24 January

Early Oscars Predictions and Wish List

Oscars are coming up February 25th. Here is a very early prediction and wish list. Category Oscars Nominees All 2006 Movies Who will Win? 1 DK's Wish List 2 Picture The Departed None None Director Martin Scorsese Paul Greengrass Paul Greengrass Actor Forest Whitaker None None Supporting Actor Eddie Murphy Alan Arkin None Actress Helen Mirren Helen Mirren None Supporting Actress Jennifer Hudson Rinko Kikuchi None Animated Feature Film Cars N/A None Makeup N/A Click Click / Date Movie Foreign Language Pan's Labyrinth N/A N/A Visual Effects N/A None Little Man 1 Based on Best Betting and DK's own guess. 2 DK's wish list is currently based on 141 movies (and does not include some major movies such as: Dreamgirls, Pan's Labyrinth, The Prestige, The Last King of Scotland, Blood Diamond, Notes on a Scandal, Letters from Iwo Jima).

23 January

Oscars Nominations Announcement

The nominees for the 79th Academy Awards have been announced.

22 January

Razzie Nominees Announced

The Nominees for the 27th Annual Razzie Awards have been announced. Here are the "leading" movies: Basic Instinct 2 (7) Little Man (7) Bloodrayne (6) Wicker Man (5) Santa Clause 3 (5) Lady In The Water (4) Deck The Halls (3) The Shaggy Dog (3)

5 January

Lantos Talks about Eastern Promises

Playback Magazine had an interview with producer Robert Lantos, which provides new info about David Cronenberg's upcoming projects. Concerning Eastern Promises: The 12-week shoot is set to wrap in February. Cronenberg will return to Toronto, where post-production will be done at Deluxe Sound & Picture. The film won't be ready in time for Cannes. A fall premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival is "likely". Like A History of Violence, the movie will have more of a "mainstream presence" and no censorship problems. Mortensen and Watts' salaries are likely a factor in the film's large budget, which stands at $30m. Following Eastern Promises, Cronenberg and Lantos are slated to film the satirical drama Maps to the Stars.

1 January 2007

Actors and Artists we Lost in 2006

Chris Penn Actor Mako Actor Bruno Kirby Actor Don Knotts Actor Peter Boyle Actor Jack Palance Actor Shelley Winters Actress Robert Altman Director Sven Nykvist Cinematographer Basil Poledouris Composer Shirley Walker Composer Gyorgy Ligeti Composer Steve Irwin Wildlife expert James Brown Singer