Lakerfan - have a look at these

Any opinion on the following?

Box Office Opening Weekend Gross for Lord of the Rings -The Two Tower


Friday to Sunday.

Closing Date: Dec 18, 2002 06:00


Bet Selections Win Odds Bet!
OVER 61½ Million -125
UNDER 61½ Million -115



Lord of the Rings: Will The Two Towers be nominated for the same amount or more Oscars than The Fellowship of the Ring (13 nominations)


Closing Date: Dec 18, 2002 06:00


Bet Selections Win Odds Bet!
NO -500
YES +350



Lord of the Rings: Will The Two Towers beat The Fellowship of the Ring Opening Weekend of 47.21 million?


Closing Date: Dec 18, 2002 06:00


Bet Selections Win Odds Bet!
YES -500
NO +350



Lord of the Rings: Will the Two Towers win the Best Pticture Oscar?


Closing Date: Dec 18, 2002 06:00


Bet Selections Win Odds Bet!
NO -714
YES +400



Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Total Number of Oscar Nominations


Closing Date: Dec 18, 2002 06:00


Bet Selections Win Odds Bet!
OVER 9½ -115
UNDER 9½ -115



75th Academy Awards: Which films will be nominated for Best Motion Picture

Simply select which films you think will be nominated for a Best Motion Picture Oscar at the 75th Academy Awards on March 23, 2003.
Odds on other films available upon request
All bets are action.

Closing Date: Jan 29, 2003 16:00


Bet Selections Win Odds Bet!
Gangs Of New York -250
Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers -200
Road To Perdition -167
Chicago -143
Antwone Fisher +120
Catch Me If You Can +150
About Schmidt +150
Far From Heaven +150
My Big Fat Greek Wedding +200
The Emperor's Club +200
Minority Report +250
The Pianist +300
Adaptation +350
The Life Of David Gale +400
Solaris +400
Frida +400
8 Mile +400
Signs +500
Gods and Generals +500
Rabbit Test +500
Moonlight Mile +500
The Hours +600
Punch Drunk Love +600
Bloody Sunday +600
Auto Focus +600
Insomnia +700
Red Dragon +800
One Hour Photo +800
Whale Rider +800
The Ring +800
The Grey Zone +800
The Bourne Identity +1000
Changing Lanes +1000
We Were Soldiers +1000
The Quiet American +1000
White Oleander +1400
xXx +1500
Spider-Man +1500
Ararat +1500
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets +1500
Y Tu Mama Tambien +2500
Scooby-Doo +5000

the hours at +600 is a really good value.

AC

Gangs of New York is a lock for a Best Picture nod. Catch Me if You Can is also attractive.

Agree that Gangs of New York is attactive given that it only has to be nominated.

Will hold off on Lord of the Rings info for now.

be careful with gangs of ny. there might be some Harvey Weinstein backlash if the picture isn't GREAT. people in LA are tired of Miramax's shenanigans come Oscar time.

I do like the LOTR Two Towers over 9 1/2 nominations.

good luck

AC

I agree regarding The Hours.
6-1 is a crazy price.
It should be around 6-4.
It is on the same line of betting as films
which cant win.
This seems a very open year.
I'm not sure I would back any of the chalks.
I also think 4-1 Julianne Moore with Olympic
for Best Actress seems very fair.

12-1......halle berry did it last year.....hollywood may go latin this year....love those odds....the role is getting her some critical acclaim with the uni-brow thing going on /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif.....

don't think Salma Hayek will win it this year. nobody is talking about that movie. Julianne Moore is almost sure to get nominated. if they have Nicole Kidman I would take a look at her also. fox is going to be pushing her hard.

jack nicholson in about schmidt is my early best actor prediction. this is sight unseen.

seeing Adaptation tommorow night. I have a feeling this could nominated for best pic. flavor of the month at the right time. will let you know after I see it.

AC

AC,

Adaptation is one of the films I am most interested in seeing this year. Will likely be a month (at least a couple weeks) before it gets to my part of the country.

Enjoy - lakerfan

I really liked adaptation. Probably too quirky to get a Best Pic nod but will WIN best adapted screenplay. I'm pretty sure of that.

here is some new info.

After talking to folks, the consensus is that Salma Hayek will be nominated for best actress. don't know if she will win, but if you can get good odds on her getting nominated take them.

The Hours is a lock to get nominated. just got voted best picture of 2002 by the national review board. that is a pretty good indicator. 6-1 odds are excellent and I would love to open an account there just to place this bet. WHERE ARE THESE ODDS FROM?

Here is my current list for Best Pic

Antwone Fisher
Far From Heaven
Gangs
LOTR
The Hours

climbing:

My BIG Fat Greek Wedding
Catch Me if You Can
Chicago

Still with a shot:

Road to Perdition

Best Actress:

Meryl Streep
Diane Lane - UNFAITHFUl -- my frontrunner to win
Salma Hayek
Julianne Moore -- FAR FROM HEAVEN, runner up right now
Nicole Kidman - THE HOURS. haven't seen it, but if her performance is good, she will probably win.

good luck

AC

[This message was edited by AC on 12-12-02 at 05:15 PM.]