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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.
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.
Erin Brockovich won my Best Actress (Julia Roberts) and was nominated for my Best Director (Steven Soderbergh) and Best Screenplay (Susannah Grant) in 2000.
The American President won my Best Actress (Annette Bening) and was nominated for my Best Supporting Actor (Michael J. Fox) and Best Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin) in 1995.
A League of Their Own won my Best Actress (Geena Davis) and was nominated for Best Director (Penny Marshall) and Best Supporting Actress (Madonna) in 1992.
Everybody knows that your life is a story. But what if a story was your
life? Harold Crick is your average IRS agent: monotonous, boring, and
repetitive. But one day this all changes when Harold begins to hear an
author inside his head narrating his life. The narrator it is
extraordinarily accurate, and Harold recognizes the voice as an esteemed
author he saw on TV. But when the narration reveals that he is going to
die, Harold must find the author of the story, and ultimately his life,
to convince her to change the ending of the story before it is too
late.
Will Ferrell is terrific, and he is supported by two legends of the silver screen: Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman. Ferrell and Maggie Gyllenhaal have a tremendous chemistry on screen that is odd considering they play opposites initially in the story. It is a beautiful story and a unique look at one's mortality and one's purpose in life.
It barely earned the money it took to make the movie, as it only grossed $40 million at the box office despite costing $38 million to make. It is in my Top Ten list for the year, and certainly deserving of the Most Underrated Movie of 2006.
When Harry Met Sally won my Best Actress (Meg Ryan) and Best Director (
Rob Reiner) and was nominated for my Best Supporting Actress (Carrie Fisher) and Best Screenplay (Nora Ephron) in 1989.
