"The critics are coming! The critics are coming!" Today the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the Boston Film Critics announced their "best of the year" for 2006. They are the first of dozens of announcements from critical organizations which I'll be tracking here.Los Angeles shows lots and lots of love for Letters From Iwo Jima and The Queen and (rather interestingly) Children of Men which does have stunning cinematography. Boston went crazy for The Departed set in, where else, Boston... Both groups were kind to Pan's Labyrinth and United 93. You can see the complete list here (where I'll be tracking everything)
The Departed was snubbed by LAFCA (the second most important critics group, the biggie NYFCC announces tomorrow) and also missed the AFI Top Ten List which reads in full: Babel, Borat, The Devil Wears Prada, Dreamgirls, Half Nelson, Happy Feet, Inside Man, Letters From Iwo Jima, Little Miss Sunshine, and United 93. Which is a rather self conciously hip list but still all kindsa cool for slipping Inside Man and The Devil Wears Prada, two popcorn delights, into the mix.
So, it was a great day for Clint Eastwood (whose soul is good and pure and free from earthly desires like awards!) and not a great one for Martin Scorsese (whose name is tallied in the devil's books, tainted as it is with dirty Oscar lust!) suggesting that the Los Angeles Film Critics and the American Film Institute are eager to live 2004 all over again. *sigh*
There's still lots more to go. Awards Season is underway!
Tags: movies, cinema, The Departed, Clint Eastwood oscars, Academy Awards,film, Martin Scorsese, top ten,Los Angeles, Boston
