Oscar Predictions
Best Picture: Should and Will Win: The Departed : Everything you want in a great movie: exciting plot, unbelievable cast, entertaining and intelligent. It's not The Godfather , but it gets close. But hedging my bets: Babel could win. I liked the film which is supposed to be a critique of globalization, kind of "why can't we get along?" The "story" doesn't make a of sense, but some of the scenes like the North African mountains, Mexico, Tokyo are fantastic. Best Director: Should Win: Clint Eastwood for Letter from Iwo Jima. The movie is a masterpiece anti-war/war film in the same league of All Quiet on the Western Front and Grand Illusion. Eastwood as a director is not only talent, but also has a wonderful taste and style, and a lot of courage. But Martin Scorsese will win for The Departed . It's time for him to get one. He is certainly one of the best film directors. Best Actor: Forest Whitaker should and will get it for playing Idi Amin better t...