Here's a list of the Oscar results compared to my predictions:
ACTOR – LEADING
Forest Whitaker – THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
RIGHT
ACTOR – SUPPORTING
Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS
WRONG – Alan Arkin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
ACTRESS – LEADING
Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN
RIGHT
ACTRESS – SUPPORTING
Abigail Breslin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
WRONG – Jennifer Hudson – DREAMGIRLS
DAMN!
ANIMATED FEATURE
HAPPY FEET
RIGHT
ART DIRECTION
PAN’S LABYRINTH
RIGHT
CINEMATOGRAPHY
PAN’S LABYRINTH
RIGHT
COSTUME DESIGN
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
WRONG – MARIE ANTOINETTE
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
RIGHT
FILM EDITING
UNITED 93
WRONG – THE DEPARTED
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
PAN’S LABYRINTH
WRONG – THE LIVES OF OTHERS
You have to be kidding!
MAKEUP
PAN’S LABYRINTH
RIGHT
ORIGINAL SCORE
BABEL
RIGHT
SOUND EDITING
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
WRONG – LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
SOUND MIXING
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
WRONG - DREAMGIRLS
VISUAL EFFECTS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
RIGHT
SCREENPLAY – ADAPTED
THE DEPARTED
RIGHT
SCREENPLAY – ORIGINAL
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
RIGHT
DIRECTING
Martin Scorsese – THE DEPARTED
RIGHT
And about damn time!
BEST PICTURE
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
WRONG – THE DEPARTED
:-(
A total of 12/20 or 60% correct... not too bad.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
PS3 gets gimped!
GREAT, this is just great.... That's sarcasm btw..
I sold my PS2 just over a week ago and now Sony announce that the PS3 backwards capabilities for the Euro model is software based rather than hardware based. As a result, the compatability is not as good as the US and Japan models. What's worse is that they won't tell you what won't run until AFTER the PS3 is released! This is just plain dumb.
Look here for the full details..
I've just purchased FF12, I hope that this runs on my PS3 idc, otherwise I'll be screaming for blood!
I sold my PS2 just over a week ago and now Sony announce that the PS3 backwards capabilities for the Euro model is software based rather than hardware based. As a result, the compatability is not as good as the US and Japan models. What's worse is that they won't tell you what won't run until AFTER the PS3 is released! This is just plain dumb.
Look here for the full details..
I've just purchased FF12, I hope that this runs on my PS3 idc, otherwise I'll be screaming for blood!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Ouendan 2!
Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan is getting a sequel.... Best DS news I've heard for some time.
It's called:
Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Tamashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Which translates to:
Burn! Hot-Blooded Rhythm Spirit, Yo! Fight! Cheerleading
Need I say more?????
It's called:
Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Tamashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Which translates to:
Burn! Hot-Blooded Rhythm Spirit, Yo! Fight! Cheerleading
Need I say more?????
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Oscar predictions, Wonder Woman, PS3 and red nose.
I have just read that Joss Wheadon (Buffy, Angel & Firefly) has been pulled from the proposed Wonder Woman film. Now whilst Wonder Woman is far from my favourite Comic hero, the thought of Wheadon directing a take on the character was very appealing. My interest in the project has now plummeted. It’s also disappointing that Wheadon has spent over a year working on the film (script and prep work) and that it has come to nothing. Come on Joss, you know you want to make Serenity 2!
I have gone back on my previous statement that I would wait until the end of the year for the PS3 and have instead placed a deposit with the local HMV for one. I’m hoping that I’ll get one in the initial batch (I’m number 6 on the list), but with things you never really know.
Likely game purchases for it will be Resistance: Fall of Man and Motorstorm, both of which I’m also looking forward to playing online (something which is very sadly lacking from Wii releases so far). I’m also looking forward to seeing how Blu-ray looks, and as Casino Royale is due out around the same time, this would seem like an ideal purchase.
Anyway, on to other things…
Oscar predictions:
ACTOR – LEADING
Forest Whitaker – THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
I have no interest in seeing the film, but I think he has it in the bag.
ACTOR – SUPPORTING
Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS
Tough choice, but the academy often likes giving supporting actor nods to comedians.
ACTRESS – LEADING
Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN
Again, in the bag.
ACTRESS – SUPPORTING
Abigail Breslin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Everything seems to point to Jennifer Hudson winning this, however, how can you not just love Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine. She should win it on cuteness factor alone.
ANIMATED FEATURE
HAPPY FEET
Would prefer Cars to win, but I think that the penguins will nab it.
ART DIRECTION
PAN’S LABYRINTH
CINEMATOGRAPHY
PAN’S LABYRINTH
COSTUME DESIGN
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
FILM EDITING
UNITED 93
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
PAN’S LABYRINTH
MAKEUP
PAN’S LABYRINTH
ORIGINAL SCORE
BABEL
SOUND EDITING
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
SOUND MIXING
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
VISUAL EFFECTS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
SCREENPLAY – ADAPTED
THE DEPARTED
SCREENPLAY – ORIGINAL
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
DIRECTING
Martin Scorsese – THE DEPARTED
This is Marty’s year, no doubt about it. The Departed may not be as good as I would have hoped, but it has been very well received and is definitely a return to the genre that Scorcese is best known for. He is one of the most criminally overlooked directors alive today and deserves this Oscar or past glories.
BEST PICTURE
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
This is a tricky one. By all accounts this should belong to the Departed, it is certainly favourite to win best picture, but I do not think that it is deserving the award. Most people will be concerned with Marty getting the Directing award and less so Best Picture, as such, I believe that Little Miss Sunshine may sneak in. It is a film with a huge “feel good” factor and that may sway voters.
Last year I predicted Brokeback Mountain would win, purely because it was the favourite and looked most likely to win. Secretly I would have preferred Crash to win, and in the end Crash did win Best Picture. This year, I’m going to vote with my heart. (Shouts) Little Miss Sunshine FTW!
Lastly, I couldn’t resist putting this picture on my blog…
I have gone back on my previous statement that I would wait until the end of the year for the PS3 and have instead placed a deposit with the local HMV for one. I’m hoping that I’ll get one in the initial batch (I’m number 6 on the list), but with things you never really know.
Likely game purchases for it will be Resistance: Fall of Man and Motorstorm, both of which I’m also looking forward to playing online (something which is very sadly lacking from Wii releases so far). I’m also looking forward to seeing how Blu-ray looks, and as Casino Royale is due out around the same time, this would seem like an ideal purchase.
Anyway, on to other things…
Oscar predictions:
ACTOR – LEADING
Forest Whitaker – THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
I have no interest in seeing the film, but I think he has it in the bag.
ACTOR – SUPPORTING
Eddie Murphy – DREAMGIRLS
Tough choice, but the academy often likes giving supporting actor nods to comedians.
ACTRESS – LEADING
Helen Mirren – THE QUEEN
Again, in the bag.
ACTRESS – SUPPORTING
Abigail Breslin – LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
Everything seems to point to Jennifer Hudson winning this, however, how can you not just love Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine. She should win it on cuteness factor alone.
ANIMATED FEATURE
HAPPY FEET
Would prefer Cars to win, but I think that the penguins will nab it.
ART DIRECTION
PAN’S LABYRINTH
CINEMATOGRAPHY
PAN’S LABYRINTH
COSTUME DESIGN
CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH
FILM EDITING
UNITED 93
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
PAN’S LABYRINTH
MAKEUP
PAN’S LABYRINTH
ORIGINAL SCORE
BABEL
SOUND EDITING
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
SOUND MIXING
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
VISUAL EFFECTS
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST
SCREENPLAY – ADAPTED
THE DEPARTED
SCREENPLAY – ORIGINAL
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
DIRECTING
Martin Scorsese – THE DEPARTED
This is Marty’s year, no doubt about it. The Departed may not be as good as I would have hoped, but it has been very well received and is definitely a return to the genre that Scorcese is best known for. He is one of the most criminally overlooked directors alive today and deserves this Oscar or past glories.
BEST PICTURE
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE
This is a tricky one. By all accounts this should belong to the Departed, it is certainly favourite to win best picture, but I do not think that it is deserving the award. Most people will be concerned with Marty getting the Directing award and less so Best Picture, as such, I believe that Little Miss Sunshine may sneak in. It is a film with a huge “feel good” factor and that may sway voters.
Last year I predicted Brokeback Mountain would win, purely because it was the favourite and looked most likely to win. Secretly I would have preferred Crash to win, and in the end Crash did win Best Picture. This year, I’m going to vote with my heart. (Shouts) Little Miss Sunshine FTW!
Lastly, I couldn’t resist putting this picture on my blog…
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