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34.1 a.k.a. PIMP MY BOOK (4)

Experience the Habagat Mall Tour, now, at the Pelicula website!
Chapter 9 is up at the website, so get on over there if you want to see what the hell I’m blathering on about.
And thanx to everyone who’s checked the book out.

34.2 2008 WRITERS GUILD AWARDS (I’m excited about)

Meanwhile, as the strike keeps on keepin’ on, the WGA have released the TV and radio nominee list for the 2008 awards.
And just as the Golden Globe recognized them, so did the WGA:

Dexter:
Dramatic Series Written by Scott Buck, Daniel Cerone, Drew Z. Greenberg, Lauren Gussis, Kevin Maynard, Clyde Phillips, Melissa Rosenberg, and Tim Schlattman
Episodic Drama “The Dark Defender”; written by Tim Schlattmann

Entourage:
Comedy Series Written by Marc Abrams, Lisa Alden, Michael Benson, Brian Burns, Doug Ellin, Alex Gansa, Tim Griffin, Dusty Kay, Stephen Levinson, Ally Musika, Wes Nickerson, and Rob Weiss

Pushing Daisies:
New Series Written by Chad Gomez Creasey, Dara Resnik Creasey, Bryan Fuller, Abby Gewanter, Jim Danger Gray, Lisa Joy, Kath Lingenfelter, Rina Mimoun, Jack Monaco, Scott Nimerfro, and Peter Ocko
Episodic Comedy “Pie-Lette”; written by Bryan Fuller

And for good measure…

Lost:
Episodic Drama “Flashes Before Your Eyes”; written by Damon Lindelof & Drew Goddard

Congratulations, one and all. Winners will be announced on February 9, 2008, at the 60th WGA Awards. (The complete list of radio and TV nominees can be found here.)

Parting shot: Another round of congratulations must also go out to everyone behind Dexter and Pushing Daisies, for securing spots on the American Film Institute's Official Selections for TV Programs of the Year. Brilliant. (See the entire list here.)

(Image from Pelicula website, website designed by Carl Vergara, Habagat icon designed by Ian Sta. Maria; series images courtesy of about.com [Dexter]; hbo.com [Entourage]; avclub.com [Pushing Daisies]; and fanpop.com [Lost].)

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2008 GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEES (I’m excited about)

So another awards season has begun, and amidst a sea of critics’ nods, the Hollywood Foreign Press releases the first big salvo before the Oscars and the BAFTAs.
Below are the Golden Globe nominations that got me stoked.

Eastern Promises:
Best Motion Picture Drama
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama (Viggo Mortensen)
Best Score (Howard Shore)

(Sorry, but it’s the only nominated film I’ve actually seen, so it’s the only one I can legitimately get excited about, though below are some nominations for films I’ve mentioned ‘round these parts before.)

Juno:
Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Ellen Page)
Best Screenplay (Diablo Cody)

Lars and the Real Girl:
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Ryan Gosling)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street:
Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Best Director (Tim Burton)
Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Johnny Depp)
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Helena Bonham Carter)

And since I’m also a Sarah Polley and Coen Brothers fan…

Away From Her:
Best Actress in a Motion Picture Drama (Julie Christie)

No Country for Old Men:
Best Motion Picture Drama
Best Director (Joel and Ethan Coen)
Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Javier Bardem)
Best Screenplay (Joel and Ethan Coen)

On the TV end of things…

Dexter:
Best Actor in a Drama Series (Michael C. Hall)

Entourage:
Best Musical or Comedy TV Series
Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or TV Movie (Kevin Dillon and Jeremy Piven)

Pushing Daisies:
Best Musical or Comedy TV Series
Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV Series (Lee Pace)
Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy TV Series (Anna Friel)

Congratulations, one and all, and to Pushing Daisies, an additional pat on the back, for scooping up three nominations on the strength of only 9 episodes to date.

You can find the complete list of 2008 Golden Globe nominees here.

Parting shot: Regulars here to the Iguana know I follow Dexter, Entourage, and Pushing Daisies, so you’ll find episodic recaps and reactions in the Archive, where a review of David Cronenberg’s Eastern Promises also resides in happy comfort. (Feed it some peanuts. It likes those.)

(Images courtesy of screenhead.com [Eastern Promises]; latimes.com [Dexter]; hbo.com [Entourage]; and thepiemaker.com [Pushing Daisies].)