there will be blood

  • The nominations for the 80th Academy Awards were announced this morning, and I'm surprisingly happy with the results. Atonement, Juno, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, and There Will Be Blood are the Best Picture noms, with only Atonement not getting a Best Directing nod as well. I had a lot of problems with Atonement, and I thought Michael Clayton was a straightforward movie with good acting, but I wouldn't complain if any of the other three won. My only major disappointment: that Johnny Greenwood's fantastic score for There Will Be Blood was disqualified for Best Score. (20) #
    1/22/2008
  • The original script for Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood is on the film's "For Your Consideration" page (click on "Script" at the right end of the menu). It differs slightly from what's on screen, but is structurally the same. What did I think of the movie? The first two hours are excellent, with great acting, a well-used score, and deliberate cinematography -- but structurally, the film falters in its final half hour. The final minutes, however, are exhilirating, over-the-top, and fitting at the same time. (0) #
    1/5/2008
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