(January 2009)
Films of 2008 provided us entertainment and enlightenment, even (triggering) spontaneous applause at times in theater auditoriums. Now is the season when the artists can take that bow, as Awards Season focuses on the talented individuals - above and below the line - who enriched our cultural consciousness.
Moving Pictures has spoken with many of the honorees, or taken an in-depth look at their work. With articles scattered in the many categories throughout our website, we've compiled everything here for your convenience.
American Teen
Movie review: American Teen (documentary)
National Board of Review
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
movie review: Auf der Strecke (On the Line) - short (review)
Academy Award
Australia
Movie review: Australia
Academy Award, Critics Choice
The Betrayal
Movie review: The Betrayal (documentary)
Academy Award, National Board of Review
Burn After Reading
Movie review: Burn After Reading
Critics Choice, Golden Globes, National Board of Review, WGAW
Changeling
Movie review: Changeling
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, National Board of Review, Screen Actors Guild
The Class
Movie review: Entre les murs (The Class)
Interview with Director Laurent Cantet: Cantet's "Class" Project
Academy Award, Independent Spirit Awards, LA Film Critics
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Movie review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Cate Blanchett in MPM's "Focal Point": Talent Taking Flight: Cate Blanchett
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globes, LA Film Critics, National Board of Review, Screen Actors Guild, WGAW
The Dark Knight
Feature article: Clash of the Comic Book Titans
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globes, LA Film Critics, National Board of Review, Screen Actors Guild, WGAW
Dear Zachary
Movie review: Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Special feature: Raising the Dead by Dear Zachary filmmaker Kurt Kuenne
National Board of Review
Defiance
Feature article on Director Ed Zwick: Facing History: Getting Ed-ucated by Director Ed Zwick
Academy Award, Golden Globes
The Duchess
Movie review: The Duchess
Video interview: Saul Dibb - "The Duchess"
Video interview: Dominic Cooper - "The Duchess"
Academy Award, Golden Globes
Encounters at the End of the World
Movie review: Encounters at the End of the World (documentary)
Academy Award, National Board of Review
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Movie review: 4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days)
NY Film Critics Circle
Frozen River
Guest Contributor exclusive from actor - and awards nominee - Charlie McDermott
Independent Spirit Awards
The Garden
Movie review: The Garden (documentary)
Academy Award
Gomorrah
Movie review: Matteo Garrone's "Gomorra" ("Gomorrah")
Interview with Director Matteo Garrone: Vedi Napoli E Poi Muori
Critics Choice, Golden Globes
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Interview with filmmaker Alex Gibney: Alex Gibney: Curator of Iconoclasts
Writers Guild of America, West
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Feature article: Clash of the Comic Book Titans
Academy Award
Hunger
Movie review: Hunger
Interview with lead Michael Fassbender: Michael Fassbender: Hunger's Bobby Sands
Video interview with director Steve McQueen: Steve McQueen - "Hunger"
LA Film Critics
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Feature article: Indiana Jones DNA: Like Father, Like Son
Critics Choice
I.O.U.S.A.
Director Patrick Creadon speaks on another subject close to his heart in our Special Feature: Curiosity Did Not Kill this Cat: Studs Terkel
Critics Choice
Let the Right One In
Movie review: Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In)
Critics Choice, National Board of Review
Man on Wire
Movie review: Man on Wire (documentary)
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Independent Spirit Awards, LA Film Critics, National Board of Review, NY Film Critics Circle
Milk
Movie review: Milk
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globes, Independent Spirit Awards, LA Film Critics, National Board of Review, NY Film Critics Circle, Screen Actors Guild, WGAW
New Boy
Guest Contributor exclusive from director Steph Green
Academy Award
Rachel Getting Married
Movie review: Rachel Getting Married
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, National Board of Review, NY Film Critics Circle, Screen Actors Guild
The Reader
Movie review: The Reader
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Feature article on the film and its director, Marina Zenovich: Director Marina Zenovich Dishes on "Polanski"
Critics Choice, National Board of Review
Slumdog Millionaire
Video interview: Danny Boyle - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Video interview: Freida Pinto and Dev Patel - "Slumdog Millionaire"
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Directors Guild of America, Golden Globes, LA Film Critics, National Board of Review, NY Film Critics Circle, Screen Actors Guild, WGAW
Spielzeugland (Toyland)
From the filmmaker: Making "Spielzeugland" ("Toyland")
Academy Award
Trouble the Water
Movie review: Trouble the Water (Documentary)
Academy Award
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Interview with director Woody Allen: Woody Allen: Anonymous
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, Independent Spirit Awards, National Board of Review, NY Film Critics Circle, Screen Actors Guild, WGAW
Waltz with Bashir
Movie review: Ari Folman's "Waltz with Bashir"
Interview with director Ari Folman: "Animation Mayhem: Ari Folman's Waltz with Bashir"
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, LA Film Critics, National Board of Review, WGAW
The Wrestler
Movie review: The Wrestler
Academy Award, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, Independent Spirit Awards, Screen Actors Guild, LA Film Critics, National Board of Review, WGAW
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Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences
Critics Choice
Golden Globes
LA Film Critics
National Board of Review
NY Film Critics Circle
Screen Actors Guild
Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW)
Directors Guild of America
Independent Spirit Awards