Oscar 2004 Articles

RAY (2004) Direction: Taylor Hackford Cast: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Bokeem Woodbine, Sharon Warren, Larenz Tate, Terrence Howard Screenplay: James L. White; from an original story by White and Taylor Hackford Oscar Movies Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles, Ray Taylor Hackford's prosaic biopic Ray offers no more than a superficial look at the life and career of legendary singer [...]

MAR ADENTRO / THE SEA INSIDE (2004) Direction: Alejandro Amenábar Screenplay: Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil Cast: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas, Mabel Rivera, Celso Bugallo, Joan Dalmau, Tamar Novas, Clara Segura Oscar Movies, European Film Award Movies Recommended with Reservations Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, The Sea Inside Alejandro Amenábar's The Sea Inside often verges on melodrama and features as its centerpiece Javier Bardem's [...]

CLOSER (2004) Direction: Mike Nichols Cast: Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman Screenplay: Patrick Marber; from his own 1997 play Oscar Movies Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Closer THE PERFECT DYSFUNCTIONAL DATE MOVIE Mike Nichols' first feature film, an adaptation of Edward Albee's acclaimed play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, is a harrowing dissection of two married couples whose inner [...]

FINDING NEVERLAND (2004) Direction: Marc Forster Cast: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Radha Mitchell, Julie Christie, Freddie Highmore, Dustin Hoffman, Joe Prospero, Ian Hart, Kelly Macdonald Screenplay: David Magee; from Allan Knee's play The Man Who Was Peter Pan Oscar Movies Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Finding Neverland Back in 2001, German-born director Marc Forster brought a much welcome touch of non-Hollywood flavor to the independently made [...]