Imzadi
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I posted this on another thread, but the subject deserves it's own discussion. 
Award season is coming up.
A friend is on the Sag Awards nominating committee so I got to see more movies with then than I normally go to. Of the ones I got to watch these are my favorite in order:
Zero Dark Thirty - this will be the one to beat at the Oscars. I really, really wanted to see this one. It isn't out in the theatres yet. It's sweeping all the awards. It got New York Film Critics Circle, National Board of Review, Boston Film Critics and New York Online Critics as the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association awards for Best Film, with Kathryn Bigelow as Best Director.
It's the 10 year long hunt for Osama Bin Laden, but it's not in normal, dry documentary format. It follows the one woman on the CIA whose tenacity was responsible for finding Bin Laden & bringing him down. To me, because of the subject matter, it is one of the most important, current movies out and every American should see it. There is some extreme violence during the first 30 minutes showing what it took to get information, (think Abu Ghraib,) but as an American & a NYer, I am proud of the movie. I also thought the film handled the Seal Team 6's take down of Bin Laden well, without being needlessly gratuitous, doing something to inflame our enemies who will be incensed & inflamed anyway.
How accurate & close to the truth, remains to be seen as most of the info is supposed to be classified. 
Lincoln - maybe I'm just in a patriotic mood, but I really liked this film. Daniel Day Lewis was excellent, and should get all the awards for Best Actor (IMO). Sally Field should be nominated for Best Supporting actress. The film made me misty-eyed at the end and proud (again) of being an American.
Les Miserable - comes in third. But, that's because of Russell Crowe's weak singing, and I prefer the Broadway interpretation to how Hugh Jackman played the lead. Yet, Anne Hathaway will squeeze out Sally Field and win the Best Supporting Actress Award. I do think the tight cast should win for Best Ensemble.
Silver Linings Playbook - rounds out my top picks. I hated the description of the film and almost didn't see it. But, it turned out to be such a "feel good" movie.
I actually liked it a lot. 
Best acting by Robert DeNiro in decades. To me, Jennifer Lawrence edges out Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty,) for the win for Best Actress.
Another film I liked is Hitchcock. It isn't really about the making of Psycho so much as it is about the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock & his wife, who was instrumental in getting the film made. I loved Helen Mirren.
A couple films I am so-so about are The Impossible. It started out as a great movie, then fell flat and almost unbelievable, even though it was based on a true story of some of the Thailand tsunami survivors.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, was nice, but I felt I need to be in my 60's
to really appreciate the nuances of aging.
I couldn't get into Cloud Atlas, or Anna Karenina.
What movies have been your favorites, duds or can't wait to see?
Award season is coming up.
A friend is on the Sag Awards nominating committee so I got to see more movies with then than I normally go to. Of the ones I got to watch these are my favorite in order:Zero Dark Thirty - this will be the one to beat at the Oscars. I really, really wanted to see this one. It isn't out in the theatres yet. It's sweeping all the awards. It got New York Film Critics Circle, National Board of Review, Boston Film Critics and New York Online Critics as the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association awards for Best Film, with Kathryn Bigelow as Best Director.
It's the 10 year long hunt for Osama Bin Laden, but it's not in normal, dry documentary format. It follows the one woman on the CIA whose tenacity was responsible for finding Bin Laden & bringing him down. To me, because of the subject matter, it is one of the most important, current movies out and every American should see it. There is some extreme violence during the first 30 minutes showing what it took to get information, (think Abu Ghraib,) but as an American & a NYer, I am proud of the movie. I also thought the film handled the Seal Team 6's take down of Bin Laden well, without being needlessly gratuitous, doing something to inflame our enemies who will be incensed & inflamed anyway.
How accurate & close to the truth, remains to be seen as most of the info is supposed to be classified. Lincoln - maybe I'm just in a patriotic mood, but I really liked this film. Daniel Day Lewis was excellent, and should get all the awards for Best Actor (IMO). Sally Field should be nominated for Best Supporting actress. The film made me misty-eyed at the end and proud (again) of being an American.
Les Miserable - comes in third. But, that's because of Russell Crowe's weak singing, and I prefer the Broadway interpretation to how Hugh Jackman played the lead. Yet, Anne Hathaway will squeeze out Sally Field and win the Best Supporting Actress Award. I do think the tight cast should win for Best Ensemble.
Silver Linings Playbook - rounds out my top picks. I hated the description of the film and almost didn't see it. But, it turned out to be such a "feel good" movie.
I actually liked it a lot. Best acting by Robert DeNiro in decades. To me, Jennifer Lawrence edges out Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty,) for the win for Best Actress.Another film I liked is Hitchcock. It isn't really about the making of Psycho so much as it is about the relationship between Alfred Hitchcock & his wife, who was instrumental in getting the film made. I loved Helen Mirren.
A couple films I am so-so about are The Impossible. It started out as a great movie, then fell flat and almost unbelievable, even though it was based on a true story of some of the Thailand tsunami survivors.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, was nice, but I felt I need to be in my 60's
I couldn't get into Cloud Atlas, or Anna Karenina.
What movies have been your favorites, duds or can't wait to see?
Couldn't stand Bill Nighy's wife in that movie (she was the Prime Minister in a couple episodes of Doctor Who).. can't think of her name at the moment.
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