So.....the other day Ann and I were flipping through the channels and I caught about two seconds of a movie. As random as it was, it was "The January Man" from 1989. I said to Ann, "Oh, I like this movie. It's "The January Man" with Kevin Kline, Alan Rickman, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio." Ann could not believe I even knew the movie. I then responded "it's a great movie. We own it. It's in the vault if you want to watch it." Things like that make me remember how much I love movies. It is a fun movie, if you haven't seen it. A fun one-off movie with wildly colorful characters (including a greatly odd performance by Alan Rickman, go figure). It's a little lost in time given its plot characteristics centering around 1980s computer technology and its insistence that Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is an attractive woman. Still, a good Sunday matinee.
And then there are things that make me hate movies. Today I read an article explaining that Sony is already rebooting the Spider-Man franchise as a gritty, dark, "Batman Begins"-style origin story. This franchise is only eight years old and it really bugs me that the studio is already scrapping it and starting over. I'm not a fan at all of the last Spider-Man movie (it was God awful), but this is just ridiculous. This makes me hate the movies.
And now, on to the reason you came to this site -- The updated Fantasy Film Studio League standings after the Writer's Guild nominations. There were a few surprises in today's announcement from the Writer's Guild. The movies "Up" and "Inglorious Basterds" were shut out and "The Hangover" was included. "Crazy Heart" also made the cut in the Adapted category. "Star Trek" and "Avatar" also made the cut giving some serious cred to sci-fi this year. Speaking of "Avatar," Jake and Rachel paid the intra-season change fee in order to drop "District 9" for "Avatar" in the Original Screenplay category. "District 9" was actually adapted from a graphic novel created by the writer and director in order to attract investors' capital. This move turned out to be a good one as they received a nomination today for that choice. Scott Engroff scored two nominations today and Paul, Erin & Steve, and Danny all scored one as well.
Remember, the Golden Globes are this weekend as well as the Critic's Choice Awards. The nominations have been fun, but the awards are about to start coming. Also, remember that nominations receive two points each while a win pays three points. The updated standings are below....
Name / Nominations / Points
Danny Sarnowski / 28 / 56
The Dekkers / 16 / 32
Paul Hogseth / 16 / 32
Scott Engroff / 13 / 26
Ann Sarnowski / 12 / 24
Jake & Rachel / 11 / 22
Erin & Steve / 10 / 20
Dan Pavlovich / 8 / 16
Jimmy Gordon / 5 / 10
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