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And The Oscar Goes To

Tonight is the 84th annual Academy Awards.  Here are my predictions:

Best Motion Picture of the Year

The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Of the nominated films, Moneyball is the only one I’ve seen.  I think The Artist takes home the award.  It is definitely the type of film the Academy likes to reward.

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Demián Bichir for A Better Life
George Clooney for The Descendants
Jean Dujardin for The Artist
Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt for Moneyball

Again, Brad Pitt’s performance in Moneyball is the only one I’ve seen.  Clooney seems to have some momentum on his side.

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

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Snowplow Shuffle

Another snowstorm has hit.  Here’s the soundtrack that got me through clearing the driveway both yesterday afternoon and this morning.

 

Loser (LP Version) Beck Loser 1/20/2012 4:00 PM
Smells Like Teen Spirit Tori Amos Crucify 1/20/2012 4:04 PM
Sunny Came Home Shawn Colvin A Few Small Repairs 1/20/2012 4:08 PM
The Taste Oblivion Sweatpants USA 1/20/2012 4:12 PM
Buffy Theme Nerf Herder Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album 1/20/2012 4:13 PM
Finish What Ya Started Van Halen The Best Of Both Worlds [Disc 1] 1/20/2012 4:17 PM
Everlong (Acoustic Version) Foo Fighters Greatest Hits 1/20/2012 4:22 PM
C’mon And Get My Love Cathy Dennis featuring D-Mob Move to This 1/20/2012 4:25 PM
Don’t Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) Mötley Crüe Motley Crue Greatest Hits 1/20/2012 4:30 PM
The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite R.E.M. Automatic For The People 1/21/2012 9:19 AM
Oh Yeah Yello Stella 1/21/2012 9:22 AM
Walking After You Foo Fighters The Colour And The Shape 1/21/2012 9:27 AM
I Want You Back The Jackson 5 Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5 1/21/2012 9:30 AM
True Colors Cyndi Lauper True Colors 1/21/2012 9:34 AM

Small break to get a new snowblower.

Everything Zen Bush Sixteen Stone 1/21/2012 10:41 AM
Life’s A Happy Song Finale The Muppets The Muppets 1/21/2012 10:43 AM
This Is Love PJ Harvey Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back 1/21/2012 10:47 AM
Mr. Bass Man Floyd & Scooter Muppet Hits 1/21/2012 10:49 AM
Downtown Tegan and Sara So Jealous 1/21/2012 10:54 AM
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2011 Movie Review – Part 3

In 2011, I managed to see movies that were released in 1972-1973, 1975-1976, 1978, 1985, 1997-1998, 2001-2002, and 2004-2011.

Now, continuing Thursday’s look at the second batch of 50 movies that I saw last year, here are movies 100 – 13?.

Chain Letter (2010)

A decent horror flick about the dangers of not forwarding on those emails.

 

The Dilemma (2011)

What happens when a cheating spouse gets in the way of business and a bromance.

 

Letters To Juliet (2010)

A predictable tale of love, thanks to a letter written decades ago.

 

The Muppets (2011)

The Muppets return to the big screen for the first time in over a decade, and it was well worth the wait.  If you grew up with the Muppets and did not enjoy this movie, you have no soul.

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