Monthly Archives: January 2005

2005 Oscars ~ 77th Academy Award Nominees

And the Oscar may go to: Best Picture The Aviator (Miramax) Finding Neverland (Miramax) Million Dollar Baby (Warner Bros.) Ray (Universal Pictures) Sideways (Fox Searchlight) *Personal Favorite: Finding Neverland* Best Director Martin Scorsese for The Aviator (Miramax) Clint Eastwood for … Continue reading

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Elektra

Miss: Elektra – Starring Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Kirsten Prout, Will Yun Lee, Terrance Stamp Elektra (Garner) is an assassin for hire. She is cold and dead inside. She doesn’t care about anyone or anything – until she meets Abby … Continue reading

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Kinder Reviews- Elektra, and Racing Stripes

Being a student teacher in a kindergarten class has allowed me to get the kindergarten inside scoop about new theatre releases. Here is what some of my students had to say about these films: (the names have been changed) Elektra: … Continue reading

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11:14

A movie titled 11:14 starring Hilary Swank, Colin Hanks, Rachael Leigh Cook, Clark Gregg, and Patrick Swayze came out in the 2003 movie season. I have not seen anything for this movie and am looking for more information about it. … Continue reading

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Scapegoat did not sell on eBay

Well, I regret to inform everyone that the Scapegoat did not sell. At least it may have provided some laughs for everyone. Here is the post if you are interested in looking… once again, Miss Movies will need to figure … Continue reading

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Golden Globe Winners of `05

Motion Pictures Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Annette Bening, “Being Julia.” Best Actress, Drama: Hilary Swank, “Million Dollar Baby.” Best Actor, Musical or Comedy: Jamie Foxx, “Ray.” Best Actor, Drama: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Aviator.” Supporting Actor: Clive Owen, “Closer.” Supporting … Continue reading

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Matt Leinart to stay

Either way you looked at it, Matt Leinart had to make a difficult win-win situation. Either he was going to make himself eligible for the NFL draft (and make a lot of money by doing so), or he was going … Continue reading

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Movies to miss this January

During Cinema 466 at USC, professor Leonard Maltin refered to January films as (generally) the worst films of the year. After some thought and discussion the conclusion was made that January films are awful because they are trying to hide … Continue reading

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You know your Hollywood acting career is over when…

You are a woman past the age of 25 or for men 28. Your agent is Central Casting. You lie about all of your stats, and your headshot is over 8 years old. You ate a pack of twinkies over … Continue reading

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Orange Crush!

USC crushes Oklahoma with a 55 to 19 win. Great Job Trojans! I hope Matt Leinart will stick around for another winning season! *Pretty Good Year… Click here to see a recap of the Trojan’s Winning Season.*

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