Quote of the Day

"Do not drink too much. Do you hear me? I don't want you passing out or going to the dark side. No going to the dark side!"

Thomas Haden Church as 'Jack', "Sideways", 2004

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Film: PAYCHECK

Director: John Woo

Actors: Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart, Paul Giamatti, Michael C. Hall, Kathryn Morris, Ivana Milicevic, Joe Morton, Colm Feore

Year: 2003

While this isn't the worst film ever made, it wasn't keeping my interest. This can be added to the string of bad films Ben Affleck was doing in the early 2000s (i.e. "Reindeer Games"). It was a nice try by action director John Woo, but the story wasn't up-to-par.

Did You Know...

... Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti,

Joy Bryant, Sanaa Lathan,

Claire Danes, David Duchovny,

Jodie Foster, and Meryl Streep all attended Yale University.

Ginger of the Week

New York-born Kate Mara started her career in a 1997 episode of "Law and Order". She landed two recurring roles on "Everwood" and "Nip/Tuck", but it was her role as Heath Ledger's daughter in "Brokeback Mountain" that really got her noticed. She has since appeared in "127 Hours", "Shooter", "Transsiberian" and "The Open Road". Next up, she'll appear in "Ironclad" (with Paul Giamatti and Brian Cox) and "Ten Year" (with Channing Tatum).

Flick of the Day

Film: THE NEGOTIATOR

Director: F. Gary Gray

Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, Paul Giamatti, John Spencer, Siobhan Fallon, J.T. Walsh

Year: 1998

Synopsis: A wrongfully-accused police negotiator takes an office hostage, to find out who really killed his partner.

This fantastic nail-bitter stars Samuel L. Jackson (in a perfect role) as a police negotiator, who is framed for the murder of his partner. Jackson takes an office full of people hostage, in order to solve the mystery. When the police try to talk him down, he asks for a negotiator (Kevin Spacey in a pre-"American Beauty" role) from another department to help him. This film is wonderfully done by a young F. Gary Gray (only his third project).

Golden Globes Winners (2010 films)

*my favorites

+who I believe will win

Best Motion Picture - Drama

+Black Swan

The Fighter

*Inception

The King's Speech

The Social Network


Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama

Halle Berry – Frankie and Alice

Nicole Kidman – Rabbit Hole

Jennifer Lawrence – Winter's Bone

+Natalie Portman – Black Swan

*Michelle Williams – Blue Valentine

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama

Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network

Colin Firth – The King's Speech

+James Franco – 127 Hours

*Ryan Gosling – Blue Valentine

Mark Wahlberg – The Fighter

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

*Alice in Wonderland

Burlesque

+*The Kids Are All Right

Red

The Tourist

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

+*Annette Bening – The Kids Are All Right

Anne Hathaway – Love And Other Drugs

Angelina Jolie – The Tourist

Julianne Moore – The Kids Are All Right

Emma Stone – Easy A

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical

+*Johnny Depp – Alice in Wonderland

Johnny Depp – The Tourist

Paul Giamatti – Barney's Version

Jake Gyllenhaal – Love And Other Drugs

Kevin Spacey – Casino Jack

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

+Amy Adams – The Fighter

Helena Bonham Carter – The King's Speech

Mila Kunis – Black Swan

*Melissa Leo – The Fighter

Jacki Weaver – Animal Kingdom

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

+*Christian Bale – The Fighter

Michael Douglas – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Andrew Garfield – The Social Network

Jeremy Renner – The Town

Geoffrey Rush – The King's Speech

Best Animated Feature Film

*Despicable Me

How To Train Your Dragon

The Illusionist

Tangled

+Toy Story 3


Best Foreign Language Film

+Biutiful (Mexico, Spain)

The Concert (France)

The Edge (Russia)

*I Am Love (Italy)

In A Better World (Denmark)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan

+David Fincher – The Social Network

Tom Hooper – The King's Speech

*Christopher Nolan – Inception

David O. Russell – The Fighter

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Simon Beaufoy, Danny Boyle - 127 Hours

*Christopher Nolan - Inception

Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko - The Kids Are All Right

David Seidler - The King's Speech

+*Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network

Best Original Score - Motion Picture

+Alexandre Desplat - The King's Speech

Danny Elfman - Alice in Wonderland

A. R. Rahman - 127 Hours

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - The Social Network

Hans Zimmer - Inception

Best Original Song - Motion Picture

"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" - Burlesque Music By: Diane Warren

"Bound To You" – Burlesque
Music By: Samuel Dixon
Lyrics By: Christina Aguilera and Sia Furler

+"Coming Home" – Country Strong
Music & Lyrics By: Bob DiPiero, Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Troy Verges

"I See The Light" – Tangled
Music By: Alan Menken
Lyrics By: Glenn Slater

"There's A Place For Us" – Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
Music & Lyrics By: Hillary Lindsey, Carrie Underwood and David Hodges

Best Television Series - Drama

*Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

*Dexter (SHOWTIME)

The Good Wife (CBS)

+Mad Men (AMC)

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama

+Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS)

Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men (AMC)

Piper Perabo – Covert Affairs

Katey Sagal – Sons Of Anarchy

*Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Drama

Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad

+*Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)

Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)

Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)

Best Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

30 Rock (NBC)

The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

The Big C (Showtime)

Glee (FOX)

+*Modern Family (ABC)

*Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)


Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

*Toni Collette – United States Of Tara (SHOWTIME)

*Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie (SHOWTIME)

Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)

+Laura Linney – The Big C (Showtime)

Lea Michele – Glee (FOX)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series - Comedy Or Musical

Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)

*Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)

Thomas Jane – Hung (HBO)

Matthew Morrison – Glee (FOX)

+*Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory (CBS)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

Carlos (Sundance C)

The Pacific (HBO)

Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)

*Temple Grandin (HBO)

+You Don't Know Jack (HBO)


Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or

Motion Picture Made for Television

Hayley Atwell – Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)

+*Claire Danes – Temple Grandin (HBO)

Judi Dench – Return To Cranford

*Romola Garai – Emma

Jennifer Love Hewitt – The Client List

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or

Motion Picture Made for Television

*Idris Elba – Luther Ian McShane – Pillars Of The Earth (STARZ)

+Al Pacino – You Don't Know Jack (HBO)

Dennis Quaid – The Special Relationship

Edgar Ramirez – Carlos (Sundance C)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series,

Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Hope Davis – The Special Relationship

+Jane Lynch – Glee (FOX)

Kelly MacDonald – Boardwalk Empire (HBO)

*Julia Stiles – Dexter (SHOWTIME)

*Sofia Vergara – Modern Family (ABC)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series,

Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Scott Caan – Hawaii Five-O

Chris Colfer – Glee (FOX)

Chris Noth – The Good Wife (CBS)

+*Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family (ABC)

David Strathairn – Temple Grandin (HBO)