Amour

Amour (Michael Haneke, 2012)

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Rating: Q=8, P=3 / Rubs Me The Wrong Way

Scale 1=4, Scale 2=4, Scale 3=2, Scale 4=1

Death, Grief, Aging, Illness, Love

This film was beautiful, raw, difficult to watch, silent and so very real. I found myself turning away from the screen many times because so many scenes reminded me of the troubling years when my grandmother struggled to understand anything in her environment. Stroke and dementia are common and so I'm sure this film touched many viewers. I assure you the low P rating comes only from the fact that the film is so tough to handle. That doesn't mean we should avoid watching.

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The Nominations: Oscar Dash 2013

The Academy Award nominees were announced today and it is time for another Oscar Dash! Like last year, my goal is to watch as many nominated films as possible before the ceremony- usually, I stick with Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, and Best Foreign Film categories. This year there are some serious contenders. It was a great year for film!

Click here to see the lists. I'll be reviewing as I see them. It is obviously hard for me to predict anything yet, but based on reviews it looks like Lincoln and Life of Pi will be hard to beat.

 

Amour

Argo

Beasts Of The Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Life Of Pi

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty


The countdown begins!