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...last year checked himself into a clinic in Teolo that specializes in treating depression and drug addiction, wasn't popular with many of his fellow racers but was beloved by fans. Though he liked to refer to himself as il Pirata (the Pirate)?he wore a single gold earring and had a shaved head?fans affectionately called him Dumbo or Elefantino, for his big ears. A note found in his hotel room near his sprawled, half-naked corpse read, "No one has been able to understand me ... I've ended up alone...
Other December releases fared just as poorly: besides The Last Samurai, holiday big shots like Big Fish, Something’s Gotta Give, and Girl with a Pearl Earring were largely ignored when the Oscar nominations were released. And this year’s Best Picture category is a reverse image of its recent self, with four out of this year’s five nominees in theaters by November. Only the endlessly hyped The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, whose Best Picture nomination had been a given for months, premiered during the holidays...
...stereotype. “I’m just a little more off-beat than that. I love rugby, James Bond movies, poker, feminism and finding great old clothes at thrift stores. I don’t have a perfect manicure or one of the matching pearl necklace and earring sets that seem so abundant here. The date went all right, but I don’t really see a second one in my future...
...were smart and lucky. Newmarket, unencumbered by the MPAA embargo, sent Academy members screeners of Monster and Whale Rider and was rewarded with Best Actress nominations for Charlize Theron and 13-year-old Keisha Castle-Hughes. Lions Gate flooded the membership with early screeners of Girl with a Pearl Earring (three arts-and-crafts citations) and The Cooler (a Supporting Actor nomination for Alec Baldwin...
...nice job of evoking the physical conditions of the era--the muddy roads and poorly lit, dank rooms--and her descriptions of the weaving process are interesting without getting overly technical. The Lady and the Unicorn is satisfying in its familiarity, but ultimately it feels less rewarding than Pearl Earring, mostly because we've seen the technique before. --By Michele Orecklin