To me, the toughest decision had to be Forrest Gump vs. The Shawshank Redemption. I was watching Shawshank again the other day, and I kept saying to myself, "how the hell did this not win best picture?"
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Release Date: Feb 27, 2009
Genre: Action/Adventure
Cast: Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Chris Klein, Michael Clarke Duncan, Robin Shou, Moon Bloodgood
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak
Writer: Justin Marks
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Plot:
Powerful forces are converging on the streets of Bangkok. They are warriors, some of whom possess extraordinary abilities, all of whom are determined to see their side prevail. Some fight for us; the others for unlimited power. Now, they are preparing for the ultimate battle -- of terror versus beauty, light versus darkness, and good versus evil.
The forces of darkness are led by Bison (Neal McDonough), a crime boss of seemingly limitless power, and whose past holds a shocking secret. Bison's syndicate, Shadaloo, is taking over the slums of the Thai capital, a task overseen by Balrog (Michael Clarke Duncan), a massively built enforcer and killer. Also in Bison's employ is the assassin Vega (Taboo, of the group The Black Eyed Peas), a masked talon-wielding warrior, whose weapon is tailor-made for slashing and stabbing attacks. Bison's attache is the beautiful but deadly Cantana (Josie Ho).
These vivid characters and their world are long known to fans of the iconic videogame "Street Fighter," which Capcom released in 1987. At the time, the 1-2 player game set a new precedent in two-dimensional interactive entertainment. In 1991, Capcom released to arcades, Street Fighter II, featuring new characters and fighting styles.
As easy as it is to brush off nerd complaints about the Academy's selections, it turns out they have failed to recognize a fair number of great sci-fi and fantasy movies that at least deserved a Best Picture nomination, and in some cases, even a win.
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Actor Kevin Spacey, who founded the web site TriggerStreet.com to encourage short-film makers to distribute content through the web, attended Mobile World Congress yesterday to tell the entertainment industry that mobile phones will soon offer a similar opportunity.
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Wait, Juno REALLY was nominated for Best Picture??? I saw that movie a year ago, it was awful. Wtf??
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3 amazing new posters for quentin tarantinos inglourious basterds!!!
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What if the universe of Watchmen really existed? It did, at least for a while. In November of 2007, I was lucky enough to be one of a handful of reporters invited to the Canadian set of director Zack Snyder's movie adaptation of Watchmen. It was like walking into the panels of the graphic novel itself.
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Great interview with Devin Faraci of CHUD and Snyder RE all things Watchmen. Enjoy!
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Over 600 Issues of Iron Man Comics went into Iron Man 2. Tony Stark will be hitting the bottle?
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Will “Slumdog Millionaire” and “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” be this year’s big Oscar winners? Will Mickey Rourke take home a statue for his triumphant comeback? Will Heath Ledger win the slam-dunk pick of this year’s awards? Who will take home the other awards? This article takes offers predictions as to who will win and who SHOULD win.
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Say what you will about the legitimacy of the Academy Awards, one thing's for sure: nerds just love to bitch about them. But this year, the nerds actually have a point - there's no reason The Dark Knight didn't at least get nominated for Best Picture.
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