Joe's and/or Drew's Predictions For The 2009 Colleens

Best Picture

Should be a very interesting year for the best picture category this year at the Colleens. With the little information Ive gained from Colleen and Drew I feel i can now make some educated guesses. Personally I feel she will be shocking the dolphin members this year with some surprise best pic pics.

Best Picture
A Single Man
In The Loop
Bright Star
Sin Nombre
The Hurt Locker

Im feeling pretty good about the first three. In the loop and bright star are the locks, im going with a single man after reading and hearing her positive reviews of the film. Sin nombre was another that colleen raved about to me, and the movie also seemed to spur her interests as she told me about the gang which was featured within the movie, so i think with it being a good movie and something in which colleen had been previously interested in and had prior knowledge of, i think it will find a way to get in. And I put the hurt locker in because drew thought it was gettin in, so im guessing its gettin in.

Im looking forward to the best actress category and I feel it will give attention to where attention is due.

Best Actress
Penelope Cruz - Broken Embraces
Katie Jarvis - Fish Tank
Meryl Streep - Julie and Julia
Abbey Cornish - Bright Star
Gabbie - Precious

Id be willing to bet a lot o cash that I get this 1 100 percent correct. And as i was saying before i wouldnt take much offense to this list. And we know for sure Gainsborg want make it, though given representation by myself and drew, colleen does not and did not care for gainsbourg and her performence!

This is a category in which I think Colleen with have some fun, and I think it will be fun to see because it will be a bit different then the mine and drews awards.

Best Actor
Colin Firth - A Single Man
Sam Rockwell - Moon
Keats Impersonator - Bright star
Tom Hardy - Broson
French Guy - A prophet

Drew was thinking sam will get the deserved love, so ill stick with drew on that. Once again i think colleen felt something from a single man, and colin was good in that, so i see him on the list. Oh drew said tom was probably in, so thats why he's up there. And I know colleen liked a prophet and i think so i think to show it some love and to surprise up the french lead with make it. Colleen Loved bright star and i think to really love that movie you would have to love the keats guys performence so say hello to him, right?

Best Director
Kathryn Big's - The Hurt Locker
Jane Campion - Bright Star
Tom Ford - A Single Man
Sin NOmbre Director
Steven Sodebergh

The first two are obviously a lock, and i know she liked the look and feel of a single man so lets put tom in there. again im sticking with the sin nombre theme, and lets say sodebergh as he continues to surprise everyone, no im kidding with that, im actaully having a hard time deciding, uuuummmm, ill guess will find out tonight. cant wait.

Drew's:

Best Picture
Bright Star
In the Loop
The Hurt Locker
Flame & Citron
Moon

The alternate is probably A Prophet. I was thinking it would be F&G and A Prophet then I psyched myself out so I swapped in Moon because I think it has potential to noms at all the awards, we'll see. Sin Nombre could maybe make a late resurgence with a nom as Joe said. Or maybe it will be something else entirely.

Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker
Jane Campion - Bright Star
Ole Christen Madsen - Flame & Citron
Duncan Jones - Moon
Jacques Audiard - A Prophet

I think In the Loop will get left out here leaving the others I was debating for picture noms to get rewarded. The alternate is, I don't know, a surprise like Spike Jonze?????

Best Actor
Tom Hardy - Bronson
Sam Rockwell - Moon
Matt Damon - The Informant!
Tahar Rahim - A Prophet
Thure Lindhardt - Flame & Citron

I'm pretty confident with the first three, Colleen was surprisingly taken with Tom Hardy and Damon and the Rock both gave undeniably great performances as well. The last two slots could go any which way Colleen said she had ten guys in the running. I think she'll probably reward Rahim's understated performance and stand strong with the noble descendents of Ron Howard by nominating Lindhardt. Alternate is Sin Nombre dude.

Best Actress:
Abbie Cornish - Bright Star
Katie Jarvis - Fish Tank
Penelope Cruz - Broken Embraces
Gabby Sidibe - Precious
Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

Confident about this. I hope Audrey doesn't rear her cute french head here.

The 2009 Joe Awards

The 3rd Annual Joe Awards

Best Picture

A Serious Man – Ethan and Joel Coen
Fantastic Mr. Fox – Allison Abbate, Wes Anderson, Jeremy Dawson, and Scott Rudin
The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, and Greg Shapiro
The Informant! – Howard Braunstein, Kurt Eichenwald, Jennifer Fox, Gregory Jacobs, and Micahel Jaffe
Moon – Stuart Fenegan and Trudie Styler

Best Actor

Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart
Matt Damon – The Informant!
Jeremy Renner – The Hurt Locker
Sam Rockwell – Moon
Michael Sheen – The Damned United


Best Actress

Penelope Cruz – Broken Embraces
Charlotte Gainsbourg – AntiChrist
Katie Jarvis – Fish Tank
Meryl Streep – Julie and Julia
Audrey Tautou – Coco Before Chanel


Best Director

Wes Anderson – Fantastic Mr. Fox
Ethan and Joel Coen – A Serious Man
Duncan Jones – Moon
Spike Jonze – Where The Wild Things Are
Steven Soderbergh – The Informant!

Best Supporting Actor

Peter Capaldi – In The Loop
Woody Harrelson – The Messenger
Anthony Mackie – The Hurt Locker
Brad Pitt – Inglorious Bastards
Paul Schneider – Bright Star


Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Connelly– Creation
Marcia Gay Hayden – The Maiden Heist
Mimi Kennedy – In The Loop
Melanie Lynskey – The Informant!
Samantha Morton – The Messenger


Best Adapted Screenplay

Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach – Fantastic Mr. Fox
Scott Z. Burns – The Informant!
David Eggers and Spike Jonze – Where The Wild Things Are
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armondo Innaccuci, Tony Roche – In The Loop
Peter Straughan - The Men Who Stare at Goats

Best Original Screenplay

Pedro Almodovar – Broken Embraces
Mark Boal – The Hurt Locker
Ethan and Joel Coen – A Serious Man
Duncan Jones and Nathan Parker – Moon
Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard, Abdel Raouf Dafri, Nicolas Peufailit – A Prophet

Best Cinematography

Lance Acord -Where The Wild Things Are
Peter Andrews -The Informant!
Roger Deakins - A Serious Man
Christian Berger - White Ribbon
Eduard Grau - A Single Man


Best Editing

Nicolas Gaster – Moon
Roderick Jaynes - A Serious Man
Stephen Mirrione - The Informant!
Andrew Wiseblum - Fantastic Mr. Fox
James Haygood and Eric Zumbrunnen - Where The Wild Things Are



Best Art Direction

Frederick Blum – Coco Before Chanel
Deb Jensen - A Serious Man
Nelson Lowry -Fantastic Mr. Fox
Anastasia Masaro - The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Niall Moroney - Sherlock Holmes

Best Costume

? – Fantastic Mr. Fox
Jenny Beaven – Sherlock Holmes
Catherine Leterrier – Coco Before Chanel
Janet Patterson – Bright Star
Casey Storm –Where The Wild Things Are

Best Sound

Ryan Juggler– The Hurt Locker
Ren Klyce – Where The Wild Things Are
James Mather – Sherlock Holmes
Erin Mckimm – Mary and Max
Patrick Owen – Moon

Best Make-up

Donald Brooker – Distric 9
Abigail Edwards – Harry Brown
Robin Pritchard –The Hurt Locker

Best Score

Carter Burwell – A Serious Man
Michael Giacchino – Up
Marvin Hamlisch – The Informant!
Abel Korzeniowski – A Single Man
Hans Zimmer – Sherlock Holmes

LifeTime Achievement – TBA

Predictions for the Joes

Drew's Predictions:

Best Picture
The Hurt Locker
In the Loop
Moon
A Serious Man
Where the Wild Things are

I'm very confident about the last three, pretty confident about the H-Lock, and no. 5 is wide open so I'm going with a wishful thinking pick (cause dammit it deserves it!!). It seems like maybe The Informant!, Fantastic Mr. Fox, or Mary and Max could get in possibly but I really don't know. Last year Joe nominated The Dark Knight which he had previously incinerated with flames of hate until he announced the nominations. That leads me to wonder, should I predict a movie Joe said he hated?

Best Director
Wes Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, A Serious Man
Duncan Jones, Moon
Spike Jonze, Where the Wild Things are

Again, I'm confident about the last 4 making an appearance here. I figure Joe may want to surprise us so I'm going with Anderson but maybe it could be Soderbergh?

Best Actor
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Sam Rockwell, Moon
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man

Again, pretty solid on the last 4. I have no idea about the last one so I'm throwing Bridges up there blindly cause I don't even know if Joe has even seen Crazy Heart!

Best Actress
Abbie Cornish, Bright Star
Penelope Cruz, Broken Embraces
Katie Jarvis, Fish Tank
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Antichrist
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia

I know Joe is a big Streep fan so she's definitely in. The Best Actress field was really weak, so without a strong list of contenders this category could go in some weird directions. I'm keeping pretty close to my list just cause that's what I think are best and maybe Joe will too?

Don't have time for the other categories but Joe is gonna show he supports our troops by nominating Woody Harrelson and Anthony Mackie.

Looking forward to the nominations!!

Flame & Citron

Drew's Thoughts:
Ole Christian Madsen's Flame & Citron is the most expensive Danish film ever made at 10 million dollars (about 4 million more than The Wrestler cost) and tells the story of the title characters, controversial WW2 figures famous in Denmark. The Flame, named for his red hair not gayness, and Citron nicknamed, even more hilariously, because he worked for Citron vodka, are members of the Danish resistance who basically go around murdering Danish Nazi-sympathizers and informers. I had never heard of Flame and Citron before so it was interesting getting some idea of the political climate in Denmark during World War 2 through those two figures.
Stylistically, the film is what Public Enemies should have been, a slick, violent noir-inspired period piece. The film is pretty strong across the technical categories; editing, art direction, costumes, cinematography.
The other thing I liked about the movie is even though it's a WW2 espionage story Madsen didn't make the film like a WW2 espionage film. He seemed to take more inspiration from gangster movies, which is an inspired choice. The film brings up the question of how far does being on the "good side" go to exonerate someone from repeatedly committing violent, murderous acts? And it's much better than the similarly-themed, dumb piece of crap Inglourious Basterds.
I think Flame & Citron is certainly a worthy contender for a Foreign Film nom at the Dolphins next year, probably in some tech categories too.

Colleen's Thoughts:
I enjoyed this film much more than I had expected to. (Although to be fair, I really had no idea what to expect from Denmark’s most expensive film which is about WWII). As Drew has already discussed, this film centers on the characters Flame and Citron who are Denmark’s WWII heroes. (Flame is one bad-ass redhead which doesn’t hurt the film in this dolphineer’s eyes). Citron and Flame were the central and most uncorrupt members of the Danish resistance. This was a good film for someone like me because it showed two people fighting against fascism and injustice but also showed the complications of this task. Killing humans, Nazi or not, is still killing humans and the film did an excellent job of trying to shed light on this issue without unduly making the Nazis seem like good guys. An example of this is a moment in the film where Flame recalls how he once hesitated while shooting a Nazi. He says that was before he realized Nazis weren’t human. Immediately after this, Flame has trouble killing a target—showing he isn’t able to fully buy his line that Nazis shouldn’t be seen as people. I think this movie is a wonderful examination of the idea of heroes. It really probes issues that other character studies of heroic figures tend to avoid. For example, are Flame and Citron justified in committing murder? How do they know they are killing people they should be? Who can you trust even within the resistance? Beyond exploring interesting questions, Flame and Citron is just good story telling and film making. The acting is superb as well. If it wasn’t such a competitive year Thure Lindhart and Mads Mikkelsen would probably be getting some love at the Colleen’s. Flame and Citron was enjoyable start to finish.

Sin Nombre

Colleen's Thoughts:
Sin Nombre is yet another excellent foreign film from the Dolphin year of 2009. Sin Nombre is a captivating story about an ex MS-13 member on the run and a families journey to cross the Mexican/American border into America. As a freaked out watcher of the history channel, I had heard of MS-13 and their scary ways so the parts of the film showing the violence and tactics of the gang were not surprising to me .I loved Edgar Flores’s performance as El Casper or Willy. This was a very emotionally engaging story. For example, although the fate of Willy is pretty clear following his slashing of the gang leader ‘Lil Mago, I still found myself hoping at the end he would somehow make it out alive. This film has definitely left a lasting impact on me and I have recommended it to several people. This is a must-see Dolphin movie of this year.

A Single Man

Colleen's Thoughts:
While certainly not a flawless film, I thoroughly enjoyed this love story. I think it is important to tell stories not only focused on huge members of the social justice movement for gay rights such as MILK, but also stories such as A Single Man. A Single Man is a story of two human beings who were madly in love and who happened to both be male. Colin firth’s character George grieves just as many people would over the lost of a loved one. For me, the flashbacks were the strong point of this movie. Colin Firth and Matthew Goode had great chemistry. The scene with the couple sitting on the couch was for me especially memorable, probably because Drew and I often share the couch and I could see us having a similar conversation. Although the aesthetics of film is not something I am hugely educated about, I did enjoy some of the experimental and stylistic directions the film moved in. At times the close ups were jarring and perhaps did not flow seamlessly within the film, but they definitely made you view the film in a different way. (Wong Kar Wai seemed to be an obvious influence). I also liked the way the scene at the beach between Matthew Goode and Colin Firth was shot. The sounds for me made me feel like you had your ear up to a beach shell. A Single Man is a lovely love story.

Colleen's Predictions for the 2009 Annual Drew Nominations

I am not sure how close or how far off I will be but for what they are worth and for Drew's entertainment, here come the predictions:

Best Picture:
In the Loop
Moon
White Ribbon
Bright Star
A Serious Man

Best Director:
Spike Jones--Where the Wild Things Are
Joel and Etan Coen--A Serious Man
Duncan Jones--Moon
Kathryn Bigelow--The Hurt Lo
Either Jane Campion for Bright Star or Armando Ianunnci for In the Loop
(not too confident about these predictions. I could be wrong about the Coens' nomination)

Best Actor in a Male Leading Role:
Jeff Bridges--Crazy Heart
Tom Hardy--Bronson
Sam Rockwell--Moon
Michael Stuhlbarg--A Serious Man
Matt Damon--The Informant!

Best Actor in a Female Leading Role:
Abigail Cornish--Bright Star
Meryl Streep--Julie and Julia
Andrea Arnold--Fishtank
Penelope Cruz--Broken Embraces
Sandra Bullock--The Blind Side (Just kidding! I am curious to see who takes the fifth spot for Drew. I think it could be Gabrielle Sidibe for Precious but it could also be someone in a movie I didn't see, or it could be a surprise like Maggie Gyllenhall (although she may be supporting) or Audrey Tautou. I will have to wait until 8 to see.

Best Cinematography:
Bright Star
Where the Wild Things are
The White Ribbon
A Serious Man
I'm not sure what will take the fifth spot here either. Perhaps, A Single Man, Moon, The Informant! Bronson or something I am not thinking of.


These predictions may be a little optimistic. However,regardless, it should be an exciting night tonight. I look forward to seeing how accurate I am and what surprises Drew has in store this year.