Movie of the Week: '5 Broken Cameras' (2012)

My movie recommendation of the week:

 

5 Broken Cameras (2012)

Directed by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi

 



 

"When his fourth son, Gibreel, is born, Emad, a Palestinian villager, gets his first camera. In his village, Bil'in, a separation barrier is being built and the villagers start to resist this decision. For more than five years, Emad films the struggle, which is lead by two of his best friends, alongside filming how Gibreel grows. Very soon it affects his family and his own life. Daily arrests and night raids scare his family; his friends, brothers and him as well are either shot or arrested. One Camera after another is shot at or smashed, each camera tells a part of his story." (Guy Davidi via IMDB.com)

 



Movie of the Week: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild' (2012)

Wow...I completely forgot to post my "movie of the week" on Monday. I don't know how that happened, but it's better late than never, right?

 

My movie recommendation of the week:

 

Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

 

Directed by Benh Zeitlin

Starring: Quvenzhane Wallis and Dwight Henry

 

 

"Hushpuppy, an intrepid six-year-old girl, lives with her father, Wink, in the Bathtub, a southern Delta community at the edge of the world. Wink's tough love prepares her for the unraveling of the universe; for a time when he's no longer there to protect her. When Wink contracts a mysterious illness, nature flies out of whack, temperatures rise, and the ice caps melt, unleashing an army of prehistoric creatures called aurochs. With the waters rising, the aurochs coming, and Wink's health fading, Hushpuppy goes in search of her lost mother." (Sundance Film Festival via IMDB.com)

 

 

For her portrayal of Hushpuppy, Quvenzhane Wallis became the youngest person ever at age 9 to receive a Best Actress Oscar nomination and after watching the film, I feel that she deserved her nomination. Beautifully shot, wonderful acting and a great story makes this a near perfect film. I saw it several days ago and I'm still thinking about it today. I feel that this is a film that people should watch which is why it's my movie of the week!

 

 

 

 

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Films I'm Looking Forward to in 2013 (Trailers Included!)

I know that January is almost over, so I'm just a bit late, but this post will feature the films I'm looking forward to in 2013. The list could turn out just to feature a few films, but as the year goes on and I learn about more films coming out, I'm sure more will be added.

*Note: While I've included the release dates for each film, the dates can change.

 

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (January 25th)

 

 

 

 

 

Warm Bodies (February 1st)

 

 

 

 

 

Oz the Great and Powerful (March 8th)

 

 

 

 

 

Evil Dead (April 12th)

 

 

 

 

 

Iron Man 3 (May 3rd)

 

 

 

 

 

The Hangover Part III (May 24th)

 

No trailer has been released...yet

 

 

 

 

Fast 6 (May 24th)

 

No trailer has been released...yet

 

 

 

 

World War Z (June 21st)

 

 

 

 

 

Dispicable Me 2 (July 3rd)

 

 

 

 

 

The Lone Ranger (July 3rd)

 

 

 

 

 

Pacific Rim (July 12th)

 

 

 

 

 

Anchorman: The Legend Continues (December 20th)

 

 

I think I'll stop there with 12 films that I'm looking forward to in 2013. Like I said, the list will grow as I learn about even more films coming out this year.



'Hot Tub Time Machine' Sequel Could Happen!

It's being reported that MGM Studios is in "exploratory talks" with some of the cast from 2010's Hot Tub Time Machine about reprising their roles for a sequel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, involved in the talks with the studio are Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Clark Duke. Currently, John Cusack and Lizzie Caplan are not involved in any talks that are going on.

Do I hope the talks are successful? You bet I do! Hopefully, Cusack gets involved and agrees to be a part of it if it does move forward.

Photo via Movie Poster

Source: Huffington Post

Movie of the Week: The Invisible War (2012)

Movie of the Week:

 

The Invisible War (2012)

Directed by Kirby Dick

 

 

"An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military." (IMDB.com)

 

 

Words I would use to describe The Invisible War: powerful, eye opening, heartbreaking, infuriating...

 

This documentary was nominated for an Academy Award this year and after watching it, I feel that it deserved that nomination because it was all the things that I listed above. I can't predict if it'll win an Oscar until I see the other nominated documentaries which I hope to do before the winners are announced.

Photo via Ro Co Films



70th Annual Golden Globes: And the Winners Are...

This post will feature the winners from the film categories of the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards. It'll also feature my picks, so they can be used to see how well I did in predicting the winners. Let's get on with it.

And the winners are...

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Winner: Argo
My Pick: Zero Dark Thirty

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Winner: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
My Pick: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Winner: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
My Pick: Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Winner: Les Miserables
My Pick: Les Miserables

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
My Pick: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Winner: Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
My Pick: Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
My Pick: Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Winner: Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
My Pick: Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Best Director - Motion Picture
Winner: Ben Affleck, Argo
My Pick: Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Winner: Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino
My Pick: Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Winner: Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
My Pick: Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Winner: "Skyfall" (music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth), Skyfall
My Pick: “Suddenly” (music by Claude-Michel Schonberg and lyrics by Schonberg and Alain Boublil), Les Miserables

Best Animated Film
Winner: Brave
My Pick: Brave

Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: Amour
My Pick: Amour

70th Annual Golden Globes: My Predictions

With the 70th Annual Golden Globes airing tomorrow, I'll be making my picks as to who I think will win. My picks will be highlighted in bold with a star (*).

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
*Zero Dark Thirty

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
*Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Richard Gere, Arbitrage
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
*Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust & Bone
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea

Best Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
*Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
*Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Meryl Streep, Hope Springs

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Or Musical
Jack Black, Bernie
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
*Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Bill Murray, Hyde Park on Hudson
Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
*Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Alan Arkin, Argo
Leonardo DiCaprio, Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
*Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

Best Director - Motion Picture
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
*Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Argo, Chris Terrio
*Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino
Lincoln, Tony Kushner
Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell
Zero Dark Thirty, Mark Boal

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
*Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli
Argo, Alexandre Desplat
Cloud Atlas, Tom Tykwer, Johnny Klimet & Reinhold Heil
Life of Pi, Michael Danna
Lincoln, John Williams

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
“For You ” (music and lyrics by Keith Urban), Act of Valor
“Not Running Anymore” (music and lyrics by Jon Bon Jovi), Stand Up Guys
“Safe & Sound” (music and lyrics by Taylor Swift, John Paul White, Joy Williams and T Bone Burnett), The Hunger Games
“Skyfall” (music and lyrics by Adel and Paul Epworth), Skyfall
*“Suddenly” (music by Claude-Michel Schonberg and lyrics by Schonberg and Alain Boublil), Les Miserables

Best Animated Film
*Brave
Frankenweenie
Hotel Transylvania
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

Best Foreign Language Film
*Amour
The Intouchables
Kon-Tiki
A Royal Affair
Rust & Bone

The Nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards Have Been Announced...

This morning, the nominees for the 85th Annual Academy Awards were announced. Steven Spielberg's Lincoln led the way with 12 nominations including Best Picture and Best Director. Ang Lee's Life of Pi isn't far behind with 11 nominations.

The winners will announced on February 24th at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT on ABC. Seth McFarlane (Family Guy) will host the event.

I'll will make my picks of who I think will win at a later day, most likely the week before the winners are announced.

And the nominees are...

BEST PICTURE
Amour
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Denzel Washington, Flight

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva, Amour
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, Argo
Robert DeNiro, Silver Linings Playbook
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Jacki Weaver, Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR
Michael Haneke, Amour
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola, Moonrise Kingdom
Mark Boal, Zero Dark Thirty
John Gatins, FlightMichael Haneke, Amour
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Lucy Alibar and Benh Zeitlin, Beasts of the Southern Wild
Tony Kushner, Lincoln
David Magee, Life of Pi
David O. Russell, Silver Linings Playbook
Chris Terrio, Argo

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Anna Karenina, Seamus McGarvey
Django Unchained, Robert Richardson
Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda
Lincoln, Janusz Kaminski
Skyfall, Roger Deakins

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Anna Karenina, Jacqueline Durran
Les Misérables, Paco Delgado
Lincoln, Joanna Johnston
Mirror Mirror, Eiko Ishioka
Snow White and the Huntsman, Colleen Atwood

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
5 Broken Cameras
The Gatekeepers
How to Survive a Plague
The Invisible War
Searching for Sugar Man

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Inocente, Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine
Kings Point, Sari Gilman and Jedd Wider
Mondays at Racine, Cynthia Wade and Robin Honan
Open Heart, Kief Davidson and Cori Shepherd Stern
Redemption, Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill

BEST FILM EDITING
Argo, William Goldenberg
Life of Pi, Tim Squyres
Lincoln, Michael Kahn
Silver Linings Playbook, Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers
Zero Dark Thirty, Dylan Tichenor and William Goldenberg

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Amour, Austria
Kon-Tiki, Norway
No, Chile
A Royal Affair, Denmark
War Witch, Canada

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
Hitchcock, Howard Berger, Peter Montagna and Martin Samuel
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Swords King, Rick Findlater and Tami Lane
Les Misérables, Lisa Westcott and Julie Dartnell

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Anna Karenina, Dario Marianelli
Argo, Alexandre Desplat
Life of Pi, Mychael Danna
Lincoln, John Williams
Skyfall, Thomas Newman

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Before My Time from Chasing Ice, Music and Lyric by J. Ralph
Everybody Needs A Best Friend from Ted, Music by Walter Murphy; Lyric by Seth MacFarlane
Pi's Lullaby from Life of Pi, Music by Mychael Danna; Lyric by Bombay Jayashri
Skyfall from Skyfall, Music and Lyric by Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth
Suddenly from Les Misérables, Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyric by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Anna Karenina, Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Production Design: Dan Hennah; Set Decoration: Ra Vincent and Simon Bright
Les Misérables, Production Design: Eve Stewart; Set Decoration: Anna Lynch-Robinson
Life of Pi, Production Design: David Gropman; Set Decoration: Anna Pinnock
Lincoln, Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Jim Erickson

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Adam and Dog, Minkyu Lee
Fresh Guacamole, PES
Head over Heels, Timothy Reckart and Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare, David Silverman
Paperman, John Kahrs

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Asad, Bryan Buckley and Mino Jarjoura
Buzkashi Boys, Sam French and Ariel Nasr
Curfew, Shawn Christensen
Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw), Tom Van Avermaet and Ellen De Waele
Henry, Yan England

BEST SOUND EDITING
Argo, Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn
Django Unchained, Wylie Stateman
Life of Pi, Eugene Gearty and Philip Stockton
Skyfall, Per Hallberg and Karen Baker Landers
Zero Dark Thirty, Paul N.J. Ottosson

BEST SOUND MIXING
Argo, John Reitz, Gregg Rudloff and Jose Antonio Garcia
Les Misérables, Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson and Simon Hayes
Life of Pi, Ron Bartlett, D.M. Hemphill and Drew Kunin
Lincoln, Andy Nelson, Gary Rydstrom and Ronald Judkins
Skyfall, Scott Millan, Greg P. Russell and Stuart Wilson

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and R. Christopher White
Life of Pi, Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik-Jan De Boer and Donald R. Elliott
Marvel's The Avengers, Janek Sirrs, Jeff White, Guy Williams and Dan Sudick
Prometheus, Richard Stammers, Trevor Wood, Charley Henley and Martin Hill
Snow White and the Huntsman, Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Philip Brennan, Neil Corbould and Michael Dawson

Source: USAToday.com

The 33rd Annual Razzie Nominations Have Been Announed...

 

The nominees for the 33rd Annual Razzie Awards have been announced and some actors/actresses/film series have made repeat appearances. They include Adam Sandler (That's My Boy!), Eddie Murphy (A Thousand Words) and The Twilight Saga.

 

While Sandler's latest flick earned 8 Razzie nominations this year, he doesn't stand a chance at breaking his record last year of 11 nominations and 10 wins (swept all categories!) with the flick Jack & Jill. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 has the chance to, at least, tie Sandler's record because it earned 11 nominations.

 

The "winners" will be announced on February 23rd which is the day before the Oscars.

 

And the nominees are...

 

Worst Picture

Battleship

Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

That's My Boy!

A Thousand Words

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

 

Worst Actress

Katherine Heigl - One for the Money

Milla Jovovich - Resident Evil 5: Retribution

Tyler Perry (in drag) - Madea's Witness Protection

Kristen Stewart - Snow White & the Huntsman and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Barbara Streisand - The Guilt Trip

 

Worst Actor

Nicolas Cage - Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengence and Seeking Justice

Eddie Murphy - A Thousand Words

Robert Pattinson - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Tyler Perry (not in drag) - Alex Cross and Tyler Perry's Good Deeds

Adam Sandler - That's My Boy!

 

Worst Supporting Actress

Jessica Biel - Playing for Keeps and Total Recall

Brooklyn Decker - Battleship and What to Expect When You're Expecting

Ashley Green - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Jennifer Lopez - What to Expect When You're Expecting

Rihanna - Battleship

 

Worst Supporting Actor

David Hasselhoff (as himself) - Piranha 3DD

Taylor Lautner - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Liam Neeson - Battleship and Wrath of the Titans

Nick Swardson - That's My Boy!

Vanilla Ice (as himself) - That's My Boy!

 

Worst Screen Couple

Any combination of two cast members from "Jersey Shore" - The Three Stooges

Mckenzie Foy & Taylor Lautner - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Tyler Perry & His Drag Get-Up - Madea's Witness Protection

Adam Sandler and either Leighton Meester, Andy Samberg or Susan Sarandon - That's My Boy!

 

Worst Director

Sean Anders - That's My Boy!

Peter Berg - Battleship

Bill Condon - Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Tyler Perry - Good Deeds and Madea's Witness Protection

John Putch - Atlas Shrugged: Part II

 

Worst Screen Ensemble

The Entire Cast of Battleship

The Entire Cast of Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

The Entire Cast of That's My Boy!

The Entire Cast of Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

The Entire Cast of Madea's Witness Protection

 

Worst Screenplay

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Battleship

That's My Boy!

A Thousand Words

Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

 

 

 

Source: The Razzies Website



Movie of the Week: Kiss Me (2011)

It's been a few months since my last "movie of the week" post, so I'm going to start it up again. If anyone has forgotten how it works, I recommend a movie on Monday from the movies I watched the previous week. For example, today is January 7th, so that means that my recommendation will come from the week of December 31st, 2012 to January 6th, 2013.

So, let's get on with this week's movie recommendation...

Kiss Me (2011)

 

Directed by Alexandra-Therese Keining

Starring: Ruth Vega Fernandez, Liv Mjönes and Joakim Nätterqvist

*Note: For some reason, I can't post any pictures, so for right now, no poster will be added. It's something I will work on, though.

"MIA (Ruth Vega Fernandez) and FRIDA (Liv Mjönes), both in their thirties, meet each other for the first time at their parents' engagement party. Mia's father, Lasse (Krister Henriksson), is about to get married to Frida's mother, Elizabeth (Lena Endre), which will make Mia and Frida stepsisters. Lasse's daughter, Mia, has not visited her father in years and arrives with her boyfriend, Tim (Joakim Nätterqvist), with whom she is about to get married. As Mia and Frida get to know one another, strong emotions begin to stir between them. Their relationship will turn everything upside down for everyone close to them with dramatic consequences." (IMDB.com)

 

 

I absolutely loved this film! While the film was predictable (I knew how it was going to end before hit the play button), I found it to be sweet, well written with great acting. It definitely brought the romantic side of me out, but since I'm currently single, I will have to wait until another time to put the romance to use. Anyways, I'm buying this DVD because I know I'll want to watch it again.

 

It does need to be said that it's a Swedish film, so it does have subtitles, but please don't let that deter you from checking it out.