Stunning Conclusion!

The Dark Knight Rises is the final chapter in Christopher Nolans Epic The Dark Knight Trilogy, and what a stunning and masterful conclusion it is!

The Dark Knight Trilogy is one of the Best Trilogy's out there period. We have seen many different installments about the caped crusader and his many battles with thugs from the under world, but I have to say It would be an insult to the world if anyone tried to attempt to make more Batman Films after the Masterpiece's that we have been given.

There is a quality to The Dark Knight films that you just don't get from any of the other Batman films.

In The Dark Knight Rises, Bruce Wayne is faced with a terror that is taking hold of all of Gotham City, and the one who wants nothing more than to see the City come crumbling down is none other than Bane.

After being accused for the death of Harvey Dent, Batman decides its time to say goodbye to the Caped Crusader. But Eight years later, when Bane brings terror down upon all of Gotham, it is left up to Bruce Wayne to resurrect the Dark Knight and save Gotham from a force more powerful than anyone could ever imagine.

I enjoyed every minuet of this movie. This movie is every Batman fans dream come true!

Tom Hardy plays the ever ruthless Bane, and he did an excellent job! He had me cringe the entire time. He brought to life a Villain that truly inspires fear.

Anne Hathaway delivered a great performance as well in her role of Selina Kyle aka Cat woman. 

Everything about this film was totally believable and a great way to end a Fantastic Trilogy!

Solid A

Running Time 2hrs & 44mins

Rated PG-13 For Intense Sequences of Violence and Action, Some Sensuality and Language. 

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Available September 11th

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Opening November 9th

Depressing People Like Us

What were they thinking? That is my question to the Director and Producers of this film.
In all honesty, this movie was very depressing. The only part of the movie I enjoyed was the very end, possibly because I knew it was over. No in all seriousness the end was heartwarming, unfortunately the almost two hours it took to get there was not.
Chris Pine and Elizabeth Banks star in this movie about two siblings who have no idea they are related. Upon the death of their father Jerry, Chris Pines Character (that's what I'll have to call him because a day later I can't remember the sad sacks name in this movie) is given a shaving kit that is full of money, 150 thousand dollars to be exact, and he is supposed to deliver it to his sister Frankie (I at least remembered one of their names) who he has never met before.
So Chris Pine goes to give his sister the money, but he doesn't dare tell her that they are related upon meeting and why you ask? Well I assume it was so Hollywood could give us another boring movie that also has the ability to make you realize your own life isn't as depressing as the fake people in this movie is.
The hard thing for me and I think everyone else in the theater was the fact that we could have been satisfied with a movie that was feel good, but instead we are given drama sequence after drama sequence, and it gets old fast.
At one point in the movie I thought to myself, "why doesn't he just tell her they are related and get it over with!" Seriously, this movie just drug on and on, only to inevitably give us the ending we all know is coming. The Hugs and Kisses session as I like to refer to it.

Sad. This movie had potential, but instead just spun in the mud and got us nowhere.

Grade D-

Running Time 1hr & 55mins

Rated PG-13 For Language, Some Drug Use and Brief Sexuality

A New Classic

Disney and Pixar have recently released their newest film Brave, and I will say this about the movie, It's a true crowd pleaser!

In the beggining of the film we are introduced to one of the first Princesses that comes from Pixar, Merida. Merida is the daughter of a King and has fought her Mother the Queen her whole life to be able to do things her own way, instead of having to act the way everyone else expects her to.

As Merida grow's in years, the time comes for her to be married, but not to just anyone,to a worthy suitor from one of the three kingdoms from distant lands. The three Kingdoms gather and in Merida's honor, a competition will be held for her to see which of the three young men will be worthy of her hand.

Seeing that her life is about to be changed in a way she dosent want it to, Merida run's off to find a way to change her fate, so that she can live her life the way she has always dreamed.

At this point in the review, I will not give anymore away, so that I don't spoil the main plot of the film. I will say this though, Brave is truly something that everyone who is a big fan of all things Disney and Pixar will enjoy. I really loved the Beautiful shots of Ireland, I think the animators did a fantastic job in portratying the vast landscapes.

I had read reviews about this film from other "Critics" and a few said that they felt that the movie started off strong, but then it turned into a kids movie. I'm Sorry, was this supposed to be something other than a kids movie I mean come on. It's like going to see Batman and then saying it "It started off good, but then it turned into an action movie". Thanks Genius.

Make sure to take the time to see this movie, you won't be dissapointed.

Grade A+

Running Time 1hr & 33mins

Rated PG For Some Scary Action and Rude Humor



Mirror Mirror

This year we have been given two different versions of the Snow White legend. Mirror Mirror was released first, then Snow White and the Huntsman. I have seen both films and the two are very different from each other. Snow White and the Huntsman was a very dark retelling. However Mirror Mirror proves to be a lighter version, which will please both young and old.
Julia Roberts and Lily Collins take on the two leads in this fresh yet somewhat different take on how Snow Whites tale happened.
We are all used to Disney's original telling of the classic fairy tale, but in Mirror Mirror director Tarsem Singh adds a little twist to how the story really happened.
Mirror Mirror is told from the Evil Queens perspective. But we are more involved with how Snow White rises up and takes over the Kingdom that is rightfuly hers.
Upon finding out that the Kingdom is quickly becoming bankrupt, The Queen tries to find a Prince that is wealthy beyond means, so that she can marry him and save the Kingdom she reigns.
All the while Snow White has been locked up in the Palace, but on her 18th Birthday, she decides to find a way to get rid of the Evil Queen so that she can become the Queen that the village deserves.
Truth be told I did enjoy Mirror Mirror, I found it laging in some parts however the visionary direction and the costume design held my interest, not to mention there was plenty of Humor in this film.
Mirror Mirror reminded me alot of something that Disney would produce. Maybe it was Alan Menken's music score that gave this film the Classic disney vibe.
 All in all I did find myself liking this movie, even thought some parts were a bit cheesey but hey what movie isn't cheesey in it's own way.


Grade B-

Running Time 1hr & 46mins

Rated PG For some Fantasy action and Mild Rude Humor.

Opening this November

I can't wait to see this. A new classic from Disney!

Coming to Blu Ray on September 4th

Finally! One of my all time favorite Halloween Films is coming to Blu Ray.
Now Hocus Pocus can be enjoyed the way it should be, In 1080P Hi Definition.

Snow White & The Huntsman

Snow White and The Huntsman is not only one of the best films this year, it's also a cinematic masterpiece. This Film takes the story of Snow White to a whole new level.
Trust me when I say, this ain't Walt Disney's Version.
In the beginning of the film we are introduced to how the Evil Queen Ravenna came to be. Seriously this Queen is Evil. She is obsessed with staying young and being the fairest of them all and she will do whatever it takes to do so. But in order for her to stay that way, she has to take the life of a younger woman, so that she can continue to stay young and beautiful forever.
In Ravenna's quest for beauty, she comes to find from her trusted mirror, that their is of course one who is more fair than she, Snow White. Ravenna has kept Snow White prisoner in the top of the castle tower since she was a young girl, but one day Snow White escapes beyond the castle gates and into the dark forest.
The Queen then sends The Huntsman out to find her because she needs Snow Whites heart, so that she never has to worry of aging again. Upon finding the princess, and discovering her true identity (the Queen didn't bother to tell The Huntsman who he was going after), the huntsman decides then that he will help her in her effort to escape as far as she can from the clutches of Ravenna, and help her fight for her kingdom.
I could go on and on with the plot of this film, but their is so much to go over. The visual effects in this film are beyond anything that I have ever seen. Some of my favorite parts involved The Dark Forest and the enchanted realm that Snow White and the Huntsman are introduced to by the Seven Dwarfs, which include some enchanted forest creatures, much like something we would see in a Walt Disney Film.
Not to mention the Stellar Acting from all who were involved in this movie.
Charlize Theron was a true Beast as Ravenna the evil queen. She was spot on in this film and I would even go so far as to say that her performance is Award Worthy. Kristen Stewart who played Snow White did well. I was nervous because of her Twilight films, but she stepped out of the box for this one. And Chris Hemsworth who played The Huntsman was fantastic.
Great Film! I wouldn't recommend this for younger audiences because this version of Snow White is Darker than any before.
It is however my new favorite telling of the Snow White fairytale.

Solid A

Running Time 2hrs & 7mins

Rated PG-13 For Intense Sequences of Violence and Action, And Brief Sensuality

Disney and Marvel Merger

Not to long ago, I was in the Disney store, and I had noticed that the store was carrying Marvel products.
I thought to myself "what is this stuff doing here? This is a Disney store, not a Marvel store." Well come to find out, Disney just bought Marvel and so we should expect to see more superhero action figures along side the ever famous Disney Princess's.
Another perk that will come from the Disney/Marvel Merger, is that we will be seeing some of Marvels famous characters hit the Disney theme parks in the form of new rides! That had me super excited.
Fans of the Marvel Comics and Films were worried that Disney would make the name Family Friendly, since Marvel is aimed at adult audiences. Disney has stated that they are not going to make any changes to Marvel, or its upcoming films which Include, Thor 2 and The Avengers sequel.

Own it August 18th

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Coming to Theaters This December

The Newest Film from Director Baz Luhrmann.

Director of Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge! and Australia.

Coming to Theaters This June

This Movie looks Hilarious! June 29th

Own It this Tuesday

Own this Spine Tingling Movie on Tuesday.

A Cult Classic

10 things I hate about you, has to be one of the best of the teenage, I love you/hate you films. This is one that will put a smile on your face. I watched it the other night, for the first time, in a long time and still like it as much if not more, as I did when it first came out.

Own it Tomorrow on Blu Ray Combo Pack and DVD

Joyful Noise is something to Celebrate

Joyful Noise was not at all what I had expected. I didn't have to chance to catch it while in theaters, however it has recently been released on Blu Ray and DVD, and I was able to see it, and I must say, Joyful Noise was a fun and heartwarming film.
The movie follows our main Characters, Vi Rose (Queen Latifah) and G.G. (Dolly Parton) Two women, who are in an uproar rival, because Vi Rose was made head of their small town congregational choir. G.G.thinks she should be in Charge of the Choir, because her and her late husband, are the church's biggest financial supporters, hence why G.G. Isn't thrilled that Vi Rose got the position over her.
In the midst of G.G. and Vi's quarrel's, they are trying to get their small town choir to win the final's in the Joyful Noise competition, but fear they won't succeed because of their outdated church hymns. But when G.G.'S grandson Randy comes to town, he proves that he might be able to shake things up, and pump out some righteous numbers, that just might help get them the win they need.
I really enjoyed this movie. I found it to be entertaining from start to finish. My only complaint is that there were a few area's in the plot that didn't seem to be thought through all the way. Some parts of the movie seemed to be a bit choppy. Other than that This movie delivers plenty of laughs and heartwarming moments. I would recommend it to anyone who liked Sister Act.

Grade B+

Rated PG-13 For Some Language and a Sexual Reference

Running Time 1hr & 57mins

Available Oct 2nd

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Like Crazy

Like Crazy, where do I begin. There is so much that is wrong with this movie.

Lets start off with the misleading trailer, that leads you to believe this is a love story. It's far from it.

In the beginning of the film, we are introduced to the main characters, Jacob and Anna.

The two meet while attending college in L.A., and they go out on a date with each other, and from then on they are completely smitten. But their is one little problem. Anna is from England and is only in L.A. as an exchange student, and so she needs to return to England during the summer so that her Visa won't be violated.

Well as you would have it, she refuses to go back because she is in love with Jacob, and she can't bare to live without him for two and a half months. So as a punishment she is sent back to England and is told she can't come back to America, because she Violated her student Visa.

Thus Her and Jacob are heart broken, and decide that a long distant relationship won't work. So they break up and agree not to speak to each other anymore. The two get on with their lives, and meet new people. Jacob meets Sam, who is played by Jennifer Lawrence, and Anna Meets some guy who's performance was totally forgettable so we will just refer to him as guy.

 The two go on to live separate lives, but oh wait Anna can't live without Jacob, so she decides to be obnoxious and ruin Jacobs relationship with Sam, so that the two can get married and live happily ever after.

Seriously, Anna was beyond annoying in this movie. She could never make up her mind. Just when Jacob got over her, she would pop back up in his life and demand that they be together.

The truly sad part to this movie, was when Jacob told Sam he had to break up with her, to be with the annoying girl from England. That scene broke my heart, because Sam truly loved Jacob, and their chemistry worked.

That's another thing I wanted to mention, the two main characters couldn't have worse chemistry. I felt nothing for those two, and couldn't care less if they ended up together or not. I actually found myself rooting against them.

So to sum it up, Jacob and Anna get married, fight for the rest of the movie, and then to top it off, we are given one of the worst endings that I have ever seen in my life! It didn't make any sense.

In a nutshell, save yourself and don't waste your time. This movie is not what the trailers make it out to be.

Grade D+

Running Time 1hr & 29Mins

Rated PG-13 For Sexual Content and Brief Strong Language

Opening This Friday

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Lockout

I had no intentions of ever seeing this movie, but I went with some buddies of mine. But to be really honest this movie was awful. Not only was it that but it was also very painful to sit through.

The Dialogue, Acting and Writing made this movie horrible. Plus the plot was not well thought out. Moments in this film that were supposed to be serious, turned out to be just plain cheesy.

I couldn't recommend this movie and feel good about myself. Save your $8.00 and stay home.

Grade D+

Rated PG-13 

Desert Island

If you were stranded on an Island, and all you could take were 10 of your favorite movies, which would you choose? Here is my list.

1. James Cameron's Avatar
2. To Kill a Mockingbird
3. The Help
4. Pride and Prejudice
5. Thoroughly Modern Millie
6. The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
7. Hocus Pocus
8. Irving Berlin's White Christmas
9. Just Go With It
10. We Bought a Zoo

There you have it.

The Woman in Black

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The Vow

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The Iron Lady

I was able to see The Iron Lady. A film I thought would be absolutely amazing.
One only assumes that when a huge star such as Meryl Streep is involved that it will be one of those movies you can't miss.
However The Iron Lady is one film that you aren't missing out on much. I'm really disappointed because I was looking so forward to seeing this film. Don't get me wrong it wasn't Meryl who was the problem here. Her acting was spot on and I feel that she gave a wonderful portrayal of Margaret Thatcher.
The problem here was the story and the way it was told. In the film we follow a very old Margaret Thatcher who you come to find is not right in the head. She has hallucinations of her deceased husband and we are given very brief glimpses of her 11 years as the Prime Minister. This is where the story is screwed up.
We aren't given a great film that follows a strong historical figure in her journey in politics. Instead we get to follow the Old version of Margaret Thatcher as she goes through her shoe box of memories.
Are you kidding!
Director Phyllida Lloyd who also directed Mamma Mia did a horrible job with this film. She not only did a real crappy job, she destroyed something that could have been great.

I'd say catch it on television if you really want to see it.

Rating: C-

Running Time 1hr & 45mins

Rated PG-13 For Some Violent Images and Brief Nudity

Snow White and the Hunstman

 

Opens June 1st

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games was as good as I had hoped it would be.

I would first like to start off my review by saying, I thought it was a brilliant adaptation of the novel itself. Some people would not agree with me and ya know what I have to say to them, If you didn't like it that's your own problem. It really couldn't be better than it was.

The Hunger Games is an annual event that takes place in the future America (which has been renamed

Panem.)

 Panem has a total of 12 districts and each year the Capitol (the rich and famous) hold an event, The Hunger Games.

In the Hunger Games a boy and a girl (ages 12-18) are chosen from each district and are selected to compete in a battle to the death, but don't worry it isn't all for nothing. The winner of the games is rewarded for the rest of their lives with a life time supply of food for their families.

You see the 12 districts are dirt poor areas, where food is not well in demand. You could say that each district looks just like the Hoovervilles did during the great depression. Yeah they are that sad looking.

So you can see that those who live in the 12 districts, you could say are starved and would pretty much do anything for their survival, and that is why they have The Hunger Games.

Jennifer Lawrence who Plays the main character Katniss was perfect! She truly captured the emotions of Katniss and brought her Character to life from the pages of the book. All I can say to her is Bravo!

The rest of the cast was just as good.

I would highly recommend this film, even if you haven't read the books. You will still enjoy it.

Grade: A

Rated PG-13 For Intense Thematic Violent Material and Disturbing Images-All Involving Teens

Running Time 2hrs & 22mins

Review To Come Soon.

 

Available on May 29th

 

The Best Show on Television

If you want a great show that keeps you involved then Downton Abbey is the One for you.

It isn't on television right now, but you can catch the first and second seasons on netflix.

Season 3 is going to air on PBS soon.

There are No Words.

 

I went to see A Thousand Words and I gotta be honest, there truly are no words to describe how

horrid this movie was.

Truth be told I walked out of this movie because it wasn't going anywhere.

The Characters were stupid, the plot was stupid and Eddie Murphy well lets just say

he needs to give up acting all together because he is one terrible actor.

He is loud, obnoxious and he is the same character in all of his movies.

I guess in this film he did okay only because he didn't talk for 90% of the film.

I would highly say skip this movie. Save your money. Not even worth a rent at the red box.

My Grade for this one is a solid F.

Rated PG-13 For Sexual Situations including Dialogue, Language and some Drug Related Humor.

Want to See This

 

Opens March 9th

Viola Davis

 I can't believe that Viola Davis didn't take home the gold for her roll in The Help. Truly I thought that she had that one in the bag.

Don't worry Viola you'll always be a winner to us.

And the Winner Is.....

2012 Oscar Winners List

Best Picture: "War Horse"
"The Artist" (WINNER)" Moneyball,"
" The Descendants"
"The Tree of Life"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
" Hugo"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close "

Best Actress: Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady" (WINNER)
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Actor:
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist" (WINNER)
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, " Moneyball"

Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist" (WINNER)
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants"
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"

Short Film (Animated): "Dimanche/Sunday" Patrick Doyon
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg (WINNER)
"La Luna" Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll" Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe;
"Wild Life" Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Documentary (Short Subject):
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement" Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
"God Is the Bigger Elvis" Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
"Incident in New Baghdad" James Spione
"Saving Face" Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (WINNER)
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

Short Film (Live Action):
"Pentecost" Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
"Raju" Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
"The Shore" Terry George and Oorlagh George (WINNER)
"Time Freak" Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
"Tuba Atlantic" Hallvar Witzø

Writing (Original Screenplay):
"The Artist" Written by Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids" Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call" Written by J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris" Written by Woody Allen (WINNER)
"A Separation" Written by Asghar Farhadi

Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
"The Descendants" Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash (WINNER)
"Hugo" Screenplay by John Logan
"The Ides of March" Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
"Moneyball" Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Story by Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan

Music (Original Song):
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio" from "Rio" Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Music (Original Score):
"The Adventures of Tintin" John Williams
"The Artist" Ludovic Bource (WINNER)
"Hugo" Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse" John Williams

Best Supporting Actor: Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners" (WINNER)
Max von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Visual Effects:
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
"Hugo" Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning (WINNER)"Real Steel" Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

Animated Feature:
"A Cat in Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango" (WINNER)

Documentary (Feature):
"Hell and Back Again" Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Pina" Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
"Undefeated" TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas (WINNER)

Sound Mixing:
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
"Hugo" Tom Fleischman and John Midgley (WINNER)
"Moneyball" Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick;
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
"War Horse" Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

Sound Editing:
"Drive" Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Ren Klyce
"Hugo" Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty (WINNER)"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
"War Horse" Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Film Editing:
"The Artist" Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Kevin Tent
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall (WINNER)
"Hugo" Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball" Christopher Tellefsen

Best Supporting Actress: Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help" (WINNER)
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"

Foreign Language Film:
"Bullhead" Belgium
"Footnote" Israel
"In Darkness" Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" Canada
"A Separation" Iran (WINNER)

Makeup:
"Albert Nobbs" Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"; Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
"The Iron Lady" Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland (WINNER)

Costume Design:"Anonymous" Lisy Christl
"The Artist" Mark Bridges (WINNER)
"Hugo" Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" Michael O'Connor
"W.E." Arianne Phillips

Cinematography:
"The Artist" Guillaume Schiffman
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Jeff Cronenweth
"Hugo" Robert Richardson (WINNER)"The Tree of Life" Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse" Janusz Kaminski

Art Direction:"The Artist," Production Design: Laurence Bennett, Set Decoration: Robert Gould
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan"
"Hugo," Production Design: Dante Ferretti, Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo (WINNER)
"Midnight in Paris," Production Design: Anne Seibel, Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
"War Horse," Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

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Kim and Krickett Carpenter

Kim and Krickett Carpenter. The couple who's life story inspired The Vow.

The Vow

The Vow, what can I say except it was perfect. I'm a huge fan of movies that are full of Romance and a great love story.
The Vow is a romantic and at the very same time heartbreaking true story of a couple that was involved in a car crash and as you know the result is that Rachel McAdams character loses the memories she has of her husband and the love that they share.
It broke my heart to see Channing Tatums character lose the love of his life in a split second. I couldn't imagine having to go through something that heartbreaking.
Tatums character was great. I loved how much he loves his wife and all that he was willing to go through to get her back. And even though he had to let her go for a while, I loved that she came back to him. That's true romance.
The ending could have been a bit different, however they ended it on a good note and it was even nice to have a brief description of the real couple and how things turned out for them in the end.
The reason I love this movie so much is because it is a true story. That's what makes it amazing.
So often we have Hollywood shoving all sorts of Garbage down our throats that is so formulaic and full of cliche's that we forget what a true love story is.
This is a beautiful love story.
Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum have great chemistry.

And P.S. To all those who are comparing this movie to the notebook, this movie is way better.

A+

Running Time 1hr & 44mins

Rated PG-13 For An Accident Scene, Sexual Content, Partial Nudity and Some Language.

Love This Show!!!!

 

My favorite show next to Friends.

Come on Meryl

So there was news that Meryl Streep had someone send an email to the Academy Awards Board saying she should win the nomination for Best Actress since she hasn't won the last 19 nominations she was up for.

I am a Big fan of Meryl Streep, however I find that a bit pathetic.

I was pleased to find that I'm not the only one who was annoyed by the cry me a river email.

We all know that if the right woman is picked it will be Viola Davis for her amazing role in The Help.

Meryl your better than this. We still like you even if you don't win this time.  

In Theaters Friday

 

Inspired by True Events

The Woman in Black

 

The Woman in Black is one of the Scariest movies you will see this year, and I Liked It.

This movie doesn't rely on Blood and Guts to give you a good scare, the woman in black herself  takes care of that.

There is a town that is cursed, but the house on the marsh is by far the worst. Our poor hero of the film played very well by Daniel Radcliff is sent to the house to settle the deeds of the prior tenant Mrs. Drablow. What he doesn't know is that the house (which when you see this house you think I wouldn't touch it with a one thousand foot pole) is haunted by the tenants sister who lost her son in a tragic accident on the marsh that surrounds the house. 

The Woman in Black haunts the grounds of the House and the village and is bent on taking revenge on the locals for the accident that took her sons life. And believe me she is everywhere in this movie! 

I don't want to give a lot away here, but I do want to say that this movie Had me jumping out of my seat. It was a fun scary flick that you'll think about long afterwards, Not in a gee I won't sleep without my light on kind of way, but you will be wanting to check behind every door and corner of your house after this one.

I loved that this movie was better that the previews let on. Consider those a warm up for what you will be seeing.

A+

Rated PG-13 For Thematic Material and Violence/Disturbing Images

Running Time 1hr & 35mins

Review To Come Soon.

 

The Oscars Live Sunday February 26th

 

Two Films in the Lead for Oscar Nominations

This year there are two films in the lead with the most nominations.
Hugo and The Artist both nominated for Best Picture
Hugo is nominated for a total of 11 Academy Awards
The Artist is nominated for a total of 10

Oscars Nominations for 2012

Best Picture:
"War Horse"
"The Artist"
" Moneyball,"
" The Descendants"
"The Tree of Life"
"Midnight in Paris"
"The Help"
" Hugo"
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close "


Best Actress:
Glenn Close, "Albert Nobbs"
Viola Davis, "The Help"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, "The Iron Lady"
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Best Actor:
Demian Bichir, "A Better Life"
George Clooney, "The Descendants"
Jean Dujardin, "The Artist"
Gary Oldman, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
Brad Pitt, "Moneyball"

Best Supporting Actress:
Berenice Bejo, "The Artist"
Jessica Chastain, "The Help"
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Octavia Spencer, "The Help
Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs"

Best Supporting Actor:
Kenneth Branagh, "My Week With Marilyn"
Jonah Hill, "Moneyball"
Nick Nolte, "Warrior"
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
Max von Sydow, "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"

Best Director:
Michel Hazanavicius, "The Artist"
Alexander Payne, "The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, "Hugo"
Woody Allen, "Midnight in Paris"
Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"

Animated Feature:
"A Cat in Paris"
"Chico & Rita"
"Kung Fu Panda 2"
"Puss in Boots"
"Rango"

Art Direction:
"The Artist," Production Design: Laurence Bennett, Set Decoration: Robert Gould
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan"
"Hugo," Production Design: Dante Ferretti, Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
"Midnight in Paris," Production Design: Anne Seibel, Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil
"War Horse," Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

Cinematography:
"The Artist" Guillaume Schiffman
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Jeff Cronenweth
"Hugo" Robert Richardson
"The Tree of Life" Emmanuel Lubezki
"War Horse" Janusz Kaminski

Costume Design:
"Anonymous" Lisy Christl
"The Artist" Mark Bridges
"Hugo" Sandy Powell
"Jane Eyre" Michael O'Connor
"W.E." Arianne Phillips

Documentary (Feature):
"Hell and Back Again" Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner
"If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front" Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman
"Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory" Charles Ferguson and Audrey Marrs
"Pina" Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel
"Undefeated" TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

Documentary (Short Subject):
"The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement" Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin
"God Is the Bigger Elvis" Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson
"Incident in New Baghdad" James Spione
"Saving Face" Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
"The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom" Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

Film Editing:
"The Artist" Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius
"The Descendants" Kevin Tent
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
"Hugo" Thelma Schoonmaker
"Moneyball" Christopher Tellefsen

Foreign Language Film:
"Bullhead" Belgium
"Footnote" Israel
"In Darkness" Poland
"Monsieur Lazhar" Canada
"A Separation" Iran

Makeup:
"Albert Nobbs" Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2"; Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
"The Iron Lady" Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Music (Original Score):
"The Adventures of Tintin" John Williams
"The Artist" Ludovic Bource
"Hugo" Howard Shore
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Alberto Iglesias
"War Horse" John Williams

Music (Original Song):
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie
"Real in Rio" from "Rio" Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

Short Film (Animated):
"Dimanche/Sunday" Patrick Doyon
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
"La Luna" Enrico Casarosa
"A Morning Stroll" Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe; "Wild Life" Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

Short Film (Live Action):
"Pentecost" Peter McDonald and Eimear O'Kane
"Raju" Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren
"The Shore" Terry George and Oorlagh George
"Time Freak" Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
"Tuba Atlantic" Hallvar Witzø

Sound Editing:
"Drive" Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Ren Klyce
"Hugo" Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl
"War Horse" Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

Sound Mixing:
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson
"Hugo" Tom Fleischman and John Midgley
"Moneyball" Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick; "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin
"War Horse" Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

Visual Effects:
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson
"Hugo" Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning
"Real Steel" Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg
"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett
"Transformers: Dark of the Moon" Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
"The Descendants" Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash
"Hugo" Screenplay by John Logan
"The Ides of March" Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
"Moneyball" Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin Story by Stan Chervin
"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Screenplay by Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan

Writing (Original Screenplay):
"The Artist" Written by Michel Hazanavicius
"Bridesmaids" Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig
"Margin Call" Written by J.C. Chandor
"Midnight in Paris" Written by Woody Allen
"A Separation" Written by Asghar Farhadi