Eminem gives a good debut performance in a film that could have been given more than it was given. Jimmy is a poor white boy from Detroit who wants to become a successful rapper. However, he has to deal with family issues as well as racism because of his skin colour. He goes into rap battles but isn't very successful at it. As you can tell by my very short plot summary, there isn't much of a story in the film. The screenplay and direction aren't all that special but the performances are very good and even enjoyed Eminem's award-winning song quite a bit (and I hate rap a lot).

Oscar: Best Original Song ("Lose Yourself")

This bland musical is your typical big Warner Brothers production with a poor story and great music. Warner Baxtor gives a good performance as a man who decides to stage one last big musical theatre production. A huge amount of girl audition and later they are rehearsing for the big show. Meanwhile, when the big premiere comes, it's up to one girl to save the show. The music is very good, but the screenplay is badly written and doesn't serve much purpose. The performances are good, though, as are the musical numbers. However, that is not enough to get this film a recommendation from me.

Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Sound

Cruella De Vil is a fashion designer, who while looking at her employee's work sees a picture of her dalmatian. Anita explains it's her dog. Cruella then decides to create the ultimate dalmatian fur coat. In doing that she robs 15 of Anita's puppies, and 84 from the shops. Now, their parents go out and look for them. Glenn Close gives a very funny and evil performance in the lead role as Cruella. John Hughes writes his usual slapstick screenplay, but Glenn Close saves this film.

Golden Globe nomination: Best Actress in a Motion Picture-Comedy/Musical (Glenn Close)

Fansion designer, Cruella De Vil has been in prison for four years after stealing 99 dalmatian puppies. Now she cured, and freed, and back in the world. One of her new employees is actually the owner of many dalmatians. One of them named Oddball has no spots. Meanwhile in another part of London, an animal orphanage is out of money, and needs money. It is soon discovered though, that Cruella's treatment will break when she hears Big Ben ring. When she is back to her normal self, she teams up with controversial fur coat designer, Jean Pierre Le Pelt, to finish the job. This is a poorly constructed comedy, that not even Glenn Close's brilliant performance can save from destruction. It suffers from a poor story, an embarrassing performance by Gerald Depardeau, and a bad direction.

Oscar nomination: Best Costume Design

After astronauts find a big rectangular structure on Jupiter, they start a mission to find it's origins. Two famous astronauts, and the robot, HAL take on the mission. Circling around the big planet, they start working. One day, one of them tells the other astronaut, he doesn't trust HAL. So, the red eye is killing the astronauts in hyper-sleep. The main boss shut down HAL, and continues the mission by himself. This film is a visual masterpiece, and Kubrick gives a solid direction, but the ending is still the most confusing ending I have ever seen in my history of watching films.

Oscar: Best Visual Effects
Other Oscar nominations: Best Director (Stanley Kubrick), Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction

Bart hates practicing the piano. His worst enemy is his piano teacher, Dr. Terwilliker who makes him play the piano over, and over again. Bart then drifts off, and enters the dream world of Dr. T, who is planning an evil scheme to put 500 children and put on the biggest keyboard in the world. Dr. T also has Bart's mother hypnotized, and now he must only count on a faithful plumber to foil his piano teacher's evil plan. This wonderful story from none other then Theodore Geisel has the usual Seussical set pieces along with a wonderful musical score.

Oscar nomination: Best Scoring for a Musical Picture