

The
72th Annual Academy Awards: If
you're suffering from post-Oscar syndrome (like me),
then you're probably as dead tired as I am. Last night's
awards show was definitely not a memorable one, but
a vast improvement over 1999's show with Whoopi Goldberg.
There were some high points of the awards show, including
seeing a crying Angelina Jolie sport her new Lara
Croft look, Robin Williams' rendition of "Blame
Canada", and some gags from Billy Crystal including
his opening sequence, the "I Know What They're
Thinking" skit, and several memorable jokes.
There were a few long speeches, though nothing to
agonize over. All in all, it was an entertaining show.
Here are the winners:
BEST
PICTURE
AMERICAN BEAUTY
DIRECTING
AMERICAN BEAUTY
ACTOR
IN A LEADING ROLE
Kevin Spacey
ACTOR
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Michael Caine
ACTRESS
IN A LEADING ROLE
Hilary Swank
ACTRESS
IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Angelina Jolie
SCREENPLAY
- ORIGINAL
AMERICAN BEAUTY
SCREENPLAY
- ADAPTATION
THE CIDER HOUSE RULES
CINEMATOGRAPHY
AMERICAN BEAUTY
FILM
EDITING
THE MATRIX
ART
DIRECTION
SLEEPY HOLLOW
ORIGINAL
SCORE
THE RED VIOLIN
|
DOCUMENTARY
SHORT SUBJECT
KING GIMP
ORIGINAL
SONG
"You'll Be in My Heart" - TARZAN
SHORT
FILM - ANIMATED
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
SHORT
FILM - LIVE ACTION
MY MOTHER DREAMS THE SATAN'S
DISCIPLES IN NEW YORK
MAKEUP
TOPSY-TURVY
SOUND
THE MATRIX
COSTUME
DESIGN
TOPSY-TURVY
VISUAL
EFFECTS
THE MATRIX
SOUND
EFFECTS EDITING
THE MATRIX
DOCUMENTARY
FEATURE
ONE DAY IN SEPTEMBER
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE FILM
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
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Weekend
Box-Office: Julia
Roberts avoided Jet Li's punch, taking in an estimated
$19 million over the weekend. That figure is only
a tiny amount more than the opening of Jet Li's film
Romeo Must Die, which scored $18.6 million
over the three-day weekend and $25.1 million over
the five-day weekend total. The other newcomers, Here
on Earth and Whatever it Takes, finished
5th and 6th place respectively, earning $4.6 and $4.3
million. Final figures will be posted in the Box-Office
section later today.
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Various
Pictures: On
the top is, obviously, a new picture of Halle Berry
as Storm from X-Men...Several pictures for
upcoming Universal
Pictures films appeared on their website recently...on
the left is a picture of Sylvester Stallone's upcoming
drama D-Tox...in the middle is the first picture
from Nicolas Cage's Family Man. Finally, to
the right, is an image from the Rocky & Bullwinkle
film opening this summer. Click on any of the thumbnails
for larger versions.
N'Sync
Movie: Call
a doctor if you need help after reading this one...Dark
Horizons reported a few days ago that there were
rumors of Justin Timberlake from boy band "N'Sync"
set to play a "007-esque character." A scooper
to the site did an interview with member JC Chasez
about their upcoming tour for their new album "No
Strings Attached", and Chasez stated "We're scheduled
to come to Australia in Spring, but we have a movie
to do before then. We're going to be shooting in August.
It's being written by Tom Hanks. We've already read
it and we're right into it. It's totally different
we're not singing, it's going to be totally character
driven."
Scary
Movie: The
formerly titled "Scream If You Know What I Did
Last Halloween" spoof of scary movies starring
Shannon Elizabeth and the Wayans Brothers has been
pushed from May to a July 7th release date, due to
several films opening in May which are targeted towards
the teenage audience.
Gladiator:
The
full-length trailer for Russell Crowe's Gladiator
pic which is also directed by Ridley Scott (Aliens,
Blade Runner) is now online, thanks to Blue
Thunder Movies. Unfortunately, it is taken from
Access Hollywood so the quality isn't in top
shape yet. If you have trouble downloading, head on
over to Jaward's
DreamWorks Page which features several mirror
links. Once the trailer officially hits the Net, we'll
post links to it as soon as we can.
Blair
Witch 2: A
cheap stunt to lure guys back to watch the movie?
A new rumor has popped up on the Net citing that one
of the female characters in the movie will have a
nude scene. Blair Witch 2 is currently being
filmed in a tightly secured area in Maryland.
Spider-Man:
More
of an announcement rather than a scoop...SpiderManHype.com
will be fortunate enough to have Spiderman creator
himself Stan Lee as a guest in an upcoming chat session
they will be conducting. The chat session will be
held on Tuesday, April 11th and will begin at 5:00
pm Central Time and ending at 5:30 pm. Those interested
can go over to the website to find out more details.
Star
Wars, Episode 2: Wish
you could see Yoda fighting in action? C.H.U.D.
reports that you will be able to see a fighting Yoda
in action in the upcoming episode sequels. "[Yoda]
will definitely get a chance to move around and fight
in one of the next two films," Lucas stated in the
Star Wars Insider. "Yoda will show why he's
called the Master."
The
Mimic 2: Cinematographer
Jean de Segonzac ("Homocide", "Oz")
will be making his feature directing debut on the
sequel to the 1997 horror flick directed by Guillermo
del Toro. The sequel, which will begin production
in May, will focus on the first film's character of
Remy (Alix Koromzay), who will now take on the human
sized bugs. There's no word on if the first film's
stars, Mira Sorvino and Jeremy Northam, will return,
though it seems doubtful. The film will have a budget
in the $10 million range and is penned by Joel Soisson
(Prophecy 3).