Okay, so the following is an unedited diary of what took place last night while I was watching the slumberfest that was the Oscars. Take a look and enjoy! 7:00 – well I thought the oscars started at 7 but it looks like I’ll be suffering through 30 minutes of red carpet… 7:04 – Halle … Continue reading »
The Academy Awards are here, so I decided to give out some of my own awards that mean about as much as the Oscars (nothing, they mean nothing)! Best Cinematic Experience The Dark Knight Rises Despite the tragic events in Colorado that put a damper on the opening week of the film, The Dark Knight … Continue reading »
Director: David O. Russell Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence Silver Linings Playbook is a film that got quite a bit of positive attention from the Academy when it came time for Oscar nominations. I can’t say that I completely agree with the positive attitude towards David O. Russell’s latest effort. However, I can’t say that … Continue reading »
Welcome to my big time Oscar post! I’m here to run through the nominations and give my thoughts on some things. Also, I’m creating my own nominations to recognize the films and performances that the Academy failed miserably to recognize themselves. My predictions of winners will be in red, and if you want to know … Continue reading »
Director: Sean Durkin Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes I don’t think I’d ever be saying that one of the Olsen sisters should be winning an Oscar, but in the case of Martha Marcy May Marlene, the younger sister of the Olsen twins (that is, Elizabeth Olsen is the younger sister of both the twins, not … Continue reading »
Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain Written an directed by Jeff Nichols, Take Shelter is a film in which Curtis, played brilliantly by Michael Shannon, is having nightmares about the end of the world, but is also afraid that he is starting to experience symptoms of paranoid Schizophrenia, of which his mother was … Continue reading »
Well I watched every single minute of the Golden Globes on Sunday. Here’s my running diary of the events that occurred. I’ll give a small summary of my thoughts at the end. 7:00 – Looks like NBC was having some technical difficulties during the pre-show. 7:01 – and here’s Gervais! 7:05 – Gervais is nailing … Continue reading »
So the Oscars went down last night and I was watching for all 3+ hours to keep track of the highlights (or lowlights) in case anyone was disappointed in missing this telecast. I did a running diary of the events, something that I like to do and really haven’t done since the NFL draft that … Continue reading »
