Posts Tagged ‘Best Picture’
Oscar Week Movie of the Day | The Apartment and Talk to Her
With the 83rd Annual Academy Awards quickly approaching, I will be offering Filmdog’s Oscar countdown by recommending a film every day of the week up until the awards this Sunday. All of the film recommendations will be Academy Award winning movies from various categories. So, watch some great films and enjoy the Academy Awards this Sunday.
To catch us up, having missed Monday, I have picked two very different (but outstanding) films that I hold close to my heart. Monday’s film is Billy Wilder’s The Apartment and Tuesday’s is Pedro Almodóvar’s Talk to Her. Read the rest of this entry »
The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 36 – Exit Through the Podcast Shop
Episode 36 of the Filmdogs Podcast is here and just in time for awards season! This week in the News we discuss the recent casting/character announcements for The Dark Knight Rises with Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, and Tom Hardy as Bane. We also try to decipher if Kevin Smith has truly gone off the deep end with his recent controversy at Sundance. In both our In Defense of and One Liner of the Week segments we chat up the underrated?, sequel Back to the Future: Part III. Plus, in our Featured Topic we weed through the recent Oscar Nominations and issue verdicts as to what the Academy got right and what they got terribly wrong. To not listen in could have grave effects on the space time continuum. Heavy.
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Can’t get enough Inception? I have the cure.
For those that still have the Inception itch and are starting to feel the pains of withdrawal, fear not! There have been a lot of Inception related goodies floating around the web lately, and I’m happy to share them with all who aren’t afraid to dream a little bigger. Plus, I’ve created a special Inception related present for all you iPhone owners out there.
First up, we have a few images or “infographics” that explain the various dream levels of the film’s climax. Whether or not you think they are needed to explain things doesn’t effect their coolness factor. Here’s the first image from Last exit to Nowhere.
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The Filmdogs Podcast: Episode 17 – Incepodcast
The 17th Episode of The Filmdogs Podcast is here and it isn’t afraid to “dream a little bigger, Darling.” Along with returning guest Filmdogs writer Mr. Holt we discuss this weeks Non-Gibson film news. Next up it’s a Nora Ephron showdown with Sleepless in Seattle vs. You’ve Got Mail in our Vs segment. Then Mr. Jason, Mr. Holt, and myself go deep into the dream as we review the summer’s most anticipated Movie, Christopher Nolan’s Inception. And to close it all out The Forger himself, Inception’s Tom Hardy brings us our One-Liner of the Week. It’s our all around most mind-bending installment of the podcast yet.
WARNING!!! Our Inception Review naturally features many spoilers for the film, so be sure you’ve seen it before you give the show a listen.
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The Dream Team | Review of “Inception”
Over the past ten years director Christopher Nolan has delivered more enthralling motion pictures to audiences than any other film director. His tomatometer proves it, each of his six films this past decade have scored a 75% or higher rating. From Memento to The Prestige to the Batman films he knows how to both entertain the masses, and tell intelligent stories. So, it’s no surprise that his latest film, the much anticipated “mind heist” picture Inception, is the culmination of all his cinematic talents. Believe the hype. Inception is a masterpiece that puts every penny of it’s 200 million dollar budget on screen, and delivers a powerful emotional punch.
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Zoned Out | Review of “Green Zone”
All “Bourne 4″ jokes aside director Paul Greengrass and actor Matt Damon’s newest team up stands on it’s own. The material however, doesn’t. If a political thriller like Green Zone, profiling the reasons we were involved in the Iraq war had come out several years ago I would have been more intrigued. The fact of the matter is that any Iraq film with an overt message winds up only being mildly successful. Just ask the producers of Jarhead, In the Valley of Elah, and The Kingdom. Read the rest of this entry »
Oscar Winners
Overall, this years awards went down as expected and were kind of bland. I kept hoping for an upset, but the biggest one I got was Geoffrey Fletcher winning Best Adapated Screeplay for Precious over Jason Reitman’s script for Up in the Air. It was cool seeing Kathryn Bigelow become the first woman to win in the directing category. Dito, as for seeing “The Dude” himself, Jeff Bridges, win for Crazy Heart. The Hurt Locker had a big night sweeping all the major awards including Best Picture. For me though the best part of the entire show was the cutting of the Best Original Song performances from the telecast. Here’s hoping that change is here to stay. See all the winners below in bold.
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The Pack’s Oscar Picks
Here are some of the Pack’s Oscar picks. Each individual writer’s choices for who they think will win are indicated by their name in Bold to the right of a nominee. See how our staff’s picks stand up against our own and leave your thoughts below in the comments. Also follow the sites official twitter for live updates during the show. Read the rest of this entry »
Life’s a Bitch (And Then You Die): Oscar Review of “A Serious Man”
One of the most interesting film experiences I had in 2009, was brought to me by none other than Joel and Ethan Coen. Now, the Coens are no strangers to Oscar gold. In 1996 they won for best original screenplay for “Fargo“, and in 2007 they struck gold in a big way for their masterpiece “No Country For Old Men”. Well they are back in the running again with their most odd ball work of art since “Barton Fink”.
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Oscar Review | How “Precious” life can be
I won’t lie. I wasn’t looking forward to watching “Precious.” The trailer for this film looked like an urban nightmare, and i’m not usually one to shy away from dramatic flicks. Yet, I couldn’t help but be taken in by this films power. Director Lee Daniels has created a stylish and beautiful ode to all the put upon inner city teens of this nation. It is a wonder to behold. Read the rest of this entry »
