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So i never get a hundred percent in predictions, so what? A few surprises here and there, but one category is almost a shocker. For the love of god, give Marty Scorsese the Oscar! The aviator is a gorgeous movie though i think the cinematography is erratic and inconsistent, so i really wonder why it won cinematography. i got the supporting actors wrong, hmmm. i thought cate was wonderful in Aviator, but i really thought Virginia Madsen's presence in Sideways should've won. morgan freeman, i love the guy. i just though sideways would get these, because it's not getting anything else. the passion losing makeup to lemony snicket... funny. Finding Neverland wins something.. Original Score. well. i think someone should say something against channel 9's broadcast exclusivity. they advertise for a "live" broadcast at 9:30am, air the thing at 10am obviously late, and fill the thing with so many adverts it runs till past 2pm. sequestered kasi ang channel, kaya ba pinag...

As Hollywood prepares for its biggest show, everyone wants to throw his hat in the Oscars predictions ring. There’s no short supply of prognosticators from reviewers and regular movie buffs alike. But does it really mean anything to be able to predict the winners of Hollywood’s own game? Hardly. Even writers from the States don’t usually make a hundred percent correct guess. It seems many do it for its own sake, so there’s no harm if I did my own thing. Of course this is all just my opinioned guess. PICTURE Who wins: Million Dollar Baby My choice: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Should have been nominated instead of Ray: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (nominees) "Million Dollar Baby" (Warner Brothers) "The Aviator" (Miramax) "Ray" (Universal Pictures) "Sideways" (Fox Searchlight) "Finding Neverland" (Miramax) My friends call Ray the worst biopic in years, not to mention the worst best picture nom in years. I can only agree....

Unpublished Review by Vives Anunciacion Constantine Directed by Francis Lawrence Written by Kevin Brodbin, Frank Capello Based on characters from the "Hellblazer" graphic novels from DC Comics/Vertigo Starring Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz PG 13/ 117minutes Warner Brothers Pictures / Village Roadshow The opening scene features John Constantine exorcising a demon from a young girl in the suburbs of Los Angeles (the girl’s name is Jhoanna Trias). The demon hisses in Tagalog, “papatayin natin sila!” just before Constantine sends it to oblivion. Now why would a demon, in the plural, speak Filipino? I’ve recommended this movie to friends who somehow seem unconvinced that it’s really an interesting movie. The catch probably lies whether the permanently stoic Keanu Reeves can mass-hypnotize the world into believing that he can play the role of Constantine. At the very least, he’s fooled me. This may be Keanu’s best casting yet, though the role had something akin with Mr. Reeves’ thespi...

Review by Vives Anunciacion Inquirer Libre January 31 2005 A Very Long Engagement / Un long dimanche de fiançailles Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet Written by Jeunet & Guillaume Laurant Based on the novel by Sebastien Japrisot Starring Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Dominique Pinon R13/ 134 minutes Warner Independent Pictures With English subtitles Opens February 2 “Once upon a time there were five French soldiers who had gone off to war, because that’s the way of the world.” – Sebastien Japrisot, A Very Long Engagement January, 1917 at the height of World War 1: five French soldiers are condemned to march into no man’s land for shooting their own hands in their attempt to avoid going into the front lines against the Germans. The five – a farmer, a mechanic, a pimp, a carpenter and a young fisherman – are taken to the trenches in Somme between France and Germany. Their bodies are eventually recovered from the trenches. Years pass, and lonely Mathilde receives ...