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IceBreaker update:

We have our final location scouts this weekend. Once our scouting is complete, we will check the availability of the locations and start putting together a schedule. Rehearsals have begun with a couple of the actors, and they are going great. One of the spots we are checking out on Sunday is a studio space that we may utilize for rehearsals.

On an unrelated note, I watched The Godfather Part II yesterday and a line of dialogue that I just love from that movie is this:

"Make sure everyone gets to see the cake before you cut it." - Hyman Roth (at a "mob" meeting)

What a great line.

"I want these motherfucking snakes off the motherfucking plane!"

A line spoken by Samuel L. Jackson in the upcoming film, Snakes on a Plane.

I love it.

The Halle Grail, or How to Bring People to the Box Office*

-A lifetime industry ban on Rob Schneider.

-Fandango paper bag people found incinerated!

-Halle Berry look-alike in every fourth seat.

-Trailer warning: "Funny scenes depicted in the following preview may constitute all of the funny scenes in film."

-Electrified seat backs: You kick it, you fry.

-The old Plaza Hotel-style treatment: valet parking, fresh flowers, tuxedoed waiters carrying martinis, "Oh, Tim Allen's in it? Just leave the whole pitcher, dahhling."

-Good movies.

*From the Washington Post

PURE AWESOMENESS

IceBreaker UPDATE

Like I said, our table reading was awesome. We had three cameras running and Chad has edited the footage into a cohesive film of sorts. We are currently going over that and adjusting the script as need be.

We are also messing around with some ideas for a trailer or teaser that we hope to film soon.

Our location peeps, Randy & Mary, have also been doing an awesome job of securing even more locations for us. Nothing is in writing yet but as soon as it is we will let you all know what we have.

Rehearsals will begin soon- 1 to 2 weeks from now.

We are still chasing several leads in the financing department, but nothing is concrete yet.

In an unrelated note I just saw March of the Penguins and what an awesome film it is. Check it out when you get a chance.

Best Picture of the year

Wow, I guess this didn't surprise me but I would still consider this an upset. I think this film really did deserve it over the others- I just wish I would have went with my gut and picked it for my picks. Oh well.

Chad's Oscar Picks
BEST PICTURE
Will win- Brokeback Mountain
Should win- Brokeback Mountain
BEST DIRECTOR
Will win- Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Should win- Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
BEST ACTRESS
Will win- Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)
Should win- Reese Witherspoon (Walk The Line)

BEST ACTOR
Will win- Phillip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Should win- Joaquin Phoenix (Walk The Line)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Will win- Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Should win- Catherine Keener (Capote)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Will win- George Clooney (Syriana)
Should win- Paul Giamatti (Cinderella Man)
ANIMATED FEATURE
Will win- Wallace & Gromit In the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Should win- Wallace & Gromit In the Curse of the Were-Rabbit
ART DIRECTION
Will win- Memoirs of a Geisha
Should win- King Kong

COSTUME DESIGN

Will win- Memoirs of a Geisha

Should win- Memoirs of a Geisha
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Will win- Brokeback Mountain
Should win- Brokeback Mountain

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Will win- March of the Penguins
Should win- March of the Penguins

FILM EDITING
Will win- Crash
Should win- Crash
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Will win- Tsotsi
Should win- Paradise Now
MAKEUP
Will win- The Chronicles of Narnia
Should win- Tootsie
ORIGINAL SCORE
Will win- Brokeback Mountain
Should win- Brokeback Mountain
ORIGINAL SONG
Will win- "In the Deep" (Crash)
Should win- "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" (Hustle & Flow)
SOUND EDITING
Will win- King Kong
Should win- King Kong

SOUND MIXING

Will win- King Kong

Should win- Walk The Line

VISUAL EFFECTS

Will win- King Kong

Should win- King Kong
SCREENPLAY-ADAPTED
Will win- Brokeback Mountain
Should win- Brokeback Mountain
SCREENPLAY-ORIGINAL
Will win- Crash
Should win- Crash
DOCU SHORT SUBJECT
Will win- The Mushroom Club

Should win- The Cauliflower Club

SHORT FILM-ANIMATED
Will win- Badgered
Should win- Badges, We Need Not
SHORT FILM-LIVE ACTION
Will win- Cashback
Should win- Your Mom

Nick's Oscar Picks

BEST PICTURE

Will win- Brokeback Mountain

Should win- Crash

BEST DIRECTOR

Will win- Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

Should win- Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain

BEST ACTRESS

Will win- Reese Witherspoon, Walk The Line

Should win- Felicity Huffman, Transamerica

BEST ACTOR

Will win- Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Capote

Should win- Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Will win- Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener

Should win- Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Will win- Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man

Should win- Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man

ANIMATED FEATURE

Will win- Wallace & Gromit In the Curse of the Were-Rabbit

Should win- Wallace & Gromit In the Curse of the Were-Rabbit

ART DIRECTION / COSTUME DESIGN

Will win- Memoirs of a Geisha

Should win- Memoirs of a Geisha

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Will win- Brokeback Mountain

Should win- Good Night and Good Luck

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Will win- March of the Penguins

Should win- Murderball

FILM EDITING

Will win- Crash

Should win- The Constant Gardener

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Will win- Tsotsi

Should win- Paradise Now

MAKEUP

Will win- The Chronic - "What?" - cles of Narnia

Should win- Narnia

ORIGINAL SCORE

Will win- Brokeback Mountain

Should win- Brokeback Mountain

ORIGINAL SONG

Will win- "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" Hustle & Flow

Should win- "It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp" Hustle & Flow

SOUND EDITING / SOUND MIXING / VISUAL EFFECTS

Will win- King Kong

Should win- King Kong

SCREENPLAY-ADAPTED

Will win- Brokeback Mountain

Should win- Brokeback Mountain

SCREENPLAY-ORIGINAL

Will win- Crash

Should win- The Squid and the Whale

DOCU SHORT SUBJECT

Will win- A Note of Triumph: The GOlden Age of Norman Corwin

Should win- Sure, why not?

SHORT FILM-ANIMATED

Will win- The Moon and the Sun: An Imagined Conversation

Should win- Sounds good to me

SHORT FILM-LIVE ACTION

Will win- Six Shooter

Should win- Ok, sure

RIP One Armed Man

Well, after about 90 minutes of deliberations yesterday, I have made my Oscar picks. I voted pretty safe this year, but I'm not really sure if there are any clear winners this year. I think there is definitely the potential for some major upsets. If that's the case, I'm screwed. I also have been hearing and reading a lot about how this is one of the worst years for movies. I saw a lot of nominees this year, and I liked them all! I think this is probably one of the best years for movies. The Indies are taking over baby, making way for the guerrillas (IceBreaker) to become the "new Indies". It is going to be a great show, and I am really looking forward to it.