The basu! Guide to the Oscars 2008
Well kids, it's that time of the year again. So, print out your ballot, make your picks, drink some apple-tinis, and luxuriate in the annual five-hour spectacle that is the Academy Awards. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wish you had TiVo so you can get through the boring parts quicker, but at the end of it all, you'll already be looking forward to next year.
There Will Be Oscars…Not
Look, I have to be honest, I am biased. As soon as I even heard about There Will Be Blood I knew I would love it. It all seemed so perfect: a grand epic, a grand, um, grandstanding actor, and a grand subject matter – it was all going to be so grand.
Then, there were a few surprise screenings. Word started leaking out that it was going to be extraordinary. At this point in time I stopped reading the reviews (and that was a good thing too, the ending was a corker!), all I knew was that this was going to be unlike most of the movies that usually vie for Oscar/critical attention.
And then, finally, I saw it.
My God!
This was something else entirely. Yup, it was as grand as advertised. But it was also eccentric, unrestrained, boldly over-the-top, thoroughly engrossing. At the end you either loved it or hated it, but you would not forget it.
Of course a movie this far beyond the acceptable norms of cinematic good taste does not stand a chance at the Oscars (no, we'll leave that to the pseudo-mystical elevated genre exercise that is No Country for Old Men). Sure Daniel Day-Lewis is going to walk away with the Best Actor statuette (though there have been some disquieting murmurs about George Clooney creeping up like, well, like Javier Bardem slowly, thoughtfully, methodically, and inexorably crept up on his victims in NCFOM), but that's probably going to be it for a movie that deserves better, much better.
And that is a sad, sad thing indeed.
This Time the Foreign Film Category Messes Up
Every year it's the Documentary branch that makes the biggest gaffes (no nominations for the likes of Roger & Me; Hoop Dreams; Startup.com; Control Room; Grizzly Man and pretty much most of the movies the great Errol Morris has ever made – and no, his consolation win for The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara does not make up for it). But this year the Foreign Film branch has taken the mantle.
Consider some of the best-reviewed films of the year (not just best reviewed foreign films, but best-reviewed films in general): 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days; The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; The Band's Visit; The Orphanage; and Persepolis.
Not only were these not nominated for Best Foreign Film, they were either disqualified or not short-listed so they weren't even considered for nomination.
Sometimes, all you can do is just shake your head.
We Love Depp…Clooney…Blanchett…Menken and Schwartz(!)
Johnny Depp was established as an Academy favorite when he got a surprise (but deserved) Best Actor nomination for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. Now it looks like we can put him down for a nomination every other year.
We all love Clooney (all of us), but seven nominations for Michael Clayton? Seven! Man Crushing should only take you so far.
Cate used to be one of those Oh-I-Love-Her type actresses and then, boom! She becomes Oscar royalty (literally). Why royalty, literally? Well, how else can you explain her being nominated twice for playing the same character? I mean, okay, so Elizabeth was a good movie that netted her a much-deserved nomination, but Elizabeth: The Golden Age?! What next, a nomination next year for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull?
And then there is the curious case of Messrs. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. This was the insufferable duo that monopolized the Song and Score Oscars for all those animated Disney movies in the late 80s and early 90s (and was the principal reason for that aborted Best Musical Score – Drama or Musical/Comedy split). With the ascent of Pixar we all thought we had seen the last of those two (phew!); and then, out of nowhere, they get three of the five nominations for Best Original Song. Old flames sure are hard to shake off.
It's Harvey's World…Oh Wait
Remember when Harvey Weinstein (and his brother Bob, don't forget about Bob) ran Miramax and Hollywood quivered under his redoubtable presence?
Well, Harvey has moved on (The Weinstein Company, really?) but Miramax is thriving in the post-Harvey era with Best Picture nominations for The Queen; No Country for Old Men; and half of There Will Be Blood under the guidance of one Daniel Battsek.
It's Danny's world now, Harvey and the rest of us just live in it.
Roger Deakins
Take a look at just some of the movies Roger Deakins has filmed prior to this year: Nineteen Eighty-Four; Barton Fink; Thunderheart; The Secret Garden; The Hudsucker Proxy; The Shawshank Redemption; Dead Man Walking; Fargo; Kundun; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; The Man Who Wasn't There (beautiful black and white cinematography); A Beautiful Mind; House of Sand and Fog; and Jarhead.
Naturally, he's never won an Oscar.
Then, he had three strikingly beautiful movies released this year alone: In the Valley of Elah; The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford; and the omnipresent No Country for Old Men.
He got two nominations out of it. Things looked good…
…and then bam! Two of the most visually poetic movies in recent memory were introduced into the mix: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and, of course, There Will Be Blood.
Poor Roger, he can never catch a break.
Oh well, there's always next year and Revolutionary Road (the Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet-Sam Mendes magnum opus)…
The Biggest Loser: Kevin O'Connell
Kevin O'Connell is a sound mixer (sorry, re-recording artist). He has been nominated for an Oscar 20 times.
20 times.
He has never won.
Never.
Never, ever.
So the next time you get down on yourself and think that life has treated you more unfairly than most, think about Ol' Kev and be thankful that you're not a 19-time loser like him.
PS. I said 19-time loser, but he's been nominated 20 times. Hmm…keep reading to unravel that little inconsistency.
The Word on the Street is…"Milkshake"
That's right, I said "Milkshake."
No, not of the Kelis variety.
I'm talking of the Incredible-Final-Scene –From-There-Will-Be-Blood variety.
You see, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, I have a straw and my straw reaches across the room and starts to drink your milkshake.
I drink your…milkshake! I drink it up!
On with the show…
Best Picture
No Country for Old Men
Michael Clayton
Juno
There Will Be Blood
Atonement
Who Will Win: No Country for Old Men.
Who Should Win: There Will Be Blood.
(Apparently No Longer an Im)Possible Upset: Oh dear, is it beginning to look like 2006 all over again (when Crash nipped Brokeback Mountain at the very end)? Apparently, the Old Fogies haven't appreciated the dark, violent and decidedly un-sunny Country (unlike, you know, almost every single guild out there). I believe that the guild-sweep is unprecedented, which should point to Country sauntering off with this one. However, the overrated Juno (it's good, but not, you know, the greatest thing since sliced bread) has put a smile on the faces of the very old Academy members, and that has trouble written all over it. Here's what I wrote back in 2006, it is sadly appropriate this year as well: "What had started out as a slam dunk has now become a close race. Stay tuned, it's not often that the biggest surprise of Oscar night happens at the end of the night."
Possible Dark Horse: Michael Clayton. Why? One word: Clooney!
Most Out-of-Left-Field Nomination: None really. I mean, some people were surprised with Juno getting a Best Picture nomination, but eh, it was supposed to be this year's Little Miss Sunshine all along.
Most Notable Omission: Again, none really. These were the five favorites going in.
Shoulda Been Here: Oh boy, where do I begin? Well, just check out my Top 10 list at the end of the Guide.
Best Director
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood
Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Jason Reitman – Juno
Tony Gilroy – Michael Clayton
Who Will Win: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, becoming the first directing team in history to win a Best Director Oscar.
Who Should Win: The unhinged, mercurial, eccentric, bold, iconoclastic genius of Paul Thomas Anderson.
(Pretty Im) Possible Upset: Julian Schnabel.
Most Out-of-Left-Field Nomination: Jason (Son of Ivan, you know, the guy who directed Ghostbusters) Reitman.
Possible Dark Horse: The aforementioned Jason Reitman. Remind me to tell you about the one time I met him and he told me to stay in touch…
Most Notable Omission: Sean Penn! I thought the Academy liked actors who directed good movies. I guess his crazy politics in the years since his Best Actor win (Hugo Chavez, really?) have really hurt him. Uh-oh, Sean, remember what happened to Russell Crowe? Perception is reality, buddy, it's Hollywood after all. Though, on the other hand, good call on that Joe Wright omission (even though his anemic Atonement was nominated for Best Picture). Our pal Joe is usually the kind of bad high-toned mistake the Academy makes.
Shoulda Been Here: David Fincher (Zodiac) and the alive-and-kicking Sidney Lumet (Before the Devil Knows You're Dead). C'mon Old Fogies, Lumet is 83 years old! Give an old brotha' some love!
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood
George Clooney – Michael Clayton
Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises
Tommy Lee Jones – In the Valley of Elah
Who Will Win: Daniel "Milkshake" Day-Lewis.
Who Should Win: The few times that this happens to me, the person who should win will win!
(Im)Possible Upset: One word: Clooney!
Most Out-of-Left-Field Nomination: Tommy Lee Jones…for In the Valley of Elah? C'mon man…come on. I mean, I know he gets the Old Fogey Vote, but come on!
Possible Dark Horse: None. The race is over. Ol' Milkshake Man is a stone…cold…lead…pipe…lock (to paraphrase ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike in the Morning).
Most Notable Omission: Dude! What happened to your supposed favorite Ryan Gosling (Lars and the Real Girl)? What happened to showing some love to Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild), one of the youngest SAG Best Actor nominees in recent memory? And Academy?...thank you for not nominating the little fawn James McAvoy who is now contractually obligated to be in every…single…movie…ever…made.
Shoulda Been Here: The heart-breaking Sam Riley (Control). Not only was he brilliant (and did I mention heart-breaking?) in the movie, but he was also very friendly when we ran into him…in person…right after watching the movie!
Best Actress
Julie Christie – Away from Her
Ellen Page – Juno
Marion Cotillard – La Vie en Rose
Laura Linney – The Savages
Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Who Will Win: Julie Christie. Why? Well, let's just say that the Academy probably has the same feeling towards her that co-presenters Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and John C. Reilly had for Helen Mirren at the 2007 Academy Awards (which, be honest, seems so long ago doesn't it?).
Who Should Win: The spectacular, (and surprising…I mean I never expected this after A Good Year) Marion Cotillard. Also, a shout-out to the criminally under-appreciated Laura Linney who makes it look so easy that it almost seems like she's not acting. Imagine that.
(A Maybe Not Too Im)Possible Upset: Ellen Page. Like I said, Juno is making the Academy smile. Though, keep an eye out for Marion Cotillard who has done herself a world of good by campaigning around-the-clock. When the French do it, they do it big!
Wha?!: Cate Blanchett...for Elizabeth: The Golden Age! C'mon, we know she was a slam-dunk for I'm Not There, but for this movie?! Man, the Academy must love her.
Possible Dark Horse: Cate…could they possibly love her that much?
Most Notable Omission: Keira Knightley (thankfully).
Shoulda Been Here: At this point it's clear that she is completely overshadowed by the Brangelina tabloid hype, but Angelina Jolie proved with A Mighty Heart that she could, you know, act.
Best Supporting Actor
Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men
Hal Holbrook – Into the Wild
Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson's War
Casey Affleck – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Who Will Win: Javier Bardem. Actors with prosthetics always win. Wait, are you saying that the hair wasn't a prosthetic?
Who Should Win: I love Javier Bardem, love the guy, and the Academy wants to right the wrong of not even nominating him for The Sea Inside. But he's going to get another chance to win this thing; I'm not sure how many more chances the perennially great Hal Holbrook will get. So, I'm going to say Hal should win, but only just.
(Im) Possible Upset: Hal Holbrook. I'm telling you, watch Into the Wild, his wonderfully modulated performance will move you to tears, literally.
Possible Dark Horse: Tom Wilkinson. One word: Clooney!
Most Notable Omission: Philip Seymour Hoffman…for The Savages. War was a showier role, but he was really, really good in this lovely little film.
Shoulda Been Here: Where do I start? If we're going to do the whole lifetime-achivement-award-even-though-the-screentime-was-severely-limited thing for Ruby Dee, how about extending the same courtesy to the great Max von Sydow (you know the guy who played chess with Death himself in The Seventh Seal)? Even Philip Bosco was good (I'm not joking, he was good, trust me) ever so briefly in The Savages. Dillon Freasier, who was such a haunting presence as the son, and the eventual humanizing factor of There Will Be Blood, warranted some consideration. Hot Old Fogey Julie Christie is getting all the press for Away From Her; however, it was the little-known Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent who was the best thing in it. If they were giving almost everyone in No Country for Old Men a nomination, how about one for the very good Josh Brolin? How about the heart-breaking performance by Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada in The Kite Runner, I mean, they had to relocate the poor little boy to a completely different country before the film's release! Dude, even Russell Crowe had a solid 1–2 punch with 3:10 to Yuma and American Gangster, but I guess he's never going to live down the phone-throwing incident (pretty much the only thing separating him from two-time-Oscar-winning-Tom-Hanks-A+-List Status, and his current prudent Second-Banana-in-Good-Movies-with-Bigger-Stars Status). And then there is the great, great Christian Bale. Dude, this guy lost 60 pounds for The Machinist, wore pounds of latex for Batman Begins, practiced magic in The Prestige, drove around Los Angeles acting crazy in Harsh Times, ate bugs in Rescue Dawn, channeled Bob Dylan in I'm Not There, and then, finally, after all that, made the Good Guy the more interesting one in 3:10 to Yuma. C'mon Academy, show my boy some love.
Best Supporting Actress [aka The Most Exciting Race This Year]
Cate Blanchett – I'm Not There
Ruby Dee – American Gangster
Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton
Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone
Saoirse Ronan – Atonement
Who Will Win: Okay, it's Ruby Dee for the old it's-really-a-lifetime-achievement Oscar. Wait, remember Lauren Bacall, and how she lost? Okay fine, it's Amy Ryan for the little-actress-that-could Oscar. Wait, remember Amy Adams, and how she lost? Fine, it's Tilda Swinton for the British-Invasion Oscar. Wait, remember Kate Winslet, and the many times she lost (poor thing)? Okay fine, it's Saoirse Ronan for the child-actress Oscar. Wait, remember Keisha Castle-Hughes, and how she lost. Okay fine! That leaves us with Cate Blanchett! Brilliant move to send out the 22-minute DVD showcasing just her performance in I'm Not There (the Old Fogies were apparently turning off the movie five minutes into it). Brilliant!
Who Should Win: The great Tilda Swinton.
(Very) Possible Upset: The great Tilda Swinton… or the great Ruby Dee…or maybe even the very good Amy Ryan…heck, at this point, maybe even the will-be-great Saoirse Ronan.
Possible Dark Horse: Everyone.
Most Notable Omission: No one. This was the Top 5 all along.
Shoulda Been Here: I never thought I would say this name in relation to anything to do with Oscar, but here it is: Jennifer Garner (Juno). If they were giving almost everyone in No Country for Old Men a nomination, how about one for the very good Kelly Macdonald? Dude, what about Catherine Keener (Into the Wild) and Samantha Morton (Control)? Dude!
Best Original Screenplay
Diablo Cody – Juno
Tony Gilroy – Michael Clayton
Brad Bird – Ratatouille
Tamara Johnson – The Savages
Nancy Oliver – Lars and the Real Girl
Who Will Win: Diablo Cody.
Who Should Win: Juno was cleverly written, but I think Tamara Johnson should get one of those consolation-writing-award-for-a-good-director Oscars.
(Im) Possible Upset: Tony Gilroy. One word: Clooney!
Most Out-of-Left-Field Nomination: No one. This was the Top 5 all along.
Possible Dark Horse: Brad Bird.
Most Notable Omission: No one…Top 5…yada…yada…yada…
Shoulda Been Here: I dunno, plot has never been my strong point.
Best Adapted Screenplay
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson – There Will Be Blood
Ronald Harwood – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Christopher Hampton – Atonement
Sarah Polley – Away from Her
Who Will Win: It's déjà vu all over again: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.
Who Should Win: It's déjà vu all over again: the unhinged, mercurial, eccentric, bold, iconoclastic genius of Paul Thomas Anderson..
(Im)Possible Upset: Ronald Harwood
Possible Dark Horse: Sarah Polley…she's an actress!
Most Notable Omission: The one-time Hollywood darling Aaron Sorkin (Charlie Wilson's War).
Shoulda Been Here: It's déjà vu all over again: I dunno, plot has never been my strong point.
Best Cinematography
Robert Elswit – There Will Be Blood
Roger Deakins – No Country for Old Men
Roger Deakins – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Janusz Kaminski – The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Seamus McGarvey – Atonement
Who Will Win: Robert Elswit. (Please, please, please, please, please, please, please…)
Who Should Win: In any other year I would say the great Roger Deakins (who, in one of the most notorious Oscar losing streaks of all time, has never won). But this year I would have to say Janusz Kaminski, who was given the unenviable task of bringing a paralyzed man's mind to rich, vibrant, cinematic life.
(Very) Possible Upset: Roger Deakins…for No Country for Old Men.
Most Out-of-Left-Field Nomination: None (for only the second time in the last 22 years the five ASC nominees were the same as the ones nominated here).
Possible Dark Horse: Roger Deakins…for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Most Notable Omission: None.
Shoulda Been Here: Roger Deakins…for In the Valley of Elah.
Best Documentary Feature
No End in Sight
SiCKO
Taxi to the Dark Side
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
War/Dance
Who Will Win: Nope, it's not going to be Michael Moore. All signs point to No End in Sight.
Who Should Win: Taxi to the Dark Side.
(Fairly Im)Possible Upset: Michael Moore.
Most Out-of-Left-Field Nomination: War/Dance.
Possible Dark Horse: Taxi to the Dark Side.
Most Notable Omission: Darfur Now. I thought for sure the high profile participation of Don Cheadle and George Clooney (One Word: Clooney!) all but guaranteed a nomination.
Shoulda Been Here: Lake of Fire and The Devil Came on Horseback. And, of course, the movie that people are still arguing over: Crazy Love(!).
Best Animated Feature
Ratatouille
Persepolis
Surf's Up
Who Will Win: Ratatouille.
Who Should Win: Ratatouille. I can't even begin to tell you how great this film is. I can't even begin to tell you – you'll just have to rent the DVD for yourself.
(Im)Possible Upset: Persepolis.
Most Out-of-Left-Field Nomination: Surf's Up (really?).
Possible Dark Horse: Um, Surf's Up?
Most Notable Omission: Bee Movie (thank God!). The Simpsons Movie.
Shoulda Been Here: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters! C'mon!
Best Original Song
"Falling Slowly" from Once, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova
"That's How You Know" from Enchanted, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
"Happy Working Song" from Enchanted, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
"So Close" from Enchanted, Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz
"Raise It Up" from August Rush, Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack, and Tevin Thomas
Who Will Win: "Falling Slowly." Dude, people love Once, they love it! The Academy will do anything to give it an Oscar.
Who Should Win: "Falling Slowly." Why? Because I haven't heard the other songs.
(Please God No!) Possible Upset: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. [I'll choose "That's How You Know" at random.]
Possible Dark Horse: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. [I'll choose "Happy Working Song" at random.]
Most Out-of-Left-Field Nomination: Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. [I'll choose "So Close" at random.]
Most Notable Omission: "Guaranteed" by Eddie Vedder from Into the Wild.
Shoulda Been Here: "(Have You Heard The News) Dewey Cox Died" by Dewey Cox (um, John C. Reilly) from Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
Best Foreign Film [aka The Worst Race of the Year]
The Counterfeiters (Austria)
Beaufort (Israel)
Katy? (Poland)
Mongol (Kazakhstan)
12 (Russia)
Who Will Win: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days…oh wait it wasn't even nominated. How about The Diving Bell and the Butterfly? Nope, disqualified. The Band's Visit? Disqualified. The Orphanage? Not nominated. Persepolis? Eh, it got a consolation nomination for Best Animated Feature, but no nomination here. What does that leave us with? The Counterfeiters. Beaufort may be from Israel, but The Counterfeiters is about the Holocaust. Never bet against the Holocaust at the Oscars.
Who Should Win: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days…The Diving Bell and the Butterfly…The Band's Visit…The Orphanage… Persepolis…you catch my drift!
(A Somewhat) Possible Upset: Beaufort.
Possible Dark Horse: Katy?.
Most Out-of-Left-Field Nomination: All of them!
Most Notable Omission: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days…The Diving Bell and the Butterfly…The Band's Visit…The Orphanage…Persepolis…you catch my drift!
Shoulda Been Here: See above!
The Rest
Achievement in film editing: Roderick Jaynes (aka Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, no really, they used a pseudonym!), No Country for Old Men.
Achievement in art direction: Sarah Greenwood and Katie Spencer, Atonement.
Achievement in costume design: Jacqueline Durran, Atonement.
Achievement in makeup: Didier Lavergne and Jan Archibald, La Vie en Rose.
Best documentary short subject: Sari's Mother.
Best live action short film: Philippe Pollet-Villard, Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets). Though, Guido Thys and Anja Daelemans are very much part of the conversation with Tanghi Argentini.
Best animated short film: Josh Raskin, I Met the Walrus.
Achievement in visual effects: Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Russell Earl, and John Frazier, Transformers.
Original score: Jonny Greenwood, There Will Be Blood. Oh, wait, he was disqualified…ah well, I mean, I don't think I should have expected the most inventive, ingenious, incredible movie score in years to be even considered for nomination, let alone a win. I'll just go with Dario Marianelli and his annoying typewriter leitmotif from Atonement.
Achievement in sound mixing: Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, and Peter J. Devlin, Transformers. Yup, ol' Kev's 0 – 19 losing streak will finally be broken by his 20th nomination (and first win)!
Achievement in sound editing: Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins, Transformers.
Wrap-Up
Milkshake…as in "I drink your…milkshake! I drink it up!"
Until next year…
basu!'s Top Ten Films (and Beyond) of 2007
The Best Movie of the Millennium…Since Children of Men
There Will Be Blood
The Top Ten
1. There Will Be Blood
2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
3. Control
4. Ratatouille
5. Into the Wild
6. The Savages
7. Zodiac
8. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
9. The Bourne Ultimatum
10. Sunshine
The Almost Top Ten
No Country for Old Men
Juno
300
La Vie en Rose
3:10 to Yuma
American Gangster
SiCKO
Michael Clayton
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Check Out on DVD
Eastern Promises
The Darjeeling Limited
Hairspray
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Kite Runner
Transformers
Hot Fuzz
Live Free or Die Hard
A Mighty Heart
The Kingdom
The Noble Failure of 2007
I'm Not There
The 70s-Are-Back! Movies of 2007
American Gangster
Michael Clayton
We Own the Night
The I'm-So-Over-Judd-Apatow Movies of 2007
Knocked Up
Superbad
The Best Clive Owen What-Was-He-Thinking? Movie of 2007
Shoot 'Em Up
The Best Hugh Grant Romantic Comedy of 2007
Music and Lyrics
The Best Naked Fight Scene of 2007
Eastern Promises
The Best Future Cult Classic of 2007
Hot Rod
The This-Is-What-All-That-Fuss-Was-About?! Movie of 2007
Once
Because I Am a Sentimental Old Fool
Rocky Balboa
© Pratikaksha Basu, 2008