With this essay post I have separated a new sub category on this blog, the Awards, which will be as you already guess, the Motion Pictures specialized talk. Everything I know related to Oscars, Globes, Emmy, SAG, and such, will be part from this new sub category. Tonight, the Oscars ceremony will take place and I feel compelled to say a few words about it. I don't feel there were many mistakes this year. Ben Affleck and Quentin Tarantino think they were robbed by Best Director nominations, … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
And the Winner is…
The list announcements unfortunately starts with the best and most expected prize ending with the "less important". The last on this list, Maggie Smith, is not the less important. We appreciate her in "Downton Abbey", and we appraised her in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The results are taken from imdb.com and I know I'm not the only one borrowing them. I would comment on the votes, when I shall have more data in my possession. As you'll see, my hopes on The Best Film in a Foreign Language … [Read more...]