Best Supporting Actor: 2000s

2000: Joaquin Phoenix, Quills

Oscar winner: Benicio Del Toro, Traffic
Was he nominated?: Yes (for Gladiator)
 

Review: Hope Springs (2012)

Jones and Streep as the "happy" couple.

Directed by David Frankel
Produced by Todd Black and Guymon Casady
Written by Vanessa Taylor
Starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell

Review: Ghost World (2001)

Rebecca (Johansson) and Enid (Birch) spying.

Directed by Terry Zwigoff

Produced by Lianne Halfon, John Malkovich, and Russell Smith

Written by Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff (screenplay); Daniel Clowes (comic book)

Starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, and Steve Buscemi

2007: The Ultimate Year for Film?

No Country for Old Men

Back in May, I posted that My Movie Year would be 1954. Specifically, my all-time slate of five Best Picture nominees would be that year's lineup (Dial M for Murder, On the Waterfront, Rear Window, Sabrina, and Seven Samurai). But, in terms of the overall release catalog, 2007 stands out as, arguably, the best year for film ever. While many would name a year like 1939 or 1976 as film's pinnacle year, I have not seen enough films from those years to properly classify one of them as such. (For example, I've seen 17 films from 1939 and 159 films from 2007.)

Check out some of 2007's great films after the cut.

Review: The Deep Blue Sea (2012)

Tom Hiddleston and Rachel Weisz in an affair.

Directed by Terence Davies
Produced by Sean O'Connor and Kate Ogborn
Written by Terence Davies (adaptation); Terence Rattigan (play)
Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale

Best Supporting Actor: 1990s

1990: Gary Oldman, State of Grace

Oscar winner: Joe Pesci, Goodfellas
Was he nominated?: No

Films I Saw in July

My favorite superhero movie ever.

Like Stevee at Cinematic Paradox, I think this is the most films I've ever seen in one month.

The Best:

1. The Dark Knight Rises - ****
2. A Short Film About Love - ****
3. New York, New York - ****
4. A Short Film About Killing - ****
5. Aguirre, the Wrath of God - ****
6. Saraband - ****
7. Margaret (both versions) - ****
8. Carrie (1976) - ****
9. We Need to Talk About Kevin - ***1/2
10. Camera Buff - ***1/2

More after the cut.