, Imelda Staunton, Michel Gondry, Paul Giamatti, Sideways, The Triplets of Belleville, Virginia Madsen