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Best Band/Artist: The Streets Album of the Year: Bjork - Medulla Song of the Year: The Streets - Fit But You Know It Best New Band/Artist: Goldie Lookin Chain Best Live Band/Artist: Man of the Year: Mel Gibson Woman of the Year: Kate Winslet Movie of the Year: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Worst Movie Of The Year: Sleepover Worst Band/Artist of the Year: Good Charlotte Favourite Actress: Kate Winslet Favourite Actor: Johnny Depp Worst Actress: Angelina Jolie (she was horrible in 2 movies and had glorified voice overs in 2 others. I hate to say it, but she struck out louder than anyone else this year) Worst Actor: Orlando Bloom (Just a big old pile o' suck) Best Director: Michel Gondrie (Because Doug Liman had nothing out this year) Best Game: N/A Worst Game: N/A Best Console: N/A Worst Console: N/A Best Sports Team: The London Knights Worst Sports Team: The Arizona Diamondbacks

a rapper who is actually a pretty decent actor. Hes been nominated for a Golden Globe and an Emmy(I think) for his role in HBO's movie Something the Lord Made. Hes also been in The Italian Job, Brown Sugar, and Monster's Ball. ←

They are using a tried and true premise, with strong support in many areas of the film with guys like Smith and Bruckheimer on board. Look at Armageddon for examples of this. Should he be able to wield the "Affleck Touch" on this one, this will speak greatly about his talent...and I use greatly to denote volume, not quality. ←

Most of the movies I'm looking forward have already been mentioned, but Wedding Crashers and Kicking and Screaming both look hilarious. I'm sure some other movies will pop into my head later.

I agree with you that the film was too long, but in the end I thought it was engaging enough from a character perspective. The director does his job to speed up the film, and the characters envoke the real responses. 7/10 from me.

From Spence1115 on the TVTome Forums: "Think it starts in February. On Channel 5"

Closer - ****1/2 (8.5/10) I've got something planned for my top ten movies so I won't go too in depth with this, but suffice to say, brilliant and delightfully evil. Completely the opposite of what I went in expecting. Thumbs way up.

I always thought of The Punisher as the kind of film that started slow and really picked up towards the end, albeit taking too long to do so. Tom Jane wasn't bad, but he didn't really convey the emotions The Punisher ought to be feeling, or at the very least supressing. I believe it got 5/10 from me also. As for the other films so far, I gave Walking Tall 5.5/10 and The Life Aquatic 7/10.

If you liked the stage show of "Phantom" the film is an awesome adaptation. If not, Garden State is one of the best films of last year.

Canada Wins! 6-1 Bitchslapping.

Wow, good first five minutes. 2 penalties. Dionne Phaneuf is a beast though.

I don't hate Fred Durst, he's more comic relief than villain. I don't even mind Limp Bizkit's music, but isn't Fred Durst going after posers kind of like OJ hunting down the "real" killer?

INTERNATIONAL PRESS ACADEMY 2005 NOMINATION ANNOUNCEMENT (For Year Ending December 31, 2004) For 9th ANNUAL SATELLITE™ AWARDS January 23, 2005 MOTION PICTURES 1. ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA A. UMA THURMAN - KILL BILL 2 B. CATALINA SANDINO MORENO - MARIA FULL OF GRACE C. LAURA LINNEY - P.S. D. SIGOURNEY WEAVER - IMAGINARY HEROES E IMELDA STAUNTON - VERA DRAKE F. HILARY SWANK - MILLION DOLLAR BABY 2. ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA A. GAEL GARCIA BERNAL - THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES B. JOHNNY DEPP - FINDING NEVERLAND C. SEAN PENN - THE ASSASSINATION OF RICHARD NIXON D. JAVIER BARDEM - THE SEA INSIDE E. LIAM NEESON - KINSEY F. KEVIN BACON - THE WOODSMAN F. DON CHEADLE - HOTEL RWANDA 3. ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL A. KATE WINSLET - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND B. JENA MALONE - SAVED C. NATALIE PORTMAN - GARDEN STATE D. ANNETTE BENING - BEING JULIA E. KERRY WASHINGTON - RAY F. EMMY ROSSUM - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 4. ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL A. JAMIE FOXX - RAY B. KEVIN KLINE - DE LOVELY C. JIM CARREY - THE ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND D. PAUL GIAMATTI - SIDEWAYS E. BILL MURRAY - THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU F. GERARD BUTLER - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 5. ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, DRAMA A. GENA ROWLANDS - THE NOTEBOOK B. LAURA LINNEY - KINSEY C. KYRA SEDGEWICK - THE WOODSMAN D. CATE BLANCHETT - THE AVIATOR E. DARYL HANNAH - KILL BILL 2 F. NATALIE PORTMAN - CLOSER 6. ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, DRAMA A. PETER SARSGAARD - KINSEY B. DAVID CARRADINE - KILL BILL 2 C. JAMIE FOXX - COLLATERAL D. ALFRED MOLINA - SPIDERMAN 2 E. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN - AROUND THE BEND F. CLIVE OWEN - CLOSER 7. ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL A. REGINA KING - RAY B. MINNIE DRIVER - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA C. VIRGINIA MADSEN - SIDEWAYS D. SHARON WARREN - RAY E. LYNN COLLINS - MERCHANT OF VENICE F.CLORIS LEACHMAN - SPANGLISH 8. ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL A. JEREMY IRONS - BEING JULIA B. THOMAS HADEN CHURCH - SIDEWAYS C. PETER SARSGAARD - GARDEN STATE D. PATRICK WILSON - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA E.JOSEPH FIENNES - THE MERCHANT OF VENICE F. MARK WAHLBERG - I HEART HUCKABEES 9. MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA A. MARIA FULL OF GRACE B. KINSEY C. HOTEL RWANDA D. KILL BILL VOL 2 E. VERA DRAKE F.THE AVIATOR 10. MOTION PICTURE, COMEDY OR MUSICAL A. RAY B. MERCHANT OF VENICE C. SIDEWAYS D. NAPOLEON DYNAMITE E. THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU F. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 11. MOTION PICTURE, FOREIGN FILM A. BAD EDUCATION B. THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES C. HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS D. THE SEA INSIDE E. A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT F. DON’T MOVE 12. MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED OR MIXED MEDIA A. TEACHER’S PET B. SHREK 2 C. THE INCREDIBLES D. TEAM AMERICA-WORLD POLICE E. THE SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS MOVIE F. THE POLAR EXPRESS 13. MOTION PICTURE, DOCUMENTARY A. TOUCHING THE VOID B. BORN INTO BROTHELS C. SUPER SIZE ME D. THE FUENTE FAMILY: AN AMERICAN DREAM E. TUPAC: RESURRECTION F. LIGHTING IN A BOTTLE 14. DIRECTOR A. MARTIN SCORSES - THE AVIATOR B.TAYLOR HACKFORD - RAY C .ALEXANDER PAYNE - SIDEWAYS D. JOSHUA MARSTON - MARIA FULL OF GRACE E BILL CONDON - KINSEY F. MEL GIBSON - THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (NEWMARKET/ICON) 15. SCREENPLAY, ORIGINAL A..WES ANDERSON, NOAH BAUMBACH - THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU B. KEIR PEARSON & TERRY GEORGE - HOTEL RWANDA C JOHN LOGAN - THE AVIATOR D. BILL CONDON - KINSEY E. JAMES L. WHITE - RAY 16. SCREENPLAY, ADAPTED A PAUL HAGGIS - MILLION DOLLAR BABY B. JOEL SCHUMACHER - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA C. ALEXANDER PAYNE, JIM TAYLOR - SIDEWAYS D. PATRICK MARBER - CLOSER E. STUART BEATTIE - COLLATERAL 17. ORIGINAL SCORE A. MICHAEL GIACCHINO - THE INCREDIBLES B. DAVID A. STEWART, JOHN POWELL, MICK JAGGER - ALFIE C. HOWARD SHORE - THE AVIATOR D. DANNY ELFMAN - SPIDERMAN 2 E. JOHN SWIHART - NAPOLEON DYNAMITE F. JAN A.P. KACZMAREK - FINDING NEVERLAND 18. ORIGINAL SONG A. "MILLION VOICES"- HOTEL RWANDA (WYCLEF JEAN, JERRY “WONDER” DUPLESSIS & ANDREA GUERRA) B.”THE BOOK OF LOVE”- SHALL WE DANCE (STEPHEN MERRITT) C. "BLIND LEADING THE BLIND” - ALFIE (MICK JAGGER & DAVE STEWART) D. "SHINE YOUR LIGHT” -LADDER 49 (ROBBIE ROBERTSON) E. “LEARN TO BE LONELY”-THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (ANDREW LLOYD WEBER) F. “BELIEVE”-THE POLAR EXPRESS (GLEN BALLARD & ALAN SILVESTRI) 19. CINEMATOGRAPHY A. EMMANUEL LUBEZKI - LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS B. ROBERT RICHARDSON - THE AVIATOR C. JOHN MATHIESON - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA D. BRUNO DELBONNEL - A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT E. BILL POPE, ANETTE HAELLMIGK - SPIDERMAN 2 F. XIAODING ZHAO - HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS 20. VISUAL EFFECTS A. MICHELE FERRON, LOUIS MORIN - ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND B. JOHN SULLIVAN - COLLATERAL C. STEPHEN LAWES, SCOTT E. ANDERSON - SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW D. ANDY BROWN, KIRSTY MILLAR - HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS E. JOHN DYSTRA, SCOTT STOKDYK , ANTHONY LAMOLINARA, JOHN FRAZIER - SPIDERMAN 2 F. ROB LEGATO, PETE TRAVERS, MATTHEW GRATZNER, BRUCE STEINHEIMER - THE AVIATOR 21. FILM EDITING a. DYLAN TICHENOR - LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS B. THELMA SCHOONMAKER ACE - THE AVIATOR C. JOHN BLOOM, ANTONIA VAN DRIMMELEN - CLOSER D. JIM MILLER,ACE, PAUL RUBELL ACE - COLLATERAL E. LONG CHENG - HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS F. BOB MURAWSKI - SPIDERMAN 2 22. SOUND (EDITING & MIXING) A TOM FLEISCHMAN, PETUR HLIDDAL, PHILIP STOCKTON - THE AVIATOR B LEE ORLOFF, ELLIOTT L. KORETZ, MICHAEL MINKLER, MYRON NETTINGA - COLLATERAL C. TOM DAWE, ANDY NELSON, ANNA BEHLMER, MARTIN EVANS - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA D. KEVIN O’CONNELL, GREG RUSSELL, JEFFREY J. HABOUSH - SPIDERMAN 2 E JING TAO - HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS F. JOAKIM SUNDSTRÖM - CODE 46 23. ART DIRECTION & PRODUCTION DESIGN A. DANTE FERRETTI, FRANCESCA LO SCHIAVO - THE AVIATOR B. JOHN HILL - DE LOVELY C. MARIA DJURKOVIC, TATIANA MACDONALD - VANITY FAIR D. ZHONG HAN - HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS E. ANTHONY PRATT, CELIA BOBAK - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA F KEVIN CONRAN, KIRSTEN CONRAN, PIER LUIGI BASILE - SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW 24. COSTUME DESIGN A. SANDY POWELL - THE AVIATOR B. JANTY YATES - DE LOVELY C..BEATRIX ARUNA PASZTOR - VANITY FAIR D. EMI WADA - HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS E. ALEXANDRA BYRNE - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA F. STELLA MCCARTNEY - SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW Top Nominees: The Phantom of the Opera - 11 The Aviator - 11 Ray - 7 House of Flying Daggers - 7 Spiderman 2 - 6 Sideways - 6 Kinsey - 6 I feel so included; there are others like me who enjoyed "The Phantom of the Opera".

If by win, you mean come dead last, then yes. How can a nation that is nearly universally despised, win a 'popularity' contest? Just because you know what kind of car someone drives or what they like to eat for breakfast in the morning doesnt mean you like them. ←

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events - ***1/2 (7/10) "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" is directed by Brad Siberling ("Casper") and features stars such as Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Louis Guzman, Catherine O'Hara and the narration of Jude Law. It tells the story of three children (Emily Browning, Liam Aiken, Kara and Shelby Hoffman) who are orphaned when their parents die in a car crash, only to be put in the care of Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), a psychopathic D-grade actor who tries to kill then in order to gain their inheritance. Even as they run from him, he pursues them and sabotage's their efforts. Can they escape Olaf's clutches and live a perfectly normal, fortunate life? This is a movie that's hard to comment on much because it doesn't really have any strengths or weaknesses. It's a well written, well made and well directed film. There's nothing specifically excellent about it, other then perhaps its consistency. It is very watchable though. If there's one thing I can say, it is that this isn't really a children's movie, especially if you take into account the dark themes or tense moments. Alas, Jim Carrey bat 1.000 this year. Thumbs up.