What do you ladies and gents think it will be? Blind guesses at this time, to say the least, but will Peter Jackson get back to the big show with The Lovely Bones, or Clint Eastwood with The Human Factor, or Martin Scorsese with Shutter Island, or Ang Lee with Taking Woodstock, or Quentin Tarantino with Inglorious Basterds? Will one of the films pushed back to 09 make a splash, like The Road or The Soloist? Will Pixar's Up do what WALL-E couldn't? Will Judd Apatow make his Funny People into Oscar People?
-Who knows at this point, and this is obviously a very small sampling of what's out there, but feel free to take a stab at it!
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What about Spielberg's Lincoln?
ReplyDeleteif it gets off the ground, that would definitely be in the mix
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ReplyDeleteI wouldn't count out the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man. They probably wouldn't go for it,though.
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Ponyo On The Cliff/ 9 /
MonstersVsAliens/ Coraline/
Ice Age3/ The Fantastic Mr Fox/
AstroBoy/ Planet 51/
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
On paper a strong lineup but we shall see.
also
ReplyDeleteAmelia, 44 Inch Chest, The Vintner's Luck, Black Dynamite, Broken Embraces, Moon, Push
In The Electric Mist
Rage, Up in the Air,
Adam, The Extra Man,
Vivaldi, Travelling,
An Englishman In New York.
and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee all could be contenders for certain awards.
Sorry to be a smart arse.
Also My Sister's Keeper, Julie and Julia, and Inglorious Basterds.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Terrence Malick and Tree of Life? It will star this year's best actor winner and another nominee (Pitt).
ReplyDeleteLet's not forget Rob Marshall's Nine, with Oscar-winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, (Dame) Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Penélope Cruz :), nominee Kate Hudson, and...Fergie.
ReplyDeleteWay too early. I still have hope in the Road, but giving this recession, I don't think anyone is going to be too excited about a story as depressing as The Road.
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ReplyDeleteAu contraire, I really think The Road will become a force to be reckoned with. All the news on how its coming together sounds like the film is just going to be a beast. And despite the bleakness of the story, its theme of love is powerful down to the core. I can't wait for it.
ReplyDeleteMy money's on Michael Mann's Public Enemies. Johnny Depp as John Dillinger? Seems pretty strong!
ReplyDeleteI have another film to add to your list:
ReplyDeleteAgora, the new film by Alejandro Amenabar (The Others, The Sea Inside).
The teaser just went out on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keEUHbSSPkI), and it looks pretty amazing (maybe only for me, because I`m Spanish and Spanish cinema doesn`t usually do these risky projects).
Against: Old Egypt-themed story. (Gladiator and Troy come to mind)
For: Both Director and Main Actress (Rachel Weisz) are previous Oscar winners. The Director usually crafts some wonderful flawless scripts. Feminist main character, revolutionary woman, tragic death (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia_of_Alexandria)
It`s due for 18 december 2009. What do you think about it?
You are amazing guys!
Weisz has an Oscar, so they obviously like her...thanks btw
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