There was no wrap last Friday, what with Christmas capping a dead calm news week. So here are the highlights of the last fortnight:
• Off the Carpet returned from its Christmas vacation to survey the current state of the race — advantage “Avatar.”
• The Long Shot considered the varying fortunes of the quartet of December releases once labeled the Big Four.
• After much deliberation, Kris laid out his ten favorite films of the decade that was.
• Meanwhile, I got round to picking my best of 2009.
• Further putting a bow on last year, we listed the top 10 movie-related moments of 2009.
• We also invited suggestions for Oscar moment of the decade, putting forth Martin Scorsese’s overdue win for consideration.
• Jumping off the “Precious” train, Kris updated his winner predictions; I followed suit.
• The flood of precursors abated, but “The Hurt Locker” continued its run with a clean sweep at the Chicago critics’ honors.
• Meanwhile, the Online Film Critics and London Film Critics both announced their nominations.
• As some big guns fade, we considered the chances of “The Messenger” landing an against-the-odds Best Picture nom.
• The latter was just one of the subjects under scrutiny in this week’s episode of Oscar Talk.
• After a smash opening, “Avatar” came out on top again in a massive weekend for box office takings.
• Tech Support spoke to the craftspeople behind Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.”
• Finally, “Inception,” our most anticipated title of 2010, unveiled a shiny new trailer.
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5 responses to “WEEKLY WRAP: ‘Avatar’ leads, ‘Nine’ falls, more lists”
Did anyone else notice that John Foote is now listed as being one of the new staff members over at The Awards Circuit?
Here’s a question, regarding NINE and 10 slots, does it still have a chance of getting in if:
2000 saw CHOCOLAT make Best Pic in a year of 5 with no director, editing, or technical noms, aside from score. The reviews were tepid. But it made some $$.
As you say, it did better business. It was also a much warmer film than Nine, which has no emotional core whatsoever. (Chocolat’s emotional core may have been thoroughly ersatz, but it was enough for voters to hold onto.)
Nine is a dead horse IMO. When I saw it all the attendants looked bored and talked about how messy it was.
Nine! I loved it. I disagree I thought it did have emotional core…….. Everybody looked like it was a labour of love. I did feel sorry for Kate Hudson.