Ratatouille Articles

2008 Nastri d'Argento National Union of Italian Film Journalists' 2008 Nastri d'Argento (Silver Ribbons) nominations: May 11, 2008 2008 Nastri d'Argento winners: Teatro Antico di Taormina, Sicily, on June 14, 2008 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Isabella Ragonese plays a college grad who struggles to find work in A Whole Life Ahead   Best Director Antonello GRIMALDI – Caos calmo Daniele LUCHETTI [...]

AOL Moviefone offers an amalgam of Oscar predictions from all over the blogosphere — including Alt Film Guide — on their website. The best picture and best director categories are dominated by No Country for Old Men (above) and its directors, Joel and Ethan Coen. Daniel Day-Lewis (for There Will Be Blood) and Julie Christie (for Away from Her) are shoo-ins for best actor and [...]

2007 Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards 2007 VES award nominations: January 7, 2008. 2007 VES award winners: Kodak Grand Ballroom in Hollywood on February 10, 2008 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)     Outstanding Special Effects in a Motion Picture * HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX John Richardson, Stephen Hamilton, Richard Farns, Stephen Hutchinson Outstanding Visual Effects in a Visual [...]

Best Film: No Country for Old Men Until late last week, things were still somewhat murky in the best film race. No Country for Old Men (above, with Tommy Lee Jones) and There Will Be Blood were the front-runners, while Juno was the fluffy dark horse that could potentially tip the scale against the heavy-drama heavyweights. But after its SAG best ensemble and DGA wins, [...]