so, starting this weekend, i'd say the official kick-off to the Oscar season starts. The Social Network is the first truly buzzed about movie opening this year, it's already up to 55 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and it's still 100% fresh. people think i see a lot of movies in theaters, but in reality that's not true. i've only seen 3 movies in the theater this whole year, Kick-Ass, Toy Story 3, and Inception. the studios save the good movies for fall and winter release, in time for their Oscar campaigns, and i don't like to sit through crap movies and pay $10 for it. So i'll be keeping tabs on any oscar-worthy movies i see this fall, and these are the ones i'm most looking forward to:
1. The Social Network (David Fincher directing, Aaron Sorkin writing, can't wait)
2. 127 Hours (Danny Boyle, director of Best Pic winner Slumdog Millionaire, one of my faves)
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (ok, not an oscar flick, but i am a true devoted fan and i WILL be finishing the series)
4. The King's Speech (Colin Firth as the King of England, practically made for awards)
5. Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky; Natalie Portman is supposedly AMAZING)
6. True Grit (new Coen Brothers film! also with Jeff Bridges, remake of old John Wayne movie)
7. Another Year (Mike Leigh, love his films)
8. Somewhere (wild card, but i have actually liked every single one of Sofia Coppola's movies)
9. The Town (already in theaters, will probably end up seeing it, not sure on its oscar potential, but maybe)
and there's a couple indies i'm gonna need to catch up with on Netflix: Winter's Bone and The Kids Are All Right. as for the ones i've already seen, i'm gonna bet that Inception and Toy Story 3 end up as Best Pic nominees, since they're holding on to the 10 nominee thing that they did last year.
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