All the movies nominated for Best Picture were at least good, a few were great, but they picked the right one to honor with the top prize. Last year, I was shaking my head, this year, I'm nodding.
When I saw The Departed for the first time, I wrote that it might be the best movie ever made. I've now seen it four times, there's still little treasures to discover. I don't think it's the best movie ever made, but it's pretty damned close, and Scorcese has made another great movie that's stood the test of time, Goodfellas, so now everyting's all square.
Next item on the to-do list, let's get Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame (and the U.S. out of Iraq).
Last update: Thursday, June 3, 2010; 4:00:31 PM
~About the Author~
Dave Winer, 55, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in New York City.
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