BEST PICTURE MONTAGE

Here is a link to a montage of the Best Picture nominees....

BEST PICTURE MONTAGE

WRITERS GUILD WINNERS

No real surprises here especially since THE KING'S SPEECH was not eligible. The winners are:

Best Original Screenplay: Christopher Nolan, INCEPTION

Best Adapted Screenplay: Aaron Sorkin, THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Documentary Writing: INSIDE JOB

THE MOVIE THAT WAS...

Since I started this blog in September It was all about THE SOCIAL NETWORK. I was hearing that it was the best film "ever" made and it was a shoe in for Best Picture. Times certainly have changed. THE KING'S SPEECH has taken over with 12 nominations and winning just about every award it has been nominated for.  They both are completely different films. THE NETWORK (as they call it) is as modern as a movie can be while THE KING'S SPEECH takes place in 1925. Some critics are still holding out hope for THE SOCIAL NETWORK, but I think it is time for everyone to give in and realize that THE NETWORK will not beat THE KING.

DOGTOOTH: MY REVIEW

 DOGTOOTH is one of the movies nominated for Best Foreign Language Film.  This movie is certainly not for everyone.  It is from Greece and obviously subtitled, but like most subtitled movies you forget about it after a few minutes. Three teenagers are confined to an isolated house where their parents teach them everything about the world. All completely made up. They listen to tapes to learn new vocabulary with all of the wrong meanings. Such as "sea means armchair".  Needless to say the family is very disturbed and it makes for a pretty disturbing film. It is not for the faint of heart, but it is an interesting look at how we view the world by only what we are taught. DOGTOOTH will not win the Academy Award over BUITIFUL, but I did enjoy this movie.

MY GRADE: A-

OSCAR PARTY FOOD IDEAS

If you are planning an Oscar party this year I found some dishes that you can serve with their respective movie:

TRUE GRIT-True Grits

THE SOCIAL NETWORK-Apple Martini's

INCEPTION-Seven Layer Cake

BLACK SWAN-Black and White Cookies

WINTER'S BONE-Winter's Boneless Chicken

THE FIGHTER-Irish Stew, Soda Bread

THE KING'S SPEECH-Scones, King Crab Legs

127 HOURS-Gatorade, Water, Apple Juice (urine)

THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT-Steak Dinner

Don't forger popcorn and candy.....

If you have any other ideas please post them here!