Facebook’s “25 Things” trend has spawned many new lists and questionnaires. One of my favorites is this one: look up (or recite) a quote from 20 of your favorite movies and see how many people can guess correctly. These are the 20 that occurred to me the fastest, how many can you identify?
1. “I [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Cinemusings’
March 11, 2009
Name that Quote
February 27, 2009
“Who are you wearing?!” … My Oscar de-brief
So, four of my six Oscar predictions were correct … eh. I don’t think there were any surprises this year, as evidenced by the fact that most of the ceremony ran on mute all evening in my home.
In fact, the two categories I predicted incorrectly – best supporting actress and best director – were [...]
January 23, 2009
Oscar Predictions
I discovered the blog polling tool, so this post just got a whole lot more interactive. Here are my predictions for the 2009 Academy Awards – who should win and who will win the top categories. Cast your vote!
Best Actor
Nominees: Richard Jenkins (The Visitor), Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon), Sean Penn (Milk), Brad Pitt (Benjamin Button), Mickey [...]
December 20, 2008
Top 5 Holiday Movies (My mouth’s bleedin’, Bert!)
Suddenly the holidays are upon us. Today was my last official day at the office, and I’m excitedly relaxed at the prospect of two weeks of vacation. Plenty of time for watching movies – the same ones I’ve enjoyed every year I can remember and will enjoy for many more. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! [...]
December 8, 2008
Changeling (Just say “yes” to editing)
I saw Changeling in the theater a few weeks ago. Although its weak title suggests something science-fictionish, the movie is actually based on a true story.
Christine Collins, a single mother in 1930s Los Angeles, begins living a nightmare when her only son disappears while she is at work. The corrupt L.A. Police return a [...]
November 25, 2008
Will the Academy Diss Kate Winslet Again?…and other Oscar Buzz
There have been few really good movies released so far this year, and most of the ones I’m looking forward to aren’t coming out until the end of 2008. I suppose that keeps them fresh in the minds of the Academy as Oscar season approaches.
Here are the upcoming releases on my radar:
1. Revolutionary Road: [...]
November 5, 2008
Beautiful Girls
Timothy Hutton and I have similar movie taste. I know, who?
He starred in Ordinary People, Everybody’s All American and Beautiful Girls, the subject of this entry. All of these films have character-driven plots with complex emotional themes. They raise questions and offer no answers, and I am inexplicably drawn to them.
Beautiful Girls is the first [...]
July 4, 2008
Top 5 Fourth of July Movies (You’re killing me, Smalls!)
In honor of the July 4 holiday (hurray for long weekends!), I have been mulling over my favorite patriotic movies. It’s not a clear-cut category, or one that I devote thought to regularly, so it’s been fun writing down ideas.
I limited myself to movies I’ve personally seen, so maybe by next year this list will [...]
May 20, 2008
Time’s 100 Greatest
While pondering my next film rental I came across Time’s list of the 100 greatest movies. I’m not particularly interested in how/why the winners were chosen; I like it because it lets me rate how highly I would recommend each one.
What is missing is a better argument…I’m certain that It Happened One Night is “greater” [...]
