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In honor of Michael Giacchino’s win last night for Best...

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:42:00 -0500

In honor of Michael Giacchino’s win last night for Best Original Score for his work on Up, I thought I’d post my favorite piece from my favorite score.

It is truly unforgettable.

Lost meets Baywatch. This is what the internet was made for.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:40:24 -0500

Lost meets Baywatch. This is what the internet was made for.

This is going to be a good year at the movies.

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:36:00 -0500

This is going to be a good year at the movies.

What The Fuck Is A Hurt Locker?

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:41:19 -0500

18/21 in the feature categories is pretty darn good. Can’t believe how far off I, and everyone...

The 2000s: 2009

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:39:00 -0500

2009: Film For me, 2009 was one of the best years in film this decade. Every genre saw one or more...

How To Win An Academy Award.

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:18:47 -0500

How To Win An Academy Award.

And The Winner Is… Mercifully, the Oscar race is over....

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:52:00 -0500

And The Winner Is…

Mercifully, the Oscar race is over. This was a year that saw some big changes early, was looking increasingly boring, and in the last 2 weeks has gotten very interesting. The vast majority of categories are locks, or at the very least between 2 possibilities. However, Best Picture is still completely up in the air (pun intended).

Here are my rock solid picks, or I least guarantee that I get at least 80% right.

Best Picture:

Will Win: The Hurt Locker

Could Win: Avatar

Should Win: Up

Should Have Been There: (500) Days of Summer

Avatar has almost the same chances as THL and either winning isn’t a surprise. 10 pictures and preferential voting could effect this completely, and even underdogs like Inglorious Basterds or Up in the Air could conceivably take it. I’m going with The Hurt Locker because it’s getting Director, and it has the PGA, DGA, WGA, ACE, ASC awards.

Best Director:

Will Win: Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker

Could Win: James Cameron - Avatar

Should Win: James Cameron - Avatar

Should Have Been There: Neill Blomkamp - District 9

Bigelow has it in the bag and is a deserving winner, but I think what Cameron did with Avatar is still unbelievable.

Best Actor:

Will Win: Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart

Could Win: Locked.

Should Win: Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker

Should Have Been There: Sharlto Copley - District 9

Bridges is locked in, but I wish they would have recognized Copley’s screen debut.

Best Actress:

Will Win: Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side

Could Win: Meryl Streep - Julie & Julia

Should Win: Gabourey Sidibe - Precious

Should Have Been There: Saoirse Ronan - The Lovely Bones

Momentum is on Bullock’s side, but Streep could win on name alone because of how long it’s been since she actually got one of these. A split vote at the top could make for the British invasion of Carey Mulligan to step in, but I don’t think it’s likely.

Best Supporting Actor:

Will Win: Christoph Waltz - Inglorious Basterds

Could Win: Locked.

Should Win: Christoph Waltz

Should Have Been There: Zach Galifianakis- The Hangover

Waltz’s Hans Landa was the best performance of the year, and he will be rewarded for that.

Best Supporting Actress:

Will Win: Mo’Nique - Precious

Could Win: Locked.

Should Win: Mo’Nique

Should Have Been There: Paula Patton - Precious

Precious was full of wonderful performances, and I’m not sure they are handing this trophy to the right actress.

Best Original Screenplay:

Will Win: Inglorious Basterds

Could Win: The Hurt Locker

Should Win: Up

Should Have Been There: (500) Days of Summer

The Hurt Locker is neck and neck with Inglorious Basterds and either film could take this one. I’m going Basterds because I think they will want to reward this film for more than just Christoph Waltz and because Harvey Weinstein wants it; and more often than not, Harvey gets what he wants. Also, I don’t see how you pass up (500) Days in this category.

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Will Win: Up in the Air

Could Win: Precious

Should Win: District 9

Should Have Been There: The Lovely Bones

Up in the Air is 98% to win. I would love for District 9 to pull out a stunner, but I doubt it. Also, I wish people would have given The Lovely Bones a chance.

Best Animated Feature

Will Win: Up

Could Win: Fantastic Mr. Fox

Should Win: Up

Should Have Been There: Mary & Max

What’s worse, if Up loses or the fact that Mary & Max isn’t nominated?

Best Editing:

Will Win: The Hurt Locker

Could Win: Avatar

Should Win: District 9

Should Have Been There: (500) Days of Summer

I’m willing to bet whatever film wins editing will win picture, and thus I’m going with THL. That said, I think the blend of documentary, drama and action styles that was utilized in District 9 is some of the best work in recent memory.

Best Cinematography:

Will Win: Avatar

Could Win: The Hurt Locker

Should Win: Avatar

Should Have Been There: The Road

As you can see, the Avatar/Hurt Locker battle will be the theme of the night. Depending on what you think constitutes cinematography, your selection could be completely different, but to me nothing looked better than Avatar.

Best Art Direction:

Will Win: Avatar

Could Win: The Young Victoria

Should Win: Avatar

Should Have Been There: Inglorious Basterds

See above.

Best Costume Design:

Will Win: The Young Victoria

Could Win: CoCo Avant Chanel

Should Win: Abstain.

Should Have Been There: Watchmen

I only saw one of the films nominated, so I can’t say who should win, but best money is on Victoria taking it home.

Best Makeup:

Will Win: Star Trek

Could Win: Locked.

Should Win: Star Trek

Should Have Been There: District 9

Star Trek walks away with a trophy that has no business going to any one other than District 9.

Best Visual Effects:

Will Win: Avatar

Could Win: Locked.

Should Win: Avatar

Should Have Been There: Watchmen

Avatar couldn’t lose this if it tried.

Best Sound Mixing:

Will Win: The Hurt Locker

Could Win: Avatar

Should Win: Avatar

Should Have Been There: District 9

THL won the guild award for this, but I think Avatar should sweep thru the techs this year. Again, how did District 9 not get in here? It got nominated for Best Picture, for god sakes!

Best Sound Editing:

Will Win: Avatar

Could Win: Star Trek

Should Win: Avatar

Should Have Been There: District 9

Again, see above.

Best Original Score

Will Win: Up

Could Win: Avatar

Should Win: Up

Should Have Been There: The Informant!

If Michael Giacchino loses this for the brilliant work he created in Up, then the Academy is more full of retards then presently thought.

Best Orignal Song:

Will Win: The Weary Kind - Crazy Heart

Could Win: Almost There - The Princess and the Frog

Should Win: The Weary Kind

Should Have Been There: Stu’s Song - The Hangover

The Weary Kind is the best and most memorable song in the bunch and should be an easy winner here.

Best Foreign Language Film:

Will Win: The Secrets in Their Eyes

Could Win: The White Ribbon

Should Win: A Prophet

If any of those 3 win it won’t be a surprise, but I hope it won’t be The White Ribbon.

Best Documentary Feature:

Will Win: The Cove

Could Win: Food Inc.

Should Win: The Cove

The Cove was one of the best films last year, period, and should take this one easily.

Best Live Action Short:

Will Win: Kavi

Could Win: The Door

Should Win: N/A

No clue.

Best Animated Short:

Will Win: A Matter of Loaf and Death

Could Win: The Lady and the Reaper

Should Win: Logorama

Wallace and Gromit have 3 Oscars, so I’ll stick with the hot hand.

Best Documentary Short:

Will Win: China’s Unnatural Disaster

Could Win: The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant

Should Win: N/A

Either of these supposedly heart wrenching titles could win.

Oscar Predictions and Best Films of 2009 coming up this weekend!

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:38:19 -0500

Oscar Predictions and Best Films of 2009 coming up this weekend!

azizisbored: Wow. Amazing work. Hard to beat the 1:04 mark in...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:47:48 -0500

azizisbored:

Wow. Amazing work. Hard to beat the 1:04 mark in this video.

wordsbycodi:

There will be a permanent smile on my face all day now.

purns:

davidcho:

Hurley Hugo Reyes - ‘Party In The USA’

This is a perfect example of the internet using its powers for good not evil.

via Vulture

Internet, you’re worth it.

For all you Lost fans out there.

Just a few comedy legends in the best SNL skit this...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:45:26 -0500

Just a few comedy legends in the best SNL skit this year…and it’s not from SNL.

Also, directed by Ron Howard.

Hehehehe

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:06:08 -0500

Hehehehe

Tracy Morgan gets “interviewed” by Jon Stewart....

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:02:45 -0500

Tracy Morgan gets “interviewed” by Jon Stewart. Hilarity ensues.

Some Sweet Best Picture Posters

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:46:00 -0500

Dutch artist Tavis Coburn was hired to make covers for the programs of this year’s BAFTA...

Review: Shutter Island Martin Scorsese returns for his first...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:50:55 -0500

Review: Shutter Island

Martin Scorsese returns for his first film since The Departed, a film that needs no more hype around these parts. Returning with him is Leonardo DiCaprio, their 4th film together over the last decade. DiCaprio plays U.S. Marshall Teddy Daniels, who is brought to investigate the disappearance of a patient at Shutter Island, a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane. When he tries to get answers, it seems nothing is at all what it seems.

This is possibly Scorsese’s most mainstream film in his storied career, but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t try to put his own personal touches on this blockbuster. I don’t want to say much more of the plot, as this is a mystery-thriller. I won’t mention any actual plot points, but I will give my analysis of it, so if you want to know nothing at all, stop here.

For me, the film is on that borderline of being brilliant or bullshit. Scorsese plays with the mind of the audience as well as he plays with the mind of DiCaprio’s Teddy Daniels. However, I totally understand anyone who feels the film is cheap; Scorsese makes some controversial choices that are dependent on the audience not only being intrigued by the mystery, but being totally invested in it. It is a film that feels very long because of how plotted it is, so it requires the audiences full attention to be fully appreciated.

The acting is influenced very heavily in 50 and 60’s detective dramas, and at times is very hammed up. However, I think there may be a reason for that, which you might understand after finishing the film. I really enjoyed the performances of Patricia Clarkson and Jackie Earle Haley, two consistently solid character actors. I, however, was not a big fan of many of the technical aspects of the film, such as the score or the art direction. The choices are bold to be sure, but they just didn’t work for me.

I will say Shutter Island is a film that you should see, but you have to be willing to give it a chance. I know I want to see it again to better understand the intricacies in Scorsese’s story-telling. So for a film that is a either an A or a C. The more I think about the film, the more I like it, but I’m still not a huge fan of some of the artistic choices taken in the film. This grade could change after a second or third viewing, but right now I’ll go with…

Grade: B or ★★★ ½ (Out of 5)

"If you think I'm tired today, wait till you see me tomorrow."

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:55:00 -0500

Actual line. So Thursday night I saw “The Room”, which is unquestionably not only...

Are you excited for Hot Tub Time Machine? Well even if...

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:50:04 -0500

Are you excited for Hot Tub Time Machine? Well even if you’re on the fence, listen up.

For some literally retarded reason, UA/MGM are doing 16 FREE SCREENINGS IN THE AREA. Go to the link and sign up and get 2 tickets to a screening that go from next week thru the end of March.

You are the biggest star on the planet, you had a 4.0 at...

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:20:00 -0500

You are the biggest star on the planet, you had a 4.0 at Stanford, and have been interviewed literally thousands of times. Also, you had 3 months to prepare for this. So you’re telling me you, and what I would assume is the highest paid publicity team in the world, didn’t get public speaking lessons? Are ya kidding?

God, I hope SNL doesn’t screw up this fucking meatball.

Line of the day, from What Would Tyler Durden Do:

“I think Tiger thinks he’s Batman.”

FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU Does Valentines Day.

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:26:33 -0500

FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU Does Valentines Day.

I realized I posted this in July, but it just came on and with...

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 06:17:31 -0500

I realized I posted this in July, but it just came on and with it being Valentine’s Day, I feel it’s appropriate. The OC at its best.