Archive for January, 2009
The Oscars didn't see it fit to nominate any of the following films in any category. However, Film Misery wants to ensure that they are not forgotten. Here are some of the best forgotten films of 2008:
Paranoid Park - Gus Van Sant, Gabe Nevins, Christopher Doyle, Rain Li.
Forgetting Sarah Mars
01.23.2009| Oscars | Alex Carlson
Here they are:
Best Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Director
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant - Milk
Stephen Daldry - The Reader
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
01.22.2009| Oscars | Alex Carlson
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is comprised of journalists from outside of North America that mostly cover American film and television. The Golden Globe awards tend to be a much more laid back awards ceremony, with the drinks flowing, and a bigger sense of humor than the Oscars. It's alway
01.11.2009| Precursors | Alex Carlson
Instead of splitting the year into two halves, like most sites do, I think it's more appropriate to divide the film year into three trimesters. The first trimester, taking place from January through April is usually the dump zone, where studios release a few crowd pleasers that won't make much m
01.8.2009| Movie Lists | Alex Carlson
The nominees for the Producers Guild of America are:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Milk
Slumdog Millionaire
It's not too often that the 5 PGA nominees are the same as the 5 Best Picture nominees, but these five seem to be distancing themselves from th
01.5.2009| Precursors | Alex Carlson
Welcome to the brand new FilmMisery.com!
As you can see it is very much a work in progress. Since I'm really late to the game on the 2008 Oscar race, the coverage this season will be very limited. Things will kick into full gear after the Oscars.
Meanwhile, check out the Oscar Predictions and
01.1.2009| General | Alex Carlson
