inglourious basterds

Best Picture

And here it is – the mountain top – the Best film of the year. Epic. Ok, they have expanded the film this year to 10. ten. One-Zero. This is like every march when the NCAA toys with expanding the NCAA Basketball pool. It isn’t that there are more quality contenders – it just means [...]

Best Director

When you think of the words “Best Director”, What comes to mind? Francis Ford Coppola for Godfather II (believe it or not – he never won for the Godfather. Look it up)? Scorsese for not winning so many times? Oliver Stone? Ford for… well, everything? Regardless, history happens with this nomination. 18 times men (every [...]

Best Supporting

Did you know Saturdays have a 9am too? I am now aware. Ok, in the midst of catching up on my Football Free Agency ESPN Sportcenter updates (BTW – A certain prognosticator who called Ben Roethlisberger Despicable for a certain reason – well, Gina, your right) i am considering my picks for best supporting actor [...]

Oscar Picks: Best Original Screenplay

Coffee: Check. Office Oscar pool: Completed. Re-read all my old notes: Done. After watching the 15 Movies (and writing reviews for 15 films) in 2 weeks, I needed a break. I watched 9 on 2/19; Within minutes of finishing my review, I needed to cleanse my pallet. I scrolled through the channels to find on [...]

Review #5 – Inglourious Basterds

As I sat down to Re-watch Inglourious Bastereds (I saw it about 4 weeks ago) I got a text. This was the conversation that ensued: Me: And now (I’m watching)… Inglourious Basterds LOS: I thought it was good but didn’t live up to expectations Me: 10 yrs of work and his “Masterpeice”? Woefully short. Good [...]

Academy Awards Pre-viewing pleasures!

I am all atwitter (yes, I just said “atwitter”. Get over it.) about this week. First, it is Super Bowl week, a magical week where football comes to a magnificent head and blows its shoulder padded load all over sports fans from coast to coast. Ask a football fan who they think is going to [...]