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2010 Best Picture Oscars

Jay — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:31:51 +0000

I’ve finally seen all of the 2010 Best Picture Oscar Nominee films. It was a strong class overall and I think that the Academy got the Best Picture Winner right. Here is my ranking: The Kings Speech Toy Story 3 True Grit 127 Hours The Social Network Black Swan Inception The Fighter The Kids Are [...]

Black Swan

Jay — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 14:51:57 +0000

Starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, and Mila Kunis Directed by Darren Aronofsky Rated R for strong sexual content, disturbing violent images, language and some drug use 1 hour 48 minutes It’s easy to see why this very adult drama was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar and even easier to see why Natalie Portman won [...]

The Fighter (2010)

Jay — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:51:33 +0000

Starring Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, and Amy Adams Directed by David O. Russell Rated R for language throughout, drug content, some violence and sexuality 1 hour 55 minutes Based on a true story, The Fighter tells the story of boxer Micky Ward (Wahlberg) and his complex relationship with older brother/trainer/drug addict Dicky. Amy Adams plays [...]

127 Hours (2010)

Jay — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:45:55 +0000

Starring James Franco Directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) Rated R for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images 1 hour 34 minutes As you probably know, this movie tells the story of a hiker who ventures out by himself into the remote Utah desert only to get his arm trapped by a fallen rock. [...]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I (2010)

Jay — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:04:38 +0000

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint Directed by David Yates Rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence, frightening images and brief sensuality 2 hours, 26 minutes I don’t even want to attempt to summarize the plot, partly because it’s quite complex and partly because it is incomplete. Two and a half [...]

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

Jay — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:54:51 +0000

Starring James Mason, Kirk Douglas, and Paul Lukas Directed by Richard Fleischer Not rated, but likely in the G to PG range 2 hours 7 minutes This classic adaptation of the Jules Verne novel features Kirk Dougas as a brash young harpoonist who likes to sing and take his shirt off whenever possible and James [...]

Winnie The Pooh (2011)

Jay — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:38:54 +0000

Animated. Featuring the voices of John Cleese and Craig Ferguson Directed by Stephen J. Anderson and John Hall Rated G 1 hour 9 minutes If you have seen The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (or if you are over 6 years old), this movie is not for you. Sure, it has some cute moments [...]

Winter’s Bone (2010)

Jay — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:28:04 +0000

Starring Jennifer Lawrence and John Hawkes Directed by Debra Granik Rated R for some drug material, language, and violent content 1 hour 40 minutes This movie reminded me a bit of 2009′s Precious in that it depicts a teenage girl with a poor family life and poor living conditions who is forced to be a mother and [...]

True Grit (2010)

Jay — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 14:54:17 +0000

Starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, and Josh Brolin Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of western violence including disturbing images 1 hour 50 minutes Having seen the original True Grit (featuring John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn), I was quite curious how this classic Western would be [...]

Salt (2010)

Jay — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:08:21 +0000

Starring Angelina Jolie and Liev Schreiber Directed by Phillip Noyce Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action 1 hour 40 minutes I knew this was an action movie, but I was hoping for a bit more than The A-Team and …On Stranger Tides. I got it. While the stunts are equally large and [...]