http://filmsexpolitics.tumblr.com/

March 28, 2013. The Sapphires. 6/10 Ok, this was very...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:40:41 -0400

March 28, 2013. The Sapphires.

6/10

Ok, this was very entertaining and fun and enjoyable and YAY VARIOUS ABORIGINAL FEMALE LEADS WHO HAVE GOOD LINES AND GOOD DEVELOPMENT AND AREN’T CONVENTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL. That said, the historical inaccuracy of the movie was insane. Also, it was really like a fairy tale, everything was well everywhere all the time. I thought it also had a lot of problematic takes on racial issues (awesome characters and all). But good fun if you just see it as a rom com.

March 28, 2013. 늑대소년 (A Werewolf Boy) 6/10 YES THIS WAS VERY...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:36:24 -0400

March 28, 2013. 늑대소년 (A Werewolf Boy)

6/10

YES THIS WAS VERY CUTE. There, I said it. Even if the CGI was awful and the story was incredibly cheesy and predictable I enjoyed it and I can’t hide it. I cried.

March 28, 2013. My Winnipeg 10/10 Ok I loved this film like...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:33:16 -0400

March 28, 2013. My Winnipeg

10/10

Ok I loved this film like seriously it amused me to no end and I really liked the narration.

March 20, 2013. Camp de Thiaroye 8/10 Great great great film....

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:31:02 -0400

March 20, 2013. Camp de Thiaroye

8/10

Great great great film. Loved the pacing, the acting, the characters. I haven’t checked to see how historically accurate it is, but I learned about a historical event I didn’t know about.

You didn't like Om Shanti Om? 5/10? It was honestly one of the best bollywood movies I've seen. The plot didn't seem messy to me at all..

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:04:43 -0400

Hmm maybe it’s just not my style! I just thought that the editing was very messy, like the final product didn’t look polished. I guess the story also isn’t my cup of tea. And I did enjoy it but not as much as I have enjoyed other Bollywood films!

March 13, 2013. Orlando 8/10 SO great! Tilda Swinton is such...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:37:31 -0400

March 13, 2013. Orlando

8/10

SO great! Tilda Swinton is such an amazing actress it actually hurts, she is so unappreciated. Lovely film to look at , too.

March 6, 2013. Now Voyager 8/10 So so so so so so so so so...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:39:00 -0500

March 6, 2013. Now Voyager

8/10

So so so so so so so so so great. Deeply enjoyable. Amazing Bette Davis.

Only only one question: HOW was Charlotte considered fat hahahah?

February 28, 2013. A Royal Affair. 10/10 YES WONDERFUL. No,...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:58:02 -0500

February 28, 2013. A Royal Affair.

10/10

YES WONDERFUL. No, seriously, fantastic film. I left being a number one fan of every single actor in this, it was simply amazing. Amazing production qualities, script, acting, just everything.

February 27, 2013. 8 1/2 8/10 Yes, yes very good...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:55:00 -0500

February 27, 2013. 8 1/2

8/10

Yes, yes very good Fellini.

2013 Oscar Predictions and Favorites

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:24:22 -0500

I shall bold the film I think will win, and strikethrough the one I wish would win.

Best Motion Picture

Argo
~~Amour~~
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

Achievement in Directing

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

Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

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

Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

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

Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Alan Arkin, Argo
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained
Phillip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Robert De Niro, Silver Linings Playbook
Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln

Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

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

Best Animated Feature Film

Brave
Frankenweenie
ParaNorman
The Pirates! Band of Misfits
~~Wreck-It Ralph~~

Original Screenplay

Amour, Michael Haneke
~~Django Unchained,~~ ~~Quentin Tarantino~~
Flight, John Gatins
Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
Zero Dark Thirty, Mark Boal

Adapted Screenplay

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

Best Foreign-Language Film

A Royal Affair (Denmark)
Amour (Austria)
~~No (Chile)~~
War Witch (Canada)
Kontiki (Norway)

Original Score

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

Original Song

“Before My Time,” J. Ralph; Chasing Ice
“Everybody Needs a Best Friend,” Walter Murphy and Seth McFarlane; Ted
“Pi’s Lullaby,” Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri; Life of Pi
“Skyfall,” Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth; Skyfall
“Suddenly,” Claude-Michel Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boulil; Les Misérables

Achievement in Production Direction

Anna Karenina
~~The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey~~
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln

Achievement in Cinematography

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

Achievement in 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 a Sugar Man

Best Documentary Short Subject

~~Inocente~~
Kings Point
Mondays at Racine
Open Heart
Redemption

Achievement in Film Editing

Argo
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
~~Zero Dark Thirty~~

Achievement in Makeup & Hairstyling

Hitchcock
~~The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey~~
Les Misérables

Best Animated Short Film

Adam and Dog
~~Fresh Guacamole~~
Head Over Heels
Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”
Paperman

Best Live-Action Short Film

~~Asad~~
Buzkashi Boys
Curfew
Death of a Shadow
Henry

Achievement in Sound Editing

Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Skyfall
~~Zero Dark Thirty~~

Achievement in Sound Mixing

Argo
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
~~Skyfall~~

Achievement in Visual Effects

~~The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey~~
Life of Pi
Marvel’s The Avengers
Prometheus
Snow White and the Huntsman

February 13, 2013. The Proposition. 8/10 Ah, nothing better than...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:27:00 -0500

February 13, 2013. The Proposition.

8/10

Ah, nothing better than sitting down and enjoying the stupidity of men for a hundred minutes. Very nicely crafted, the realism was much appreciated. Makes me keep the faith in contemporary westerns (last one I saw was Appaloosa and I wanted to gouge my own eyes).

February 9, 2013. Beasts of the Southern Wild 8/10 Fantastic...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:42:00 -0500

February 9, 2013. Beasts of the Southern Wild

8/10

Fantastic film, Great performances and I really really really enjoyed the music. The Aurochs kinda killed the 10/10 for me but overall I thought it was a great achievement.

February 9, 2013. Argo 7/10 Ok everybody chill out with the...

Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:39:00 -0500

February 9, 2013. Argo

7/10

Ok everybody chill out with the awards. Yes, it’s a good movie. Entertaining, all it needs to be. No, it is not the film of the century. Although the tension was perfectly built I failed to empathize with any of the characters and some of the script sounded really really silly. But yeah, it was ok.

February 6, 2013. Stagecoach 8/10 So fun. John Wayne at his...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:09:00 -0500

February 6, 2013. Stagecoach

8/10

So fun. John Wayne at his dreamiest.

February 4, 2013. Paradise: Love 10/10 I adored the film. Mind...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:08:00 -0500

February 4, 2013. Paradise: Love

10/10

I adored the film. Mind you it made me feel terrible and I couldn’t sleep that night. Wonderfully shot. Amazing performances. Incredibly interesting plot. Loved the fact that the film talks about so many things I can’t even name them.

Also, very nice colors. The film is awfully nice to look at. I am so so so excited for the rest of the trilogy.

January 31, 2013. Hard Eight 7/10 Sydney is slowly turning into...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:28:00 -0500

January 31, 2013. Hard Eight

7/10

Sydney is slowly turning into one of my favorite characters in film history. This is a great film. I squealed when Philip Seymour Hoffman showed up, I didn’t know he was in it.

January 30. 2013. Todo Sobre Mi Madre 10/10 I cannot describe to...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:51:00 -0500

January 30. 2013. Todo Sobre Mi Madre

10/10

I cannot describe to you how much Almodovar has influenced me in so many aspects of my life. His films just drive me insane, they are so good. Todo sobre mi madre has some of the most exceptional performances and characters in Almodovar’s films and I just enjoy this movie a little too much. Also Esteban was the creepiest son ever.

January 29, 2013. Krivina 4/10 Never felt more uninspired by a...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 01:46:00 -0500

January 29, 2013. Krivina

4/10

Never felt more uninspired by a film in my life. Had some redeeming qualities but not really.

January 23, 2013. Tout Va Bien 8/10 I thought the acting was...

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:00:00 -0500

January 23, 2013. Tout Va Bien

8/10

I thought the acting was very good. It was a very pleasant and interesting movie, I could watch it again.

January 19, 2013. Django Unchained 9/10 Marvelous script. Every...

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:35:00 -0500

January 19, 2013. Django Unchained

9/10

Marvelous script. Every single actor was fantastic. Perfect soundtrack. Not giving it the 10/10 because I thought this movie was a little too violent, even for a Tarantino film.