Alright, so the new job, play rehearsals, and moving combination is not conducive to keeping a blogging schedule. Sue me.
I have seen 9 of the 10 Best Picture nominees... Precious is the only one remaining. Oy.
Last Monday: An Education. Good movie, great lead actress (Carey Mulligan) - I can see why she was nominated. Though it seemed to me to be your standard British film: staid and polite, with a stiff upper lid.
I also saw The Princess and The Frog. Very cute movie, well-written. It was a throwback to the old animated films Disney used to do (you know, before Pixar). The songs were not quite as catchy though.
Tuesday: District 9. Excellent sci-fi flick. Alien apartheid set in South Africa... kind of beats you over the head with the metaphor. The premise is that is the footage of a camera crew following around the main character while he does alien evictions in District 9. Then it switches back to a traditional movie where the camera is the invisible observer. But they still use the hand-held camera, with the shaky-I-am-in-the-action feel. It was a bit distracting.
Wednesday: The Hurt Locker. Best Picture. Period. Well written, well directed, well acted. I think Jeremy Renner should win for Best Actor. (He won't, but he should. He's got chops.) My favourite movie so far.
Thursday: A Serious Man. Seriously - Coen Brothers, what the hell? I do not get it. I chuckled a few times, but really... I did not get it. Red - will you please explain it to me? Red is the resident Coen Brothers expert.
So that leaves Precious. Saturday is the day.
(I still want to see The Lovely Bones, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, and The Young Victoria. I haven't been able to find The Last Station, The Messenger, and A Single Man though. One last attempt, and then, I give up!)
I will blog about my picks on Sat or Sun morning. Stay tuned!
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