Ah, yes, the remake era.

And so, we make it to the 2000s. Despite the proliferation of horror remakes, some of them ended up amazing and the comparatively original movies were good, too.

Best Picture
American Psycho
Coraline
Frailty
The Mist
28 Days Later

Best Actor
Christian Bale, American Psycho
Bruce Campbell, Bubba Ho-Tep
Crispin Glover, Willard
Ron Perlman, Hellboy
Kurt Russell, Death Proof

Best Actress
Halle Berry, Gothika
Vera Farmiga, Orphan
Nicole Kidman, The Others
Michelle Pfeiffer, What Lies Beneath
Naomi Watts, The Ring

Best Supporting Actor
Ossie Davis, Bubba Ho-Tep
R. Lee Ermey, Willard
Woody Harrelson, Zombieland
John Hurt, Hellboy
Matthew Lillard, Thir13en Ghosts

Best Supporting Actress
Carrie Fisher, Sorority Row
Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan
Pam Grier, Bones
Marcia Gay Harden, The Mist
Gena Rowlands, The Skeleton Key

Best Director
Orphan, Jaume Collet-Serra
Hellboy, Guillermo del Toro
Bones, Ernest Dickerson
Frailty, Bill Paxton
Shaun of the Dead, Edgar Wright 

Best Original Screenplay
Bones, written by Tim Metcalfe & Adam Simon
Dead Silence, screenplay by Leigh Whannell, story by James Wan and Leigh Whannell
Frailty, written by Brent Hanley
Shaun of the Dead, written by Edgar Wright & Simon Pegg
Trick ‘r Treat, written by Michael Dougherty

Best Adapted Screenplay
American Psycho, screenplay by Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner, based on the novel by Bret Easton Ellis
Coraline, screenplay by Henry Selick, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman
House of Wax, screenplay by Chad Hayes and Carey W. Hayes, suggested by the short story "The Wax Works" by Charles S. Belden
Sorority Row, screenplay by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger, based on the screenplay Seven Sisters by Mark Rosman
Willard, screenplay by Glen Morgan, based on the 1971 screenplay by Gilbert Ralston and the novel "Ratman's Notebooks" by Stephen Gilbert

Best Cinematography
Bones, Flavio Labiano
Dawn of the Dead, Matthew F. Leonetti
The Forgotten, Anastas Michos
Hellboy, Guillermo Navarro
Willard, Robert McLachlan

Best Editing
Dawn of the Dead, Niven Howie
Dog Soldiers, Neil Marshall
Final Destination 2, Eric Sears
The Ring, Craig Wood
28 Days Later, Chris Gill

Best Production Design
Hellboy
Hollow Man
House of Wax
Thir13en Ghosts
Van Helsing

Best Costume Design
Bones, Dana Campbell
Dawn of the Dead, Denise Cronenberg
Hellboy, Wendy Partridge
Van Helsing, Gabriella Pescucci and Carlo Poggioli
Zombieland, Magali Guidasci

Best Original Score
Darkness Falls, Brian Tyler
Hellboy, Marco Beltrami
House of Wax, John Ottman
Van Helsing, Alan Silvestri
Willard, Shirley Walker

Best Original Song
"According to Plan", Corpse Bride, music and lyrics by Danny Elfman
"Other Father Song", Coraline, music and lyrics by John Flansburgh and John Linnell
"Remains of the Day", Corpse Bride, music and lyrics by Danny Elfman
"Tear Me Up", Sorority Row, music and lyrics by Lucian Piane
"Tears to Shed", Corpse Bride, music and lyrics by Danny Elfman

Best Sound
Cloverfield
The Hills Have Eyes
The Mist
The Ring
28 Days Later

Best Visual Effects
Cloverfield
Dog Soldiers
Final Destination 2
The Mist
Slither 

Best Make-Up
Black Sheep
Hellboy
Thir13en Ghosts
Van Helsing
Zombieland

Best International Feature
Black Sheep (New Zealand)
Brotherhood of the Wolf (France)
Dog Soldiers (Luxembourg)
Ginger Snaps (Canada)
The Host (South Korea)

Will I do the 60s? Does anyone care?

Love and Bullets (Lalo Schifrin)

 

Phoenix cop Charlie Congers (Charles Bronson) is charged with retrieving Jackie Pruit (Jill Ireland) from Switzerland, as the authorities believe that her proximity to mob boss Joe Bomposa (Rod Steiger) could be sufficient enough to put him behind bars. A needlessly cruel narrative choice near the end aside, this is an entertaining and scenic yarn. Bronson is Bronson and he's good at that and Ireland's Dolly Parton cosplay is surprisingly endearing.

In the midst of one of the most creatively fruitful periods of his career, Lalo Schifrin responded well to the international setting with one of his most colorful scores (the "Opening" alone spotlights harpsichord, cimbalom and harmonica!).

Love and Bullets
composed & conducted
by
Lalo Schifrin

1. Opening 2.16
2. Mourning 0.27
3. Bombed 0.16
4. Drive to Train 0.52
5. Mountain View 0.08
6. Biding Time 0.34
7. On the Move 1.45
8. Lobo's Last Ride 1.15
9. Conflicted 0.40
10. Call to Vittorio/Stakeout 1.28
11. Strudel Promise 0.13
12. Being Watched...and Followed 2.30
13. Kandersteg 1.11
14. Detour 0.49
15. Cold Pursuit 0.49
16. Eat at Joe's 0.15
17. Travel Montage 1.36
18. Fox in the Hen House 1.38
19. The Search Continues 2.31
20. Fast Getaway 1.56
21. Peaceful Slumber/Homemade Weapons 3.48
22. Shopping Spree 0.27
23. Made 2.10
24. Sneaking Around 3.33
25. Catching the Boat 1.25
26. No Driver 1.13
27. Relaxing Night 1.55
28. Goodbyes 0.36
29. All for Nothing 1.03
30. Back to America 0.30
31. Take a Swim 0.41
32. Water Torture 0.54
33. Drive to Joe's 0.24
34. Charlie Meets Joe 1.31
35. End Credits 1.36

Here's a sample: