Sideways Trailer

Low budget film comedy Sideways, starring American Splendour's excellent Paul Giametti has surprised a lot of people by leading the way in the Oscar race by receiving seven Golden Globe nominations, more than any other film and one more than nearest rival, Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, which cost about 20 times more to make! Good news for independant film-makers then. It has already won the New York Film Critic's Circle award for best film, so should definitely be taken seriously. The trailer (click title to view) is light and fluffy and looks appealing, but evidence of something above average remains to be seen. Also in the Golden Globe running is Closer, which I have been following (ahem) closely, with five nominations, which together with good reviews for Garden State, which I've yet to see, makes Natalie Portman a stand out flavour of the season. Good... Kx