BAFTA Nominations 2008

More awards nominations!  This time for the BAFTAs 2008. Atonement has a massive FOURTEEN nominations… really should watch that now, shouldn’t I? I really think This Is England should win for Best British Film, and I’m happy Juno‘s Ellen Page has nods, and Diablo Cody is in there too.  You can watch the Press Conference with all the announcements here.

The ceremony will be on Sunday Feb 10th at the Royal Opera House in London, and the show will be presented by Jonathan Ross.

Okay, I warn you – it’s a long list. More follow under the cut…

FILM

AMERICAN GANGSTER – Brian Grazer/Ridley Scott
ATONEMENT – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster
THE LIVES OF OTHERS – Quirin Berg/Max Wiedemann
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN – Scott Rudin/Joel Coen/Ethan Coen
THERE WILL BE BLOOD – JoAnne Sellar/Paul Thomas Anderson/Daniel Lupi

BEST BRITISH FILM

ATONEMENT – Tim Bevan/Eric Fellner/Paul Webster/Joe Wright/Christopher Hampton
THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM – Frank Marshall/Patrick Crowley/Paul L Sandberg/Paul Greengrass/Tony Gilroy/Scott Z Burns/George Nolfi
CONTROL – Orian Williams/ Todd Eckert/Anton Corbijn/Matt Greenhalgh
EASTERN PROMISES – Paul Webster/Robert Lantos/David Cronenberg/Steve Knight
THIS IS ENGLAND – Mark Herbert/Shane Meadows

LEADING ACTOR

GEORGE CLOONEY – Michael Clayton
DANIEL DAY-LEWIS – There Will Be Blood
JAMES McAVOY – Atonement
VIGGO MORTENSEN – Eastern Promises
ULRICH MÜHE – The Lives of Others

LEADING ACTRESS

CATE BLANCHETT – Elizabeth: The Golden Age
JULIE CHRISTIE – Away From Her
MARION COTILLARD – La Vie en Rose
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY – Atonement
ELLEN PAGE – Juno

What’s Link Got To Do, Got To Do With It?

Bumper edition as the weekend is upon us. How exciting, huh? I bet you’re excited.

Slate reviews My Kid Could Paint That, a documentary asking just how good is Jackson Pollock compared to say, a 4-year old.

Marina Hyde, a Guardian, gives notes on what John Rambo thinks about Burma.

Maybe, just maybe, Joss Whedon’s going to get another chance.

According to The Onion, something beautiful has happened in the world of politics.

PopMatters pays tribute to one of the great California burnout records and takes some cues from a new box set to deliver a guide to Heavy Metal.

Stylus offers advice to budding talents on how to make records better.

Kevin Drew, of Broken Social Scene, offers up songs and old which tickle the good parts of his ears on Pitchfork.

Amy Millan, of slightly-associated-to-Broken Social Scene-indie lovelies Stars, is among those discussing gender issues with Tiny Mix Tapes.

The battle of the reality shows begins again. I’m all about the X Factor. Plus, also from The Times, is this interview with Linda Thompson.

Sweet new show Pushing Daisies has comic book. And, yes, it’s quite sweet.

There are trailers out for Be Kind Rewind, No Country For Old Men and Sweeney Todd at Apple and Yahoo respectively.

Rolling Stone pits Guitar Hero and Rock Band against each other.

A really old link from back in February on 20 Comics To Change Your Life on Nerve.

It appears HBO is starting to lose it a little bit, although its two new commissions sound like they may have potential.

The Independent LOVES Control. So does The Telegraph.

Van Halen are back. With Roth. Awesome. The New York Times was there.

Rudy Guiliani is topping the fund raising for the Republicans.

Phew, that’s it. Have a lovely weekend!!

You’ve Lost That Linking Feeling

 

Oh, woe is me. ‘Tis raining and cold and dour, just as England should be I suppose. The only way I can cheer myself up is to provide you all with links to morsels of information and loveliness across this worldwide interweb.

The always wonderful AV Club provides a superb list of films too much for a second viewing.

The equally great PopMatters gives a treatise on the still underrated Ween.

Stylus aims its arrow towards the niche set and gives a guide to Balkan music.

The Guardian‘s Peter Bradshaw discusses Control and its depiction of disability.

The Times talks about Radiohead’s decision to test the honesty of its fans.

The New York Times shines a light on a leading, well, light in lesbian pop culture.

Stephen Colbert asserts his patriotism all over USA Today.

The creators of Lost have put up a new podcast. And here’s some bloopers, to remember what the cast look like.

If you type Wanker into Amazon.co.uk… this comes up. Couldn’t agree more.

Creed from The Office is interviewed here… I love this guy.

Beth’s off to see The Darjeeling Limited tomorrow night, and will let you know how it goes asap… in the meantime, here’s the trailer. It looks great.