Monday, January 18, 2010

The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards

A year has passed, movie makers gathered once again to get recognised for their contribution in their work.

Here's the complete list of winners of The 2010 67th Golden Globe Awards (Motion Picture section only)

Cecil B. DeMille Award
Martin Scorsese

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Avatar

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart

Best Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
The Hangover

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Meryl Streep

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy
Robert Downey Jr. - Sherlock Holmes

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mo'nique - Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Christoph Waltz - The Inglourious Basterds
Best Animated Feature Film
Up

Best Foreign Language Film
The White Ribbon (Germany)

Best Director - Motion Picture
James Cameron - Avatar

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner - Up In The Air

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Michael Giacchino - Up

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
The Weary Kind - Crazy Heart


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Coming up next should be BAFTA (21 Feb 2010) and Oscar Academy Award (7 Mar 2010)

Thursday, January 14, 2010

It's Complicated

Genre: Comedy
Language: English
Director: Nancy Meyers (The Holiday)
Cast: Meryl Streep (Julia & Julie), Steve Martin (The Pink Panther), Alec Baldwin (My Sister's Keeper)
Runtime: 120 minutes

Plot:

Jane is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has after a decade of divorcean amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake. But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their sons college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable affair. With Jake remarried to the much younger Agnes, Jane is now, of all things, the other woman. Caught in the middle of their renewed romance is Adam, an architect hired to remodel Jane's kitchen. Healing from a divorce of his own, Adam starts to fall for Jane, but soon realizes hes become part of a love triangle. Should Jane and Jake move on with their lives, or is love truly lovelier the second time around? Its complicated.

Watched the movie on 14 Jan evening @ Cathay Cineleisure with Sylvia.

ah-deng says: 3 / 5 Despite having 3 veteran movie stars, the movie did not impressed me much. This is especially so when I saw Steve Martin, the strong Pink Panther image just convinced me he is probably forever stuck in that role. Meryl Streep is just definitely my all time favourite actress but the one person who attracted my attention was the to-be Son-in-law!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Avatar 3D

Genre: Epic Adventure
Language: English
Director: James Cameron (Titanic)
Cast: Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation), Zoë Saldana (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl), Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious), and Sigourney Weaver (Vantage Point)
Runtime: 161min

Plot:
When his brother is killed in battle, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. In exchange for the spinal surgery that will fix his legs, Jake gathers intel for the cooperating military unit spearheaded by gung-ho Colonel Quaritch, while simultaneously attempting to infiltrate the Na'vi people with the use of an "avatar" identity. While Jake begins to bond with the native tribe and quickly falls in love with the beautiful alien Neytiri, the restless Colonel moves forward with his ruthless extermination tactics, forcing the soldier to take a stand - and fight back in an epic battle for the fate of Pandora

Watched the movie on 8 Jan night @ GV Vivocity.

ah-deng says: 4 / 5 Definitely a bang to start the year with Avatar. Somehow or rather, I feel there is a hidden message about caring the environment. Must watch it in 3D else you would not be able enjoy the movie to the fullest.