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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Apr 29, 2012
Over my time in school, I studied Homer’s Illiad and Odyssey on about six different occasions. When I first discovered O Brother Where Art Thou? in high school, Homer and I had already been well acquainted. To set the story of Odysseus’ long journey home in the depression stricken south read more
Reservoir Dogs
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Apr 26, 2012
Quentin Tarantino’s first film, Reservoir Dogs, was a little indie film that made a lot of noise at Cannes and Sundance in 1992. With a few guys, thoughtful camera work and one hell of a screenplay, he created his first feature film, which has become an iconic piece of independent film and when read more
Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Apr 22, 2012
In previews, The Iron Lady surely looked Best Picture bound. A biopic about Margaret Thatcher starring Meryl Streep seemed like a shoo-in. However, between some odd editing choices and perhaps too much focus on Thatcher’s dementia in her old age the whole film became a bit muddled. Many will read more
My Movie Year
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Apr 15, 2012
Fandango Groovers has thought of yet another amazing idea for a blogathon: My Movie Year. Really, I have taken every year in terms of Oscar nominated films, but let me think about what was the best year of memorable movie experiences for me. I think I’ll have to go with 2005. You see, that summer read more
Top 10 Reasons to See Titanic in 3D
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Apr 14, 2012
The re-release of Titanic in 3D has been going strong for over a week and I had enough willpower to resist it, until Friday. Who was I kidding? I was in the middle of Titanic’s centennial and I love both the history and epic movie. Besides, back in good ol’ 1997 I saw Titanic in both a regular read more
Rango (1)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Apr 13, 2012
Back when the first trailers for Rango came out, I was instantly hooked. That’s what happens when you mix Johnny Depp with a cartoon chameleon for me. When I went to see it in theaters, I feared that the film would fall to my own hype. What I saw exceeded all my expectations and left me with read more
The Illusionist
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Apr 6, 2012
Sylvain Chomet’s animated film, The Illusionist is unlike any animated film I had ever seen, in both visually and in the story’s tone. Oscar nominated for best animated feature alongside Toy Story 3 and How to Train Your Dragon, it’s hand drawn animation, minimal dialogue and softer tone read more
Wuthering Heights
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Apr 1, 2012
Based off of Emily Bronté’s only novel, the film adaptation of Wuthering Heights in 1939 tells the unfortunate tale of two lovers, Heathcliff (Laurence Olivier) and Cathy (Merle Oberon). The film begins dramatically, as a man caught in a storm stops at the mansion, Wuthering Heights, for shelter. read more
Alien
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Mar 26, 2012
Hard to believe that I had never seen Alien in its entirety until just the other evening. This was another movie that as a kid, I would sit on the floor, mesmerized, and would catch certain scenes with my dad in the evening. I remember him sipping a beer, flipping channels and stopping for the che read more
Alice in Wonderland
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Mar 15, 2012
Somehow, I have always been especially drawn to all things Alice, and I believe my first exposure was through Disney’s animated version. The nonsense images stuck in my mind as a child; the Cheshire cat dissolving into a shortening ribbon, using a flamingo and hedgehog as sports equipment, the cate read more
Metropolis (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Mar 7, 2012
Metropolis is a silent film made by Fritz Lang, released in Germany, in 1927, at the height of German Expressionism. While its idea of a working class and intellectual class finding a mediator to help restore harmony can feel like a half baked fairy tale, the influence of this film has made it an read more
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 29, 2012
I remember first seeing Close Encounters of the Third Kind at about ten years old. I had stumbled upon it at the library, enticed by the mysterious space ship on the cover of the VHS tape and recognized the star, Richard Dreyfuss, as the young guy from Jaws. Already, I was a Steven Spielberg fan read more
And the Oscar went to…
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 27, 2012
With The Academy Awards ceremony last night, my Oscar predictions were busted. While I was rooting for Hugo the whole time (and for a while things were looking good for Scorsese and the gang), I’m very happy for The Artist and all those involved with our new Best Picture winner. Anyway, let&# read more
Oscar Predictions (1)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 25, 2012
No matter how much you study The Academy Awards, making Oscar predictions is never going to be perfect (unless this one is). To some extent, it will always be a guessing game. Anyway, here are my predictions, educated and otherwise. Enjoy! Best Actor: Though I have not seen Tinker Tailor Soldier read more
The Help
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 23, 2012
I try to avoid other opinions of a movie until I have seen it myself, but it is much harder to avoid the advertisements. By just glancing at commercials and posters for The Help, I got the idea that it would be a slightly quirky film about women, for women with some laughs and a lesson about racism read more
Trader Horn
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 20, 2012
Trader Horn is an adventure movie, shot mainly in the wilds of Africa. It follows Aloysius ‘Trader’ Horn (Harry Carey) and his young assistant Peru (Duncan Renaldo). When they happen upon the body of Edith Trent (Olive Carey), they decide to go on and finish her quest: to find the daug read more
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 17, 2012
Bridesmaids was easily one of the funniest films of 2011 and surprisingly well done all around. It has earned Oscar nominations in Original Screenplay and for Mellisa McCarthy’s performance. However, some people feel inclined to count McCarthy out of the acting race because her role is on a differ read more
Viva Villa!
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 14, 2012
Viva Villa! is a fictionalized account of the escapades by one of the most prominent generals of the Mexican revolution, Pancho Villa. As a boy, Pancho’s father spoke out against the Mexican government taking the people’s land and was sentenced to a hundred lashings, killing him in front of the read more
State Fair
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 12, 2012
Across the United States, state fairs have become a welcomed institution. In 1933’s State Fair, based on the novel by Philip Strong, you may find some old and outdated traditions mixed in with the ones that have lasted. Side shows and trapeze artists have since been traded in for demolition derbie read more
Moneyball (2)
The Best Picture Project Posted by Alyson on Feb 8, 2012
I don’t get very excited about baseball, unless I’m in the stands and a foul ball is heading my way. And statistics confuse me, even if you put them in an animated graph with bright colors. So while Moneyball held a lot of baseball talk and ideas on choosing affordable players solely by their read more