Oscars
Welcome, 2013: Free Screenplays, Interview with a Quvenzhané, and an Angry Tolkien
The Oscar nominations are in, and I find it interesting that 2012 film does not a pose a strong #1 film that will take down Oscar this year. Perhaps that will happen regardless, as it does most years, but with so many great movies that came out, I really do wonder who will take Best […]
Backstage Spotlight: The Overlapping Themes of Hugo, The Artist, and Midnight in Paris
Having finally seen Hugo this past weekend, I was once again brought into France via the movies–this time, a Parisian world, namely a train station, built by Martin Scorsese. After seeing it, I noticed that Midnight in Paris, Hugo, and The Artist all share some overlapping themes that made 2011 film feel very full circle for me. These are the similar ideas/themes […]
The New Academy Darlings
I posted like crazy in the past 5 days, so I’ll be keeping it short today. Obviously, the Oscars were last night and most of the results did not come as a surprise to many of us. I’m thrilled to say that my top 4 picks won (Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best Picture) […]
Oscar Chatter with Kristin and Matt: Best Picture
Kristin: Out of the nine films nominated, I’ve seen all but War Horse, Hugo, and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. The good news is that I don’t believe out of those three films, that any stand a chance of winning. The most likely of them is Hugo, but even then, I see Hugo vying more for Best Director than Best Picture. […]
Oscar Chatter with Matt and Kristin: Best of Writing, Cinematography, and Art
Kristin: I’m still fighting off this unnerved frustration of seeing 50/50‘s Will Reiser being denied a nomination, but here’s what I think considering the nominees: It’s a tough call in this category, because most of the contenders are strong. I have not seen A Separation, so I cannot comment on Asghar Farhadi’s script, but I was very […]
Oscar Chatter with Matt and Kristin: Best Director
Hi all! I’ve been MIA since last Friday, so apologies for being gone so long. The Oscars are right around the corner, and now I’m back with some Oscar discussion between me and my movie friend, Matt. Today we’ll be talking about Best Director. Stay tuned for more Oscar discussion in the next couple days. […]
AEOS Review: Margin Call
The Oscar-nominated script for Margin Call is nothing short of deserving for the honor of being nominated in the Best Original Script category. Rookie director J. C. Chandor, who also wrote the detailed screenplay, somehow manages to gather a high-talent cast to tell the story of Margin Call, Kevin Spacey heading them. Now I’ll be the […]
Reaction to Oscar Nominations
Everyone’s going to have their own quips about what film was nominated, what film wasn’t nominated, who got snubbed, who got included who shouldn’t have, etc. Some will and some won’t agree with me on any or many of these. If you read my previous post, you’ll already have a one-up on this one. In more […]
All Hail Oscar: 84th Academy Award Nominations
Well, the Oscar nominations are in, and it’s gearing up to be year of multiple choices. There are many strong contenders, although there are also many favorites standing out, especially with past awards ceremonies this season prepping us for said stand outs. For the Golden Globes, I didn’t include a list, but just speculated on what […]
