Big Dog

What a crazy few nights it has been. Prior to tonight, The Hurt Locker seemed it was the prize winner-to-be, winning everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) in its path regarding picture and director. Last night specifically, it won those awards at the Critics' Choice Awards. Tonight at the Golden Globes, however, Avatar unexpectedly (even James Cameron claimed he wasn't expecting this) took those prizes.

I still think there's a good chance for Bigelow's THL, considering that the GGs are not the best indicator of who will win at the Academy Awards. Such recent Oscar-winning films as No Country for Old Men (2007), The Departed (2006), Crash (2005) and Million Dollar Baby (2004) also did NOT win GGs for Best Picture -- Crash was not even nominated!

I think they chose Avatar for the win here in order to help further solidify the film (and its sci-fi status) as a prominant Oscar nom for Best Pic. It will certainly be a tech marvel, but its dialogue reeked of flatness that not even 3D glasses could save.

On a different note, Part 1 of The Dog of Pompeii (1999) surpassed the 4,000 views benchmark on YouTube today! It currently holds 4,004, and is our second project to do this. Additionally, Xena Thomas, my deceased border collie who portrayed Zeus in the movie, has finally earned her credit online at IMDb. It only makes sense for the title character to be credited!