Saltzman Sees...Bad Company (2002)

Jerry Bruckheimer Presents...Bad Company (2002)

Saltzman Sees...Hollywood Ending (2002)

Writer and Director Woody Allen Presents...Hollywood Ending (2002)

Saltzman Sees...Undercover Brother (2002)

Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment Presents...Undercover Brother (2002)

Saltzman Sees...Brown Sugar (2002)

Brown Sugar was nominated for Best Actress (Sanaa Lathan), Best Suporting Actor (Mos Def) and Best Supporting Actress (Queen Latifah) in 2002.



Saltzman Sees...Antwone Fisher (2002)

Antwone Fisher was nominated for my Best Director (Denzel Washington) in 2002, also his directorial debut.

Saltzman Sees...Bend it like Beckham (2002)

Bend it Like Beckham was nominated for my Best Actress (Parminder Nagra) in 2002.

Saltzman Sees...Bowling for Columbine (2002)

Bowling for Columbine was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director (Michael Moore) in 2002, but lost out on both to Gangs of New York.



Saltzman Sees...Catch Me if You Can (2002)

Catch Me if You Can won my Best Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) in 2002.



Saltzman Sees...Spiderman (2002)

Spiderman won my Best Supporting Actress (Kirsten Dunst) in 2002.

Saltzman Sees...Adaptation (2002)

Adaptation won my Best Actress (Meryl Streep) and was nominated for Best Director (Spike Jonze), Best Actor (Nicolas Cage), Best Supporting Actor (Chris Cooper) and Best Screenplay (Charlie Kaufman, Donald Kaufman and Susan Orlean) in 2002.

Saltzman Sees...2002 Oscars

2002 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

• Best Picture

Bowling for Columbine
City of God
Gangs Of New York
John Q


• Best Director

Spike Jonze (Adaptation)
Michael Moore (Bowling For Columbine)
Martin Scorsese (Gangs of New York)
Denzel Washington (Antwone Fisher)


• Best Family Picture

Ice Age
Like Mike
Lilo & Stitch
Santa Clause 2


• Best Screenplay

Jack Cocks (Gangs of New York)
Antwone Fisher (Antwone Fisher)
Charlie Kaufman, Donald Kaufman & Susan Orlean (Adaptation)
Michael Moore (Bowling For Columbine)


• Best Actor

Nicolas Cage (Adaptation)
Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York)
Mike Myers (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
Denzel Washington (John Q)


• Best Actress

Cameron Diaz (Gangs of New York)
Sanaa Lathan (Brown Sugar)
Parminder Nagra (Bend it Like Beckham)
Meryl Streep (Adaptation)


• Best Supporting Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio (Catch Me If You Can & Gangs of New York)
Chris Cooper (Adaptation)
Brendan Gleeson (Gangs of New York)
Dante 'Mos Def' Smith (Brown Sugar)


• Best Supporting Actress

Kirsten Dunst (Spiderman)
Cécile De France (L'Auberge Espagnole)
Beyonce Knowles (Austin Powers in Goldmember)
Queen Latifah (Brown Sugar)

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Saltzman Sees...Gangs of New York (2002)

Gangs of New York was my Best Picture, Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Actor (Daniel Day-Lewis), Best Supporting Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Best Screenplay (Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan) and was nominated for Best Actress (Cameron Diaz) in 2002.

Saltzman Sees...Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Saltzman Sees Presents...The Funniest Movie of 2002: Austin Powers in Goldmember

Mike Myers as Dr. Evil singing "It's a Hard Knock Life"

Saltzman Sees...Ice Age (2002)

Ice Age is a story of friendship, as animals that have survived the Ice Age are thrown together whether they like it or not.  Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, and Denis Leary star in this comedy about the importance of sticking together and helping each other for a common goal.

The characters become more and more dependent of each other as the film grows, and it teaches the audience an essential lesson that friends and family come in all shapes and sizes.

It is the Best Family Picture of 2002.

Saltzman Sees...Real Women Have Curves (2002)

Real Women Have Curves is a story about family, struggle, and sacrifice. Ana, played by America Ferrera, is a first generation Mexican-American teenager on the verge of becoming a woman. She lives in the predominately Latino community of East Los Angeles. Freshly graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University. Her very traditional, old-world parents feel that now is the time for Ana to help provide for the family, not the time for college. Torn between her mainstream ambitions and her cultural heritage she agrees to work with her mother at her sister's downtown LA sewing factory.

It is a story of love and understanding and has a depth to it that all compelling stories have.  Life isn't as simple as it first appears and what you learn along the way can be a great education in and of itself.

Saltzman Sees...John Q (2002)

John Q is the story of a down-on-his luck father, whose insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant, takes the hospital's emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to perform the operation. This movie is as much about serious problems with HMO's in America as it is a story of a father's fight for his son's survival.  Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche and Ray Liotta all bring their talent to the film, and Kimberly Elise is brilliant as Denzel's wife.

Denzel Washington might be the best actor in film today, and yet when John Q came out, The Academy ignored it.  Denzel won an Oscar for Training Day, but just like Tom Hanks won back to back awards for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump, he should have been considered for another Oscar.  John Q is Denzel's strongest performance as an actor.

This is a movie with a real message about the problems with health care in this country and includes a masterful performance by today's greatest actor.  It is certainly the Most Underrated Movie of 2002.

Saltzman Sees...2002 Ten Ten List

2002

1. Gangs of New York
2. Bowling for Columbine
3. John Q
4. City of God
5. Austin Powers in Goldmember
6. Antwone Fisher
7. The Rookie
8. 9/11
9. Adaptation
10. The Emperor's Club

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