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August 21, 2010 By iluvcinema 2 Comments

This Year So Far

We are headed to the final quarter of this year and I decided to take stock of some of best bits from my blog in 2010. I went through everything starting with January and realized that I did see a lot of films but not as many as I saw in 2009.

My evidence of seeing the V&A exhibit

My first viewing in 2010 was the underwhelming Nine. By the end of January, it picked up pace with weekend back to back viewings of A Single Man and Fish Tank; the main highlight of the latter film had to be seeing Andrea Arnold (director) and Michael Fassbender (one of the leads) in person at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

The spring did not offer too much in cinema pleasure but I did enter the summer blockbuster season watching Iron Man 2 (which I liked but did not review) – I was too busy preparing for my trip abroad, which included a very exciting trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum to see the fashion exhibit of Grace Kelly. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take photographs at the exhibit I guess you will have to take my word for it 🙂

After some time away to reflect on my recent loss, I shifted back into movie-going mode with viewings of the Sex and the City 2, the A-Team and Inception. I am still wowed by what I saw (Inception). A-Team definitely met my expectations for a summer action flick and Sex and the City – well after seeing it, definitely does not make my list of Great Girlfriend Flicks.

So, what does the final quarter of 2010 hold?

Stay tuned here and find out.

Filed Under: Commentary, Reviews Tagged With: a look back at 2010, movies

December 15, 2009 By idawson Leave a Comment

Golden Globe Nominations are Out!

From the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/

Commentary to follow.

Filed Under: Superlatives Tagged With: award nominations, awards season, film awards, golden globes, hfpa, movies

October 14, 2009 By idawson Leave a Comment

My Fall/Holiday Season "Must Watch"

The season is upon us – the  film season for adults.  As much as I enjoy some of the gloss big blockbusters, I am really looking forward to these offerings of the season:

  • The Young Victoria – I like Emily Blunt and I love historical dramas
  • An Education
  • Bright Star (will try to catch this weekend)
  • Nine (the Musical) – this film is more or less a curiosity, everything and the kitchen sink is in it … I cannot wait to see how it all comes together – hopefully
  • The Road – I have been waiting for this film for a while for the following two reasons 1) Viggo Mortensen and 2) I have started reading the book and would love to see the transfer of the bleak work onto the screen
  • Whip It – I love the “quirkiness” of Drew Barrymore in front of the camera and I anticipate that she works her same magic behind it as well
  • Precious – am bracing myself for severe depression
  • Invictus – Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman at it again; throw in Matt Damon for good measure = I’m sold!
  • A Single Man – hopefully this is the film that will prove to a wider audience the talent and more importantly the range of Colin Firth; another interesting note: Tom Ford, he of the fashion world is at the helm
  • The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – obvious curiosity aside, I looked at the trailer and was genuinely intrigued. I usually run hot and cold with Terry Gilliam, but this looks like one that I have to see in my cinema.
  • Sherlock Holmes – I have my reservations about this movie (Guy Ritchie) but I love the Sherlock Holmes story and it has been sorely missed from the big screen for some time.

And here are some family film offerings:

  • Where the Wild Things Are
  • Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
  • A Christmas Carol

As you can see my list is MUCH longer than my summer picks. So far I have seen CoCo Before Chanel – a worthy enough film if not a bit plodding and slow in parts.

… I will try to keep you posted as to my progress in seeing these and probably several other films from now until the end of the year.

Filed Under: Lists Tagged With: coming attractions, fall, fall 2009, movies, winter

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