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Mouth, Meet Hand

By jelewis8 ⋅ March 10, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

In a bizarre turn, The Jacket director John Maybury, a Hollywood newbie, took pot shots at the films that recently won Academy awards, calling Million Dollar Baby a “piece of shit” and complaining about Thelma Schoonmaker’s editing for The Aviator.
He says his new film, starring Adrien Brody and Kiera Knightly, isn’t a tired, formulaic film [...]

Best Motion Picture

By jelewis8 ⋅ February 27, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Winner for Best Motion Picture.
- My pick: Million Dollar Baby
- Oscar pick: Million Dollar Baby
Dustin Hoffman is either plastered or had a stroke. What the heck is wrong with him, he apparently can’t speak English as well as Salma Hayek.
I’m amazed. Clint Eastwood scores again, and it’s a top choice. Marty’s gotta be pissed. Nice [...]

Best Director

By jelewis8 ⋅ February 27, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Winner for Best Director.
- My pick: Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
- Oscar pick: Clint Eastwood for Million Dollar Baby
I called it and damn if I didn’t think the Academy would give it instead to Marty. Clint Eastwood is the best choice, and I’m pleased as punch about it.
I feel badly for Marty, but he [...]

Best Actress

By jelewis8 ⋅ February 27, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Sean Penn. Is there anything that you need to say? He still looks drugged from last year. Sounds it too.
Winner for Best Actress.
- My pick: Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
- Oscar pick: Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby
Awesome. Hilary Swank DEFINITELY deserves this win, and I’m just hoping she doesn’t forget her husband. Please [...]

Best Supporting Actor

By jelewis8 ⋅ February 27, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Winner for Actor in a Supporting Role.
- My pick: Clive Owen for Closer
- Oscar pick: Morgan Freeman for Million Dollar Baby
0 for 2 so far.

Million Dollar Baby

By jelewis8 ⋅ February 7, 2005 ⋅ 2 comments

I almost wish I could say the critics are wrong about this one. Every so often, a few films come along that are so well-received by everyone and their mothers, it almost becomes annoying to have to write one more praise for it. Yet when the gold is weighed and measured and counted, what really [...]

Blogging In the Time of Cholera

By jelewis8 ⋅ February 2, 2005 ⋅ One comment

Please excuse the lack of original posting of late. In my spare time I’ve been pumping out a feature script which I started Sunday afternoon and which I am hoping to finish by Thursday evening. That’s 90-120 pages in five days, which for me is unprecedented. It’s more important for me to write uninterupted than [...]

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