My pick for this week is....
TYLER PERRY'S WHY DID I GET MARRIED?
Just kidding.
But I think I know the answer to the question posed in the title. It's something along the lines of “because black people stick together and that's the way Jesus likes it.” Yes, I might have had to see a Tyler Perry movie or two in the course of my employment as a film reviewer.
I did get to see WE OWN THE NIGHT, but I can't wholeheartedly recommend it, unless you're the type of viewer for whom seeing Eva Men
And yes, I'm up prior to the crack of dawn to get them to you. The biggest surprise, if you can call it that, is the strong showing by MICHAEL CLAYTON, with six nominations. Not so surprisingly, THERE WILL BE BLOOD and NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN each have eight.
Via CNN, because it announced even before the official Oscar site:
The nominees for best picture are "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood," "Atonement," "Juno" and "Michael Clayton."
JUNO? Really? Just goes to show there's a ri