I missed the SAG Awards last night — allegedly the most appreciated among dog-and-pony shows because the winners are chosen by other actors — but a quick scan of the recipients reveals no surprises. Slumdog, of course. Meryl Streep, yawn.
This afternoon, though, I received a press release announcing the picks of a group Sean Penn [...]

Doubt: Meryl's set loose as the most terrifying of school administrators — a nun in 1960s Brooklyn — in this play-cum-movie about a suspicious priest who's suspected of taking Vatican II's suggestion that clergy warmly reach out to their flock a little too far. Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman face off while Amy Adams looks [...]

The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association today announced its pick of Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire as Best Film of 2008, additionally awarding it Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Breakthrough Performance (Dev Patel), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy).
Other notable nods include a posthumous Best Supporting Actor win for Heath Ledger, whose creepy, mesmerizing Joker [...]