To make a punctual rim-shot of an introduction, I'm simply going to list my Oscar Nominations for flicks that I haven't seen yet, if only to give an idea of my filmic foreplay. Now this isn't some sort of inane statement contrived to make a satirical point about just how deep into the murky waters of cinema that I actually am - rather, I swear to God (Achem, sorry, I mean Paul Thomas Anderson, ACHEM, excuse me, I really did mean God) that all these nominations have reasoning behind them. And I understand, now, that I absolutely cannot go around telling people who I think will win at the 2012 Oscars, concerning films that have not been released yet and filmmakers that nobody knows anything about. Apparently, if I wish to deduce Oscar nominations without a prior viewing, McClean hospital seems to be the place to go and do it. When I say something like "A flick called 'Drive' is coming out, and it will be nominated for 'best director' solely on the grounds that the grittiness and character depth that the writer/director (Refn) consistently brings to the screen has never been seen or adapted into the English language, and people will flock to the theaters to see Ryan Gosling speeding around (in competition with Jason Bourne), but that the majority of the audiences will be knocked flat on their ass in shock," I most often get a prolonged stare accompanied with a nervous lip-bite, or simply a proverbial slap in the face. Now don't get me wrong - I enjoy my proverbial slaps in the face as much as I love actual slaps on my ass, but a longer explanation is always demanded and my breathe is generally short from running away from the '28 Days Later' zombies.
The fact is that when I speak about film, I generally need a preface, a prologue, a preface for my prologue, an introduction to my preface, and than an annotated foreshadowing of my appendix...and one more preface. However much I was bored by the film in the theater, I quote the recently released 'Contagion,' where a character says "You're not a writer - you blog. Blogging is not writing - it's graffiti with punctuation." Well...the line of dialogue took me off guard for the one and only time in the movie, and I thought; "I like graffiti, and I do enjoy a good dose of punctuation, so what's this 'Blog' that I hear about? Can I ramble? Can I ramble about rambling?" Apparently so, however I will attempt to keep the more absurd ramblings six feet deep where the '28 Weeks Later' zombies should be. (That's right. I said it. That sequel made me wanna choke on a magnum).
So I'm going to list my early Oscar contenders - and it should be pretty clear which flicks I haven't seen yet...because they will not be playing anywhere. (Actually 'Drive' came out this passed Friday, but my car is ironically f*cked, and I can't suck it up and walk to 'Drive.')
This is not every category, and with the ever-changing flow of nomination counts, I'm officially confused with the officiality of how many nominations we officially officize in offices (you can re-type it if you have issues with that statement.)
***The only flicks here that I’ve seen are: The Tree of Life, Midnight in Paris, Super 8, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Another Earth
Best Picture
“Midnight in Paris”
“J. Edgar”
"The Tree of Life"
“Drive”
"The Tree of Life"
“Drive”
“The Help”
“Moneyball”
“Moneyball”
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”
“Super 8”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
"Coriolanus"
Best Lead Actor
Joseph Gordon Levitt – “50/50”
Brad Pitt - "Moneyball"
Leonardo DiCaprio – “J. Edgar” – WIN
Michael Shannon - "Take Shelter"
Brendan Gleeson – “The Guard”
Ralph Fiennes - "Coriolanus"
Gary Oldman – “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Gerard Butler – “Machine Gun Preacher” (Fuck it. I’ll write it)
Best Supporting Actor
Corey Stoll – “Midnight in Paris” (Hemingway)
Albert Brooks - “Drive”
Eddie Marsan – “Tyrannosaur”
William Mapother – “Another Earth”
Christopher Plummer – “Beginners”
Nick Nolte – “Warrior”
Best Lead Actress
Olivia Colman - “Tyrannosaur”
Meryl Streep – “The Iron Lady” – WIN
Jessica Chastain – “The Tree of Life”
Michelle Williams – “My Week With Marilyn”
Naomi Watts – “J. Edgar”
Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – “Super 8”
Vanessa Redgrave – “Coriolanus”
Best Director
Terrence Mallick - "The Tree of Life"
Woody Allen – “Midnight in Paris”
J.J Abrams - “Super 8”
Ralph Fienes - "Coriolanus"
Nicholas Winding Refn - "Drive"
Paddy Considine – “Tyrannosaur”
Clint Eastwood – “J. Edgar”
Best Cinematography
"Drive"
"Coriolanus"
“The Tree of Life” – WIN (Or I drop dead)
“J. Edgar”
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
Best Original Screenplay
"Midnight in Paris" (2011) Woody Allen
"The Guard," (2011) John Michael McDonagh
"Beginners"
“Tyrannosaur”
“50/50”
“Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”
“J Edgar” (Adapted)
“Coriolanus” (Adapted)
"Another Earth" (I just hope not)
Best Sound Editing
“Super 8”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“Pirates of the Carribbean: On Stranger Tides”
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” - WIN
Best Sound Mixing
“Super 8” - WIN
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“Pirates of the Carribbean: On Stranger Tides”
““Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
Best Special Effects
“Super 8”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” – WIN
Best foreign Language
Circumstance (2011)
I'll be seeing 'Drive' and commenting on that soon. I suppose biking to 'Drive' is a good middle-ground, although the director will provide me with plenty middle ground.
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