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« DefinesidewayDefinesidewheel »Go to Dictionary DefinitionGo to User ContributedDictionaryGo to Extensive DefinitionGo to Synonyms, Antonyms and RelatedWordsDictionary Definitionsideways adj : (of movement) at an angle [syn:crabwise] adv1 with one side forward or to the front; "turnedsideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"[syn: sideway, sidewise]2 from the side; obliquely; "a picture litsideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise" [syn: sideway, sidewise]3 toward one side; "the car slipped sideways intothe ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in theshadows" [syn: sideway,sidewise]4 to, toward or at one side; "darting eyeslooking sidelong out of a wizened face" [syn: sidelong, obliquely]User ContributedDictionaryEnglishAdverbWith a side to thefront.Towards one side.TranslationsDutch: zijwaartsExtensive DefinitionSideways is an Americancomedy-dramafilm written by JimTaylor and directed by AlexanderPayne. Adapted from Rex Pickett's2004novel, Sideways follows two fortysomething men, portrayed byPaulGiamatti and ThomasHaden Church, who take a week-long road trip to the winecountry of Central California. Payne and Taylor won multiple awardsfor their screenplay; Giamatti and Church, as well as supportingactresses VirginiaMadsen and Sandra Oh, whoplayed two local women who become romantically involved with themen, all received accolades for their performances in thefilm.PlotMiles Raymond (Giamatti) is a single divorcé,unpublished writer, eighth-grade English teacher, depressionsufferer, and oenophile, whotakes his soon-to-be-married actor friend and old roommate from hisdays in college at San Diego State University, Jack Lopate (Church), on aweek-long road trip through SantaYnez Valley wine country.Miles wants to drink wine, eat great food, playgolf, enjoy the scenery, and send Jack off in style. However, Jackis more interested in "sowing his wild oats" and having one lastsexually libertine week. Soon after their arrival in wine country,they meet Maya (VirginiaMadsen), a waitress at Miles' favorite restaurant, andStephanie (Sandra Oh), awinery employee who happens to be friends with Maya.Neither tells the women about Jack's impendingnuptials the next weekend. Jack soon finds himself in a sexual andromantic imbroglio with Stephanie, which inevitably puts an abruptend to Miles' plan for taking Jack out for a good time. Althoughmore than a little reluctant, Miles is willing to entertain Jack'santics, convinced of the temporary nature of his newfoundrelationship with Stephanie, aware of Jack's childish nature andunhappily has to play the chaperone. Miles' decision to indulgeJack's philandering ways is also influenced by his decision, withJack's strong encouragement, to begin to act on the crush he'sdeveloped on Maya. Soon, Jack's relationship with Stephanieaccelerates, putting Miles in a precarious predicament as hecontinues to court Maya casually.PaulGiamatti as MilesThomasHaden Church as JackVirginiaMadsen as MayaSandraOh as StephanieMarylouise Burke as Miles's MotherJessicaHecht as VictoriaMissyDoty as CammiM.C.Gainey as Cammi's HusbandAlysiaReiner as Christine ErganianShake Tukhmanyan as Mrs. ErganianShaun Duke as Mike ErganianReceptionTime OutLondon said the film was "intelligent, funny and moving," andthe ChicagoSun-Times Roger Ebert,giving the film four stars, said, "what happens during the sevendays adds up to the best human comedy of the year -- comedy,because it is funny, and human, because it is surprisingly moving."The review aggregator Metacritic givesSideways a Metascore of 94%, signifying "universal [critical]acclaim." Although, the user score, based on 428 user reviews, onlygave the film a 6.2A surprise hit, Sideways became popular inHollywood, the US and internationally. SantaYnez Valley, where much of the film is set, attracted increasedtourism. The film was nominated for dozens of awards, winning many,and was dubbed "the best reviewed movie of 2004". With theexception of Giamatti, who had already starred in criticallyacclaimed films such as AmericanSplendor, the film was a career breakthrough for the relativelyunknown stars. Both Thomas Haden Church and Virginia Madsen werenominated for Oscars. Paul Giamatti has since been headlined as"The World's Best Character Actor" by TimeMagazine. Giamatti was nominated for both a Golden Globe and anOscar for his performance in 2005's CinderellaMan. Sandra Oh, who has since broken up with the film'sdirector, Alexander Payne, has gone on to star in Grey'sAnatomy for which she won a Golden Globe and the Screen Actor'sGuild (SAG)Award. Church went on to play a prominent role in the blockbusterSpider-Man3.Impact on wine industryThroughout the film, Miles speaksfondly of the red winevarietal Pinot Noir.Sales of Merlot dropped afterthe film's release presumably due to Miles' disparaging remarksabout the varietal in the film.Awards and nominationsAcademyAwards:Best Adapted Screenplay (AlexanderPayne and JimTaylor)BAFTAAwards:Adapted Screenplay (Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor)GoldenGlobe Awards:Best Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyBest ScreenplayNomination - Best Musical ScoreGothamAwards:Best PictureNational Board of Review of Motion Pictures:Top Ten Film of 2004Best Supporting ActorBest Adapted ScreenplayIFP Independent Spirit Awards:Best Male LeadBest Supporting MaleBest Supporting FemaleBest ScreenplayBest DirectorBest Feature (won in all categories it was nominatedfor).New York Film Critics Circle Awards:Best FilmScreenActors Guild Award:Best Ensemble (PaulGiamatti, Sandra Oh,ThomasHaden Church, and VirginiaMadsen).NominationsGoldenGlobe Awards:Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical or Comedy (PaulGiamatti)Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (ThomasHaden Church)Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (VirginiaMadsen)Best Original ScoreBest Director (AlexanderPayne)AcademyAwards:Best PictureBest Director (AlexanderPayne)Best Supporting Actor (ThomasHaden Church)Best Supporting Actress (VirginiaMadsen)SoundtrackThe original soundtrack album of the film of the sametitle starring PaulGiamatti and ThomasHaden Church. All of the 15 jazz instrumentals are composedand produced by RolfeKent.The album was nominated for the GoldenGlobe Award for "Best Original Score".External linksSideways review by Roger Ebert.TheDanish Soul of That Town in Sideways.Referencessideways in Bosnian: Stranputicasideways in German: Sidewayssideways in Spanish: Entre copassideways in French: Sidewayssideways in Iloko: Impabakrangsideways in Indonesian: Sidewayssideways in Italian: Sideways - In viaggio consideways in Dutch: Sidewayssideways in Japanese: サイドウェイsideways in Norwegian: Sidewayssideways in Polish: Bezdrożasideways in Portuguese: Sidewayssideways in Russian: На обочине (фильм)sideways in Slovak: Bokovkasideways in Finnish: Sidewayssideways in Swedish: SidewaysSynonyms, Antonyms and RelatedWordsacross,across the grain, aside,askance, askant, aslant, aslope, asquint, at an angle, athwart, athwartships, breadthwise, broad sideforemost, broadside,broadside on, broadways, broadwise, circuitously, contrariwise, contrawise, crabwise, crisscross, cross, cross-grained, crossway, crossways, crosswise, depthwise, deviately, deviously, digressively, divagationally, divergently, edgeway, edgeways, edgewise, excursively, flanking, glancing, glancingly, indirectly, laterad, lateral, laterally, lee, leeward, next-beside, obliquely, on its side, on oneside, on the beam, overthwart, right and left,side, sideling, sidelong, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sidewise, sidling, skirting, slantingly, slantways, slantwise, slaunchways, through, thwart, thwartly, thwartways, to one side,transverse, transversely, traverse, weather, widthways, widthwise, windward

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