January and February are notoriously shitty months for movies. March too. The films released in these months are all just placeholders to tide us over until the summer blockbuster season. This is the time of year when crap like Wild Hogs and Old Dogs gets dumped in our laps. Mercifully the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have chosen to once again extend an olive branch to all the Cinema Nerds out there by announcing their 2011 Oscar Nominees!
Opinions on the Nominees:
(Disclaimer: These are my opinions, apologies in advance if they're bitchy)
-First thought: Yawn!
-Really happy to see Hugo get more nominations than The Artist. I know The Artist was cute and silent, but seriously? Best EVERYTHING?
-Glad to see The Tree of Life get best picture and director love. Don't really understand how or why Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and War Horse got best picture picks. Both had been pretty written off, but I guess they have powerful people pulling for them. Would have liked to have seen a film as dark as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo up for a golden statue.
-The Best Director nominees are pretty impeccable. Part of me wishes David Fincher had been included, but mostly I just wish he would have won last year.
-Pleased to see Gary Oldman up for Actor but it's probably going to be between the two Ocean's guys.
-Props to Brad since he's up for both Lead and Supporting!
-Best actress might be the tightest race. Real people, gender-bending, civil rights and rape.
-Pleased to see Jonah Hill up for an Oscar, would rather see Albert Brooks though...
-FUCK YEAH MELISSA MCARTHY!
-FUCK YEAH KRISTIN WIIG!
-No Tin Tin for animated? And what are these other two nominees? At least they aren't Cars 2...
-Thought this would be the year that I saw multiple Best Documentary Nominees before the announcement (Senna and Bill Cunningham New York) only to have it be yet another year where I've seen none.
-Best Cinematography and Editing are pretty damn tight races.
-Wow! A Roland Emmerich film up for something other than special effects (Anonymous up for Costumes)
-John Williams v. John Williams
-Only 2 Best Song nominees? Just hand it to the Muppet guys right now...
-Woo hoo a nomination for Drive!...for Best Sound Editing. Probably won't win. Hopefully won't lose to Transformers...
-And lastly...would've liked to have seen Beginners get an Original Screenplay nod...
Opinions on the Nominees:
(Disclaimer: These are my opinions, apologies in advance if they're bitchy)
-First thought: Yawn!
-Really happy to see Hugo get more nominations than The Artist. I know The Artist was cute and silent, but seriously? Best EVERYTHING?
-Glad to see The Tree of Life get best picture and director love. Don't really understand how or why Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and War Horse got best picture picks. Both had been pretty written off, but I guess they have powerful people pulling for them. Would have liked to have seen a film as dark as The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo up for a golden statue.
-The Best Director nominees are pretty impeccable. Part of me wishes David Fincher had been included, but mostly I just wish he would have won last year.
-Pleased to see Gary Oldman up for Actor but it's probably going to be between the two Ocean's guys.
-Props to Brad since he's up for both Lead and Supporting!
-Best actress might be the tightest race. Real people, gender-bending, civil rights and rape.
-Pleased to see Jonah Hill up for an Oscar, would rather see Albert Brooks though...
-FUCK YEAH MELISSA MCARTHY!
-FUCK YEAH KRISTIN WIIG!
-No Tin Tin for animated? And what are these other two nominees? At least they aren't Cars 2...
-Thought this would be the year that I saw multiple Best Documentary Nominees before the announcement (Senna and Bill Cunningham New York) only to have it be yet another year where I've seen none.
-Best Cinematography and Editing are pretty damn tight races.
-Wow! A Roland Emmerich film up for something other than special effects (Anonymous up for Costumes)
-John Williams v. John Williams
-Only 2 Best Song nominees? Just hand it to the Muppet guys right now...
-Woo hoo a nomination for Drive!...for Best Sound Editing. Probably won't win. Hopefully won't lose to Transformers...
-And lastly...would've liked to have seen Beginners get an Original Screenplay nod...
So rather than sit through Underworld: Awakening or Joyful Noise, why not go and play catch up with all the wonderful films you missed last year? Some of them are even out on DVD and Netflix Instant already! And when you're done with all the nominees, start watching some of the movies we've written about on this here blog, cause really, there are PLENTY of great films to watch before it's time to give Joyful Noise a spin.
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