These'll be coming fast and furious from now on, I hope. This is turning out to be one of the more interesting Oscar predictions seasons in a long time. Say what you will about the decision to extend the Best Pic nominees to ten, but it's creating some pretty intense conversation pieces.
Best Picture:
Amelia
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Invictus
The Lovely Bones
Precious
The Road
A Serious Man
Shutter Island
Star Trek
Best Director:
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Lee Daniels, Precious
Clint Eastwood, Invictus
Peter Jackson, The Lovely Bones
Lone Scherfig, An Education
Best Actor:
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Matt Damon, The Informant!
Daniel Day-Lewis, Nine
Peter Sarsgaard, An Education
Michael Stuhlbarg, A Serious Man
Best Actress:
Saoirse Ronan, The Lovely Bones
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
Hilary Swank, Amelia
Audrey Tautou, Coco Before Chanel
Best Supporting Actor:
Matt Damon, Invictus
Anthony Mackie, The Hurt Locker
Tobey Maguire, Brothers
Alfred Molina, An Education
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress:
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo'nique, Precious
Imelda Staunton, Taking Woodstock
Rachel Weisz, The Lovely Bones
Michelle Williams, Shutter Island
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Amelia
Nine
Precious
Up in the Air
Where the Wild Things Are
Best Original Screenplay:
Bright Star
Brooklyn's Finest
Funny People
The Hurt Locker
A Serious Man
Best Animated Feature Film:
The Fantastic Mr. Fox
9
Up
Best Art Direction:
Bright Star
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Inglourious Basterds
Public Enemies
Where the Wild Things Are
Best Cinematography:
Amelia
Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Nine
Best Costume Design:
Bright Star
Cheri
The Tempest
Best Film Editing:
Avatar
The Lovely Bones
Nine
Shutter Island
Star Trek
Best Makeup:
Avatar
Star Trek
Watchmen
Best Original Score:
Avatar
Bright Star
A Christmas Carol
The Lovely Bones
The Road
Best Sound Editing:
Avatar
District 9
Public Enemies
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2012
Best Sound Mixing:
The Hurt Locker
9
Star Trek
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2012
Best Visual Effects:
Avatar
Star Trek
2012
Monday, August 3, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
An Updated 2009 Rundown, and August Anticipation
I've seen some stuff in the month of July. I've added "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (****), "Coraline" (****) "My Sister's Keeper" (****), "G-Force" (***1/2), "Public Enemies" (***1/2), and "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (**1/2). I've also downgraded "Taken" by half a star, bringing it to ***1/2; just a movie that has withered a tad over time and that I'm not as enthusiastic about now.
J.J. Abrams's "Star Trek" (****)
David Yates' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (****)
Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" (****)
Pete Docter's "Up" (****)
Henry Selick's "Coraline" (****)
Nick Cassavetes' "My Sister's Keeper" (****)
Alex Proyas' "Knowing" (****)
Michael Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (****)
Sam Raimi's "Drag Me to Hell" (****)
Pierre Morel's "Taken" (***1/2)
Hoyt Yeatman's "G-Force" (***1/2)
Gavin Hood's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (***1/2)
Tom Tykwer's "The International" (***1/2)
Letterman/Vernon's "Monsters vs. Aliens" (***1/2)
Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" (***1/2)
Tony Scott's "The Taking of Pelham 123" (***1/2)
Justin Lin's "Fast & Furious" (***)
Anne Fletcher's "The Proposal" (***)
Andy Fickman's "Race to Witch Mountain" (***)
Carlos Saldanha's "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (**1/2)
Paul McGuigan's "Push" (**1/2)
Peter Chelsom's "Hannah Montana: The Movie" (**)
McG's "Terminator Salvation" (*1/2)
Brad Silberling's "Land of the Lost" (zero stars)
I should be seeing A LOT more movies in the month of August. The first weekend (the 7th) brings us "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," which looks cool, and "Shorts," which could be a major comeback for Robert Rodriguez in the kid's arena (his last decent family flick was "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams"). Also interested in the Meryl Streep/Amy Adams headliner "Julie & Julia." The second weekend (the 14th) is packed with goodies and brings us Peter Jackson's intriguing "District 9," Hayao Miyazaki's newest animated film "Ponyo," Todd Graff's high school comedy "Bandslam," Robert Schwentke's romance/fantasy "The Time Traveler's Wife," and Neil Brennan's "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard." The third weekend (the 21st) brings only one film of interest to me: Quentin Tarantino's war film "Inglourious Basterds." The last weekend offers only Ang Lee's artsy semi-biopic "Taking Woodstock."
Films I'm skipping out on for various reasons: An unhealthy influx of horror movies, such as "A Perfect Getaway," "Halloween II," and "The Final Destination." Also, horrid-looking romcoms, like "Post Grad" and "My One and Only." Also missed will be littler movies that probably won't play in the Dallas/Fort Worth markets: "Cold Souls," "Paper Heart," "It Might Get Loud," "Spread," "Grace," and "St. Trinian's" (I'll try to catch some of these on DVD).
J.J. Abrams's "Star Trek" (****)
David Yates' "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (****)
Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" (****)
Pete Docter's "Up" (****)
Henry Selick's "Coraline" (****)
Nick Cassavetes' "My Sister's Keeper" (****)
Alex Proyas' "Knowing" (****)
Michael Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (****)
Sam Raimi's "Drag Me to Hell" (****)
Pierre Morel's "Taken" (***1/2)
Hoyt Yeatman's "G-Force" (***1/2)
Gavin Hood's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" (***1/2)
Tom Tykwer's "The International" (***1/2)
Letterman/Vernon's "Monsters vs. Aliens" (***1/2)
Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" (***1/2)
Tony Scott's "The Taking of Pelham 123" (***1/2)
Justin Lin's "Fast & Furious" (***)
Anne Fletcher's "The Proposal" (***)
Andy Fickman's "Race to Witch Mountain" (***)
Carlos Saldanha's "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" (**1/2)
Paul McGuigan's "Push" (**1/2)
Peter Chelsom's "Hannah Montana: The Movie" (**)
McG's "Terminator Salvation" (*1/2)
Brad Silberling's "Land of the Lost" (zero stars)
I should be seeing A LOT more movies in the month of August. The first weekend (the 7th) brings us "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," which looks cool, and "Shorts," which could be a major comeback for Robert Rodriguez in the kid's arena (his last decent family flick was "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams"). Also interested in the Meryl Streep/Amy Adams headliner "Julie & Julia." The second weekend (the 14th) is packed with goodies and brings us Peter Jackson's intriguing "District 9," Hayao Miyazaki's newest animated film "Ponyo," Todd Graff's high school comedy "Bandslam," Robert Schwentke's romance/fantasy "The Time Traveler's Wife," and Neil Brennan's "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard." The third weekend (the 21st) brings only one film of interest to me: Quentin Tarantino's war film "Inglourious Basterds." The last weekend offers only Ang Lee's artsy semi-biopic "Taking Woodstock."
Films I'm skipping out on for various reasons: An unhealthy influx of horror movies, such as "A Perfect Getaway," "Halloween II," and "The Final Destination." Also, horrid-looking romcoms, like "Post Grad" and "My One and Only." Also missed will be littler movies that probably won't play in the Dallas/Fort Worth markets: "Cold Souls," "Paper Heart," "It Might Get Loud," "Spread," "Grace," and "St. Trinian's" (I'll try to catch some of these on DVD).
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