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Star Trek

NEIM — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:18:20 +0000

I really didn’t know much about Star Trek. I mean… I knew the general premise and some of the character names, but not the real story. This new installment will surely garner some new fans and spawn a whole new generation of Trekkies.

The movie captures the idea of Star Trek. The entire movie is one giant space adventure. I highly reccomend that you go see it on IMAX. The scope of some of the shots are amazing and the soundtrack is moving!

NEIM’s Oscar Nomination Picks

NEIM — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:28:36 +0000

Every year I make my predictions on my blog. This year shall be no different.

Feel Free to Comment and make your own Picks.

Legend

Red= Pick

Yellow= Sentimental Favorite

Green= Honorable mention, but not Oscar

Performance by an actor in a leading role

Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor” (Overture Films)
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
Sean Penn in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

Josh Brolin in “Milk” (Focus Features)
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder” (DreamWorks, Distributed by DreamWorks/Paramount)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.)
Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage)

Performance by an actress in a leading role

Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Angelina Jolie in “Changeling” (Universal)
Melissa Leo in “Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Meryl Streep in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Kate Winslet in “The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

Amy Adams in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (The Weinstein Company)
Viola Davis in “Doubt” (Miramax)
Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler” (Fox Searchlight)

Best animated feature film of the year

“Bolt” (Walt Disney) Chris Williams and Byron Howard
“Kung Fu Panda” (DreamWorks Animation, Distributed by Paramount) John Stevenson and Mark Osborne
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Andrew Stanton

Achievement in art direction

“Changeling” (Universal) Art Direction: James J. Murakami
Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt
Set Decoration: Victor J. Zolfo
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Art Direction: Nathan Crowley
Set Decoration: Peter Lando
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films) Art Direction: Michael Carlin
Set Decoration: Rebecca Alleway
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage) Art Direction: Kristi Zea
Set Decoration: Debra Schutt

Achievement in cinematography

“Changeling” (Universal) Tom Stern
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Claudio Miranda
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Wally Pfister
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Anthony Dod Mantle

Achievement in costume design

“Australia” (20th Century Fox) Catherine Martin
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Jacqueline West
“The Duchess” (Paramount Vantage, Pathé and BBC Films) Michael O’Connor
“Milk” (Focus Features) Danny Glicker
“Revolutionary Road” (DreamWorks, Distributed by Paramount Vantage) Albert Wolsky

Achievement in directing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) David Fincher
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal) Ron Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features) Gus Van Sant
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) Stephen Daldry
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Danny Boyle

Best documentary feature

“The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” (Cinema Guild)
A Pandinlao Films Production Ellen Kuras and Thavisouk Phrasavath
“Encounters at the End of the World” (THINKFilm and Image Entertainment)
A Creative Differences Production Werner Herzog and Henry Kaiser
“The Garden”
A Black Valley Films Production Scott Hamilton Kennedy
“Man on Wire” (Magnolia Pictures)
A Wall to Wall Production James Marsh and Simon Chinn
“Trouble the Water” (Zeitgeist Films)
An Elsewhere Films Production Tia Lessin and Carl Deal

Best documentary short subject

“The Conscience of Nhem En”
A Farallon Films Production Steven Okazaki
“The Final Inch”
A Vermilion Films Production Irene Taylor Brodsky and Tom Grant
“Smile Pinki”
A Principe Production Megan Mylan
“The Witness – From the Balcony of Room 306″
A Rock Paper Scissors Production Adam Pertofsky and Margaret Hyde

Achievement in film editing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Lee Smith
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal) Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
“Milk” (Focus Features) Elliot Graham
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Chris Dickens

Best foreign language film of the year

“The Baader Meinhof Complex” A Constantin Film Production – Germany
“The Class” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Haut et Court Production – France
“Departures” (Regent Releasing) A Departures Film Partners Production – Japan
“Revanche” (Janus Films) A Prisma Film/Fernseh Production – Austria
“Waltz with Bashir” (Sony Pictures Classics) A Bridgit Folman Film Gang Production – Israel

Achievement in makeup

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Greg Cannom
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O’Sullivan
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (Universal) Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Alexandre Desplat
“Defiance” (Paramount Vantage) James Newton Howard
“Milk” (Focus Features) Danny Elfman
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) A.R. Rahman
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Thomas Newman

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman
Lyric by Peter Gabriel
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Music by A.R. Rahman
Lyric by Gulzar
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam

Best motion picture of the year

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
A Kennedy/Marshall Production Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Ceán Chaffin, Producers
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
A Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Eric Fellner, Producers
“Milk” (Focus Features)
A Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen, Producers
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)
A Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production Nominees to be determined
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)
A Celador Films Production Christian Colson, Producer

Best animated short film

“La Maison en Petits Cubes”
A Robot Communications Production Kunio Kato
“Lavatory – Lovestory”
A Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB Film Company Production Konstantin Bronzit
“Oktapodi” (Talantis Films)
A Gobelins, L’école de l’image Production Emud Mokhberi and Thierry Marchand
“Presto” (Walt Disney)
A Pixar Animation Studios Production Doug Sweetland
“This Way Up”
A Nexus Production Alan Smith and Adam Foulkes

Best live action short film

“Auf der Strecke (On the Line)” (Hamburg Shortfilmagency)
An Academy of Media Arts Cologne Production Reto Caffi
“Manon on the Asphalt” (La Luna Productions)
A La Luna Production Elizabeth Marre and Olivier Pont
“New Boy” (Network Ireland Television)
A Zanzibar Films Production Steph Green and Tamara Anghie
“The Pig”
An M & M Production Tivi Magnusson and Dorte Høgh
“Spielzeugland (Toyland)”
A Mephisto Film Production Jochen Alexander Freydank

Achievement in sound editing

“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Richard King
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment) Frank Eulner and Christopher Boyes
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Tom Sayers
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Ben Burtt and Matthew Wood
“Wanted” (Universal) Wylie Stateman

Achievement in sound mixing

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Mark Weingarten
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Tom Myers, Michael Semanick and Ben Burtt
“Wanted” (Universal) Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño and Petr Forejt

Achievement in visual effects

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron
“The Dark Knight” (Warner Bros.) Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber and Paul Franklin
“Iron Man” (Paramount and Marvel Entertainment) John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick and Shane Mahan

Adapted screenplay

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.) Screenplay by Eric Roth
Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
“Doubt” (Miramax) Written by John Patrick Shanley
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal) Screenplay by Peter Morgan
“The Reader” (The Weinstein Company) Screenplay by David Hare
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight) Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy

Original screenplay

“Frozen River” (Sony Pictures Classics) Written by Courtney Hunt
“Happy-Go-Lucky” (Miramax) Written by Mike Leigh
“In Bruges” (Focus Features) Written by Martin McDonagh
“Milk” (Focus Features) Written by Dustin Lance Black
“WALL-E” (Walt Disney) Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon
Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter

Jumper (Review)

NEIM — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:41:22 +0000

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I can sum this movie up in 2 words: Short, Sweet. It was entertaining, but for some reason I felt either the studio or the director were afraid to push the limits. This movie could have done so much more. The studio I think wasn’t sure what the box office was going to look like. A movie like this should be let to push the envelope. The concept was cool, alas there was only 90 minutes worth of fun to be had. I have been noticing a disturbing trend going on in Hollywood cutting movies short due to the audience’s short attention spans. Artistic integrity shouldn’t be compromised for profit.

Hayden Christensen seems as though he wants to get to Orlando Bloom status. His performance was good, but he got upstaged by his co-star Jamie Bell. Now this guy is showing some talent. I’m looking forward to seeing some more of his work.

The veteran Sam Jacksonreunites with his fellow Star Wars Jedi and delivers his usual Sam Jackson performance minus the profanity. Sam Jack is the king of wigs as he relentlessly chases Hayden throughout the world. When does he find time to edge that white-hair doo up? Diane Lane, whom I will forever adore for her performance in “Unfaithful“, gives pretty much a cameo appearance setting up a potential sequel.

All in all the movie was a fun ride that could have used a little more story. We will probably get more in the sequel.

Better than the Trailer: A little better

Worst Part: Length (90min)

Best Part: Special Effects and Car scene

Theater or DVD: Theater

5 Star Rating: 3½ Stars

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (Review)

NEIM — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:11:21 +0000

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Somewhere along the line someone in Hollywood sold this script by saying that all you need to make a successful comedy is a collection of funny comics. They were wrong.

Roscoe Jenkins isn’t bad, but a movie starring Martin Lawrence, Cedric the Entertainer, Omar Epps, Michael Clarke Duncan, James Earl Jones & even the likes of Monique should have been a little better. When I saw “Super Bad” last year I couldn’t hear some scenes because I was laughing so hard. I was amused, but I felt somewhat let down. The writing could have been a bit better.

Don’t get me wrong… it was funny, but that cast is supposed to deliver gold!

Better than the Trailer: No

Worst Part: The predictable plot

Best Part: The Dice Game

Theater or DVD: DVD

5 Star Rating: 3 Stars

Oscar Nominees

NEIM — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:39:10 +0000

The Oscar nominations have finally come out, sadly on the same day that talented actor Heath Ledger was found dead. R.I.P. Heath.

Down below are my picks. Please feel free to give me your predictions. Like last year I will highlight my predictions with the following legend: in YELLOW who I think will win. Orange for who I want to win. If its the same then I will just leave it Yellow.

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Michael Clayton

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There Will Be Blood

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Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

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In the Valley of Elah

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Eastern Promises

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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No Country for Old Men

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Charlie Wilson’s War

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Into the Wild

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Michael Clayton

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Elizabeth: The Golden Age

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Away From Her

" height="43" />Marion Cotillard
La Vie en Rose

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The Savages

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Juno

" height="43" />Cate Blanchett
I’m Not There

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American Gangster

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Atonement

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Gone Baby Gone

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Michael Clayton

Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

There Will Be Blood

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Atonement

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

No Country for Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Across the Universe

Atonement

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

La Vie en Rose

Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Juno

Michael Clayton

No Country for Old Men

There Will Be Blood

No End In Sight

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Sicko

Taxi to the Dark Side

War/Dance

Freeheld

La Corona (The Crown)

Salim Baba

Sari’s Mother

The Bourne Ultimatum

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Into the Wild

No Country for Old Men

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

No Country for Old Men

There Will Be Blood

I Met the Walrus

Madame Tutli-Putli

Même les Pigeons vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go To Heaven)

My Love (Moya Lyubov)

Peter & the Wolf

At Night

Il Supplente (The Substitute)

Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)

Tanghi Argentini

The Tonto Woman

The Bourne Ultimatum

No Country for Old Men

No Country for Old Men

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Transformers

Atonement

Away From Her

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

No Country for Old Men

There Will Be Blood

Juno

Lars and the Real Girl

Michael Clayton

Ratatouille

The Savages

Golden Globe Winners

NEIM — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:00:39 +0000

I told you Sweeny Todd was GREAT and that Javier Bardem and Johnny Depp would be bringing home trophies this year!

Best Motion Picture – Drama

American Gangster
Imagine Entertainment/Scott Free Productions; Universal Pictures

Atonement
Working Title Films Limited; Focus Features

Eastern Promises
Kudos Pictures/Serendipity Point Films; Focus Features

The Great Debaters
Harpo Films; The Weinstein Company/MGM

Michael Clayton
Samuels Media and Castle Rock Entertainment a Mirage Enterprises/Section 8 Production; Warner Bros. Pictures

No Country For Old Men
A Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax Films/Paramount Vantage

There Will Be Blood
A Joanne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Paramount Vantage/Miramax Films

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama

Cate Blanchett – Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Julie Christie – Away From Her

Jodie Foster – The Brave One

Angelina Jolie – A Mighty Heart

Keira Knightley – Atonement

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama

George Clooney – Michael Clayton

Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood

James McAvoy – Atonement

Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises

Denzel Washington – American Gangster

Best Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy

Across The Universe
Revolution Studios; Sony Pictures Releasing

Charlie Wilson’s War
Universal Pictures/Relativity Media/Participant Productions/Playtone; Universal Pictures

Hairspray
Zadan/Meron Productions / New Line Cinema in association with Ingenious Film Partners; New Line Cinema

Juno
Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production; Fox Searchlight Pictures

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Parkes/MacDonald and Zanuck Company; DreamWorks/Paramount Distribution / Warner Bros. Pictures

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Amy Adams – Enchanted

Nikki Blonsky – Hairspray

Helena Bonham Carter – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Marion Cotillard – La Vie En Rose

Ellen Page – Juno

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy

Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Ryan Gosling – Lars and the Real Girl

Tom Hanks – Charlie Wilson’s War

Philip Seymour Hoffman – The Savages

John C. Reilly – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There

Julia Roberts – Charlie Wilson’s War

Saoirse Ronan – Atonement

Amy Ryan – Gone Baby Gone

Tilda Swinton – Michael Clayton

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Casey Affleck – The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

Javier Bardem – No Country For Old Men

Philip Seymour Hoffman – Charlie Wilson’s War

John Travolta – Hairspray

Tom Wilkinson – Michael Clayton

Best Animated Feature Film

Bee Movie
DreamWorks Animation; DreamWorks Animation

Ratatouille
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Pixar Animation Studios

The Simpsons Movie
Gracie Films; Twentieth Century Fox

Best Foreign Language Film

4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days (Romania)
The Country of Romania
Mobra Films; IFC Films

The Diving Bell And The Butterfly (France, United States)
The Country of France and The Country of United States
A Kennedy/Marshall Company and Jon Kilik Production; Miramax Films

The Kite Runner (United States)
The Country of United States
DreamWorks Pictures Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Paramount Classics Participant Productions Present a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Parkes/Macdonald Production Distributed by Paramount Classics

Lust, Caution (Taiwan)
The Country of Taiwan
Mr. Yee Productions LLC; Focus Features

Persepolis (France)
The Country of France
247 Films; Sony Pictures Classics

Best Director – Motion Picture

Tim Burton – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Ethan Coen, Joel Coen – No Country For Old Men

Julian Schnabel – The Diving Bell And The Butterfly

Ridley Scott – American Gangster

Joe Wright – Atonement

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture

Atonement
Written by Christopher Hampton

Charlie Wilson’s War
Written by Aaron Sorkin

The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
Written by Ronald Harwood

Juno
Written by Diablo Cody

No Country For Old Men
Written by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen

Best Original Score – Motion Picture

Grace Is Gone
Composed by Clint Eastwood

The Kite Runner
Composed by Alberto Iglesias

Atonement
Composed by Dario Marianelli

Eastern Promises
Composed by Howard Shore

Into The Wild
Composed by Michael Brook, Kaki King and Eddie Vedder

Best Original Song – Motion Picture

“Despedida” – Love In The Time Of Cholera
Music By: Shakira and Antonio Pinto
Lyrics By: Shakira

“Grace Is Gone” – Grace Is Gone
Music By: Clint Eastwood
Lyrics By: Carole Bayer Sager

“Guaranteed” – Into The Wild
Music & Lyrics By: Eddie Vedder

“That’s How You Know” – Enchanted
Music By: Alan Menken
Lyrics By: Stephen Schwartz

“Walk Hard” – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Music & Lyrics By: Marshall Crenshaw, John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow and Jake Kasdan

Best Television Series – Drama

Big Love (HBO)
Anima Sola and Playtone Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Damages (FX NETWORK)
FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
ABC Studios

House (FOX)
Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with Universal Media Studios

Mad Men (AMC)
Lionsgate

The Tudors (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents in association with Peace Arch Entertainment, Working Title, Reveille Productions Limited, An Ireland-Canada Co-Production

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Drama

Patricia Arquette – Medium (NBC)

Glenn Close – Damages (FX NETWORK)

Minnie Driver – The Riches (FX NETWORK)

Edie Falco – The Sopranos (HBO)

Sally Field – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

Holly Hunter – Saving Grace (TNT)

Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Drama

Michael C. Hall – Dexter (SHOWTIME)

Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC)

Hugh Laurie – House (FOX)

Bill Paxton – Big Love (HBO)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers – The Tudors (SHOWTIME)

Best Television Series – Musical Or Comedy

30 Rock (NBC)
Universal Media Studios in association with Broadway Video and Little Stranger Inc.

Californication (SHOWTIME)
Showtime Presents in association with Aggressive Mediocrity, and Then…, Twilight Time Films

Entourage (HBO)
Leverage and Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Extras (HBO)
BBC and HBO Entertainment

Pushing Daisies (ABC)
Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company in association with Warner Bros. Television

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy

Christina Applegate – Samantha Who? (ABC)

America Ferrera – Ugly Betty (ABC)

Tina Fey – 30 Rock (NBC)

Anna Friel – Pushing Daisies (ABC)

Mary-Louise Parker – Weeds (SHOWTIME)

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Musical Or Comedy

Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock (NBC)

Steve Carell – The Office (NBC)

David Duchovny – Californication (SHOWTIME)

Ricky Gervais – Extras (HBO)

Lee Pace – Pushing Daisies (ABC)

Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO)
A Wolf Films/Traveler’s Rest Production in association with HBO Films

The Company (TNT)
Sony Pictures Television

Five Days (HBO)
HBO Films in association with BBC Films

Longford (HBO)
A Granada Production in association with Channel 4 and HBO Films

The State Within (BBC)
BBC, BBC America

Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Bryce Dallas Howard – As You Like It (HBO)

Queen Latifah – Life Support (HBO)

Debra Messing – The Starter Wife (USA)

Sissy Spacek – Pictures Of Hollis Woods (CBS)

Ruth Wilson – Jane Eyre (PBS)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Adam Beach – Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO)

Ernest Borgnine – A Grandpa For Christmas

Jim Broadbent – Longford (HBO)

Jason Isaacs – The State Within (BBC)

James Nesbitt – Jekyll (BBC)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Rose Byrne – Damages (FX NETWORK)

Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters (ABC)

Katherine Heigl – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

Samantha Morton – Longford (HBO)

Anna Paquin – Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee (HBO)

Jaime Pressly – My Name Is Earl (NBC)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Ted Danson – Damages (FX NETWORK)

Kevin Dillon – Entourage (HBO)

Jeremy Piven – Entourage (HBO)

Andy Serkis – Longford (HBO)

William Shatner – Boston Legal (ABC)

Donald Sutherland – Dirty Sexy Money (ABC)

First Sunday

NEIM — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:04:04 +0000

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I have been unable to go to the movies this week. Help me out and write your own review with oout giving it away. Thanks. You can rank it too.

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AVPR (Alien VS. Predator Requiem) (Reviewed)

NEIM — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:58:31 +0000

WTF kind of BS was this?!! (SEE VIDEO BELOW)I being a fan feel totally ripped of this representation of the Alien and Predator characters!! I usually put up the trailer, but not this time! The Aliens are doing things that they have never done like turn pregnant women’s babies into Aliens. The new Alien is now just looking for pregnant women to throat rape. Who wrote this shyt?! The Predator who usually kicks ass no matter how shabby the writing was horrible. He looked the part, but he must have been in training. 1st off, the Predator is only supposed to hunt in the hottest climates. This rendition is in f***ing Colorado! 2nd, he only hunts for sport. This predator is obviously a sociopath as he kills any and everything that he sees. Someone wrote in a new blue ooze that the predator is now using to make all the carcases disappear. What I can’t figure out is how he keeps pulling out jar after jar after f***ing jar when in every scene he uses the last of it. It must be predator piss.

If I see one more alien burst through someones sternum I’m gonna scream! How many times must the crappy director get a close-up of the alien slobbering real close to his unsuspecting victim’s face?! Oh, and get this… the lazy writers even have an athletic woman risking life and limb to save a little girl… you know… like in the movie “Aliens” when Sigourney Weaver did the same damn thing!!! I won’t even get started on the hybrid Predator-alien.

Look… the movie sucked big donkey d**k, so if you’re truly a fan… don’t go see it. Instead, I will give you an awesome fan short film that was better than the worst 126 minutes of my movie life! Enjoy.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Better than the Trailer: Hell no!

Worst Part: Buying a ticket

Best Part: When it was mercifully over

Theater or DVD: I wouldn’t watch this movie with commercials

5 Star Rating: ¼ Star

The Great Debaters (Reviewed)

NEIM — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:22:52 +0000

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Denzel Washington… Forest Whitaker… need I say more? This movie was everything that it was cracked up to be. That may have been its undoing at the Box Office. Although there were inspired stellar performances throughout the movie as well as it being a trues story, it lacked the “what’s going to happen next” vibe.

The story is very inspiring and may cause a new interest in some young people to study history or want to be apart of their own school debate team. For the younger audiences, the film should captivate them as maybe the “Jane Pitman story” or “Rosewood” did for my age group. I must assume that the film makers deem it important for every era to have a story of this type. Uplifting and positive.

It is definitely a stark contrast to the garbage that has been shuffled to that particular target audience. Albeit it may not have been as well recieved as a result it did somewhat poorly at the box-office this week opening at a disappointing 11th with just over $6 million for the weekend totaling $13 million for the week. “American Gangster”, Denzel’s previous film did a hell of a lot better with the subject matter seemingly promoting gangsters nation-wide. What does this say? If you’ve seen both movies, I would hope that you would agree that Debaters was a far worthier movie of all the adoration. The only equal attention that each movie probably received was the number of bootlegs out on the street.

Better than the Trailer: Same

Worst Part: The movie was very predictable

Best Part: Positive Message

Theater or DVD: DVD

5 Star Rating: 4 Stars

The Bucket List: (Review)

NEIM — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:41:48 +0000

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Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do before they “kick the bucket” and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest. Each adventure adds another check to their list, all done with insight and humor.

Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholas play off each other rather well in this movie. Jack is his usual sarcastic witty self and Morgan Freeman is well… Morgan Freeman. I was prepared to sit back and watch a movie giving a perspective on what’s important in life and that’s exactly what I got.

It makes you want to not take life for granted as so many people do. Rich or poor, we all need to access what’s important and what gives us joy out of our lives. If you are lookin for a good movie to snuggle up next to your loved ones with, then go ahead and go see it.

Better than the Trailer: bout the same

Worst Part: It seemed that some of the places they visited were Hollywood Studios instead of the real thing

Best Part: Morgan and Jack

Theater or DVD: This is an older generation or date movie, so if you’re not in that genre… maybe DVD

5 Star Rating: 3 Stars

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Reviewed)

NEIM — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:35:28 +0000

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Thanks Johnny Depp! I don’t need to link his name because you should already know who he is. I applaud his new movie! Its sure to garner multiple Oscar nominations! Its not for the squeamish though. If you don’t like seeing blood… go see it anyway

I don’t know how many times Mr. Depp and director Tim Burton have hooked up on movies, but every time they do its magic! You can go all the way back to “Edward Scissor Hands“, “Ed Wood“, “Sleepy Hollow” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory“, “Corpse Bride” and now “Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” (a nice website BTW). I don’t exactly what their relationship is, but I would bet on one giving the other’s euology at the other’s funeral. They are quite a tandem.

If you didn’t know… this is a musical. This is the best dark musical since “Little Shop of Horrors” and best overall musical since “Chicago“. The entire cast was fabulous! And guess what?!! Sacha Baron Cohenis in the movie! You know… Borat… Ali G! Big ups!

Helena Bonham Carter who has always been a favorite of mine since her masterful performance in “Fight Club” as Marla Singer. If you haven’t seen “Fight Club” go hit yourself in the head with a bat and as soon as your out of the hospital go f***n’ buy it and watch it! I’ll do you one better… as soon as I launch NEIM TV I will have it in the permanent line-up! You might also remember her as the hot looking ape in “Planet of the Apes”. Any-who, she was fantastic in the movie.

The rest of the cast was also superb. Allan Rickman, another favorite of mine turned in his usual excellent performance. There seems to also be another child star in the making if he can venture over to Hollywood, but he’ll probably end up in English movies.

Better than the trailer: YES

Worst part: Hard pressed to find any

Best Part:Johnny Depp of course (if this guy doesn’t get an Oscar soon….)

Theater or DVD: Go see it as soon as you can… its a treat!

5 Star Rating: 5 Stars

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National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Review)

NEIM — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:19:55 +0000

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If you think you might be late on arrival to see this movie keep this in mind… you have at least 6 more minutes after the previews. That is because Walt Disney Pictures has decided that we need a little more Goofy in our life. I don’t mean being “goofy”, I mean the Disney character from the 1930′s Goofy! There is a freakin old school cartoon featuring Goofy trying to set up his home theater system. WTF! Forgive me all of you Goofy fans if I have spoiled it for you, but I didn’t want to be reminded that I was in a Disney movie! I felt like I was sittin in front of my TV Indian-Style about to watch “Old Yeller!” I shoulda brought my lil sis for this one.

Anywho, the movie was somewhat decent after all of the Disney promotions were over. Yes, it gave you a sense that exploring history is fun. I can agree with that message of finding out for yourself. If you’ve seen the first one then you know that Benjamin Franklin Gates is somewhat of a wholesome Indiana Jones. Doesn’t have quite the same pizazz as Harrison Ford’s character though. At least you Jones wasn’t gonna take any shyt!

If you’re looking for a good family movie for children that are interested in history and adventure, then this is definetly a movie to take them to. Unfortunately as the Goofy cartoon and grand Disney opening reminded me… we live in a different world now where are youth are so absorbed with themselves that they don’t give a shyt about anything other than just that. That Disney song infact reminded me of the wonderment and innocence that I myself had as a child. I remember longing to go on an adventure like Gates does in this movie. It seems to me that most of our youth now are more worried about how much money they can make and fly they can look while doing it. My bad… that shyt was left-field. Back to the movie.

Better than the trailer: bout the same

Worst part: Goofy cartoon

Best Part: It kinda makes you wanna open a history book

Theater or DVD: That depends… do you have kids?

5 Star Rating: 3 Stars

Dark Knight

NEIM — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:35:27 +0000

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Remember where you saw it first!!

The new Batman Movie “The Dark Knight” trailer looks awesome!! I saw it before I watched “I am Legend” I was somewhat worried about if Heath Ledger could pull it off until I saw this trailer. Don’t get me wrong… I don’t believe anyone can outshine Jack in his legendary portrayal of the Joker, but Ledger seems to give a very interesting new face to the Joker character. I like how dark he seems. They need to go ahead and make this movie rated R.

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The Golden Compass: Review

NEIM — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 11:53:19 +0000

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Hmmm. I take it New Line Cinema was looking for the next Lord of the Rings type of movie. Maybe they should have hired Peter Jackson to direct it. Don’t get me wrong, the movie is not bad. Its just somewhere in between “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and “The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy” leaning a little more towards the wardrobe movie.

I think that these types of stories require the 3 hour epic movie length to them. The story won’t seem so rushed. There are so many characters in the movie that there is no room for character development and we don’t gain the chance to have a connection with the characters.

Sir Ian McKellen does the best job out of all the cast to me as he voices the armor bear Urich. Daniel Craig (you might know him as the new James Bond) almost gives only a cameo in this picture. He must have a more prominant role in the sequels to come. Nicole Kidman was ok but the little girl Dakota Blue Richards was better.

All in all if you like fantasy movies and can really suspend your disbelief then you should enjoy this one. I don’t see what all the hoop-lah was about talking about the witchcraft and what not. It was probably because of the talking animals and the Daemons (every human is joined to a physical manifestation of their soul which is an animal). Its fantasy people!

Better than the trailer: same

Worst Part: Where’s Daniel Craig?

Best Part: The big ass Polar bear fight!

Theater or DVD: Depends. If you like large scale fantasy movies theater… if no, DVD

5 Star Rating: 3 Stars

I am Legend: Review

NEIM — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:08:20 +0000

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Gone Baby Gone (Review)

NEIM — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:28:47 +0000

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Ben Afflek’s directorial debut was a success. Maybe that’s where he needs to be… behind the scenes. It wasn’t too hard to mess up this story though. Based on the Dennis Lehane novel about Please Login or Register to read the rest of this content.

No Country for Old Men

NEIM — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:11:17 +0000

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Now this is what a movie is supposed to be. Original (although adapted from a book), unpredictable, and suspenseful! Truly a work of art.

This movie should make Javier Bardem a star! He simply takes over any scene he is apart of. Whoever casted him as Anton Chigurh deserves some merit. He absolutely makes the movie. It is still a pretty good movie without him, but it becomes a very good movie with him.

Josh Brolin does a very fine job as well. He and Bardem bring a gritty realism to the movie that keeps you at the edge of your seat. You just don’t know what’s going to happen next. Very finely written, directed, and the acting was superb. I won’t say anymore, just go and see it for your self!

Better than the trailer: Yes

Best Part: The story

Worst Part: That it ended

My Five Star Rating: 5 stars ( I can’t really find any flaws)

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Hitman

NEIM — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:15:52 +0000

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If anyone has ever played the video game then you know how cool this character is. I was prepared

for a great adaptation of the video game and I was somewhat disappointed. Don’t get me wrong, the Hitman played by Timothy Olyphant looked exactly like the character in the video game, but for some reason he just didn’t pull it off all the time. I don’t blame the actor on this one. The director should have gotten more out of his actor. When he was supposed to be cold hearted, he should have been a little more than he portrayed.

The writing was so-so. The plot was good, but it didn’t flow as well as it should have. It seems as though they just threw something together and expected it to make money on the sheer following of the game and how cool they made the trailer look.

The choreography of the hand to hand combat fight scenes were hard to watch because the camera was moving so frantically in an attempt to convey excitement. Instead I became nauseated. If they would have followed the blueprint of any one of the Jason Bourne movies, they would have been successful. Train the actor how to fight just a little bit. He was decent with the guns though, but there clearly was not enough time in the budget for combat training.

Better than the trailer: No

Best Part: The Trailer or the after dinner scene with that beautiful Russian chick! As Borat would say: “Very niice. How much?”

Worst Part: The direction

My Five Star Rating: 2 Stars

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American Gangster (I give it 2½ stars out of 5)

NEIM — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:17:16 +0000

Synopsis: (See Trailer)

Nobody used to notice Frank Lucas, the quiet driver to one of the inner city”s leading black crime bosses. But when his boss suddenly dies, Frank exploits the opening in the power structure to build his own empire and create his own version of the American Dream. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, he comes to rule the inner-city drug trade, flooding the streets with a purer product at a better price. Lucas outplays all of the leading crime syndicates and becomes not only one of the city”s mainline corrupters, but part of its circle of legit civic superstars. Richie Roberts is an outcast cop close enough to the streets to feel a shift of control in the drug underworld. Roberts believes someone is climbing the rungs above the known Mafia families and starts to suspect that a black power player has come from nowhere to dominate the scene. Both Lucas and Roberts share a rigorous ethical code that sets them apart from their own colleagues, making them lone figures on opposite sides of the law. The destinies of these two men will become intertwined as they approach a confrontation where only one of them can come out on top.

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Review

American Gangster was sadly disappointing. It was long and dry, but unlike a martini there was no buzz. I blame the direction. There was clearly potential for this movie to entertain, but no dice. The only part that excited me was when I got a chance to reminisce in the scenes from Bangkok. This movie would have been better if it were the late 70′s or 80′s, but for today’s times it just did not push the envelope. It would be like Serpico if it were to open up today. Denzel and Russell did fine, but they could have spent their time making a better movie.

I give it 2½ stars