Greetings, everyone. It certainly has been awhile.
I apologize for not posting anything on here for nearly a year but life kind of grabbed my throat and wouldn't let go. I had the duties of my then-job, a dour mood that didn't help things, I was writing for a different website that's way more professional that this, getting a new job in my hometown, moving back to my hometown, dealing with the responsibilities of the new job, and getting a puppy. In other words, non-paying blog writing took a vacation from my mind and a bunch of other things took priority. But I found my inner Mickey Goldmill shouting at me to "get back in there and write! Write you son-of-a-bitch! Don't lay down! Write one more!"
Normally, I don't listen to the voices in my head too much but it seemed like a good idea... this time at least.
So, I'm going to try and write more frequently on here with movie reviews and whatever pops into my mind. Don't worry about that last part, I won't scribble down my manifesto about whatever inner ramblings are going on in my head.
Right now this is what I have planned:
- Movie reviews. Duh. Much like in past, I'm not paid to go to movies so when I see a movie, the money comes out of my own pocket. So, I'm not going to go out of my way to see the sure-to-be top notch films that come out in January.
- I will have a Best and Worst for 2016. But given that a lot of awards potential films don't reach my neck of the woods til January, they won't be out until February.
- Given the massive amount of deaths that took place last year, I will come out with my own tribute to those who died that made a massive impact on me.
- Inspired by a friend of mine, I am going to attempt to watch 365 films this year and do mini-reviews for them. Current releases will get separate reviews as well. I certainly hope this works out but life doesn't always comply so who knows what'll happen.
- I make no promises about this next one. I really want to try and convert my reviews to a video format. It's something I've been wanting to do for a while and at least do one this year.
- I'll come out with my own little movie awards. I did one a few years ago and I wanted to do one last year but it just didn't work out.
- I will continue to do my Oscar predictions. As many of you know, the Oscars are my Super Bowl.
Speaking of which....
Here are my predictions as of right now. Like in previous years I make these predictions based on my own weird system. I'm going to reserve predictions for the movies Silence, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and Patriots Day in certain categories seeing as it seems they weren't released to voters earlier like others. Also, given how many films didn't make the shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film that became a bit harder.
Best Picture:
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Loving
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
(Silence)
Best Director:
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Damien Chazelle - La La Land
Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight
Pablo Larrain - Jackie
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea
(Martin Scorsese - Silence)
Best Leading Actor:
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling - La La Land
Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington - Fences
(Andrew Garfield - Silence)
Best Leading Actress:
Amy Adams - Arrival
Isabelle Huppert - Elle
Ruth Negga - Loving
Natalie Portman - Jackie
Emma Stone - La La Land
Best Supporting Actor:
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water
Ben Foster - Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patal - Lion
(Issey Ogata - Silence)
Best Supporting Actress:
Viola Davis - Fences
Naomie Harris - Moonlight
Nicole Kidman - Lion
Octavia Spencer - Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea
Best Original Screenplay:
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Little Men
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Arrival
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
Nocturnal Animals
(Silence)
Best Animated Picture:
Finding Dory
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
Best Art Direction/Production Design:
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Jackie
The Jungle Book
La La Land
(Silence)
Best Cinematography:
Arrival
The Childhood of a Leader
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
(Silence)
(Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
Best Costume Design:
Doctor Strange
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
Love & Friendship
(Silence)
Best Film Editing:
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Jackie
La La Land
Moonlight
(Silence)
Best Hair/Makeup:
Florence Foster Jenkins
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing:
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Allied
Hacksaw Ridge
The Jungle Book
La La Land
(Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
(Patriots Day)
(Silence)
Best Visual Effects:
Arrival
The BFG
Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Jungle Book
(Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
Best Original Score:
Hidden Figures
The Jungle Book
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
(Rogue One: A Star Wars Story)
Best Original Song:
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream" - La La Land
"Can't Stop the Feeling" - Trolls
"City of Stars" - La La Land
"Drive It Like You Stole It" - Sing Street
"How Far I'll Go" - Moana
Best Documentary:
13th
Cameraperson
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
Tower
Best Foreign Language Film:
Land of Mine - Denmark
A Man Called Ove - Sweden
Paradise - Russia
The Salesman - Iran
Toni Erdmann - Germany
Thank you all for reading this and I hope this new years brings all of you a lot of laughter and joy.
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