My 2014-2015 Oscar Predictions Part 1: The Outliers

Is it just me, or does this seem like a really tough year to pick from?  Well, lets give it a shot anyhow… This will be the first of my 4 sets of predictions, as usual. Part 1: The Outliers This group is made up of the categories celebrating whole films which are not up […]

Life Itself

I know I’m not alone here, especially among movie fan circles, but Roger Ebert is someone who had a big influence on my love and appreciation of movies. He is a critic whose reviews I usually go out of my way to watch or, later on, read. He was one of the few celebrities whose […]

My 2013-2014 Oscar Prediction Part 1: The Outliers

Wow, I’ve been doing this for 5 years now?  Crazy.  I didn’t even realize my blog was that old… Well here we go, another year another Oscars.  Lets see what predictions I can make this year. Part 1: The Outliers This group is made up of the categories celebrating whole films which are not up […]

Film Club Review – Side Effects

My Review Side Effects Steven Soderberg’s Side Effects is a thriller which explores the use of mental health medication, and I couldn’t help but think that Soderberg is really out to make us paranoid: he tries to make us fear prescription drugs, germs, male strippers… Anyways, Side Effects turns out to be a pretty good […]

Life in a Day

The premise of this documentary is both unique and ingenious. An open invitation was sent out for people from all over the world to film their lies on July 24, 2010. Thousands of people from all parts of the world sent in videos. The finished result is an incredible celebration of human life. Life in […]

My 2012-2013 OScar Predictions – Part 1: The Outliers

This has been an interesting crop of nominees for the 2012-2013 Oscars.  Its time for my fourth annual set of predictions.  As always, I will be discussing my picks for the awards over four posts, and the I will write up a fifth posts after the awards show with the results. Part 1: The Outliers […]

Film Club Review: Conan O’Brian Can’t Stop

Summary: A documentary of Conan O’Brian getting his tour ready after he was kicked off TV by NBC. Whats great about it is that he’s obviously pissed off at what happened to him, but he’s trying to contain his anger as best he can, sometimes succeeding and sometimes not. Its really quite fascinating to watch. […]

My 2011-2012 Oscar Predictions – Part 1: The Outliers

And so another set of Oscar predictions for a new set of Oscar nominees.  Some interesting choices for many of the categories, but which will win?  I’m out to break last years prediction score of 67%, and I think I can do it!  Here we go! Part 1: The Outliers This group is made up […]

Film Club Review – Man on Wire

Its fascinating how a documentarian can take a subject which doesn’t seem like it would have a lot to it and turns it into an interesting and compelling story. That’s what happens here with Man on Wire, the story of a man in the 70s, Phillipe Petit, who decides to tightrope walk between the world […]

My 2010-2011 Oscar Predictions – Part 1: The Outliers

Another year, another set of Oscar Predictions.  Once again, I will split the 24 categories into 4 posts, going through 6 at a time.   Now remember that I am predicting the choices I believe will win, not which I think should win.  After the Oscars on February 27th I will post my recap. Part 1: […]

Film Club Review – Encounters at the End of the World

Encounters at the End of the World Werner Herzog’s documentary about Antarctica is a coin with two sides, one positive and one negative. On the positive side, it is a really interesting look at this little-understood continent. Herzog shows us lesser explored aspects of Antarctica and not just the “fuzzy penguins” (though even Herzog himself […]

My Oscar Predictions – Part 1:The Outliers

Alright, it is time to make my Oscar Predictions.  I will split the 24 categories into 4 posts, going through 6 at a time.   Now remember that I am predicting the choices I believe will win, not which I think should win.  After the Oscars on March 7th I will post my recap. Part 1: […]