I checked two off my list this weekend, and they were both as good as advertised. One now, and one later, after the Super Bowl! The Hurt Locker is an intense film. Set in Iraq in the middle of the war, it follows a 3-man team of bomb squad technicians. After a mission that results [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Two-Movie Saturday
Posted in Reviews, tagged Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, In the Valley of Elah, Jeremy Renner, Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker on February 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Oscar Noms Announced
Posted in Awards Shows, tagged A Single Man, Academy Awards, Avatar, Crazy Heart, District 9, James Cameron, Julianne Moore, Kathryn Bigelow, Oscars, Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side, The Hurt Locker, Up, Where the Wild Things Are on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While I was mostly incoherently asleep for the nominations this morning (Tuesday is my flex day, and I didn’t HAVE to wake up, and I’m averse to 7:30am even on my best days), I have since had a chance to digest and I’ve got to say, I’m actually pretty pleased. Things to note:
In a Break From Oscarmania, We Bring You…
Posted in Reviews, tagged Michael Bradley, Noa Hegesh, Regina Crosby, Scott Michael Foster, Teenage Dirtbag on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Click to visit the film’s website … a review of a movie you probably have never heard of, unless, like Filmista, you are a fan of the TV show Greek (Monday night, 10 pm/9 central, ABC Family). Specifically, you would probably need to be a somewhat-rabid fan of one of the stars of said show, Scott [...]
20 Movies, Part The Rest (Delayed)
Posted in Awards Shows, tagged (500) Days of Summer, A Single Man, Avatar, It's Complicated, Julie & Julia, Nine, The Blind Side, The Lovely Bones, The Road, Where the Wild Things Are, Young Victoria on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is admittedly a less effective list when I publish it the day of the Oscar nominations, but oh well, there it is. I’ve had it done for weeks, just something about actually logging in to post it has eluded me. In the interest of moving right along to discussing the nominations, I’ll spare you [...]
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