January 2008

The new Bond film is called Quantum of Solace.
BBC News report:
The next James Bond film is to be called Quantum of Solace, producers have confirmed. The title is taken from one of a collection of short stories published by 007 creator Ian Fleming in 1960.
Producer Michael Wilson said the film would have “twice as much [...]

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Compare and contrast these videos.
The recent Tom Cruise Scientology video:

Tom Cruise as Frank T.J. Mackey in Magnolia:

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After the success of Million Dollar Baby and Crash, writer-director Paul Haggis has turned his attention to the Iraq War with his latest drama In the Valley of Elah.
Based on true events, it tells the story of a soldier named Mike Deerfield who goes missing after returning from Iraq in late 2004.
His father, Hank Deerfield [...]

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Heath Ledger has died in New York, aged 28.
The Associated Press have said:
Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence, and police said drugs may have been a factor. He was 28.
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his [...]

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So the Oscar nominations are out. As ever, a few surprises mingled amongst the favourites and analysis to follow.
If you have any thoughts, then do leave a comment below.

Here they are in full:
BEST PICTURE
Atonement (Focus Features)
Juno (Fox Searchlight)
Michael Clayton (Warner Bros.)
No Country for Old Men (Miramax and Paramount Vantage)
There Will Be Blood (Paramount Vantage and [...]

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The Oscar nominations are announced later today (5.30am PST, 8.30am EST, 1.30pm GMT) and they can be real headache to predict.
There are usually front runners but each category nearly always has one or two slots that can be very hard to call (I’m still split on whether Atonement will make Best Picture or not).
With that [...]

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