Agck!
I usually don’t have much faith in horror sequels but the trailer for Insidious 2 made me jump a few times.
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If Lisa Marie Determined The Oscar Nominees….
The Oscar nominations are due to be announced on Tuesday morning so I figured now would be a good time to play a little game that I like to call: “What if Lisa had all the power?” Below, you will find my personal Oscar nominations. These are the films and the performers that would be nominated if I was solely responsible for selecting the nominees and the winners.
For those who are interested, you can check out my picks for last year by clicking on this sentence.
Please understand, as you look over this lengthy list of deserving films and performers, that these are not necessarily the films I expect to see nominated on Tuesday morning. In fact, I would be hard pressed to think of a year in which I have disagreed more with the critical establishment than I have this year. For whatever reason, the films that truly touched and moved me in 2011 appear to be the films that are totally and completely off the Academy’s radar. These are not my predictions. Instead, they are my personal choices and they should not be interpreted as representing the opinion on anyone else affiliated with this site. So, if you’re angry that David Fincher’s Girl With The Dragon Tattoo didn’t receive a single imaginary nomination, direct your anger at me and me alone.
Best Picture
The Artist
Bridesmaids
The Guard
Hanna
Higher Ground
Hugo
Shame
Sucker Punch
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Young Adult
Best Actor
Michael Fassbender for Shame
Brendan Gleeson for The Guard
Gary Oldman for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Michael Shannon for Take Shelter
Rainn Wilson for Super
Best Actress
Kirsten Dunst for Melancholia
Vera Farmiga for Higher Ground
Elizabeth Olsen for Martha Marcy May Marlene
Saoirse Ronan for Hanna
Charlize Theron for Young Adult
Best Supporting Actor
Albert Brooks for Drive
Bobby Cannivale for Win Win
Jonah Hill for Moneyball
Patton Oswalt for Young Adult
Andy Serkis for Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Best Supporting Actress
Anna Kendrick for 50/50
Melissa McCarthy for Bridesmaids
Carey Mulligan for Shame
Ellen Page for Super
Amy Ryan for Win Win
Best Director
Vera Farminga for Higher Ground
Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Steve McQueen for Shame
Martin Scorsese for Hugo
Joe Wright for Hanna
Best Original Sreenplay
Bridesmaids
The Guard
Hanna
Shame
Young Adult
Best Adapted Screenplay
Higher Ground
Hugo
Incendies
One Day
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best Animated Feature
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Rio
Winnie the Pooh
Best Foreign Language Film
(Please note that I do this category a bit differently than the Academy. Whereas the Academy asks nations across the world to submit a nominee, I’m simply nominating the best foreign language films that I saw in a theater last year. Those who follow the Oscars will note that I’ve both nominated and awarded the brilliant Canadian films Incendies, which actually was nominated for a real Oscar in this same category last year.)
The Double Hour
Incendies
Of Gods and Men
The Skin I Live In
13 Assassins
Best Documentary Feature
Bill Cunningham New York
Buck
The Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Jig
Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
Best Original Score
The Artist
A Better Life
The Guard
Hanna
The Tree Of Life
Best Original Song
“The Star-Spangled Man” from Captain America: The First Avenger
“Mujhe Chod Ke” from DAM999
“The Keeper” from Machine Gun Preacher
“Man or Muppet” from The Muppets
“Pop” from White Irish Drinkers
Best Sound Editing
Drive
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Sucker Punch
The Tree of Life
Best Sound Mixing
Drive
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Sucker Punch
The Tree of Life
Best Art Direction
Bunraku
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Sucker Punch
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best Cinematography
The Artist
Hugo
Melancholia
Shame
The Tree of Life
Best Makeup
Beastly
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Insidious
Sucker Punch
X-Men: First Class
Best Costume Design
Bunraku
The Help
Hugo
Sucker Punch
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Best Editing
The Artist
The Guard
Hanna
Hugo
Shame
Best Visual Effects
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
Hugo
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Sucker Punch
The Tree of Life
List of Films By Number of Nominations:
10 Nominations – Hugo
7 Nominations – Shame, Sucker Punch
6 Nominations – Hanna
5 Nominations – The Artist; The Guard; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2; Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy; The Tree of Life
4 Nominations – Higher Ground, Young Adult
3 Nominations – Bridesmaids, Drive
2 Nominations – Bunraku, Incendies, Melancholia, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super, Win Win
1 Nomination – Beastly, A Better Life, Bill Cunningham New York, Buck, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Cave of Forgotten Dreams, DAM999, The Double Hour, 50/50, The Help, Insidious, Jig, Kung Fu Panda 2, Machine Gun Preacher, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Moneyball, The Muppets, Of Gods and Men, One Day, Puss in Boots, Rango, Ressurect Dead, Rio, The Skin I Live In, Take Shelter, 13 Assassins, X-Men: First Class, White Irish Drinkers, Winnie the Pooh
List of Films By Number of Oscars Won:
3 Oscars – Hanna
2 Oscars – Bunraku, Shame, Sucker Punch
1 Oscar – Beastly, Bridesmaids, The Cave of Forgotten Deams, Dam999, Higher Ground, Hugo Incendies, Melancholia, Puss in Boots, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Super, Young Adult
So, will the Academy agree with my picks? Well, probably not. Indeed, it’s probable that they won’t agree at all. And to that, I say, “Oh well.”
The Academy Award nominations will be announced Tuesday morning.
2011: The Year In Film So Far
Greetings from the former home of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, Crossville, Tennessee! Yes, Jeff and I are on our way back to Texas. It’s been a wonderful vacation but I have to admit, I’m looking forward to seeing a movie at the Plano (or Dallas) Angelika on Sunday. I’m not sure which movie but, as long as it’s a movie, I’ll be a happy girl.
That’s because I love movies. Movies are what I schedule my life around. My birth certificate says I was born in 1985 but I know that I was born in the year of Brazil, Prizzi’s Honor, Blood Simple, and After Hours. If each year can be judged by the quality of the films then how is 2011 looking now that we’ve reached (and passed) the halfway mark?
Right now, as I sit here in this hotel room in my panties and my beloved Pirates shirt, I’d say 2011 is shaping up to be an average year. There’s been a few films that I loved and there’s been a few that I’ve absolutely despised but for the most part, this year is shaping up to be comfortable and rather bland.
Much as I did last year at this time, I’m going to take a few minutes to mention a few high points (and low points) of 2011 so far. Agree? Disagree? Make your opinion known.
Best Film (So Far): Hanna, without a doubt. Joe Wright’s stylish thriller hasn’t gotten half the acclaim that it deserves. Runners-ups: The Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Incendies, Jane Eyre, Kill The Irishman, Of Gods and Men, Red Riding Hood, Sucker Punch, The Source Code, Super, 13 Assassins, The Tree of Life, Win Win, X-Men: First Class
Best Male Performance of the Year (so far): Paul Giamatti in Win Win. Runners up: Bobby Cannavale in Win Win, Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Hesher, Matthew McConaughey in The Lincoln Lawyer, and Rainn Wilson in Super.
Best Female Performance Of The Year (so far): Sairose Ronan in Hanna. Runners up: Lubna Azabal for Incendies, Ellen Page for Super, Amy Ryan for Win Win, and Mia Wasikowska for Jane Eyre.
Best Ending (so far): The charmingly low budget zombie film that runs over the end credits of Super 8.
Best Horror Film (so far): Insidious.
Most Underrated Film Of The Year (so far): A tie, between Sucker Punch and Red Riding Hood. Red Riding Hood, as a matter of fact, was so underrated that I had to see it a second time before I really appreciated it.
Best Bad Film: Beastly. Silly but kinda fun in a really, really odd sort of way.
Worst Film of The Year (so far): The Conspirator, a bore of a movie that was apparently filmed through a filter of grime. Runners up: Priest, The Beaver, Battle L.A. (sorry Arleigh, Leonard, and Erin), Season of the Witch, Your Highness, and The Green Lantern.
Biggest Example of A Missed Opportunity This Year (So Far): The Adjustment Bureau, which could have been a great Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind-type of film but instead, turned out to be just another predictable and shallow example of new age triteness.
The Get-Over-It Award For The First Half Of 2011: The Conspirator, a film that attempts to be relavent by using the 19th Century to comment on political issues from 2006.
My Prediction For Which Film Will Be The Most Overrated Of 2011: Last year, I predicted The Social Network and, surprise surprise, I was right. In fact, the folks at AwardsDaily.com are still bitching about how The Social Network lost best picture to The King’s Speech. (By the way, a few other choice pieces of wisdom from Awards Daily: The Beaver is Jodie Foster’s best film ever and only elitists should be allowed to comment on film.) This year, I’m going to predict that the most overrated film of 2011 will be the unnecessary remake of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
My Prediction For What Will Be The Worst Film Of 2011: The winner here is another remake — Rod Lurie is remaking Straw Dogs and this time, he’s setting it in the South. You know what? Go back to Vermont and fuck yourself ragged, you dumbass, blue state elitist.
So, that’s 2011 so far. There’s still quite a few films that I’m looking forward to seeing: Another Earth, The Debt, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; Hugo, and most of all, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
That Insidious Trailer
A new horror film called Insidious is due to open on the 1st of April and, as a result, I’ve been inundated with the trailer lately.
This trailer leaves me curious. I have a feeling that the movie’s going to be a big disappointment (for one thing, it’s rated PG-13 which is usually not a good sign when it comes to horror films) but the trailer has its moments. So, unless Insidious is just an elaborate April Fool’s joke, I’ll be there to see it when it opens.
Through the Shattered Lens 