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Oscar Height: 1 foot 1.5 inches Weight: 8.5 pounds Age:80 Value: Priceless • a r t s & l e l s u r e the Calendar Feb. 22 - Feb. 28 FRIDAY 22 • The Black Lips One Eyed Jacks Jonathan Katz 10 p.m. staff writer • North Missis- It's that time again, folks: Oscar season! This Sunday, Jon Stewart will host the 80th annual ceremony at the Kodak Theatre in Hol- lywood, California. Here's a taste ofwhat's to come. The most-nominated.films this year are "There Will Be Blood" and "," with sippi All-Stars eight nods each; "Atonement, " with seven and "Ratatouille, " with five. Tipitina's 10 p.m. Best Actor Best Actress • Ellis Marsalis - "" - "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" Daniel Day-Lewis - "There Will Be Blood" - "" Quartet - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" - " Snug Harbor - "In the Valley of Elah" - "The Savages" 8 & 10 p.m. - "" Ellen Page - "Juno"

Hullabaloo Picks: From the first moment one lays eyes on Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview in Hullabaloo Picks: In a perfect world, the award would go to Ellen SATURDAY 23 "There Will Be Blood" - ragged, skeletal and fueled by a limitless desire for wealth - it is difficult Page as Juno MacGuffin "Juno." She is just so dam quirky-and to imagine any man more worthy of this year's Best Actor award. "There Will Be Blood" is a tale of lovable, too! Her acting prowess just makes ones funn) bone tingle •Randy one man's struggle, and the power of its narrative largely hinges on Day-Lewis' performance. with excitement. At least I think it's a funny bone! But serious)), Hullabaloo Predicts: Ifthe Oscar for Best Actor were given to the man who shows the most skin in a folks, her performance was so oft talked about for a reason. Newman, film, Viggo Mortensen would be the runaway winner. Alas, this is not the case. In reality, an Acad- Hullabaloo Predicts: With such a critical buzz surrounding Julie emy voter would have to be blind to miss the importance of Daniel-Day Lewis' act par excellence in Christie's role in "Away From Her," she is very likely to be the Dr. John, Allen "There Will Be Blood." Let's hope that none of them are! winner this year. Toussaint Tipitina's u tin{f . ctress: 9 p.m. est Su - "The Assassination of by the Cate Blanchett - "I'm Not There" • Astral Project Coward " - "American Gangster" Snug Harbor - "No Country for Old Men" - "Atonement" - "Charlie Wilson's War" - "" 8 &10 p.m. Hal Holbrook - "Into the Wild" - "Michael Clayton" - "Michael Clayton" Hullabaloo Picks: Cate Blanchett as Jude Quinn in "l'm Not There." ' ex- SUNDAY 24 perimental biopic depicts different stretches of 's life with a different actor Hullabaloo Picks: Javier Bardem is nothing short of sublime m his portrayal (and a unique name) per time period. Alongside and the late , of the psychopathic killer in the Coen ' "No Country •St. Peter All-Star Blanchett stands out in her spot-on representation of Dylan during his 1960 glory days. for Old Men." His screen presence demands the audience's attention, Hullabaloo Predicts: Cate Blanchett. She's pocketed the award for Best Supporting Ac- Preservation Hall and we are glad to oblige. tress in numerous award ceremonies thus far - including the National Society of Film Hullabaloo Predicts. Dollars to donuts - Javier Bardem. 8 p.m. Critics - and the Oscar, too, seems within her grasp. • VaVaVoom Hookah Cafe 10 p.m. Be t Director - "There Will Be Blood" MONDAY 25 Joel and Ethan Coen - "No Country for Old Men" • NOFX - "Michael Clayton" House of Blues Jason Reitman - "Juno" 8 p.m. - "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" • Thirsty Lizard Hullabaloo Picks: This is a tough choice: "There Will Be Blood," "No Country for Old Men" Balcony Music Club and "The Div ing Bell and the Butterfly" each exhibit unique directorial productions. However, 10 p.m . the Hullabaloo chooses Paul Thomas Anderson for his \'iork on "There Will Be Blood." Anderson's attention to detail and shot choices make for some gripping entertainment. TUESDAY 26 Hullabaloo Predicts: Joel and Ethan Coen for "No Country for Old Men." The duo already snagged this year's Directors Guild award and Joel Coen is eager to make good on his second •John Rankin directorial nomination (he was nominated but lost for "Fargo" in 1996). Columns Hotel 8 p.m. • G Love & Special I Sauce plus Tristan Top 10 Movies Best Prettyman House of Blues of 2007 Picture 9 p.m. "Atonement" 1. "There Will Be Blood" WEDNESDAY 27 2. "No Country for Old "Juno" • Irvin Mayfield Men" "Michael Clayton" Presents NOJO Jam 3. "Zodiac" "No Country for Snug Harbor 4. "The Diving Bell and Old Men" the Butterfly" 8 & 10 p.m. "There Will •Walter "Wolfman" 5. "Knocked Up" 6. "Persepolis" Be Blood" Washington 7. "The Host" Hullabaloo Picks: Each of the nomi- d.b.a. 8. "Superbad" 10 p.m. nees has its own virtues, but in the 9 • "S"lC k 0 " end, none of them stacks up to "There lo. "J uno,, THURSDAY 28 Will Be Blood." This Paul Thomas • Drunken Masters Anderson epic is nothing short of a Saturn Bar modern American classic and it repre- 10:30 p.m. sents the absolute cream of this year's •Soul Rebels film crop. Brass Band Hullabaloo Predicts: "There Will Be Blood." With near-universal acclaim, Le Bon Temps Roule it is difficult to think of any other 11 p.m. nominee more likely to win . •