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This weekend I had the treat of seeing both the live action and animated nominated shorts. I was lucky enough to have a theater nearby that was screening each set. It truly was a treat as this was the first year I've ever seen the shorts and it's nice to go into the Oscars knowing as much as you can about each nominee.
Best Live Action Short Film
I was so glad to see the shorts again this year. It makes the ceremony so much more interesting when I know everything I can about all the nominees. I honestly loved each selection this year- the Academy really has their work cut out for them in narrowing this category down to one.
Twilight Cast - Kristen Stewart
Short Biography
Stewart was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. Her father, John Stewart (not to be confused with The Daily Show`s Jon Stewart), is a stage manager and television producer who worked for FOX. Her mother is a scriptwriter who comes from Australia.
The Town Halls of August, They're here, they're conservative, get used to it.
The Town Halls of August They're here, they're conservative, get used to it. by Mary Katharine Ham It had been a rough month by the time 67-year-old Bert Stead of Redding, Calif., stepped to the microphone at an August 18 town hall meeting with Republican representative Wally Herger. It was about to get rougher.Whole lotta quotes
CHILDHOOD
"We didn’t have packed lunches at my school. I was a lunch monitor as well - I used to take everyone’s chips!"
"Up until I was 12 my sisters used to dress me up as a girl and introduce me as ‘Claudia’!
Oscar Nominations Announced!
Happy Oscar season, everyone! Oscar nominations were announced today and I couldn't be more excited. Last year I succeeded in seeing every film on my list, which was every category except for Documentary Short Subject and Foreign Film.It's about that time- My Predictions
Best Picture Slumdog Millionaire Best Director Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire Best Actor Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler Best Actress Kate Winslet - The Reader Best Supporting Actor Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actress Penélope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona Best Original Screenplay Happy-Go-Lucky Best Adapted Screenplay Slumdog Millionaire Best Achievement in Cinematography Slumdog Millionaire Best Achievement in Editing Slumdog Millionaire Best Achievement in Art Direction The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Costume Design The Duchess Best Makeup Hellboy II: The Golden Army Best Original Score Slumdog Millionaire Best Song "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire Best Sound The Dark Knight Best Sound Editing WALL·E Best Visual Effects Iron Man Best Animated Feature Film of the Year WALL·E Best Foreign Language Film Waltz With Bashir Best Documentary Trouble the Water Best Documentary, Short Subject The Final Inch Best Short Film, Animated Presto Best Short Film, Live Action Spielzeugland (Toyland)Oscar Shorts!
As I posted previously, the small independent movie theater near me was screening all of the live action and animated short film nominees this week, which I was able to catch on Wednesday. First up were the five live action shorts: #1 - The Saviour. This was a very funny film about a young religious missonary who makes door to door calls to try to convince people to convert.Brad & Angie BOTH Score Oscar Noms!
AND Benjamin Button recevied 13 nominations! The most of any movie this year! :D
Congrats to Brad and Angelina for their outstanding performances in The Changeling and Benjamin Button, respectively.
Book to Film: I Am Legend
This blockbuster was actually based on a short 50's sci fi novel by cult writer Richard Matheson, which has been adapted to film three times now, though upon comparison you may never have known.
The Book:
A great, quick little novel that puts a unique spin on the age old vampire story. In Richard Matheson’s world, vampires are the product of a virus that’s been around for centuries, spawning all the myths and fables.
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