But enough of that! This blog is about the little mini-article Entertainment Weekly releases every January telling me (and all the other readers) what movies they should see before the Academy Awards. Last year was just miserable for me; I'd only seen nine. This year is no better (the ones I've seen are in bold), but I have some serious plans for my birthday week, so I will update you on my progress as the month goes by.
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Milk
- Frost/Nixon
- The Dark Knight
- Doubt
- Revolutionary Road
- WALL-E
- The Wrestler
- Gran Torino
- The Reader
- Rachel Getting Married
- Changeling
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona
- Tropic Thunder
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- The Visitor
- I've Loved You So Long
- Frozen River
- Nothing But the Truth
- Man on Wire
- Synedoche, New York
- The Duchess
- Defiance
- Australia
These are usually done in order of importance, so seeing the first 10 should cover you for the big awards. The writers at Entertainment Weekly are definitely not the end-all, be-all, but they have a great track record. The Oscars air Sunday, February 22, so get crackin'! If you're not so interested in the Oscars, it's at least a good list to add to your Netflix queue.
3 comments:
I've seen the same ones you have (minus Australia), but really want to see most of the ones in the top 10, so when you're ready to go, give me a call!!!
I actually saw Slumdog Millionaire - it was really wonderful, but I also understand how you could be at a loss for words. I think I've missed most of the others on the Oscar lists, will have to see what is available for rental.
That's alright, I've only seen The Dark Knight and WALL-E, though there are many more on the list I'd like to see. Although, I'm don't have a film degree to live up to. :-P
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