Any guesses about today’s Los Angeles Film Critics voting? Woody Allen’s Match Point is on the rise bigtime, but it’s gotta be Broke- back Mountain for Best Picture…right? And Heath Ledger for Best Actor? And maybe The Upside of Anger‘s Joan Allen for Best Actress? I would put money on these two if I were the betting type. I’m going to try and report the results by 3 pm or thereabouts…if the voting doesn’t go into extra innings.
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