‘Tis the season
Yesterday was a magical day in movieland: if the day after Halloween is (these days) the capitalist kick-off for Christmas, yesterday was the beginning of the pre-pre-pre-Oscar season. I’m talking, of course, about the Golden Globe nominations, which came out Thursday morning. This is it, movie-wise, for this year. All the big stuff’s going to come in one big flood of pretense and (hopefully) excitement. So if you’ve been waiting for all the really good movies to come out—if you’re one of those “if you see one movie this year…” people—this is your time. Go forth and view!
Of course, quite a few of the nominees haven’t even been released yet. What’s a blogger to do? Rather than give my final, systematic predictions now, when so many of the nominated movies haven’t hit theaters, I’m erring on the side of a) knowing what I’m talking about (enjoy it while it lasts) and b) nonchalance. You know, commenting only where comments are warranted, like everyone else.
Like so:
- Kate Winslet’s doubled up on nominations; she’s up for Best Actress (Drama) for Revolutionary Road and for Best Supporting Actress for The Reader. Good news: Winslet rules basically 100% of the time. Bad news: Winslet hasn’t cracked a smile on camera since 1997. Maybe Jack’s death really stuck with her, you know? Or maybe she just wishes she’d hung on to that necklace.
- In Bruges? Was that this year?
- Speaking of, Colin Farrell up for an acting award? This, I’ve got to see.
- I see where they’re going with the whole nominating-Mamma Mia! thing. I get it. It was fun; it was successful; everybody liked it. I liked it. If it wins Best Comedy or Musical, SOMEBODY’S GOING DOWN.
- Since when is The Joker a supporting role in The Dark Knight? That was his movie, guys, and I’m pretty sure a certain someone would back me up on that.
- Tropic Thunder for—count ‘em—two acting awards? And yet, I totally see it. I’d vote for Tom Cruise if it wasn’t so futile (see above). He was the best part, and I say that in full awareness that my man RDJ was also present.
- This critic is maybe possibly really really excited about Frost/Nixon. OH MAN political drama written for the stage! (I’m sorry. Did you think I was cool?)
- Sometimes it’s just the same folks over and over, isn’t it? Sigh.
More to come. In the mean time, have a good weekend. See a movie for me, will you?
Golden Globes, Golden Globe nominees
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