MB's top ten films of 2007

Here it is...

1.THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
2. THERE WILL BE BLOOD
3. PERSEPOLIS
4. ONCE
5. MICHAEL CLAYTON
6. WAITRESS
7. (TIE) CONTROL / JOY DIVISION
8. BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD
9. THE SAVAGES
10. I'M NOT THERE

Oscar Noms

So the Oscar Nominations were announced this morning and I was pleased to see that my 5 favorite films of 2007 all were nominated, some of them repeatedly - my full top ten for 2007 is at the end of this post, by the way.
I was particularly thrilled about a couple of the nominations, including Cate Blanchett's best supporting actress nod for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There," and how cool for "Falling Slowly" from "Once" getting a nom for best original song. Nice too to see "The Diving Bell and The Butterfly" get four nominations, although it was passed over for best picture - a shame.
"There Will Be Blood" got 8 much-deserved nominations, including best picture, and sweet to see "Persepolis" get a nom in the best animated feature category.
Now the big question: will the awards ceremony happen, or will there justbe a bare-bones news conferencedue to the Writer's Guild strike?
Listen in tomorrow morning when I give away tickets to Friday night's performances at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival.