There are some things I haven't seen yet which I will probably like, The White Ribbon in particular, but as it stands this is my Top 25 list, roughly ranked with Summer Hours at or near number one.

Summer Hours
A Woman's Way (Strella)
Raging Sun, Raging Sky
Cherry Blossoms
Who's Afraid of the Wolf ( Read more... )

Most overrated would be The Hurt Locker, with A Single Man and Star Trek right up there and a nod toward Inglourious Basterds.

This is my complete list of the 2009 movies I've seen, broken up by whether and to which degree I liked them.

I have never seen this movie.

True story. I have heard that its WAY more fun to see in a theater, but since there arent any showing it anymore, should I just break down and add it to my Netflix, or keep waiting?

Here are the nominees from the Producer's Guild of America. These often reflect about 80% of the nominees (and have cracked 100% a few times, but that was with 5 nominees) for Oscar Best Picture. So to those who said to my predictions a month ago that STAR TREK had no chance of getting in.... nyahhh, nyahhh. ;-)  (I'm not saying it's a definite - in fact, I removed it from my predictions about a fortnight ago (but will now reconsider), but it has a very good chance - if it doesn't make it, it would be one of the two or three just outside the ten). Anyway, the nominees are:

AVATAR
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau

DISTRICT 9
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson

AN EDUCATION
Producers: Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey

THE HURT LOCKER
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Producer: Lawrence Bender

INVICTUS
Producers: Clint Eastwood, Rob Lorenz, Lori McCreary , Mace Neufeld

PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
Producers: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness

STAR TREK
Producers: J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof

UP
Producer: Jonas Rivera

UP IN THE AIR
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.

This movie really wasnt what I was expecting - but in a good way. It portrayed brilliantly the kind of things that kids (particularly boys) of that age find thrilling and want to do all the time. It also (and this was the bit I wasnt expecting) had a very strong idea of things kids find difficult. The film captured fantastically the moment when kids realise that their families are a maze of conflicting desires and emotions and sometimes there isnt a way to make everyone happy all of the time, so finding the best possible way is a constant battle and nobody can have all the answers. (sometimes people get things wrong). The film does this and also manages to balance an enormous sense of rowdy fun. I like this film a lot, maybe not more than I expected I would - but in a different way.

...I've really gotta goto Theide's journal more often.

Oh my god, it all went wrong. This post should be much longer and more interesting. I want to kill LJ right now...

http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2009/12/list-time-the-10-best-films-of-2009

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/fivelive/kermode/kermode_20100101-1401a.mp3
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/fivelive/kermode/kermode_20100101-1500a.mp3

( Mine )

What movie or movies had your favorite chase scene(s) in it/them?

Saw Avatar in IMAX 3D. Here's my review on it. Comment here or there, makes no difference to me!

Avatar: 3.5 stars out of 4

endofthereel.livejournal.com/36213.html

Up in the air: 4 stars out of 4

endofthereel.livejournal.com/36392.html

 I just wondered if anyone else kept a list of what movies they saw over the past year. If so, post them here, it would be interesting to compare and discuss what we've all watched.

Here's my list, feel free to comment.

What movies are you looking forward to in 2010?


This is it for me so far.

I had the bright idea tonight of going to see Sherlock Holmes (the movie) in the cinema on Baker Street where the character was supposed to have lived. The "Everyman cinema" (formerly known as "The Screen On Baker Street") had cashed in on the connection by altering the letters on their sign to read "Sherlocks Home."
Unfortunately I wasnt the first person to have this idea and by the time I made it to the cinema after work it had already sold out. I will try next week when its a bit quieter during the day - or maybe just book in advance...

paranormal activity.

is it based on a true story? or not true story? i heard 2 different stories and i don't know which one is right. i presume it's not true story, yes?


happy new year to you all.