And the American Film Institute has selected...


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
Frozen River
Gran Torino
Iron Man
Milk
WALL-E
Wendy and Lucy
The Wrestler

We know the Golden Globes' ceremony is like the homecoming dance compared to the prom. It's fun, and it's a big deal, but it's no effing prom. So granted whoever wins at the Globes isn't likely to brag about it versus an Oscar, but stillllll....there are some clear omissions from some categories, and we're here to point them out. Feel free to comment and let us know if you think the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is a bunch of idiots or geniuses.

Best Picture, Drama
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
THE READER
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Okay, so yes, Benjamin Button is THAT good, as is Slumdog, and we've heard good things about Revolutionary Road and Frost/Nixon, but a couple of films we'd rather see on this list? I dunno...maybe The Dark Knight, perhaps? While Ledger got his deserved nom, the Batman flick was shut out of some major categories, such as this one AND Best Director. Also odd is the omission of Milk, given how well it's done with the New York, L.A., and Broadcast critics.

Best Actor, Drama
LEONARDO DICAPRIO – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
FRANK LANGELLA – FROST/NIXON
SEAN PENN – MILK
BRAD PITT – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
MICKEY ROURKE – THE WRESTLER
I actually have no qualms with any of these, although, it's a wee bit surprising that Clint Eastwood was left off for Gran Torino considering how much the HFPA loves the old geezer.

Best Actress, Drama
ANNE HATHAWAY – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
ANGELINA JOLIE – CHANGELING
MERYL STREEP – DOUBT
KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
KATE WINSLET – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
I've heard absolutely nothing about Kristin Scott Thomas' performance, so that nomination over Cate Blanchett's exquisite performance in Benjamin Button is a bit of a shocker here.

Best Picture, Comedy/Musical
BURN AFTER READING
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
IN BRUGES
MAMMA MIA!
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
In Bruges' nomination was a little unexpected too. While enjoyable, it didn't necessarily seem like normal Golden Globe fare. I thought Last Chance Harvey would have for sure snuck in here.

Best Actor, Comedy/Musical
JAVIER BARDEM – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
COLIN FARRELL – IN BRUGES
JAMES FRANCO – PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
BRENDAN GLEESON – IN BRUGES
DUSTIN HOFFMAN – LAST CHANCE HARVEY
Interesting selection actually. I'm surprised Franco didn't receive a nom for Milk in best supporting and received one for Pineapple Express instead. Usually this category is a bunch of bullshit filler, but this is a pretty good mix.

Best Actress, Comedy/Musical
REBECCA HALL – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
SALLY HAWKINS – HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
FRANCES MCDORMAND – BURN AFTER READING
MERYL STREEP – MAMMA MIA!
EMMA THOMPSON – LAST CHANCE HARVEY
Okay, Rebecca Hall was by no means the biggest role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona, and she was by no means remotely funny. So, I would not agree with her nom. No offense, I think she's very talented, but no. While I didn't love the film as much as everyone else did, I thought SURELY Sarah Jessica Parker would be in this category for the Sex and the City movie.

Best Supporting Actor
TOM CRUISE – TROPIC THUNDER
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. –TROPIC THUNDER
RALPH FIENNES – THE DUCHESS
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – DOUBT
HEATH LEDGER – THE DARK KNIGHT
TOM CRUISE? Are you shitting me? Over Franco? Honestly?!

Best Supporting Actress
AMY ADAMS – DOUBT
PENELOPE CRUZ – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
VIOLA DAVIS –DOUBT
MARISA TOMEI – THE WRESTLER
KATE WINSLET – THE READER
To be honest, I think all these ladies deserve their noms, but someone needs to be booted out to make room for Button's Taraji P. Henson. To ignore her performance is to deny one of the most touching characters in that film.

Best Director
DANNY BOYLE – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
STEPHEN DALDRY – THE READER
DAVID FINCHER – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
RON HOWARD – FROST/NIXON
SAM MENDES – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
So, holy shit, this is like the Holy Grail of incredible directors, and I don't disagree with any of these either, but again, someone needs to go to make room for Christopher Nolan and The Dark Knight.

So, what do you think Movie Pressers? Did the HFPA nail it or miss the mark entirely? We're a little 50-50 right now.

Summit Entertainment is about to hire Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass) as the shepherd for New Moon, the second installment of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling Twilight series. Weitz is best-known for his work with his brother Paul. The two directed and produced American Pie and then were nominated for an Academy Award for best screenplay for About a Boy, which they also co-directed.

Chris' first solo directing gig, The Golden Compass, didn't do well stateside but was a hit internationally. Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, has grossed more than $141 million so far, but Hardwicke had clashed with the studio during production. Weitz has a solid relationship with Summit's top brass; he's considered easy to work with and has experience with special effects.

"He's the quality-of-life-choice," says one source. While Summit insists "we have not yet signed Chris Weitz to do New Moon," and Weitz's agency says no deal has been signed, other sources say the deal is imminent, and that Summit has stopped negotiations with other potential Moon directors. Summit plans to officially announce this hiring decision on Sunday, Dec. 14, and could have Weitz in Vancouver, B.C. as early as Monday to start pre-production on the film.

Could a man actually make Twilight's sequel better or worse? Does it need a woman's touch to touch the hearts of tweens everywhere? We dunno...

Hugh Jackman, the reigning Sexiest Man Alive, has been chosen to host the 81st annual Academy Awards ceremony, to take place Feb. 22

The Australia star, 40, who'll be hosting the Oscars for the first time, was selected "because we want the ceremony to be fun," says Laurence Mark, producer of the telecast.

"He can hold the screen and he can hold a stage. It doesn't hurt that he looks amazing in a tuxedo and he's the Sexiest Man Alive."

Wow, is that all it takes to be an Oscar host? How the hell did Bob Hope and Billy Crystal manage to get the gig so many times? And don't get me started on Whoopi...

Jackman won an Emmy in 2005 for hosting the 59th annual Tony Awards in 2004. He was also nominated as host of the Tonys in 2005.

ABC will broadcast the Oscar ceremony live from the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles on Feb. 22.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (24% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) Pick of the Week

Sure its reviews aren't the best, but for this pick of the week we went with what we were most excited about since we didn't get around to reviewing anything for you. In this remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic, Keanu Reeves stars as the alien who comes to earth. Many critics are calling it a CGI overloaded film with little substance. We, on the other hand, don't care because there is something about that wooden mug of Keanu's that makes uswant to watch his big budget outings. Why? Because Constantine was awesome.

Delgo - (16% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes)

The oft delayed, non publicized,  poorly reviewed Delgo finally hits  screens this weekend, and from the looks of it, no one is going to care. The land of Jhamora is torn apart by the mutual prejudice of two peoples—the winged Nohrin, masters of the skies, and the terrestrial Lockni, who harness the mystical powers of the land. With talent like Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt how can this not open at number one, right?

Nothing Like the Holidays - (51% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes)

It's Christmastime, and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents' home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother's safe return from combat overseas. John Leguizamo, Freddie Rodriguez, Alfred Molina, and Debra Messing star in this Latin-themed generic holiday film that has little to offer outside its talent.

1. BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
FROST/NIXON
THE READER
REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

2. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
ANNE HATHAWAY – RACHEL GETTING MARRIED
ANGELINA JOLIE – CHANGELING
MERYL STREEP – DOUBT
KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS – I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
KATE WINSLET – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

3. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
LEONARDO DICAPRIO – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
FRANK LANGELLA – FROST/NIXON
SEAN PENN – MILK
BRAD PITT – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
MICKEY ROURKE – THE WRESTLER

4. BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
BURN AFTER READING
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
IN BRUGES
MAMMA MIA!
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA

5.BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
REBECCA HALL – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
SALLY HAWKINS – HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
FRANCES MCDORMAND – BURN AFTER READING
MERYL STREEP – MAMMA MIA!
EMMA THOMPSON – LAST CHANCE HARVEY

6. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
JAVIER BARDEM – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
COLIN FARRELL – IN BRUGES
JAMES FRANCO – PINEAPPLE EXPRESS
BRENDAN GLEESON – IN BRUGES
DUSTIN HOFFMAN – LAST CHANCE HARVEY

7. BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
BOLT
KUNG FU PANDA
WALL-E

8. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX (GERMANY)
(DER BADDER MEINHOF KOMPLEX)
EVERLASTING MOMENTS (SWEDEN/DENMARK)
(MARIA LARSSONS EVIGA ÖGONBLICK)
GOMORRAH (ITALY)
(GOMORRA)
I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG (FRANCE)
(IL Y A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T’AIME)
WALTZ WITH BASHIR (ISRAEL)

9. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
AMY ADAMS – DOUBT
PENELOPE CRUZ – VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA
VIOLA DAVIS –DOUBT
MARISA TOMEI – THE WRESTLER
KATE WINSLET – THE READER

10. BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
TOM CRUISE – TROPIC THUNDER
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. –TROPIC THUNDER
RALPH FIENNES – THE DUCHESS
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN – DOUBT
HEATH LEDGER – THE DARK KNIGHT

11. BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
DANNY BOYLE – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
STEPHEN DALDRY – THE READER
DAVID FINCHER – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
RON HOWARD – FROST/NIXON
SAM MENDES – REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

12. BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
SIMON BEAUFOY – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
DAVID HARE – THE READER
PETER MORGAN – FROST/NIXON
ERIC ROTH – THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN
JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY – DOUBT

13. BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
ALEXANDRE DESPLAT –THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
CLINT EASTWOOD – CHANGELING
JAMES NEWTON HOWARD – DEFIANCE
A. R. RAHMAN – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
HANS ZIMMER – FROST/NIXON

14. BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“DOWN TO EARTH” — WALL-E
Music by: Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman
Lyrics by: Peter Gabriel
“GRAN TORINO” — GRAN TORINO
Music by: Clint Eastwood, Jamie Cullum, Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
Lyrics by: Kyle Eastwood, Michael Stevens
“I THOUGHT I LOST YOU” — BOLT
Music & Lyrics by: Miley Cyrus, Jeffrey Steele
“ONCE IN A LIFETIME” — CADILLAC RECORDS
Music & Lyrics by: Beyoncé Knowles, Amanda Ghost, Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, James Dring, Jody Street
“THE WRESTLER” — THE WRESTLER
Music & Lyrics by: Bruce Springsteen

15. BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
DEXTER (SHOWTIME)
Showtime/John Goldwyn Productions/The Colleton Company/Clyde Phillips Productions
HOUSE (FOX)
Universal Media Studios in association with Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions
IN TREATMENT (HBO)
Sheleg, Closest to the Hole Productions in association with HBO Entertainment
MAD MEN (AMC)
Lionsgate Television
TRUE BLOOD (HBO)
Your Face Goes Here Productions in association with HBO Entertainment

Check the rest out HERE.

Christian "I'm Batman" Bale stars as an older John Connor in the year 2018. Judgment Day has come and gone, and he is being forced to deal with the world he had been trained for. A world...kinda like the world in Transformers. Seriously, compare the movie posters, HERE and HERE. Things that make you go hmmm right? Couple that with the fact they decided to add the world's largest Terminator into this film that can shoot from his over the shoulder canon and I feel a little betrayed. Apart from that though the trailer looks decent enough to warrant throwing your hard earned American dollars away for some summer escapism fun. And who doesn't love Common in a supporting role?

Best Picture
Changeling
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader
Slumdog Millionaire
Wall-E
The Wrestler
Best Actor
Clint Eastwood, Gran Torino
Richard Jenkins, The Visitor
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn, Milk
Brad Pitt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler
Best Actress
Kate Beckinsale, Nothing But the Truth
Cate Blanchett, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie, Changeling
Melissa Leo, Frozen River
Meryl Streep, Doubt
Best Supporting Actor
Josh Brolin, Milk
Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight
James Franco, Milk
Best Supporting Actress
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis, Doubt
Vera Farmiga, Nothing But the Truth
Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler
Kate Winslet, The Reader
Best Acting Ensemble
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Dark Knight
Doubt
Milk
Rachel Getting Married
Best Director
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk
Best Writer (Original or Adapted Screenplay)
Simon Beaufoy, Slumdog Millionaire
Dustin Lance Black, Milk
Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon
Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
John Patrick Shanley, Doubt
Best Animated Feature
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Wall-E
Waltz With Bashir
Best Young Actor/Actress
Dakota Fanning, The Secret Life of Bees
David Kross, The Reader
Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire
Brandon Walters, Australia
Best Action Movie
The Dark Knight
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Wanted
Best Comedy Movie
Burn After Reading
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Role Models
Tropic Thunder
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Picture Made for Television
John Adams
Recount
Coco Chanel
Best Foreign Language Film
A Christmas Tale
Gomorrah
I’ve Loved You So Long
Let the Right One In
Mongol
Waltz With Bashir
Best Documentary Film
I.O.U.S.A.
Man On Wire
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Standard Operating Procedure
Young At Heart
Best Song
"Another Way to Die" (Jack White and Alicia Keys), Quantum of Solace
"Down to Earth" (Peter Gabriel), Wall-E
"I Thought I Lost You" (Miley Cyrus and John Travolta), Bolt
"Jaiho" (A.R. Rahman), Slumdog Millionaire
"The Wrestler" (Bruce Springsteen), The Wrestler
Best Composer
Alexandre Desplat, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Clint Eastwood, Changeling
Danny Elfman, Milk
Hans Zimmer/James Newton Howard, The Dark Knight
A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire

There's only two more Tuesdays left before Christmas and it seems like studios are really trying to make them count. Head on over to our DVD Release Section and see what's cooking for you on this fine Tuesday. Do you want The Dark Knight ridiculous person's collectors edition? Maybe some classic Jim Carrey films? Maybe you just wanna watch a good documentary or invite some friends over for a marathon viewing of the latest season of Lost before it's premiere in January. I don't know, I just make the lists, the deciding is for you.

Well, it appears America has voted, and the decision is: America loves sub-par Vince Vaughn Holiday films. Seriously, the movie is not good, and it's not worth $10, but Vaughn is funny, and there are some moments that will pull out a belly giggle. I just hope he doesn't get the impression that this is all we want from him. I miss R-rated Vince Vaughn and indie movie Vince Vaughn, heck I even miss Jurassic Park II Vince Vaughn. Run over to our Box Office Section to check out how much punishment the Punisher was able to deliver as well as all the others.