Monday, January 23, 2012

2011 in Film

Oscar nominees will be announced tomorrow morning, so I've been reflecting on the movies from 2011 and compiling a list of ones that I will need to catch before the ceremony on the 26th of February. Any recommendations for 2011 films that I have overlooked?

I'll do a best of the year list a few days before the Oscars, as well as a prediction of who will win. Because predicting things is almost as much fun as making lists!

Seen (73)
13 Assassins
30 Minutes or Less
50/50
The Adventures of Tintin 
Albert Nobbs
Another Earth
The Arbor
The Artist
Attack the Block
Bad Teacher
Beginners
Bill Cunningham New York
Bridesmaids
Certified Copy
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Captain America: The First Avenger
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
The Descendants
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Drive
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Film Socialisme
Fright Night
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Green Hornet
Hanna
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2
The Help
Horrible Bosses
Hugo
The Ides of March
Insidious
The Iron Lady
I Saw the Devil
Kung Fu Panda 2
Margin Call
Martha Marcy May Marlene
Meek's Cutoff
Melancholia
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Muppets
My Week With Marilyn
Paul
The Perfect Host
Pina
Project Nim
Puss in Boots
Rango
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Scream 4
A Seperation
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The Skin I Live In
Source Code
Submarine
Sucker Punch
Super 8
Tabloid
Take Shelter
Thor
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
The Tree of Life
The Trip
Tucker and Dale VS. Evil
Tyrannosaur
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
War Horse
Warrior
Win Win
X-Men: First Class
Young Adult

Have Yet to Watch
Bellflower
A Better Life
A Cat in Paris
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Chico & Rita
A Dangerous Method
Hesher
Into the Abyss
Margaret
Mysteries of Lisbon
Poetry
Shame
Weekend
We Need to Talk About Kevin

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Golden Globes 2012 Predictions

The Golden Globes are tomorrow! I am not actually all that excited, but it's boring in Mount Pleasant right now, and I have some spare time. So, here are my predictions for who I think will win each award tomorrow night, as well as who I want to win (of the actors nominated). Also, I have no idea why the spacing is so weird, as it looks fine on the edit screen.

FILM

Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Who Will Win: The Descendants
Who Should Win: Hugo





Best Motion Picture (Comedy)
Who Will Win: The Artist
Who Should Win: Midnight in Paris        *I haven't had a chance to see The Artist yet*






Best Director
Who Will Win: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
Who Should Win: Martin Scorsese for 'Hugo'

Best Actor (Drama)
Who Will Win: Brad Pitt for 'Moneyball'
Who Should Win: Michael Fassbender for 'Shame'

Best Actor (Comedy)
Who Will Win: Jean Dujardin for 'The Artist'
Who Should Win: N/A


Best Actress (Drama)
Who Will Win: Viola Davis for 'The Help'
Who Should Win: Rooney Mara for 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'

Best Actress (Comedy)
Who Will Win: Michelle Williams for 'My Week with Marilyn'
Who Should Win: Charlize Theron for 'Young Adult'





Best Supporting Actress
Who Will Win: Octavia Spencer for 'The Help' 
Who Should Win: Jessica Chastain for 'Take Shelter', 'The Tree of Life' and 'The Help' combined

Best Supporting Actor
Who Will Win: Christopher Plummer for 'Beginners'
Who Should Win: Albert Brooks for 'Drive'






Best Animated Feature
Who Will Win: Rango
Who Should Win: Rango        *I haven't had a chance to see TinTin yet*

Best Foreign Language Film
Who Will Win: A Separation
Who Should Win: A Separation or The Skin I Live In   *I'll be happy either way*

Best Screenplay
Who Will Win: Midnight in Paris
Who Should Win: Midnight in Paris

Best Original Score
Who Will Win: Ludovic Bource for 'The Artist'
Who Should Win: Howard Shore for 'Hugo'

Best Original Song
Who Will Win: 'The Living Proof' from 'The Help'
Who Should Win: N/A

Television

Best Series (Drama)
Who Will Win: Homeland
Who Should Win: Game of Thrones

Best Series (Comedy or Musical)
Who Will Win: Modern Family
Who Should Win: Modern Family

Best Mini-Series or Made-For-TV Movie
Who Will Win: Downton Abbey
Who Should Win: Downton Abbey

Best Actor (Drama)
Who Will Win: Bryan Cranston for 'Breaking Bad'
Who Should Win: Bryan Cranston for 'Breaking Bad'

Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Who Will Win: Matt LeBlanc for 'Episodes'
Who Should Win: N/A

Best Actor (Mini-Series or Made-For-TV Movie)
Who Will Win: Hugh Bonneville for 'Downton Abbey'
Who Should Win: N/A

Best Actress (Drama)
Who Will Win: Claire Danes for 'Homeland'
Who Should Win: Claire Dances for 'Homeland'


Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)




Who Will Win: Zooey Deschanel for 'New Girl'
Who Should Win: Amy Poehler for 'Parks and Recreation'

Best Actress (Mini-Series or Made-For-TV Movie)
Who Will Win: Kate Winslet for 'Mildred Pierce'
Who Should Win: N/A

Best Supporting Actor (Series, Mini-Series, or Made-For-TV Movie)
Who Will Win: Peter Dinklage for 'Game of Thrones'
Who Should Win: Peter Dinklage for 'Game of Thrones'

Best Supporting Actress (Series, Mini-Series, or Made-For-TV Movie)
Who Will Win: Jessica Lange for 'American Horror Story'
Who Should Win: N/A