Oscar Nominees were announced and already we're seeing the same discussions of snubs, what people think will win etc. I enjoy watching the Oscars and I enjoy the discussions. Because I enjoy guessing and then eventually talking about what got snubbed or what have you. It's fun stuff. If it wasn't fun most of us wouldn't do it. We wouldn't even pay attention to the nominees and then think, "Oh I hate the Academy Awards!" If you hated … more
As usual the 'Two Jews On Film' disagree on some of their Oscar picks..but the one thing we do agree on...2010 was a great year for movies. The nominated films and performances inspired us, entertained us and in some cases enlightened us. With 'The King's Speech', 'The Fighter' and '127 Hours' we felt what it takes to overcome obstacles. In 'True Grit' we experienced once again The Coen … more
It's Oscar Season. Followers of this blog know that I love this time of year and like to draw it out as much as possible. So while I do plan on doing a post on my predictions for the awards, first here are a few things that caught my eye. I knew that The King's Speech would be Oscar bait, I didn't think it would be leading the pack with 12 nominations. I thought it would be The Social Network. But the movie leading with all the best picture awards already didn't … more