December 2010
The King's Speech
was incredible. I am now torn between this and The Social Network for Best Picture right now. The film was the total package—good performances, direction, script. Blue Valentine might change my mind, if it ever comes out in the Detroit area so I can actually see the freaking movie. Colin Firth was extraordinary, and I think he deserves the Oscar at this point. I loved Jesse Eisenberg in...
“Your life, little girl, is an empty page / that men will want to write on”
– The Sound of Music [aka. the soundtrack to my childhood]
Two more down
Latest movies I’ve seen: True Grit and 127 Hours
Hailee Steinfeld was incredible in True Grit. The film, overall, was okay for me. But, that said, it will likely get nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture [the Academy is still nominating ten Best Picture’s]. The race is tight for women this year, but I think the Academy should definitely consider Steinfeld [possibly instead of Halle...
As much as I want to like the holidays, every year something happens that makes me excited for life to return to normal.
I take award season seriously...
Saw The Fighter, Love and Other Drugs, and Black Swan yesterday.
The Fighter was a lot more intense than I anticipated. It’s not a revolutionary script, but Mark Wahlberg’s career since The Departed proves that the only thing that held him back in the 90s and early millenium was poor script choices (even if I do really like Four Brothers). Christian Bale turns in another tour de force...
Fallon on "Band of Brothers" →
I have always wanted Jimmy to discuss this on air!!
“There’s no such thing as a misconception of my music. Someone might read into a...”
– Sufjan Stevens (via fuckyeahsufjanstevens)
“If you want to totally misunderstand why something is supposedly important, find...”
– Chuck Klosterman [describing why I am not the best person to discuss pop culture with]
The Best Christmas Gift I Will Ever Recieve
I got the grant I needed for abroad.