Every Oscar season has to have a movie which is non-political, even a comedy or a drama "unrelated with the current events". I'm only joking, considering that Kathryn Bigellow's movie The Hurt Locker won Best Picture almost unrelated with the artistic views of the moment. Anyway, this year, her Zero Dark Thirty is way better and the critics say it's not standing a chance. Silver Linings Playbook is nominated for Best Picture with great chances to win if it wouldn't be for Argo. I used to be … [Read more...]
Movies
Movies of all kind from an artistic point of view, reviews or opinions.
Argo
I like Argo a lot. It took awards after awards, I was sure they have a reason, and after I saw the movie, I understood why. The movie is flawless and it is a good movie. It is "based on a true story", it wasn't the true story. I read that after presenting the movie at the Toronto Film Festival, the Canadian critics were upset for glorifying the CIA instead the Canadian Ambassador who helped so much. Discussions, nothing more. The Canadians had the credits for twenty years. Khomeini is dead, … [Read more...]
The Master
There are five nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role and one of them is my favorite, Joaquin Phoenix for his performance in The Master. The film received two other Oscar nominations, also important, Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Hoffman and Amy Adams. It is strange and dark, it is filmed by a compatriot of mine, Mihai Mălaimare Jr., it is directed by Tom Cruise's friend, Paul Thomas Anderson of Magnolia fame. By the way, the premiere was at the Venice Film Festival in … [Read more...]
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Oscar Night Awards is approaching and this year, nine movies have been nominated for Best Picture. I hope to have the time (and the mood, as a matter of fact) to review them all here. When I started this blog, I thought at old, indie, artie, not box office. That was true until The Hunger Games. After talking my mind a little, I continued with all kind of movies. I said in previous post that I haven't seen Argo, yet. I've seen the Best Picture nominees and more. There are some movies I'm not … [Read more...]
Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards
This is the list from the prestigious site of The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences, the official one, which is less glamorous as is all business. The nominees have still a lot of work to pimp themselves between them, because often, the Oscars were full of surprises. I present here the complete version, out of respect for all people involved. They deserve our consideration for their tireless efforts to fulfill everybody's expectations. Actor in a Leading Role Bradley … [Read more...]
SAG Awards Winners
All the following pics are from The Guardian! The comments are mine, now when I've seen a lot of the nominated movies. I haven't seen Argo, yet, but I'll review it separately, if it will be that astonishing. Anyway, it seems that the cast of Argo was awarded. The critics say it's a strong sign for Oscars, which might be true for some of the awards, precisely four, The Best Actors and The Best Supporting Actors, both genders, since they are voting again, plus "actress" Beyonce, the Presidential … [Read more...]
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