September Oscar Predictions

Will 12 Years a Slave really be this awards season's Schindler's List?

1946 CinSpec Awards

Review: Prisoners (2013)

Gyllenhaal and Jackman give excellent performances.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve

Produced by Kira Davis, Broderick Johnson, Adam Kolbrenner and Andrew A. Kosove

Written by Aaron Guzikowski

Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Terrence Howard, Melissa Leo and Paul Dano

First Favorite Films of Each Year: Part 2

Still one of my favorites.

Most of these original favorites I saw before the age of 10, so there are a lot of Disney titles. This post covers the 1960's through the 1980's. I'll have Part 3 up next week, probably.

Blind Spot: Blow-Up (1966)

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
Produced by Carlo Ponti

Written by Michelangelo Antonioni, Tonino Guerra and Edward Bond

Starring David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and Sarah Miles

1936 CinSpec Awards

Romeo and Juliet (1936) vs. Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Both versions of William Shakespeare's play were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar. (SPOILERS)

Five Films in Five Words #9

Here's my quick take on five more 2013 releases.

2007 CinSpec Awards

Top 10 Films That I Don't Nominate in 2007

I don't even nominate Juno.

Tomorrow I'm posting my 2007 ballot, which represents one of my favorite years in cinema. However, I left out a lot of films I love, and I wanted to acknowledge them beforehand.

First Favorite Films of Each Year: Part 1

A favorite from the start.

It's interesting how my favorite films have changed over time. I've seen new films and rewatched old ones, which makes my first favorites very different from my current ones. Given those changes, I wanted to see what my original favorites looked like. Here's a look at my first favorites from the 1930s-1950s. (Some of them are favorites from childhood, while others are ones I saw in recent years.)

My Reaction to Lee Daniels' The Butler in GIFs

I've tried to gather my thoughts on Lee Daniels' latest film, but it was a bit messy. While it's not a terrible film, it was all over the place tonally. It never found its footing, making my reaction quite varied throughout the course of the film. Here's the best I can do in GIFs.

Oscar Oddity #15: Best Picture Singles

Singles only, please.

1997 CinSpec Awards

Honorary Oscar Winners Announced

The former Oscar host will finally get a statuette.

Mini-Reviews: Blue Jasmine, The Grandmaster & The Spectacular Now (2013)

Films I Saw in August

The Cranes are Flying

Despite going some days without watching a film, I managed to see a lot again last month.