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Sunday, March 2, 2014

The Sunday Post-The Late Edition: The Final Tally

20 of 24 correct.

I did pretty well this year. Perhaps the best I've ever done. I did so well that I won a $20 gift card to Collins Road Theatres. Does this make me an Oscar winner too?

My Oscar Picks

Picture: 12 Years a Slave won!
Actor: Matthew McConaughey won!
Actress: Cate Blanchett won!
Supporting Actor: Jared Leto won!
Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o won!
Animated Feature: Frozen won!
Cinematography: Gravity won!
Costume Design: American Hustle did not win. The Great Gatsby won.
Director: Alfonso Cuaron won!
Documentary Feature: The Act of Killing didn't win. 20 Feet from Stardom won.
Documentary Short Subject: The Lady in Number 6: Music Save my Life won!
Film Editing: Gravity won!
Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty won!
Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club won!
Music-Original Score: Gravity won!
Music-Original Song: "Let It Go" from Frozen won!
Production Design: The Great Gatsby won!
Short Film-Animated: Get a Horse! did not win. Mr Hublot won.
Short Film-Live Action: Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me) didn't win. Helium won.
Sound Editing: Gravity won!
Sound Mixing: Gravity won!
Visual Effects: Gravity won!
Writing-Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave won!
Writing-Original Screenplay: Her won!

How did you do? How many winners did you pick correctly?

The Sunday Post: Special Oscars Edition

PTonight is the Oscars. I am so excited that every time I see something related to the Oscars on TV, I squeal, THE OSCARS ARE TONIGHT! I'm pretty sure my husband and my cats are ready to for that be over with soon.

So here's a rundown of the Oscar nominated flicks I was able to see before the Big Dance.

This is probably the best I've done with seeing the nominees in recent years. Due to the public and critical acclaim of many of the films, our local second run theater has been blessed with getting many of the films in before the Oscars actually air. The last movie I'll see before the show airs tonight is Gravity. I didn't get to The Wolf of Wall Street, but I have a personal day tomorrow so I'll be treating myself. Tonight I'll be joining other local movie fans at Collins Road Theatre for their annual FREE Oscars bash which starts at 6 PM. Maybe I'll see you there!

My Oscar Picks

Picture: 12 Years a Slave

While not my favorite flick, it will win tonight. If I had my druthers, I would like to see Her take this prize.

Actor: Matthew McConaughey
Actress: Cate Blanchett
- I'm actually bit torn on this pick. I wouldn't mind seeing Dame Judy Dench win for Philomena.
Supporting Actor: Jared Leto
Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o
Animated Feature: Frozen
Cinematography: Gravity
Costume Design: American Hustle
Director: Alfonso Cuaron
Documentary Feature: The Act of Killing
Documentary Short Subject: The Lady in Number 6: Music Save my Life
Film Editing: Gravity
Foreign Language Film: The Great Beauty
Makeup and Hairstyling: Dallas Buyers Club
Music-Original Score: Gravity
Music-Original Song: "Let It Go" from Frozen
Production Design: The Great Gatsby
Short Film-Animated: Get a Horse!
Short Film-Live Action: Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)
Sound Editing: Gravity
Sound Mixing: Gravity
Visual Effects: Gravity
Writing-Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave
Writing-Original Screenplay: Her

I certainly hope Her wins this category. I can't stop gushing about this movie and the beautiful prose. There are lines from the movies that still stick with me and I saw it just about a month ago!

"It's like I'm reading a book... and it's a book I deeply love. But I'm reading it slowly now. So the words are really far apart and the spaces between the words are almost infinite. I can still feel you... and the words of our story... but it's in this endless space between the words that I'm finding myself now. It's a place that's not of the physical world. It's where everything else is that I didn't even know existed. I love you so much. But this is where I am now. And this who I am now. And I need you to let me go. As much as I want to, I can't live your book any more." Samantha (Her)

Share your Oscar picks in comments. Which Oscar nominees have you seen? Which one got your Thumbs Up and which ones got a Thumbs Down? Will you be singing along with "Let It Go" tonight?

Sunday, February 2, 2014

A Note from the Director: My Super Bowl is not your Super Bowl

That's right. I said it. I don't care about the Broncos and the Seahawks. I won't even be tuning in to watch the commercials. Tonight at about 10 to 8, I'll be making tea, snuggling up with the kitty-babies and tuning into PBS to watch Sherlock insult Watson and the Dowager Countess insult everyone. My Super Bowl is a month away and I have a lot of prep to do.

I am a huge movie buff and this is my favorite time of year. I relish being able to go to the movie theatre almost every weekend and get lost in the dark. Next to the smell of fresh brewed coffee mixed with the smell of new books, watching a movie is one of my favorite experiences.

And I don't mind waiting. It's become kind of a challenge for me to see how many nominated movies I can see before the Oscars and then making my picks. I'm not very good at picks. I ignore the critics and vote with my heart. What movie made me laugh or cry or look at the world in a different way? Those are the movies that should win. Sometimes a box office hit and the really emotional movies cross paths and an Oscar is won for one if my picks. But that doesn't happen often.

Over the next few weeks, as I venture out to my favorite locally owned independent theatre, I'll be keeping you up to date on what nominated flicks I've seen and what I want to win. By the time, Oscar Sunday rolls around, I'll post my picks and we can compare as they announce the winners.

So I hope your pick wins tonight and that all the commercials are amazing. I'll be hunkering down like an old woman watching PBS and counting the days to my Super Bowl Sunday. Cheers!

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