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And the Oscar Goes to…
Posted on March 4, 2011 | No CommentsBeen a little sidetracked lately. My day job has been spilling over into the night, so posts here have not been as timely as I would like. In any event, we have a winner in the “Best Picture Oscar — Location Showdown” that I’ve been blogging on about the past... -
Best Picture Oscar — Location Showdown — Nominee #9: Winter’s Bone
Posted on February 27, 2011 | No CommentsWinter’s Bone, I don’t get you. I know you’re Indie, and nominated, and brooding in a backwoodsy kinda way, but I just don’t think it’s going to work out. And that’s a shame. On paper, you’re everything I look for in a movie — dark and simmering with a touch of... -
Aron Ralston On ‘Minute To Win It’: ’127 Hours’ Adventurer Wins $125k, Donates To Charity
Posted on February 27, 2011 | No CommentsI’d chew my arm off to get away from some of the comments on here. I’m pretty sure he knows it was a mistake to go it alone. The guy is missing a limb because of it. AND he just donated 125K to charity. Cut him some slack people. Read... -
Best Picture Oscar — Location Showdown — Nominee #8: True Grit
Posted on February 26, 2011 | No CommentsWhile I’m not usually a fan of Westerns, the Coen brothers take on the classic True Grit managed to suck me in. And someone please give that Haillee Steinfeld an Oscar. Her performance as Mattie Ross, the determined 14-year old on the hunt for her father’s killer, overshadows both Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon.... -
Best Picture Oscar — Location Showdown — Nominee #7: The Social Network
Posted on February 26, 2011 | 2 CommentsIf you’re reading this, you’re probably familiar with a little website called Facebook. When I first heard that there was a movie about it, I was nonplussed. Great, I thought, what’s next? A Twitter musical? A Stumbleupon stage play? But the movie is actually pretty entertaining. Jesse Eisenberg plays founder... -
Best Picture Oscar — Location Showdown — Nominee #6: The King’s Speech
Posted on February 25, 2011 | No CommentsTo be honest, I had no desire to see this movie. In the trailer Colin Firth stammers, “I have a voice!”, but all I heard was, “I have a pretentious movie!” Alas, I am glad I didn’t listen to that voice in my head. This was a pretty swell flick. Colin... -
Best Picture Oscar — Location Showdown — Nominee #5: The Kids are All Right
Posted on February 24, 2011 | No CommentsI should have liked this movie more than I actually did. I mean, it had Julianne Moore for crying out loud. And Annette Bening? She does do a stellar turn as an angry lesbian here, complete with a tart, wine-tinged tongue. Almost makes up for “Mars Attacks! “ Mark Ruffalo rounds out the cast. The... -
Best Picture Oscar — Location Showdown — Nominee #4: Inception
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsHmmm. I think somone must have slipped something into my popcorn. I was even considering submitting to a urine test. Because boy, was this flick trippy. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed it. But I may need to see it again just to be sure. Christopher Nolan’s tale of dream invaders with a high-tech heist in... -
Best Picture Oscar — Location Showdown — Nominee #3: The Fighter
Posted on February 21, 2011 | No CommentsLife, as they say, is stranger than fiction. And the story that unfolded with “Irish” Micky Ward and the brother who trained him does indeed fit that bill. Part drama and part comedy, this bio-pic stars Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale as the boxing brothers. In my humble opinion the real stars... -
Best Picture Oscar — Location Showdown — Nominee #2: Black Swan
Posted on February 20, 2011 | No CommentsNatalie Portman, you black Black Swan you — where do I begin? Darren Aronofsky’s psychological drama of an aging ballerina making one final stab at claiming the limelight is a mind-freak extradordinaire. Say what you want about Natalie Portman, but in this flick, bitch delivers. And yes, considering her competition, she will...
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