Oscars gurus smackdown, part 2: Pete and I take on Dave Karger's best-actor predix
November 5, 2008 | 4:28
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If you liked the bowl of Oscar raspberries that Pete Hammond and I served EW's Dave Karger yesterday when we dished Dave's best-pix predix, you'll gobble up our take on the best-actor derby.
When a film hasn't been released yet (Rev. Road/The Curious Case/Gran Torino, etc.) . Where does the buzz for the film(s)/performance(s) come from?? People that can be taken seriously?
Posted by: Michelle | November 10, 2008 at 10:04 PM
Question.
When you refer to a film or performance as having "buzz"......what does that mean exactly? Where does the buzz, strong praises come from when the films haven't been released yet? I've always been curious about that, and I would greatly appreciate an answer.
Posted by: Michelle | November 10, 2008 at 09:26 PM
Just wanted to share my predix ~
1. Leonardo DiCaprio, Revolutionary Road
2. Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
3. Sean Penn, Milk
4. Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5. Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Posted by: Michelle | November 10, 2008 at 09:19 PM
Um, let's just look at the last five years. "The Departed," "Crash" and "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" all won Best Picture without winning any acting Oscars. So, what connection?
Posted by: AK | November 10, 2008 at 06:36 PM
"'Revolutionary Road' is a John Cheever story." What does that mean? It's from a novel by Richard Yates.
Posted by: dude | November 06, 2008 at 06:57 PM