blogs.news.com.au | by Ben Davey(bendavey77@hotmail.com) | Tue, Jul 8
Tue, Jul 8
Special section: Oscar countdown
Best Picture (There Will Be Blood, No Country For Old Men, Juno, Atonement, Michael Clayton)
Things is, I actually like every film that has been nominated here – but only one made my jaw hit the floor, No Country For Old Men.
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