Does everybody have their popcorn handy, their Judgmental Caps on, and their Unrealistic Expectations close by? Good -- then we're ready for the Oscars!
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I did it! For the first time ever, I managed to make it through all the Best Picture nominees. Unfortunately I did miss out on a bunch of the other films, but hey, it's not possible to see everything, right? Here are my thoughts.
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| Get it? Cause it's Oscar the Grouch? Screw you guys, that's hilarious. |
This...is a man after my own heart.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore is a short film about a young man who discovers the amazing powers of the written word. And it nabbed an Oscar nom for Best Animated Short. Yay for book nerds!
Thank you, movie, for making me want to go back to Paris really badly. I haven't been there since I was 9, and I'm sure watching this movie won't make me miss it at all.
Screw you, people rich enough to arbitrarily take trips to France whenever you feel like it!
Moving on to Moneyball. Brad Pitt? Yes please! Baseball? OK...sure, why not? I liked Field of Dreams and The Sandlot. Statistics? ... ... ... do we have to?
Next up is The Help. I've heard a lot of varying opinions about this movie, everything from the best movie of the year to an offensive white savior film. It's up to me to get to the truth.
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| I'm sorry, OK? I couldn't resist. |
Here we go as I continue to try to plow through all the Best Picture nominees before Saturday...today I watched The Descendants, which is basically The Kids are All Right for 2011. Yup, it's a family drama...family has issues, family faces crisis, family grows together as a family. Starring Captain Handsome himself, George Clooney.
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| 50% emotional Oscar bait, 50% commercial for Hawaii's tourism industry. |
I am about to watch a silent French film made in 2011 about the early days of movies...and I'm so pleased that the sentence I just typed was allowed to exist. In a world of remakes and sequels and prequels and adaptations, it's so heartening that someone took a chance on a concept like this and allowed it the opportunity to succeed. Even if I don't come out of this liking the film, it's still a win for me.
The next movie on the list is a 1945 film called Scarlet Street. I'm going in blind on this one...the only thing I know is that it was directed by Fritz Lang and it's film noir, so presumably I'm going to hate everyone and feel like I need to take a shower at the end of the movie.
Yesterday I had the privilege of seeing Death of a Salesman on Broadway, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield. Disclaimer: these guys were on their fifth live show when I saw this during previews, and it's obvious that there are still some things that they're working on. Also, Philip Seymour Hoffman has been ill this past week with the flu. So I guess what I'm getting at is that it's a bit unfair to judge them quite yet, so rather than give a full on critical review, I'd rather just put out my impressions of the show, given where it's at right now.
OK, I just found the trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and. I. AM. SO. EXCITED.
I haven't read the book yet, but I think the concept is so brilliant and creative. I respect the fact that they're just doing whatever the hell they want with it, without regard for logic or historical accuracy. So many sci-fi or horror films (or whatever this would be considered) try to ground themselves in some sort of reality, and fail miserably. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter seems to just say...bullocks to that! I want Honest Abe fighting vampires and jumping off exploding locomotives and obliterating trees with a single swing.
And that's what we get. Pure, unadulterated history!crack. I love it.
Daniel Day-Lewis version of Abraham Lincoln: your move.
See the trailer here!
Exclusive First Look -- Official Trailer for Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Hey all! This may come as a giant surprise to you, but...I'm a huge nerd. And I love Disney movies...especially Disney songs. I grew up with so many of them and they were a big part of my childhood. So I wanted to make a countdown of the Top 20 Disney songs. Enjoy!
I would like to preface my review today with a shameless plug. My best friend since the age of 5 lost her mom to cancer last year. This year, she's shaving her head to raise money for St Baldrick's Foundation, a charity to find cures for childhood cancers.
I know most people don't have a lot of extra cash floating around, but I would be extremely grateful if anyone who reads my blog would be willing to donate even a few dollars to this wonderful cause. If you'd like to donate, you can go to my friend's page here, or you can do it through the main link listed above. Consider it your good deed for the day/week/month/year!
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