AMISTAD
***** (R/2:37/12-25-97) Wake up,
honey. I think you left the slaves unlocked again.
Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor (Anthony
Hopkins), Cinematography, Costume Design, Original Dramatic Score.
ANASTASIA
***** (G/1:37/11-21-97) A young
orphan girl goes Romanov in all directions.
Nominated for: Original Song ("Journey
To The Past," written by Stephen Flaherty & Lynn Ahrens).
THE APOSTLE
***** (PG-13/2:13/1-30-98) When
Robert starts preaching, people Duvall to their knees.
Nominated for: Best Actor (Robert Duvall).
AS GOOD
AS IT GETS ****½
(PG-13/2:18/12-25-97) If you Hunt for Nicholson, you Kinnear
some funny dialogue.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor
(Jack Nicholson), Best Actress (Helen Hunt), Best Supporting
Actor (Greg Kinnear), Original Screenplay (Mark Andrus, James
L. Brooks), Film Editing, Original Musical or Comedy Score.
Won: Best Actor (Jack Nicholson), Best Actress
(Helen Hunt).
THE FULL MONTY
**** (R/1:30/8-13-97) Anything for
a buck naked.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Director
(Peter Cattaneo), Original Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy), Original
Musical or Comedy Score.
Won: Original Musical or Comedy Score.
GATTACA
***½ (PG-13/1:52/10-24-97)
Ethan Hawke is out of this world wearing someone else's genes.
Nominated for: Art Direction-Set Decoration.
GOOD WILL
HUNTING **** (R/2:06/12-25-97)
Matt Damon & Ben Affleck show true genius in their script.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actor
(Matt Damon), Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams), Best Supporting
Actress (Minnie Driver), Best Director (Gus Van Sant), Original
Screenplay (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck), Film Editing, Original
Song ("Miss Misery," written by Elliott Smith), Original
Dramatic Score.
Won: Best Supporting Actor (Robin Williams),
Original Screenplay (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck).
JACKIE BROWN
****½ (R/2:35/12-25-97) Another
clever but violent offering from Tarantino.
Nominated for: Best Supporting Actor (Robert
Forster).
KUNDUN
****½ (PG-13/2:08/12-25-97)
I'm willing Tibet Martin Scorsese is a Buddhist.
Nominated for: Cinematography, Art Direction-Set
Decoration, Costume Design, Original Dramatic Score.
L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
**** (R/2:20/9-19-97) Police corruption
in the big city, with a side of knuckles.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Supporting
Actress (Kim Basinger), Best Director (Curtis Hanson), Adapted
Screenplay (Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson), Cinematography,
Art Direction-Set Decoration, Sound, Film Editing, Original Dramatic
Score.
MRS. BROWN
***** (PG/1:43/7-11-97) The queen
and her boyfriend admire each other's skirts.
Nominated for: Best Actress (Judi Dench),
Makeup.
OSCAR AND
LUCINDA **** (R/2:12/12-31-97)
People in glass churches shouldn't throw dice.
Nominated for: Costume Design.
STARSHIP
TROOPERS * (R/2:09/11-7-97)
This movie is really starting to bug me.
Nominated for: Visual Effects.
TITANIC
****½ (PG-13/3:14/12-19-97)
Wake up, honey. I think you left the faucet on again.
Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Actress
(Kate Winslet), Best Supporting Actress (Gloria Stuart), Best
Director (James Cameron), Cinematography, Art Direction-Set Decoration,
Costume Design, Sound, Film Editing, Sound Effects Editing, Visual
Effects, Original Song ("My Heart Will Go On," written
by James Horner & Will Jennings), Original Dramatic Score.
Won: Best Picture, Best Director (James
Cameron), Cinematography, Art Direction-Set Decoration, Costume
Design, Sound, Film Editing, Sound Effects Editing, Visual Effects,
Original Song ("My Heart Will Go On," written by James
Horner & Will Jennings), Original Dramatic Score.
WAG THE DOG
*** (R/1:35/12-26-97) Hey, this
international incident has a phoney ring to it.
Nominated for: Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman),
Adapted Screenplay (Hilary Henkin, David Mamet).
OSCAR NOMINEES
