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And the winners are…

Digital Ink L.A.‘s 82nd Annual Academy Awards picks:

-Adapted Screenplay-
“Up in the Air”
(Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios) Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

-Original Screenplay-
“Inglourious Basterds”
(The Weinstein Company) Written by Quentin Tarantino

-Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role-
Jeff Bridges
“Crazy Heart” (Fox Searchlight)

-Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role-
Christoph Waltz
“Inglourious Basterds” (The Weinstein Company)

-Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role-
Carey Mulligan
“An Education” (Sony Pictures Classics)

-Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role-
Mo’Nique
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” (Lionsgate)

-Best Animated Feature Film of the Year-
“Up”
(Walt Disney) Pete Docter

-Achievement in Art Direction-
“Avatar”
(20th Century Fox) Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg
Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair

-Achievement in Cinematography-
“Avatar”
(20th Century Fox) Mauro Fiore

-Achievement in Costume Design-
“Coco before Chanel”
(Sony Pictures Classics) Catherine Leterrier

-Achievement in Directing-
“Avatar”
(20th Century Fox) James Cameron

-Best Documentary Feature-
“The Cove”
(Roadside Attractions)
An Oceanic Preservation Society Production

-Achievement in Film Editing-
“Avatar”
(20th Century Fox) Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron

-Best Foreign Language Film of the Year-
“Un Prophète” (Sony Pictures Classics)
A Why Not/Page 114/Chic Films Production France

-Best Motion Picture of the Year-
“The Hurt Locker” (Summit Entertainment)
Voltage Pictures Production

The harder the life, the sweeter the song.

Jeff Bridges plays Bad Blake in the film. Bridges has achieved mastery of his craft.

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You ever meet a crazy kid who runs around in Batman pajamas with a Superman cape, a six-shooter belt, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat? Moms call ‘em wild kids.

The writer of WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE, Maurice Sendak, created a kid named Max who seeks the untamed in the world of reality and imagination.

Spike Jonze has crafted films like Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Beastie Boys: Video Anthology.

Take a look at the WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE trailer, which shows a slightly different, more involved story than the book — but still the same in spirit and character.

Thank you, Spike Jonze, for leaving some dinner scraps for the kids on a private boat trip.

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For those who’ve followed Digital Ink Los Angeles for a while — oh, so many — it’s not a surprise that another blog post features the wonderfully talented actress, Ms. Megan Fox.

She is a very special creature, no doubt. Talented? Uhhhmmm… But she is a very attractive lady, no doubt.

Ms. Fox will be the feature lead in 20th Century Fox‘s September 18th release, Jennifer’s Body.

When it comes to talent, Jennifer’s Body writer Diablo Cody (Juno) has got some skills. A stripper-turned-writer, Diablo has become a real professional, with Hollywood studios regularly offering 7-figure sums for her screenwriting expertise. And Ms. Cody’s not bad to look at either.

Check out the YouTube sneak-peek below:

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Nearing its 30th Anniversary, Carl Reiner‘s The Jerk still holds a relevant platform for discussing what it really means to be a jerk. In every sense of the word, including stupidity and ill will.

Congressman Joe “You Lie!” Wilson, Rock-n-Roller Ike Turner, Professional Footballer Terrell Owens, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez are a few who come to mind as potential “jerk”-type figures worthy of some note.

But Steve Martin‘s frank and crass representation of The Jerk goes well beyond the oft-used term to a deeper understanding of what stereotypes, ignorance, bigotry, and demagoguery can produce when someone seeks to be a product of rude and mindless sociopathic behavior.

My favorite quotes from The Jerk:

Mother: Navin, it’s your birthday, and it’s time you knew. You’re not our natural-born child.
Navin R. Johnson: I’m not? You mean I’m gonna STAY this color?

Motel Guest: Don’t call that dog “lifesaver;” call him “shithead”.

Navin R. Johnson: First I get my name in the phone book and now I’m on your ass. You know, I’ll bet more people see that than the phone book.

Navin R. Johnson: Lord loves a workin’ man; don’t trust whitey; see a doctor and get rid of it.

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Billed as an “American Musical Fantasy,” The Wizard of Oz opened in theaters on August 25, 1939 — 70 years ago last week.

Based on the 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, many historians now believe Baum’s premise was slanted toward an argument for the “Gold Standard” in economics — hence the Yellow Brick Road.

Warner Brothers is releasing a 70th Anniversary Edition on September 29th.

We’re not in Kansas, anymore.

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my.

Poppy Fields.

Flying Monkeys.

Auntie Em.

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Heart, Courage, Brain, and a Home.

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Lewis Carroll‘s Alice In Wonderland was published in 1865, and his Through the Looking Glass was the follow-up in 1871.

Tim Burton‘s cinematic version of both comes out in 2010, with Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter.

Doesn’t the 60s rock-band Jefferson Airplane have their own rendition of this story? Go ask Alice, when she’s ten-feet tall…

Watch the sneak-peek trailer here.

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