Well, this is it for The Mammal. The time when writing reviews as an educational experience has ended. I’m going to concentrate on my studies in Film and Journalism here at NYU. This site will serve as a vault for all the work I’ve done in the last five years (meaning I’ll periodically be updating it to hold all the writing). Obviously, thank you to everyone who helped create the site and those of you who read it.

Sam Osborn

Hey everybody,

No review this weekend. It’s crunch time here at the ole’ university and I didn’t have the time to hit screenings last week. A review or two might trickle out during the week. Otherwise, see you next week.

The Mammal

As the web designer uploads reviews I’ve written from years past, they’ll be listed as “New Posts.” So to access the pertinent, current, actually interesting articles, just click on the 2008 category on the right side of the page. We apologize for our oddity.

Sam

As the inaugural year for The Movie Mammal.com’s picks for the Academy Awards, I’d like to put out a disclaimer that I suck at this. I talk big, brag to everyone, pretend I’m the Oscar Mole (if I had to chose a mammal…) and usually make an annual ass out of myself by losing every betting pool I hurl myself into. Well this year’s probably the same, but here it goes:

Best Picture: No Country For Old Men
Best Director: The Coen Brothers

Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis

Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem

Best Actress: Ellen Page
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett

Best Original Screenplay: Diablo Cody, Juno

Best Adapted Screenplay: Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be BloodBest Animated Feature: Ratatouille

Best Documentary Feature: No End In Sight

Best Foreign Film: The CounterfeitersBest Cinematography: Atonement

Best Art Direction: Atonement

Best Makeup: Pirates of the Caribbean

Best Costume Design: Atonement

Best Documentary Short: Sari’s Mother

Best Editing: The Bourne Ultimatum

Best Original Score: Atonement

Best Short Film Animated: Even Pigeons Go To Heaven

Best Short Film Live Action: Il Supplente

Best Sound Editing: Transformers

Best Sound Mixing: The Bourne Ultimatum

Best Visual Effects: Transformers

Best Original Song: “Falling Slowly” Once

See you after the show…

As the web designer uploads reviews I’ve written from years past, they’ll be listed as “New Posts.” So to access the pertinent, current, actually interesting articles, just click on the 2008 category on the right side of the page. We apologize for our oddity.

Sam

Welcome finally and officially to The Movie Mammal.com. Today, February 22nd, 2008, us mammals open our doors for readers and writers alike. A couple pages are still under construction (namely the Credits page and the Articles and Reviews archive), but these will be fixed in the coming weeks. Check out Mammal Facts for more info on the site as well. But meanwhile, tell everyone you know, and look out for Oscar picks later this weekend.

Oh, and if anyone lives around Manhattan and wants to check out the best Oscar party this side of Los Angeles, shoot Sam an email.

Thanks for reading.