Do you think you know who's going to win the big Oscars at the 80th Annual Academy Awards? Are you willing to put your money where your mouth is?

Well, some people are. And, like anything that people take bets on, there are odds for who will win and who will lose. So, who will win the Oscars and who will not win the Osca

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I made it my goal this year to make sure I saw all 5 of the nominees for the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards in a few weeks. There Will Be Blood was the last film I had to see in that group and it certainly wasn't the least. There Will Be Blood was an epic story of a man so evil that anyone who competes against him is

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The idea of a Terminator 4 has been floated around for a long time.  It was only recently that T4 became a reality.  McG was hired to direct and Terminator 4 officially became "Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins."  It seemed like a crazy idea to most fans and not m

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A busy weekend for A Mike Life at the theaters and we came away with some interesting looking trailers that needed to be passed on to the rest of you.

First you have Baby Mama, with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, a comedy in which Fey cannot have kids, so Poehler becomes a surrogate for her.

Then there is Chaos Theory, another

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For many people, those who watched the 80th Annual Academy Awards last night, the Oscars this year weren't that bad. Most thought Jon Stewart did a pretty good job of hosting. Most thought some of the show was funny. Most thought the Oscars went to deserving, if somewhat unknown, people. Unfortunately, most people at home

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The film adaptation of the Pulitzer prize-winning post-apocalyptic novel by Cormac McCarthy entitled "The Road" has found an 11 year old Australian actor to play the son of Viggo Mortensen. Cormac McCarthy, of course, is the author of the novel the Oscar nominated (and almost sure to win) fi

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One of the most talked about movies of the year was No Country for Old Men, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin. The plot of No Country for Old Men revolves around Brolin finding a drug deal gone bad, and a suitcase full of $2 million in cash.

As he tries to get away with it, a killer is tracking hi

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Regular readers of this blog know that I am a big fan of the Coen Brothers and couldn’t wait to see No Country for Old Men. Well, I had to wait a while to see it (family obligations over the holiday), but I did finally see it this week.

I was a little worried that this flick wouldn’t live up to the hype, but it did - the Coen Brothers are

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The 80th Annual Academy Award nominations were announced this morning. For those that might not know, the Academy Awards are also known as the Oscars, the Big One, the Life's Goal, Mr. Paycheck, or Cha-Ching.

Many of the early frontrunners were, as expected, nominations for this years Academy Awards. As always, however, t

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The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations were announced early Thursday morning, and there are a load of good movies on it, many of which I haven't seen yet.

But I plan to!

Yet I am still surprised at some of the love a few TV shows are getting, including Grey's Anatomy and Boston Legal.

At least 30 Rock and The Office

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The Screen Actor's Guild Awards are going on right now and you can follow the results live over at A Mike Life as he updates his blog with the latest results and winner, along with commentary.

So far, it's been one heck of a night for the Sopranos and 30 Rock, with Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin taking home awards, while

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The luncheon is designed as a safe haven from the Oscar campaigning, a chance for nominees from every category to break bread together and sip wine in an informal setting.

Seating is designed with an eye toward mixing and mingling. Even the Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan, nominated for directing and adapting the best-p

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If you haven't seen "Juno" yet I recommend that you do so the first chance you get. It's a great film that definitely lives up to all the hype that it's been getting. In fact, I've got the box office numbers to show that "Juno" is actually on pace to do much, much better than "Little Miss Sunshine" did last year. Fox Searchlight

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If you're a Cormac McCarthy fan (or a fan of "No Country For Old Men") you might be interested in the upcoming film adaptation of the Pulitzer-Prize winning book, "The Road" by McCarthy.

Charlize Theron has just signed on to join Viggo Mortensen in the adaptation of "The Road" which was an Oprah's Book Club selection

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Watching a Coen Brothers film is almost always a treat. You’re never quite sure what you’re going to get out of it but you can almost depend on it being good.

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I almost always enjoy the movies made by the Coen Brothers, Joel and Ethan Coen. This year I really think they outdid themselves with the excellent "No Country For Old Men" which I think is the movie to beat for the Best Picture Oscar.Like many other times, however, the Coens will be following up the somewhat dark and dramat

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From those that brought us "Thank You for Smoking" comes the new comedy "Juno", a unique and clever offering from writer Diablo Cody.

Ellen Page stars as Juno, a 16-year old high school girl who gets pregnant and decides to give the baby up for adoption.

Michael Cera also stars at the father, and the supporting cast is pretty amazin

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David Letterman is the only late night host that can actually have A-List celebrities on his show during the strike. At least for the moment.

With his company, World Wide Pants, making an agreement directly with the WGA, celebrities can safely come on the show without "crossing the picket lines."

Robin Williams will be the first guest

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The 80th Annual Academy Awards were held on Sunday, February 24, 2008 to honor the best films of 2007. There were 24 categories of awards announced on the program. As usual there were some surprises mixed in with some of the "sure things" this year. There were a few unforgettable moments as well. Jon Stewart hosted this y

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One of the Oscar nominated songs for 2007 was Falling Slowly, from the indie movie Once, which touched a lot of hearts this past year. It was performed and written by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova. Hansard is the lead singer of his band The Frames and the Oscar committee wasn't sure when the song was actually written or

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Every character is given equal screentime and is developed in a very effective manner. The flashbacks are very apt and is very understandable even if one hasn’t watched the TV series. The movie has the same style as the City of God but

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Tony Montana said in Scarface:

“So say goodnight to the bad guy. Come on. The last time you gonna see a bad guy like this again, let me tell you.”

Well, I just saw a bad guy like that, and a hell of a lot better. Folks, you might as well give Javier Bardem the Best Supporting Actor Oscar right now, because there is no way he doesn’t ta

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She's certainly giving them something to talk about. Angelina Jolie missed the Oscars Sunday night but that didn't stop Jon Stewart, and now George Clooney from weighing in on her recently debuted baby bump.

"Either [she's pregnant or] it's a tremendous amount of gas which is just not likely."

We'll pass that on,

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BEST 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 Anderso

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What is the driving force which makes us most of the governments succeed in establishing its reign over a community? Its a very basic thing its fear. They instill this in every walk of their lives. There are people who have gated houses with security cameras and invisible walls which the tresspasser wont know if crossed but the

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Oscar Winners Recap It’s Oscar Winners night, and like all of you I’m on the red carpet being served mint juleps by beautiful slave girls. Here’s what’s happening with the 80th Annual Academy Awards, Oscar Winners.

Oscar Winners 2008 list. Get the full Oscar Winners 2008 list. As always the 2008 Oscar was way to long but it

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The film, which stars Javier Bardem as a determined hit man pursuing Josh Brolin, beat out other nominees “There Will Be Blood,” “Juno,” “Michael Clayton” and “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.”

Scott Rudin and Ethan and Joel Coen were given the Darryl F. Zanuck produce

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A vintage comedy which involves wine and women.

Paul giamtti plays a depressed teacher who hasnt found his better half yet. His role promoted him up the actors ladder.

Thomas Hayden Church played the shallow actor friend who wants to have a last bachelor life blast before he gets married. Sandra Oh has very littl

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With the Oscar race heating up, and Daniel day Lewis in course to win Best actor Oscar this year, We at Reel Suave look at the movie which is an american classic.

Daniel Day Lewis and Paul Dano go head to head in this film with the former giving one of the best performances ever to grace in the history of cinema.

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The sixth project worked on together for Woody Allen and The Weinstein Company is valled Vicky Cristina Barcelona, a film about a couple of female American tourists who become involved with a man in spain, only to raise the ire of his ex-girfriend.The film is one of major intrigue though once word hit the web that two of the s

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The Indie-heavy “Juno” movie soundtrack rose one spot to the top of the Billboard chart, becoming the first album in Rhino Records three-decade history to reach No. 1. After the announcement of four Oscar nominations for “Juno,” including best picture, the soundtrack sold 65,000 copies, according to Niel

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There needs to be a new term for something beyond cradle robbing. 'Womb robbing' sounds too sinister. But what do you call it when a 44-year old woman with two kids dates a kid who's barely old enough to order a beer? Is it just me or does Elle look like she's hanging out with one of the cast members from a Nickelodeon s

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The soundtrack in this movie plays on you by the end of the movie. There is not much of variation done to it but it creates the right mood for this gritty tale. The action is also very devastating giving the shoes of the characters a coat of blood. This movie is a not at all slow it just bursts at you in moments leaving you ver

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The National Enquirer is reporting that Angelina Jolie was afraid that Brad Pitt would leave her if she didn't produce another biological child, and got pregnant in order to keep him.  To which I say, "Me next!"

Apparently the uber-

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‘Notes on a scandal’ adapted from a Booker-prize nominated text, reminded me of the movie adaptation of ‘Enduring love’ (the acclaimed novel by Ian Mc Ewan, which was also centered on an obsession). But the former attains a much greater degree of success in its aspirations to literary intensity and intricacy. Primarily due to d

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Martin Scorsese gives into the character like an eagle to its prey. He is left helpless to the dictates of great cinema. The detailing with which he makes this beautiful movie is almost spellbinding. The character is Howard Hughes who is one of the most eccentric characters of Hollywood. He was probably one of the richest men a

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Most of us will be familiar with the sports agent, fighter pilot, the sex driven doctor, American fighter and flesh eating vampire who would have thought Cruise could play an unrecognizable assassin. But the persona this time around almost the nullifies the Tom Cruise in him finally. It is finally a character driver actor who f

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The story is based on actual events in 2001 in Tennessee, and its title references the mythic tale of David and Goliath set at a time when the rules of engagement were different than the present. Mike’s PDA which showed flashback video and imagery may make the film look like an independent film, but its message and execution is

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A very emotional acceptance speech by Daniel Day Lewis in which he dedicated his Best Actor award which he won for the movie "There will be blood" to Heath Ledger.

Daniel Day Lewis was talking after receiving the Screen Actors Guild Award Yesterday night. 

"<strong>Thank you. I'm very, ver

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It's time for the first annual AML Movie Awards for films from 2007. You can call it your education prep for the Academy Awards this Sunday.

Well, maybe not. By now most people by now are sick of award shows, so A Mike Life is bringing you something different and something funny. Hopefully.

It's a compiled list of vari

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There's no doubt about it - Angelina Jolie is a hundred percent pregnant. Jolie arrived with Brad Pitt at the Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Saturday, making no attempts to hide her baby bump under a tent dress or oversized handbag.

Though she hasn't officially confirmed her pregnancy, I'd say the bump sp

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The end of the Hollywood writers strike means the Oscar show will be the usual star-studded, fashion-filled extravaganza, organizers promised.

The 80th annual awards show will be held Feb. 24 at the Kodak Theatre and will feature a host of A-list stars. Forest Whitaker, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Hudson, Miley Cyrus, George Cloo

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Celebrities who have chosen to wear Red Gowns in the recent Academy Awards made the right choice of color for their gowns because red is an attention grabbing color and a color of importance. In an event such as the Academy Awards where there are lots of other beautiful and famous people, one must choose the right color and st

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Europeans dominates Academy Awards specially No Country for Old Man last February 24, 2008.
The full list of winners at the 80th Academy Awards:

Performance by an actor in a leading role
George Clooney (Michael Clayton)
Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood) - WINNER
Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet S

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There are very few actors who have reached the versatility of Cate Blanchett. She has provided competition even for her male counterparts who have failed to compete with the roles she has taken. This role is one of her lesser known ones and yet very slow to recognize what she does I with. It is totally outside the roles she has

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No B*tch Fight Between Angelina Jolie & Jennifer Aniston....Pfftt, like we thought there would be anyway. The internet was abuzz with the prospect of some sort of smackdown between Brad Pitt's ex wife Jennifer Aniston and his current lady love, Angelina Jolie.

The two women (and Pitt) were slated to show up for the worthy

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songsalike.com — Kimya Dawson recently brushed elbows with lady mainstream with the soundtrack to Juno (screenplay written by Diablo Cody in a Target Starbucks in Crystal, Minnesota) and the standout track is Anyone Else But You , which is a song by her band the Moldy Peaches. It’s a catchy melody, with it’s “doo doo da doo doo

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Scheduled for Sunday, February 24, 2008, on its 7th time at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, The 80th annual Academy Awards. Jon Steward will host the show as 21 of outstanding films got multiple nominations are eager to find out who will be the winners, the multiple nominees are:

8 nominations:
-No Country for O

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Robert Altman Award ‘I’m Not There‘
Director: Todd Haynes
Casting Director: Laura Rosenthal
Ensemble Cast: Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw, Marcus Carl Franklin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bruce Greenwood, David Cross, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams

To know how won the Rest of the awa

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Gary Busey is a dad. Thank GOD his son is grown now because if this is how he talks to children, I would feel sorry for his offspring. Wait, I do feel sorry for his offspring. The video after the jump will teach children why it's important to wear your helmet when riding a motorcycle or bike because you MAY suffer HEAD INJU

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Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus sat down with Barbara Walters for her annual Oscar Special TV presentation.

Video clip after the jump

Miley Cyrus tells Walters how she stays grounded, how faith keeps her strong and why she won't end up like certain Hollywood stars. Not naming any names- Britney Spears and/or Lindsay Loh

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Cynicism has eaten into the minds of many who have tried. But in this fast paced life we live is their some respite for us to brush some of our knowledge of people who made us who we are. The people who gave us the chance to think freely. But is this the freedom these men fought for?

This is a film from one of the fertile mi

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Best Motion Picture: “No Country for Old Men.”

Lead Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood.”

Lead Actress: Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose.”

Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men.”

Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton.”

Director: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for

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Peacock centers on the small town of Peacock, Nebraska, where Murphy’s character, a split personality, fools the town into believing his two alter egos are man and wife. Page portrays a struggling young mother who holds the key to his past and sparks a battle between the personalities.

Filming for Peacock is scheduled to sta

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Director Todd Haynes rightly perceives that it doesn’t really matter who or what Dylan really was. As an artist, he doesn’t owe us anything but his songs, distilling and chronicling American society and culture. Dylan’s music pervades each and every inch of this movie, always hovering like a phantom in the background…sometimes taking over the

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If one wants to face usual situations the answer is easy, stay home. We go to the cinema looking for stories. Movies, there are all kinds of them, possible, impossible, even based on true events. True events that are also unique. Otherwise, no one would be interested in them. Even nowadays trendy social radiographies focus on people i do not

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A question that’s often asked in context of the Iraq war is, whether ends can justify the means. I feel it’s the wrong question. The right one would be, can the wrong means lead to the right ends. And this is the issue raised and investigated in this provocative documentary by Alex Gibney (who previously directed the excellent

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Indiana Jones is back in this 4th installment in the series directed by Steven Speilberg…

Indiana Jones 4, Set at the height of the Cold War in 1957, Indy is in a race for the Crystal Skull against operatives from the Soviet Union. The adventures take him to New Mexico, Connecticut, Mexico C

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