Bogie56 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 The BAFTA Awards for 2008 were …. Best Actor Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler* Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon Sean Penn, Milk Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire Best Actress Kate Winslet, The Reader* Angelina Jolie, Changeling Meryl Streep, Doubt Kristin Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight* Brad Pitt, Burn After Reading Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder Best Supporting Actress Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona* Tilda Swinton, Burn After Reading Amy Adams, Doubt Freida Pinto, Slumdog Millionaire Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KilgoreTrout Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 BEST ACTOR 1.) Benicio Del Toro -Che2.) Leonardo DiCaprio -Revolutionary Road3.) Souleymane Sy Savane -Goodbye Solo 4.) Jeremy Renner -The Hurt Locker 5.) Sean Penn -Milk 6.) Algenis Perez Soto -Sugar 7.) Frank Langella -Frost/Nixon 8.) Philip Seymour Hoffman -Doubt & Synecdoche, NY9.) Tom Hardy -Bronson10.) Brendan Gleeson -In Bruges HM: Don Cheadle -Traitor, Michael Shannon -Shotgun Stories, Michael J. Smith -Ballast, Toni Servillo -Il Divo, Mickey Rourke -The Wrestler, Alfredo Castro -Tony Manero, Brad Pitt -The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Francois Begaudeau -The Class, JimMyron Ross -Ballast, Robert Downey Jr. -Iron Man, Chiwetel Ejiofor -Redbelt, Ben Kingsley -Elegy, Josh Brolin -W., Tom Cruise -Valkyrie, Wyatt Cenac -Medicine for Melancholy, Michael Sheen -Frost/Nixon BEST ACTRESS1.) Kate Winslet -Revolutionary Road2.) Michelle Williams -Wendy & Lucy 3.) Tilda Swinton -Julia 4.) Sally Hawkins -Happy-Go-Lucky 5.) Anne Hathaway -Rachel Getting Married 6.) Arta Dobroshi -Lorna's Silence 7.) Melissa Leo -Frozen River 8.) Kristin Scott Thomas -I've Loved You So Long9.) Meryl Streep -Doubt10.) Maria Hoiskanen -Everlasting MomentsHM: Kate Beckinsale -Nothing but the Truth, Catherine Deneuve -A Christmas Tale, Emily Mortimer -Transsibberian, Cate Blanchett -The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Michelle Monaghan -Trucker, Lina Leandersson -Let the Right One In, Tracey Heggins -Medicine for Melancholy, Morjana Alaoui -Martyrs, Anne Hathaway -Get Smart BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR 1.) Michael Shannon -Revolutionary Road2.) James Franco -Pineapple Express & Milk3.) Michael Fassbender -Hunger 4.) Heath Ledger -The Dark Knight 5.) Anthony Mackie -The Hurt Locker6.) Liam Cunningham -Hunger 7.) Eddie Marsan -Happy-Go-Lucky 8.) Brad Pitt -Burn After Reading9.) Red West -Goodbye Solo 10.) Christian McKay -Me and Orson Welles HM: Said Taghamoui -Traitor, Salvatore Cantalupo -Gomorrah, Bill Irwin -Rachel Getting Married, Salvatore Abruzzese -Gomorrah, Jeremie Renier -Lorna's Silence, Moritz Bleibtreu -The Baader-Meinhof Complex, Gianfelice Imparato -Gomorrah, J.K. Simmons -Burn After Reading, Jean-Peaul Roussillon -A Christmas Tale, Wally Dalton -Wendy and Lucy, Tom Noonan -Synecdoche, NY, Matthieu Amalric -A Christmas Tale, John Malkovich -Burn After Reading, Ralph Fiennes -In Bruges, Saul Rubinek -Julia, Demian Bichir -Che, Per Ragnar -Let the Right One In, Russell Brand -Forgetting Sarah Marshall, James Cromwell -W, Emile Hirsch -Milk, Jeffrey Wright -Cadillac Records, Toby Kebbell -RocknRolla, Kevin Bacon -Frost/Nixon BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS 1.) Johanna Wokalek -The Baader-Meinhof Complex2.) Amy Adams -Doubt3.) Martina Gedeck -The Baader-Meinhof Complex4.) Rosemarie DeWitt -Rachel Getting Married5.) Vera Farmiga -Nothing but the Truth6.) Kate Winslet -The Reader7.) Tilda Swinton -The Curious Case of Benjamin Button8.) Samantha Morton -Synecdoche, NY9.) Tarra Riggs -Ballast10.) Elsa Zylberstein -I've Loved You So Long HM: Rachel Weisz -The Brothers Bloom, Anne Consigny -A Christmas Tale, Frances McDormand -Burn After Reading, Dianne Weist -Synecdoche, NY, Zoe Kazan -Me and Orson Welles & Revolutionary Road, Sakura Ando -Love Exposure, Kathy Bates -Revolutionary Road, Marisa Tomei -The Wrestler, Viola Davis -Doubt, Misty Upham -Frozen River, Chiara Mastroianni -A Christmas Tale, Cate Blanchett -Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Taraji P. Henson -The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Debra Winger -Rachel Getting Married, Esemeralda Ouertani -The Class, Claire Danes -Me and Orson Welles, Penelope Cruz -Elegy, Fanny Ardant -Il Divo, Gwyneth Paltrow -Iron Man JUVENILE1.) Salvatore Abruzzese -Gomorrah 2.) JimMyron Ross -Ballast 3.) Lina Leandersson -Let the Right One In 4.) Esmeralda Ouertani -The Class5.) Ezra Miller -Afterschool HM: Kare Hederbrand -Let the Right One In, Bruno Bichir -Julia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 The Independent Spirit Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler* Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker Sean Penn, Milk Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Richard Jenkins, The Visitor (07) Best Actress Melissa Leo, Frozen River* Tarra Riggs, Ballast Summer Bishil, Towelhead (07) Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married Michelle Williams, Wendy and Lucy Best Supporting Actor James Franco, Milk* JimMyron Ross, Ballast Charlie McDermott, Frozen River Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker Haaz Sleiman, The Visitor (07) Best Supporting Actress Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona* Misty Opham, Frozen River Rosemarie DeWitt, Rachel Getting Married Debra Winger, Rachel Getting Married Rosie Perez, The Take (07) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 The British Independent Film Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor Michael Fassbender, Hunger* Colin Farrell, In Bruges Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges Riz Ahmed, Shifty Thomas Turgoose, Somers Town Best Actress Vera Farmiga, The Boy In the Striped Pajamas* Samantha Morton, The Daisy Chain Keira Knightley, The Duchess Kelly Reilly, Eden Lake Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky Best Supporting Actor Eddie Marsan, Happy-Go-Lucky* Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess Liam Cunningham, Hunger Ralph Fiennes, In Bruges Daniel Mays, Shifty Best Supporting Actress Alexis Zegerman, Happy-Go-Lucky* Emma Thompson, Brideshead Revisited Hayley Atwell, The Duchess Kristen Scott Thomas, Easy Virtue Sienna Miller, The Edge of Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 The British Independent Film Awards for 2008 were … Best Actress Kelly Reilly, Eden Lake I'm happy to see she got noticed for that role. She was very good in it. It was a divisive movie, though, and I'm still not sure whether to consider it a gripping thriller or an elitist attack on the lower class. Or both. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 The Screen Actors Guild Awards for 2008 were …. Best Actor Sean Penn, Milk* Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon Richard Jenkins, The Visitor (07) Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler Best Actress Meryl Streep, Doubt* Angelina Jolie, Changeling Melissa Leo, Frozen River Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight* Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dubt Josh Brolin, Milk Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder Best Supporting Actress Kate Winslet, The Reader* Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Amy Adams, Doubt Viola Davis, Doubt Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 The Golden Globe Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor in a Drama Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler* Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon Sean Penn, Milk Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road Best Actresses in a Drama Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road* Angelina Jolie, Changeling Meryl Streep, Doubt Kristen Scott Thomas, I’ve Loved You So Long Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical Colin Farrell, In Bruges* Brendan Gleeson, In Bruges Dustin Hoffman, Last Chance Harvey James Franco, Pineapple Express Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Actresses in a Comedy or Musical Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky* Frances McDormand, Burn After Reading Emma Thompson, Last Chance Harvey Meryl Streep, Mamma Mia! Rebecca Hall, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight* Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt Ralph Fiennes, The Duchess Tom Cruise, Tropic Thunder Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder Best Supporting Actress Kate Winslet, The Reader* Amy Adams, Doubt Viola Davis, Doubt Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona Marisa Tomei, The Wrester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 The 2008 Berlin International Film Festival winners were… Best Actor Mohammad Amir Naji, The Song of Sparrows* Best Actress Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky* —————————————————————————————— The 2008 Cannes Film Festival winners were… Best Actor Benicio Del Toro, Che: Part One and Che: Part Two* Best Actress Sandra Corveloni, Linha de Passe* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 The 2008 Venice Film Festival winners were: Best Actor Silvio Orlando, Giovanna’s Father* Best Actresses Dominique Blanc, The Other One* Isabelle Ferrari, A Perfect Day* ————————————————————————————————— The 2008 San Sebastian Film Festival winners were… Best Actor Oscar Martinez, Empty Nest* Best Actresses Tsilia Chelton, Pandora’s Box* Melissa Leo, Frozen River* —————————————————————————————— The 2008 Moscow International Film Festival winners were … Best Actor Richard Jenkins, The Visitor* (07) Best Actress Margherita Buy, Days and Clouds* (07) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Here are some performances from 2008 that will be recognized in subsequent years … Jeremy Renner will win the National Society of Film Critics and Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actor Award and be nominated for the Best Actor Oscar, the BAFTA, Screen Actors and the New York Film Critics, the Washington DC Film Critics and Broadcast Film Critics Best Actor Awards in 2009 for The Hurt Locker (2008). Tilda Swinton will be nominated for the New York Film Critics Best Actress Award in 2009 for Julia (2008). Yolande Moreau will win the National Society of Film Critics and the Los Angeles Film Critics Best Actress Award in 2009 for Seraphine (2008). Christian McKay will be nominated for the BAFTA, New York Film Critics, the National Society of Film Critics, the Broadcast Film Critics, the Toronto Film Critics and Independent Spirit Best Supporting Actor Awards in 2009 for Me and Orson Welles (2008). He will also be nominated for the Boston Society of Film Critics Best Actor Award. Souleyman Sy Savane will be nominated for the Independent Spirit Best Actor Award in 2009 for Goodbye Solo (2008). Maria Bello will be nominated for the Independent Spirit Best Actress Award in 2009 for Downloading Nancy (2008). Gwyneth Paltrow will be nominated for the Independent Spirit Best Actress Award in 2009 for Two Lovers (2008). Natalie Press will be nominated for the Independent Spirit Best Supporting Actress Award in 2009 for Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008). Tom Hardy will win the British Independent Films’ Best Actor Award in 2009 for Bronson (2008). Sophie Okenedo will be nominated for the British Independent Films’ Best Actress Award in 2009 for Skin (2008). Isabelle Adjani will win France’s Cesar Best Actress Award in 2009 for Skirt Day (2008). Alessandro Gassman will win Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Film Journalists and Italy’s David di Donatello Best Supporting Actor Award in 07/08 for Quiet Chaos (2008). Sabrina Ferilli will win Italy’s Nastro d’Argento Film Journalists Best Supporting Actress Award in 07/08 for Her Whole Life Ahead (2008). Joshua Jackson will win the Canadian Genie Best Actor Award in 2009 for One Week (2008). Michael Fassbender will be nominated for the Toronto Film Critics Association Best Actor Award in 2009 for Hunger (2008). Arta Dobroshi will be nominated for the Toronto Film Critics Association Best Actress Award in 2009 for The Silence of Lorna (2008). Anthony Mackie will be nominated for the Washington DC Film Critics Best Supporting Actor Award in 2009 for The Hurt Locker (2008). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 France’s Cesar Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor Vincent Cassel, Mesrine* Best Actress Yoland Moreau, Seraphine* Best Supporting Actor Jean-Paul Roussillion, A Christmas Tale* Best Supporting Actress Elsa Zylverstein, I’ve Loved You So Long* ————————————————————————————— Sweden’s Guldbagge Awards for 2008 were… Best Actor Mikael Persbrandt, Everlasting Moments* Best Actress Maria Heiskanen, Everlasting Moments* Best Supporting Actor Jesper Christensen, Everlasting Moments* Best Supporting Actress Maria Lundqvist, Heaven’s Heart* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 Italy’s 07/08 Nastro d’Argento Film Awards for 2008 included … Best Supporting Actor Alessandro Gassman, Quiet Chaos* Best Supporting Actress Sabrina Ferilli, Her Whole Life Ahead* Italy’s 08/09 Nastro d’Argento Film Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor Toni Servillo, Il Divo* Best Actress Giovanna Mezogiorno, Vincere* (09) Best Supporting Actor Ezio Greggio, Giovanna’s Father* Best Supporting Actress Francesca Neri, Giovanna’s Father* —————————————————————————————— Italy’s 07/08 David di Donatello Awards for 2008 included … Best Supporting Actor Alessandro Gassman, Quiet Chaos* Italy’s 08/09 David di Donatello Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor Toni Servillo, Il Divo* Best Actress Alba Rohrwacher, Giovanna’s Father* Best Supporting Actor Giuseppe Battiston, Don’t Think About It* Best Supporting Actress Piera Degli Esposti, Il Divo* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 The Canadian Genie Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor Natar Ungalaaq, The Necessities of Life* Best Actress Ellen Burstyn, The Stone Angel* (07) Best Supporting Actor Callum Keith Rennie, Normal* (07) Best Supporting Actress Kristen Booth, Young People F … ing* —————————————————————————————— The Australian Film Institute Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor William McInnis, Unfinished Sky* (07) Best Actress Monic Hendrickx, Unfinished Sky* (07) Best Supporting Actor Luke Ford, The Black Balloon* Best Supporting Actresses Toni Collette, The Black Balloon* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 The Japanese Academy Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor Masahiro Motoki, Departures* Best Actress Tae Kimura, All Around Us* Best Supporting Actor Tsutomu Yamazaki, Departures* Best Supporting Actress Kimiko Yo, Departures* ————————————————————————————— Japan’s Blue Ribbon Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor Masahiro Motoki, Departures* Best Actress Tae Kimura, All Around Us* Best Supporting Actor Masato Sakai, Climbers High and After School* Best Supporting Actress Kiri Kiki, Still Walking* ————————————————————————————— Japan’s Mainichi Awards for 2008 were … Best Actor Hiroshe Abe, Still Walking and The Blue Bird* Best Actress Eiko Kolke, The Kiss* (07) Best Supporting Actor Masato Sakai, Climbers High and After School and The Two In Tracksuits* Best Supporting Actress Keijo Matsuzaka, Tombstone of the Fireflies* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 I have not seen: After School* Afterschool* All Around Us The Baader Meinhof Complex Ballast Bienvenue ches les Ch'tis The Black Balloon The Blue Bird Boot Camp The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas A Bunch of Amateurs A Christmas Tale Climbers High The Daisy Chain Dean Spanley Don't Think About It The Edge of Love Empty Nest Everlasting Moments The Express Genova Giovanna's Father Happy-Go-Lucky The Headless Woman Heaven's Heart Her Whole Life Ahead I've Loved You So Long Julia Kit Kitteridge: An American Girl Mystery Linha de Passe Lorna's Silence Love Exposure Me & Orson Welles Medicine for Melancholy Mesrine The Necessities of Life Of Time and the City One Week The Other One Pandora's Box A Perfect Day Ponyo Quiet Chaos The Rocker Seraphine Shifty The Sicilian Girl The Silence of Lorna Skin Skirt Day Somers Town The Song of Sparrows Stella Still Walking Summer Hours 35 Shots of Rum Tombstone of the Fireflies Tony Manero Troubled Water 24 City The Two in Tracksuits The Wave Young People Fracking *Yes, these are two separate 2008 movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 Here are the films from 2008 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum After School with Masato Sakai Afterschool with Ezra Miller All Around Us with Tae Kimura The Baader Meinhof Complex with Moritz Bleibtreu, Johanna Wokalek, Stipe Erceg, Martina Gedeck and Nadja Uhl Ballast with Tarra Riggs, Michael J. Smith, Jr., and JimMyron Ross Be Kind Rewind with Jack Black and Mos Def The Black Balloon with Luke Ford and Toni Collette The Blue Bird with Hiroshi Abe Body of Lies with Mark Strong Boot Camp with Mila Kunis The Boy In the Striped Pajamas with Vera Farmiga and Jack Scanlon Brideshead Revisited with Emma Thompson The Brothers Bloom with Rachel Weisz The Burning Plain with Jennifer Lawrence Cadillac Records with Adrien Brody, Mos Def, Columbus Short, Jeffrey Wright and Beyonce Knowles A Christmas Tale with Jean-Paul Roussillion, Mathieu Amalric, Catherine Deneuve, Anne Consigny, Chiara Mastroianni and Emmanuelle Devos The Class with Francois Begaudeau, Esmeralda Quertain and Rachel Regulier Climbers High with Masato Sakai The Daisy Chain with Samantha Morton The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman and Maggie Gyllenhaal Definitely, Maybe with Isla Fischer and Abigail Breslin Departures with Masahro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki and Kimiko Yo Don’t Think About It with Giuseppe Battiston Downloading Nancy with Maria Bello The Duchess with Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwill Eden Lake with Kelly Reilly The Edge of Love with Sienna Miller Elegy with Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley Empty Nest with Oscar Martinez The Express with Rob Brown Fifty Dead Men Walking with Natalie Press Forgetting Sarah Marshall with Russell Brand Frozen River with Melissa Leo, Misty Upham and Charlie McDermott Genova with Colin Firth Get Smart with Anne Hathaway Giovanna’s Father with Silvio Orlando, Ezio Greggio, Francesca Neri and Alba Rohrwacher Gomorrah with Salvatore Cantalupo, Salvatore Abruzzese and Gianfelice Imparato The Good the Bad and the Weird with Kang-ho Song Goodbye Solo with Souleyman Sy Savane and Red West Hancock with Charlize Theron The Headless Woman with Maria Onetto Heaven’s Heart with Maria Lundqvist Her Whole Life Ahead with Sabrina Ferilli Hunger with Michael Fassbender and Liam Cunningham Il Divo with Toni Servillo, Fanny Ardant and Piera Degli Esposti Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with Cate Blanchett Iron Man with Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow I’ve Loved You So Long with Kristen Scott Thomas and Elsa Zylberstein JCVD with Jean-Claude Van Damme Julia with Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek and Bruno Bichir Kitt Kittredge: An American Girl with Abigail Breslin Leatherheads with Renee Zellweger Linha de Passe with Sandra Corveloni Love Exposure with Sakura Ando Marley & Me with Jennifer Aniston Martyrs with Morjana Alaoui Medicine For Melancholy with Wyatt Cenac and Tracey Heggins Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day with Frances McDormand and Amy Adams The Necessities of Life with Natar Ungalaaq Nights in Rodanthe with Diane Lane Nim’s Island with Abigail Breslin Nothing But the Truth with Kate Beckinsale and Vera Farmiga One Week with Joshua Jackson The Other Boleyn Girl with Natalie Portman, Eric Bana, Scarlett Johansson, Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ana Torrent The Other One with Dominique Blanc Pandora’s Box with Tsilia Chelton A Perfect Day with Isabella Ferrari Pineapple Express with James Franco Pontypool with Stephen McHattie Quiet Chaos with Alessandro Gassman RocknRolla with Toby Kebbell The Secret Life of Bees with Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah and Sophie Okonedo Seraphine with Yolande Moreau Shifty with Riz Ahmed and Daniel Mays The Sicilian Girl with Veronica D’Agostino The Silence of Lorna with Jeremie Renier and Arta Dobroshi Skirt Day with Isabelle Adjani Somers Town with Thomas Turgoose The Song of Sparrows with Mohammad Amir Naji Stella with Leora Barbara Step Brothers with Kathryn Hahn Still Walking with Kirin Kiki and Hiroshi Abe Sugar with Algenis Perez Soto Sunshine Cleaning with Amy Adams 35 Shots of Rum with Alex Descas and Mati Diop Tombstone of the Fireflies with Keijo Matsuzaka Tony Manero with Alfredo Castro Traitor with Don Cheadle and Said Taghaoui Troubled Water with Pal Sverre Hagen and Fredrik Grondahl Trucker with Michelle Monaghan 24 City with Zhao Tao The Two In Tracksuits with Masato Sakai Two Lovers with Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix, Vinissa Shaw and Isabella Rossellini The Wave with Jennifer Ulrich Welcome to the Sticks/Bienvenue Chez les Ch’tis with Dany Boon and Zoe Felix Wendy and Lucy with Michelle Williams and Wally Dalton Young People F …. ing with Kristen Booth And I would like to see this again … Summer Hours for Edith Scob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KilgoreTrout Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 2008 films mentioned I haven't seen. Those I very much want to see: Troubled Water Summer Hours 35 Shots of Rum Still Walking Departures The Headless Woman 24 City Linha de Pas Seraphine Vicky Cristina Barcelona Two Lovers Changeling Skin Adam Resurrected Mesrine Red Cliff The rest (a mix of what I'm not familiar with or passed on for various reasons): A Bunch of Amateurs Last Chance Harvey Fireflies in the Garden Dean Spanley The Burning Plain Flame and Citron Appaloosa Pontypool The Express Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Nights in Rodanthe Mamma Mia The Secret Life of Bees Definitely, Maybe Seven Pounds The Boy in the Striped Pajamas The Other Boleyn Girl The Wave The Duchess Easy Virtue Sunshine Cleaning Boot Camp The Sicilian Girl Genova Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis Marley & Me Australia Brideshead Revisited The Edge of Love **** Eden Lake The Daisy Chain Somers Town The Song of Sparrows Pandora's Box Empty Nest The Other One Giovanna's Father A Perfect Day Don't Think About It Quiet Chaos Her Whole Life Gead The Necessities of Life Young People Fornicating The Black Balloon All Around Us The Blue Bird Tombstone of the Fireflies Climbers High The Two in Tracksuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Here are the films from 2008 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. Adam Resurrected with Jeff Goldblum Be Kind Rewind with Jack Black and Mos Def Body of Lies with Mark Strong Brideshead Revisited with Emma Thompson The Brothers Bloom with Rachel Weisz The Burning Plain with Jennifer Lawrence Cadillac Records with Adrien Brody, Mos Def, Columbus Short, Jeffrey Wright and Beyonce Knowles The Class with Francois Begaudeau, Esmeralda Quertain and Rachel Regulier The Dark Knight with Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman and Maggie Gyllenhaal Definitely, Maybe with Isla Fischer and Abigail Breslin Departures with Masahro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki and Kimiko Yo Downloading Nancy with Maria Bello The Duchess with Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Dominic Cooper and Hayley Atwill Eden Lake with Kelly Reilly Elegy with Penelope Cruz and Ben Kingsley Fifty Dead Men Walking with Natalie Press Forgetting Sarah Marshall with Russell Brand Frozen River with Melissa Leo, Misty Upham and Charlie McDermott Get Smart with Anne Hathaway Gomorrah with Salvatore Cantalupo, Salvatore Abruzzese and Gianfelice Imparato The Good the Bad and the Weird with Kang-ho Song Goodbye Solo with Souleyman Sy Savane and Red West Hancock with Charlize Theron Hunger with Michael Fassbender and Liam Cunningham Il Divo with Toni Servillo, Fanny Ardant and Piera Degli Esposti Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with Cate Blanchett Iron Man with Robert Downey, Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow JCVD with Jean-Claude Van Damme Leatherheads with Renee Zellweger Marley & Me with Jennifer Aniston Martyrs with Morjana Alaoui Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day with Frances McDormand and Amy Adams Nights in Rodanthe with Diane Lane Nim’s Island with Abigail Breslin Nothing But the Truth with Kate Beckinsale and Vera Farmiga The Other Boleyn Girl with Natalie Portman, Eric Bana, Scarlett Johansson, Eddie Redmayne, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ana Torrent Pineapple Express with James Franco Pontypool with Stephen McHattie RocknRolla with Toby Kebbell The Secret Life of Bees with Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah and Sophie Okonedo Step Brothers with Kathryn Hahn Sugar with Algenis Perez Soto Sunshine Cleaning with Amy Adams Traitor with Don Cheadle and Said Taghaoui Trucker with Michelle Monaghan Two Lovers with Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix, Vinissa Shaw and Isabella Rossellini Wendy and Lucy with Michelle Williams and Wally Dalton I've seen these, a few of which are among my nominees. Adam Resurrected is about Holocaust survivors in a mental hospital in Israel some years after the war. Jeff Goldblum stars as a patient that's always causing trouble. He's an actor that I like, and I think this ranks among his very best performances. Body of Lies is a spy thriller set in the Middle East. Leonardo DiCaprio is a CIA field agent trying to track down a terrorist group. Mark Strong plays the head of Jordan's intelligence service. He's intelligent, sharply-dressed and very charismatic. I had never paid much attention to him before this, but now I do. The Burning Plain is a mediocre drama told in a fractured narrative across two time periods. Jennifer Lawrence plays the younger version of Charlize Theron. Lawrence learns that her mother (Kim Basinger) is having an affair with a Mexican man (Joaquim de Almeida) which infuriates her. The story leads to tragedy, as they often do, but Lawrence, who I had never seen before, made a big impression, and I wasn't surprised when she went on to stardom shortly thereafter. Pontypool is a low-budget Canadian indie variation on the zombie genre. On one snowy morning, residents of the title town start losing their minds and becoming homicidal maniacs. Stephen McHattie stars as a radio DJ who once was a big star in the big city, but his bad attitude and trouble with alcohol have seen his fortunes fade. He becomes an unlikely hero as he and his co-workers work to stay alive and figure out a solution to the outbreak. McHattie, a recognizable face from 45+ years of TV and film work, has his best role in a long time, and it makes you wish that he would get cast in more meatier roles than the usual creepy-looking bad guy parts that he's been relegated to for the past couple of decades. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesStewartFan95 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Here are the films from 2008 that were mentioned that I have not seen as yet. Be Kind Rewind with Jack Black and Mos Def The Boy In the Striped Pajamas with Vera Farmiga and Jack Scanlon Cadillac Records with Adrien Brody, Mos Def, Columbus Short, Jeffrey Wright and Beyonce Knowles The Express with Rob Brown Forgetting Sarah Marshall with Russell Brand Hey Bogie56. I'm assuming you have at least read about the basic plots of these films so I'll only go over the performances in them. Be Kind Rewind was a personal favorite of mine, but from the looks of it, I seemed to be the only one who mentioned it on their lists. It's not a great movie by any means, but I like the chemistry between Jack Black and Mos Def as Jerry and Mike, and it is these two that make this film. This film just made sense being released during an era where video stores were almost nonexistent. I really found the movie quite charming and I really liked the two main leads. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is a competently made Holocaust film based on the young adult novel of the same name. It's rather unusual to see a film made about such a horrifying event that is told from the perspective of a child, and I give credit to the filmmakers that it didn't become too goofy or comedic or cutesy. Jack Scanlon gives a very good, believable, almost adult performance as the young Jewish boy Shmuel who befriends Bruno (Asa Butterfield). Vera Farmiga is also great as Bruno's mother Elsa. Cadillac Records is my favorite of these seven and it is one of the best films of the year. The story of Chess Records and its founder Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody), the movie looks at the individuals signed to the label, particularly Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), and Etta James (Beyoncé Knowles). I nominated all four, and although it is clearly the music that takes centre stage, the performances are also good. Although plenty of people have said they are tired of the constant exposure to Beyoncé and her music, she shines in the role of the legendary James. Being a singer also doesn't hurt when she is required to deliver a slow tender ballad such as "I'd Rather Go Blind" or "At Last". Overall, a film that I completely and wholeheartedly recommend. The Express is yet another addition to the list of sports biopics that I have nominated or shortlisted on my best of year lists. Finding Forrester's Rob Brown delivers a stirring yet underrated performance, as college football legend Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman trophy. Brown delivers a combination of pathos and strength in his portrayal of a young man who went through much during his short life. Recommended. Forgetting Sarah Marshall is a funny movie detailing one man's search for the woman he loves. A huge hit with audiences when it came out, the film owes its success to Russell Brand. Brand's portrayal of the vain, cocky, theatrical rocker Aldous Snow is one of those casting decisions that really works to a movie's advantage. Brand exploded in popularity Stateside following the release of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and it isn't hard to see why. He really nails the role of the perpetual thorn in the side of Jason Segel's character Peter Bretter. Brand hasn't really had much luck in landing a role as big as this one in any of his subsequent projects, but that's probably for the best as he's a comedian first and an actor second. Brand would reprise his role as the Snow character in the 2010 spinoff sequel, Get Him to the Greek. Recommended. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Cadillac Records is my favorite of these seven and it is one of the best films of the year. The story of Chess Records and its founder Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody), the movie looks at the individuals signed to the label, particularly Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), and Etta James (Beyoncé Knowles). I nominated all four, and although it is clearly the music that takes centre stage, the performances are also good. Although plenty of people have said they are tired of the constant exposure to Beyoncé and her music, she shines in the role of the legendary James. Being a singer also doesn't hurt when she is required to deliver a slow tender ballad such as "I'd Rather Go Blind" or "At Last". Overall, a film that I completely and wholeheartedly recommend. I agree with this review. I thought the film was one of the better music biopics from recent years. I would also mention a solid supporting turn by British actor Eamonn Walker as Muddy Waters's rival and blues legend in his own right, Howlin' Wolf. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimpole Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Quotes from 2008 The Dark Knight The Joker: How about a magic trick? [sticks a pencil into the table, point first] I'm gonna make this pencil disappear. [in one swift motion, slams Gambol's approaching crony head-first into the table, ramming the full length of the pencil through his eye socket, killing him] Ta-da! It's…it's gone. Quantum of Solace I should point out that I've never actually seen all of this movie. In fact I only saw the beginning on a flight once. But I liked this: James Bond: Are you going to tell us who you work for? Mr. White: I was always very interested to meet you. I'd heard so much about you from Vesper. In fact, the real shame is that if she hadn't killed herself, we would have had you too. I think you would have done anything for her. M: You know you're not in Britain, and goodness knows where you will be tomorrow. Which should tell you that eventually, you will, tell us about the people you work with. And the longer it takes, the more painful we'll make it. Mr. White: [laughs] You really don't know anything about us, do you? It's so amusing because we are on the other side, thinking "Oh, the MI6, the CIA, they're watching over our shoulders, they're listening to our conversations." And the truth is, you don't even know we exist! M: We do now, Mr White, and we're quick learners. Mr. White: Oh, really? Well, then, the first thing you should know about us is that we have people everywhere. Am I right? [M's bodyguard, Mitchell, gets out a gun and starts firing shots] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 My choices for 2009 and 2010 will be much smaller than usual. But for the remaining years after that, they will be longer due to the recent viewings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoraSmith Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Several European countries have produced gripping realistic dramas, sometimes based on true events. The Baader Meinhof Complex (Der Baader Meinhof Komplex) is a German film about left-wing terrorists in the 1970s. The Rote Armee Fraktion was named after its leaders Andreas Baader (Moritz Bleibtreu) and Ulrike Meinhof (Martina Gedeck) in its early fase. The third leader Gudrun Ensslin (Johanna Wokalek) was the intellectual of the group. It's largely told from the terrorists' point of view. The style is almost like a documentary. The actors are only slightly better-looking than their real life examples. Here you see them on a training camp in Jordan. Troubled Water (De Usynlige, literally "The Invisibles") is a Norwegian drama about life after prison. Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen plays a young man whose irreponsible action caused the death of a child. Several years later, after being released from prison, he tries to get his life back on the rails. He looks confused and in self-doubt, while at the same time trying to win other people's confidence. Trine Dryrholm plays the mother of the dead child. The Sicilian Girl (La Siciliana Ribelle) is a different kind of mafia film, based on true facts. Rita Mancuso was a 17-year old girl who had the courage to testify against the mafia in a murder case. She received witness protection. Veronica d'Agostino gives an unembellished portrayal of an individual who tries to stand up against a corrupted system. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 I have not seen: A Bunch of Amateurs Dean Spanley Everlasting Moments Happy-Go-Lucky Me & Orson Welles Mesrine Ponyo Skin Summer Hours I haven't figured out how to quote from more than one post at a time so here are the films from Lawrence's list that I have managed to see. With regards Ponyo, I saw the version with American dubbed voices. The photo above from Hello magazine is from the premiere of A Bunch of Amateurs attended by the Queen. I named Derek Jacobi and Imelda Staunton as two supporting players in my lists. This film is really is a case of "what might have been." Burt Reynolds was cast as an aging Hollywood b-movie action star who in trying to kick-start his flagging career accepts an offer by his agent to appear as King Lear at Stratford in England. Only it is not Stratford-Upon-Avon, but Stratford in Suffolk with an amateur theatre group held in a barn. It's a very funny script by Ian Hislop and others. Unfortunately it falls apart with Burt's ****-eyed performance. I have it on authority that he went off his meds during production hence his cross-eyed slurred performance. The film just about shut down and became an insurance case. Burt redid his vocals as best he could in post production. There does remain some good supporting performances. Derek Jacobi as the local solicitor, come amateur actor who usually gets the starring roles is very funny as is the over-sex-ed bed and breakfast owner who offers the "full English" played by Imelda Staunton. Peter O'Toole made my supporting runner up list as the crusty father to Jeremy Northam in Dean Spanley. Its testament to O'Toole's talent that he manages to avoid the trappings of stereotype and bring some life to this character. It's not an uninteresting film. Sam Neill plays a cleric who when plied with liquor claims to recall his past life as a dog. Everlasting Moments marked a return of sorts for director, Jan Troell in that it was well distributed internationally. It is Maria Heiskanen's picture really but I singled out Mikael Persbrandt who plays her husband as one of my runners ups. It's a turn of the century kitchen sink about a woman who gets some liberation by becoming a photographer. Sally Hawkins won a raft of awards for her portrayal as the ever-so-cheerful school teacher in Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky. You may find her performance a bit cringeworthy or delightful, or both. Sally does deliver as is advertised on the package. Me and Orson Welles is a film for fans who simply cannot get enough of Orson. Christian McKay who had played Welles on stage plays him here when he was newest directorial sensation of the theatre. McKay is sensational in the part. Vincent Cassel made my top ten list of actors for Mesrine which is about the real life French gangster. It was distributed in two parts because of its length. Cassel excels as the hard bitten crook who had many disguises and incarnations. Sam Neill made my supporting actor list with his portrayal of the South African father in Skin who goes to court to fight an order which has labelled his daughter as coloured. His good intentions put his daughter in the spotlight and has a devastating effect on their relationship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogie56 Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 Apologies but I just had to post this brilliant parody performance by Derek Jacobi in Frasier ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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