APPLAUSE, ACCOLADES, AWARDS…. There’s no shortage of trophies being handed out at this time and they’re all over, save for the granddaddy of them all, THE OSCARS®. Among those out were the Golden Globes (Hollywood Foreign Press Association), Directors, SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and the International Press Academy, to name a few. The Oscar nominations are out and there are some heavyweights qualifying. Interesting race is between James Cameron’s AVATAR and THE HURT LOCKER, the Iraq-themed drama directed by Katherine Bigelow, Cameron’s ex-wife. Is this going to be the ex-spouses’ war for best picture?
– This single event attracts audiences and interests from all over the world. Don’t be surprised if the Brits walk off with a good share of the Oscars. The show will be hosted by the duo of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Should be a great program. The Oscar® for female talent is a toss-up this year. Meryl Streep is by far the best actress around and was outstanding as Julia Child, but Sandra Bullock (BLIND SPOT) is a Hollywood person and a fine actress as well, so the award may possibly go to her. We’ll see it all and know all the answers on March 7. All the bling will be returned to their rightful owners the next day.
New films out are not too plentiful yet but here are a few new hopefuls: Martin Scorsese and Leonardo Di Caprio have a biggie called SHUTTER ISLAND. It’s a thriller investigating the disappearance of an escaped murderess from a prison for the insane. She is believed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island. Sir Ben Kingsley also stars. Sounds scary but good, and had great opening-weekend box-office.
Other new films are: HAPPY TEARS, an interesting one about the most dysfunctional family I’ve ever seen. Stars Parker Posey, Demi Moore, Rip Torn and a job well done by Ellen Barkin. Christian Camargo, who played Posey’s artist husband, was also seen in THE HURT LOCKER. ECLIPSE is a brilliantly crafted supernatural drama, set in an Irish seaside town. FROM PARIS WITH LOVE is a thriller taking us through the Paris underworld. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays a low- level CIA operative in Paris who is promoted, and his new partner is special agent John Travolta… now, the excitement begins.
JUST RETURNED from seeing a lovely, sweet film, THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF, in which the “name” actors are William Hurt and Maria Bello (both were in THE HISTORY OF VIOLENCE with Viggo Mortensen) and Kristen Stewart from the TWILIGHT films, but you’ll be seeing a lot of young Brit Eddie Redmayne. Pic deals with three strangers of two generations who embark on a road trip through post-Katrina Louisiana. CHLOE is an erotic thriller starring Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson and lovely Amanda Seyfried (Meryl’s daughter in MAMA MIA). FORMOSA BETRAYED is inspired by actual events involving the murder of a Taiwanese-American professor in the U,S. Stars John Heard and James Van Der Beek. A PROPHET is the French entry for best Foreign film, in which a 19-year-old illiterate part-Arab is condemned to six years in a prison run by a Corsican gang. He’s a quick study and we’ll be seeing a lot more of this fine young actor Tahar Raahim. He was amazing in this.
And, THE GOOD GUY is a romantic dramedy where Alexis Bledel falls for a Wall Street hotshot (Scott Porter). That’s all the films for now.
-XOXO Harriette
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