2008 Woodie Awards
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Issue date: 2/8/07 Section: Arts and Entertainment
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HALF NELSON; AVAILABLE FEB. 13
Ryan Gosling has upheld a pretty impressive filmography in his young life, not giving into the cliché teen flicks that most not-yet-ripe actors do. Half Nelson is no exception, and Gosling's subsequent Academy Award nomination for Best Actor proves this film has credibility. The story may sound similar to Dangerous Minds and Freedom Writers, but there is one twist: the inspirational teacher has a drug addiction, and the poignant student is a middle-schooler. While the film may be a bit disturbing, it creeps along the more hopeful edge.
INFERNAL AFFAIRS TRILOGY BOX SET; AVAILABLE FEB. 13
The foreign-language Infernal Affairs trilogy, the inspiration for last year's blockbuster The Departed, lures in a new kind of audience: Americans. The first film stars two of China's biggest actors: Andy Lau and Tony Leung. The story involves two men who are moles in opposing forces: one has infiltrated the Triad gang in Hong Kong, and the other the police. It's a race against time, themselves and each other when it comes to a surprising end. Although Lau and Leung fail to appear in the second and third films, the trilogy still comes together as a whole.
Ryan Gosling has upheld a pretty impressive filmography in his young life, not giving into the cliché teen flicks that most not-yet-ripe actors do. Half Nelson is no exception, and Gosling's subsequent Academy Award nomination for Best Actor proves this film has credibility. The story may sound similar to Dangerous Minds and Freedom Writers, but there is one twist: the inspirational teacher has a drug addiction, and the poignant student is a middle-schooler. While the film may be a bit disturbing, it creeps along the more hopeful edge.
INFERNAL AFFAIRS TRILOGY BOX SET; AVAILABLE FEB. 13
The foreign-language Infernal Affairs trilogy, the inspiration for last year's blockbuster The Departed, lures in a new kind of audience: Americans. The first film stars two of China's biggest actors: Andy Lau and Tony Leung. The story involves two men who are moles in opposing forces: one has infiltrated the Triad gang in Hong Kong, and the other the police. It's a race against time, themselves and each other when it comes to a surprising end. Although Lau and Leung fail to appear in the second and third films, the trilogy still comes together as a whole.
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