this movie makes me cry so much...

the best of '97 easy, and '97 was a really good year

best picture *
best director (p.t. anderson)
best actor (mark wahlberg)
best supporting actor (burt reynolds)
best supporting actress (julianne moore)
best original screenplay *

philip seymour hoffman, john c. reilly, and alfred molina are, respectively, my #6, 9, and 11 for supporting actor. heather graham's my #9 for supporting actress. i haven't finalized the rest of my '90s awards, but it'd easily take adapted score and probably editing as well...

happy birthday to a cinema god

P.T. Anderson directed Magnolia and Boogie Nights. That's all I need to love him, forever.

Punch-Drunk Love and Hard Eight ain't shabby either. I cannot wait for There Will Be Blood, though the trailer doesn't have me as orgasmic as some other people are. I'm sure it'll be good or great...though I do prefer P.T. in manic multi-cast mode (and without the kid who was bad in Little Miss Sunshine).

I'm the girl that does her job of wishing people happy birthday. You must be the other girl.

Happy birthday Mark Wahlberg! I can't say I support your Oscar nomination but that performance grows on me more with each viewing (see this post's title). Also of worth in his filmography: Boogie Nights (which I just rewatched yesterday - it's so goooood) and I Heart Huckabees. He's not always all that much of an actor, I've gotta say, but he's an enjoyable little bulldog nevertheless. Plus, without him, we would not have the glorious series that is Entourage. Happy birthday Mark!