Oscar 2004 Articles

THE AVIATOR (2004) Direction: Martin Scorsese Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Kelli Garner, Gwen Stefani, Ian Holm, Adam Scott, Frances Conroy, Willem Dafoe, Jacob Davich, Jude Law, John C. Reilly, Edward Herrmann, Stanley DeSantis, Danny Huston, Matt Ross Screenplay: John Logan Oscar Movies Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes, The Aviator WHAT’S NOT GOOD FOR THE SPRUCE GOOSE. . . [...]

YESTERDAY (2004) Direction and screenplay: Darrell Roodt Cast: Leleti Khumalo, Lihle Mvelase, Kenneth Kambule, Harriet Lehabe, Camilla Walker Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Leleti Khumalo, Lihle Mvelase, Yesterday To date, nowhere has the AIDS pandemic been felt more strongly than in Sub-Saharan Africa, home to approximately 10% of the world’s population and to about two-thirds of the planet’s 30-35 million AIDS cases. In the past [...]

VERA DRAKE (2004) Direction and screenplay: Mike Leigh Cast: Imelda Staunton, Philip Davis, Peter Wight, Daniel Mays, Alex Kelly, Eddie Marsan, Ruth Sheen, Sally Hawkins, Chris O’Dowd, Heather Craney Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Imelda Staunton, Philip Davis, Vera Drake Director Mike Leigh’s touches are found everywhere in Vera Drake, from the film’s drab, working-class social setting to the somewhat bizarre characters that inhabit that [...]

MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004) Direction: Clint Eastwood Cast: Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker Screenplay: Paul Haggis; mostly from "Million $$$ Baby," one of the six short stories found in F. X. Toole’s (aka Jerry Boyd) Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner Oscar Movies Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby Fresh off the multiple Academy Award nominee Mystic [...]