2007/2008 major critics awards

I was just watching some of this, and had to take a break. Don't get me wrong, it's a great movie. She does a great job. HE does a great job. They're doing too good of a job, and I was too upset to keep watching. I know from family experience, that they are portraying the effects of this disease perfectly. It's like with Dustin Hoffman, in Rain Man. He played the part perfectly. I knew this, because of my son. My son won't die from autism though, so it doesn't hit me nearly as hard. I was also surprised to see how young we can get Alzheimer's disease, and that it hits our short term memory first. It's a great movie. I'm depressed. I'll finish it in a bit . . .

Well, I never would have pictured all of that happening. I don't even know if I should feel sorry for anyone, anymore. Not to sound like an awful person, but I know how bad life can be, and for them, it seems to have worked out for everyone involved. I should be so lucky!

OK, I'm still crying, but that's beside the point.

On a side note, I do not agree with the rules of that hospital, in giving them 30 days to forget their family. That was obviously going to be the end result. Yes, in this story, it still worked out in the end, but as far as any hospital in real life goes, I surely hope they don't do that. My mother's aunt wasn't admitted until right before she past away last month, so I can't say if any of them really do that or not.

The American Film Insititute has announced the official selections of AFI AWARDS 2007, AFI's almanac that records the year's most outstanding achievements in film. Ten AFI Movies of the Year have been determined by the juries.

The honorees, in alphabetical order...

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Into the Wild
Juno
Knocked Up
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
Ratatouille
The Savages
There Will Be Blood

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Thanks for this thread, it reminds me on how much I need to catch up on.

Nice to see There Will Be Blood getting good recommendations.

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Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards

Critics Choice Awards


BEST PICTURE:
No Country for Old Men


BEST ACTOR:
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood


BEST ACTRESS:
Julie Christie, Away from Her


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone


BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE:
Hairspray


BEST DIRECTOR:
Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men


BEST SCREENPLAY:
Diablo Cody, Juno


BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Ratatouille


BEST YOUNG ACTOR:
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, The Kite Runner


BEST YOUNG ACTRESS:
Nikki Blonsky, Hairspray


BEST COMEDY:
Juno


BEST FAMILY FILM:
Enchanted


BEST DOCUMENTARY:
SiCKO


BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

And a few more of the Critics Choice Awards...


BEST MADE-FOR-TV FILM:
"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee"


BEST SONG:
"Falling Slowly", Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova, Once


BEST COMPOSER:
Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood

So no Michael Clayton there either. Have you seen it, Holden? If so, what did you think? I missed it when it ran over here. I've heard mixed reviews.

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I like Michael Clayton just fine. It's no masterpiece or anything, but a solid movie with a few great performances, namely Clooney's, Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton. It has a very satisfying final line, but I found the second half of the film too repetitive. It's a good flick, but hits too many of the same notes for my ear. And I do not think it's one of the ten best movies of the year or any such thing, most definitely not one of the five best.

Still, it's worth seeing.

Shaun of the Dead>Hot Fuzz

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I agree, but I like them both.

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And I like all three, but...



"Spaced">Shaun of the Dead>Hot Fuzz

National Society of Film Critics


BEST PICTURE:
There Will Be Blood
RUNNERS UP:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
No Country for Old Men


BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM:
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
RUNNERS UP:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Persepolis


BEST DIRECTOR:
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
RUNNERS UP:
Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly


BEST ACTOR:
Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood
Frank Langella, Starting Out in the Evening
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Savages & Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead


BEST ACTRESS:
Julie Christie, Away from Her
RUNNERS UP:
Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose
Anamaria Marinca, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James
by the Coward Robert Ford
RUNNERS UP:
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There
RUNNERS UP:
Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone & Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton


BEST SCREENPLAY:
Tamara Jenkins, The Savages
RUNNERS UP:
Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Ronald Harwood, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly


BEST NON-FICTION FILM:
RUNNERS UP:
No End in Sight
SiCKO
Terror’s Advocate


BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Robert Elswit, There Will Be Blood
RUNNERS UP:
Janusz Kaminsk, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Roger Deakins, No Country for Old Men

i knew it! Ratatouille really deserves the award.

Which award is that? It won five of the awards in this thread: National Board of Review, L.A. Film Critics, Chicago Film Critics, Critics Choice and AFI Awards.

And I take it you've seen Persepolis then?

Ratatouille was an excellent film. Loved every minute of it. Glad it was rewarded.