Showing posts with label Oscars 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oscars 2015. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2015

Oscar Dash 2015: The Results

Oscar Dash 2015! It happened. And the winner is...

Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

What do I think? Pretty much amazing. I was very happy by all the results!

For all the categories, click here.

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Oscar Dash 2015--The Nominees

Oscar Dash 2015! It is here!

I have only seen 3 out of 8 so far, but this list is fantastic. I'm surprised at the variety and quality of films this year. Don't forget to watch the big celebration on February 22. Here are the nominees for best picture:

American Sniper


Birdman or (the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)


Boyhood


The Grand Budapest Hotel


The Imitation Game


Selma


The Theory of Everything


Whiplash


For all the categories, click here.

Happy Watching!

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Happy 2015, Oscar Dash 2015

Happy 2015!

Have you made a list of goals or resolutions? What about a movie list? I've made one of those, as I'm sure you imagined. Don't forget that Oscar Dash starts mid-month, just after the nominations are revealed on January 15. Stay tuned for that announcement!

Until then, I thought I'd share three of my movie goals for this year (besides the annual dash):

I want to watch more...
1. Classics. So many fantastic films were made in the 1930s-1950s. I have seen a lot of them but many still to go. Here are a few I plan to watch before summer: 39 Steps, Spellbound, All Quiet on the Western Front, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Gentleman's Agreement, The Conversation, and La Dolce Vita.

2. Epics and 3+ hour long films. It's hard to do this, of course, because there is always so much to do after work and on the weekends. But I feel I need to see award-winning films like The English Patient, Patton, and the entirety of the 1915 classic Birth of a Nation.

3. Documentaries. There was a spurt of great documentaries a few years ago and then I didn't hear about as many. I need to remedy this.