I know it’s a little early but I have some other stuff planned for the pre-Oscar post so I thought I’d go ahead and give my picks now. I figure this way you also have plenty of time to criticize my choices. So, without further ado, I present you with this weeks list: 2010 OSCAR PICKS. Continue reading
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2010 OSCAR PICKS
Posted in Celebrities, Film, Humor, Movies, Oscars with tags 2010 Academy Awards, 500 Days of Summer, A Serious Man, A Single Man, Adrien Brodie, Amy Adams, An Education, Anna Kendrick, Avatar, Brad Pitt, Burma VJ, Captain Kirk, Carey Mulligan, Chris Pine, Christop Waltz, Christopher Plummer, Christopher Waltz, Clint Eastwood, Colin Firth, Coraline, Crazy Heart, Daniel Day Lewis, District 9, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Food Inc., Gabourey Sidibe, George Clooney, Halle Berry, Helen Mirren, In The Loop, Inglorious Basterds, Invictus, James Cameron, Jason Reitman, Jeff Bridges, Jeremy Renner, Julie & Julia, Kathryn Bigelow, Lee Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Mo'Nique, Morgan Freeman, Nine, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Precious, Quentin Tarantino, Sandra Bullock, Stanley Tucci, Star Trek, The Blind Side, The Coen Brothers, The Cove, The Hurt Locker, The Last Station, The Lovely Bones, The Messenger, The Most Dangerous Man In America, The Princess and the Frog, The Secret of Kells, Tim Burton, Up, Up in the Air, Vera Farmiga, Wes Anderson, Which Way Home, Woody Harrelson on February 6, 2010 by KaidermanPIXAR
Posted in Film, Movies with tags Animation, Cars, Cartoons, Computer Animation, Film, Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., Movies, Pixar, Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Toy Story 3, Up, WALL-E on January 9, 2010 by KaidermanThis week’s post grew out of an argument/ discussion I was having with my good friend Bruce Wayne, an avid Film Geek in his own right. And, yes, I have a friend who is literally and legally named Bruce Wayne because that’s how I roll, Fanboys. That’s how I roll!
The discussion we were having seemed simple enough: Rank all of Pixar’s films in order of awesomeness. However, this seemingly simple task turned into a heated debate that we were both very passionate about. The problem seems to be that Pixar doesn’t really make bad movies. Even Disney with it’s impressive resume, and staunch runs through the 50’s & 60’s, as well as the 80’s & 90’s, can’t really compare with what Pixar has done in it’s brief existence. I’ll talk about that more later. Still, by looking at Pixar’s filmography you don’t see a Brother Bear or a Fox and the Hound. You see only Snow White and Aladdin, year after year. So, putting them in order proved daunting. More so towards the bottom of THE LIST then at the top where the general contraversy typically arises.
I figured now was a great time to do this list before Toy Story 3 comes out and while Pixar has a nice round number (10) of films under their belt. Continue reading
2009 FILM REVIEW (AND A PREVIEW OF 2010)
Posted in Film with tags 500 Days of Summer, A NIghtmare on Elm Street, Avatar, Bruno, Clash of the Titans, Cop-Out, District 9, Drag Me To Hell, Film, G.I. Joe, Inception, Inglorious Basterds, Iron Man 2, Johnny Depp, Jonah Hex, Julie & Julia, Kick-Ass, Little Fockers, Movies, Paranormal Activity, Peter Jackson, Predators, Public Enemies, Star Trek, Surrogates, Terminator Salvation, The Expendables, The Hangover, The Last Airbender, The Lovely Bones, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3, The Three Stooges, Toy Story 3, Transformers, Up, Wall Street 2, Watchmen, Wolverine, X-Men Origins on December 26, 2009 by KaidermanIf last week’s traffic taught me anything, it’s that you like it when your friendly neighborhood Kaiderman talks film. Which is great because if there’s one thing I can do, it’s talk about film at great, great, often disturbingly great length. So here goes:
Being that it’s nearing the end of the year, we are being inundated with “Best Of” lists. So, I really didn’t want to do one. However, the more of them I read, the more and more I disagree and wanted to voice my own opinion. That of the fan and not of the critic. Technically, I should be doing the “Best Of The Decade” list (the decade ends this year, not next year… do the math). Unfortunately, due to the foolish ways of my youth, most of the decade is somewhat of a blur to me. So, I settle for this. Not really a best and worst list. More like a list of my favorites and biggest disappointments. We’ll start with: Continue reading