Saltzman Sees...Melinda and Melinda (2004)

Writer and Director Woody Allen Presents...Melinda and Melinda (2004).

Saltzman Sees...Garden State (2004)

Garden State was nominated for my Best Supporting Actress (Natalie Portman) in 2004.

Saltzman Sees...Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Michael Moore's documentary about some of the events before during and after the terror attakcs on September 11, 2001.

Saltzman Sees...Ray (2004)

Ray won my Best Actor (Jamie Foxx) in 2004.

Saltzman Sees...Million Dollar Baby (2004)

Million Dollar Baby won my Best Actress (Hilary Swank) and Best Screenplay (Paul Haggis) and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Clint Eastwood), Best Actor (Eastwood) and Best Supporting Actor (Morgan Freeman) in 2004.

Saltzman Sees...2004 Oscars

2004 Nominees & Award Winners of My Oscars

• Best Picture

Crash
Million Dollar Baby
Miracle
Something The Lord Made


• Best Director

Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)
Paul Haggis (Crash)
Michael Moore (Farenheit 9/11)
Gavin O'Conner (Miracle)


• Best Family Picture

The Incredibles
The Polar Express
Shrek 2


• Best Screenplay

Eric Guggenheim (Miracle)
Taylor Hackford & James L. White (Ray)
Paul Haggis (Crash & Million Dollar Baby)
Allan Knee & David Magee (Finding Neverland)


• Best Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator)
Clint Eastwood (Million Dollar Baby)
Jamie Foxx (Ray)
Kurt Russell (Miracle)


• Best Actress

Cate Blanchett (The Aviator)
Kim Basinger (Cellular)
Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)
Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)


• Best Supporting Actor

Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (Along Came Polly)
Michael Pena (Crash)
Steve Zahn (Employee of the Month)


• Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Espisito (Crash)
Diane Kruger (Troy)
Thandie Newton (Crash)
Natalie Portman (Garden State)

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Saltzman Sees...Crash (2004)

Crash was my Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (Paul Haggis), Best Supporting Actor (Michael Pena) and Best Supporting Actress (Thandie Newton)

Saltzman Sees...Anchorman (2004)

Saltzman Sees Presents...The Funniest Movie of 2004: Anchorman

San Diego

Ron Burgundy - Afternoon Delight  (Official Music Video)

Saltzman Sees...Shrek 2 (2004)

Shrek 2 is a fantastic movie in and of itself, and holds up to the challenge of being as good as the original.  While the original Shrek is better, adding a character like Puss in Boots, played by Antonio Banderas, certainly raises the bar.  Now it's own motion picture, Donkey and Puss in Boots together is priceless in this second installment of the Shrek Franchise.

What we learn through the movie is the most important lesson is to be willing to make sacrifices for the people we love.

It is the Best Family Picture of 2004.

Saltzman Sees...Spartan (2004)

Val Kilmer and Derek Luke star in an edge of your seat thriller Spartan. The film is about the investigation into a kidnapping of the daughter of a high-ranking US government official.  The movie gets better and better as the truth is pealed back like an onion.  David Mamet, one of the best screenwriters in Hollywood (The Verdict, The Untouchables, Glengarry Glen Ross, Hoffa, Wag the Dog, Hannibal, etc...) wrote and directed the film. 

Despite his credentials, Kilmer starring, and up and coming actor Luke co-starring, the movie grossed $4.4 million in the U.S.

It is a great movie that is captivating from beginning to end.  It is the Most Underrated Movie of 2004.

Saltzman Sees...Something the Lord Made (2004)

Something the Lord Made is the true story of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Played by Alan Rickman and Mos Def, respectively, it shows the hard truths of a time when not only was their racism, but also a hard fast rule that you never operate on the heart.  The roadblocks faced by Dr. Blalock were nothing compared to the hardships lived by Dr. Thomas.  HBO does a masterful job telling this story.

It did win 2 Emmys, and was nominated for 2 Golden Globes, but like many TV Movies, isn't nearly as popular as other blockbusters of the year. 

Saltzman Sees...2004 Top Ten Lists

2004

1. Crash**


2. Miracle


3. Million Dollar Baby


4. Hotel Rwanda


5. Ray


6. Something the Lord Made


7. Anchorman. The Legend of Ron Burgundy


8. The Terminal


9. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind


10. Finding Neverland

** Crash won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Picture, despite being a 2004 movie. 

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