Restructuring coming

Title says it all... Stay tuned for the regular reviews, times have been limited but I personally have a couple reviews to write, so they should be up soon

Fanboys
Friday the 13th (2009)
The Unborn

The 81st Academy Awards

"Art will always be our universal language" -Penelope Cruz

Well, ladies and gentlemen this was the most captivating Academy Awards in a while and all I can say is, "Oh, God .... "Oh, God" (please try to do this in your best Kate Winslet voice).

The set was breath-taking, Australians can sing,and no one fell asleep. There were hardly any montages and when they actually did come on screen, they were brilliantly done. It honored the other non-nominated films even if it was only for a few seconds.

The speeches were beautiful and short. The performances were wicked and held that classic style which needs to be brought back. It was very creative as to how the actors and actresses were announced. Thank God I am in a screenplay class because I appreciated what they did to announce the different films . Oh, and Coldplay subliminally took over the show.

The winners
(Every film was brilliant. Every artist puts their heart and soul into their work, so please appreciate everything that was nominated and not nominated)

Sean Penn won best actor for Milk. He is and always will be pure brilliance. He truly becomes every character that he plays.

Heath Ledger won for best supporting actor in the Dark Knight. His family gave a lovely acceptance speech on his behalf and it touched the hearts of many.

Kate Winslet didn't hyperventilate too much when she won for best actress. She greatly deserves it because she is phenomenal but everyone knows that Meryl will always win in my heart.

Penelope Cruz won best supporting actress and was "genius" in Vicky Christina Barcelona.

Pixar has done it again. Wall-E won for best animated film and I stand by the fact that it should have been up for best picture.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button won Art Direction. The colors, set, lighting, etc. were amazing in this film and it is great that it won.

Slumdog Millionaire won for Cinematography.

The Duchess won Costume Design. Is anyone else sick of corsets winning best costume design? They might be hard to make but honestly the one thing you need to show the time period of the nineteen hundred's is a corset. Give us a challenge, please.

Danny Boyle walked away with Best Director. He was so excited! The job is tedious and all of the weight rests on your shoulders. It could have went to any of the directors but only one person can be recognized.

Man on Wire won best Documentary Feature. That man can balance.

Smile Pinki won for best Documentary Short. Can't say that I have seen any of these so congratulations.

Slumdog Millionaire won for Film Editing. One thing I think would make me go crazy, editing a film.

Departures won Best Foreign Language Film. Again have not seen any of these ...woop.

Make-up of course went to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Phenomenal.

Slumdog Millionaire won Best Original Score and Best Original Score. It was something that was finally different. Indian culture is where it's at. Jai Ho!

Short Animated Film went to La Maison en Petits Cubes. "T-ank you Academy." Greatest speech ever. (This was not to be sarcastic, I really liked it.)

Short Animated Live Action went to Spielzeugland (Toyland). The Academy loves those Holocaust films and the director/producer/maybe writer? gave a magnificent speech.

The Dark Knight won Sound Editing. Luis guessed this.

Slumdog won Sound Mixing.

Visual Effects went to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Apparently while making this film the technology wasn't even developed when they started filming or something along the lines of this statement.

Screenplay, Adapted went to Slumdog Millionaire. Insane.

Screenplay, Original went to Milk. Dustin Lance Black's speech was great and he really showed how much this award meant to him.

Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture of the year. It was stunning. It left your heart just uplifted and really let you into the slums of Mumbai. The other films were just as great but I am ecstatic that my favorite film this year won.

The greatest night of a film lover is over but I am just so excited to see what is in store for us next year. I am happy that we got a lot of people to watch it and I think they enjoyed it just as much as I did.

On a side note I learned a couple of things as I watch the Awards: Gracie can guess everything, Ahmend had a beautiful portfolio, Luis is a minority, Bollywood is an actual thing, my really good friend looks like Robert Downey Jr., I can not predict anything and I should never gamble on anything unless Pixar is up for best animated, and you are considered married if you live with someone for seven years.

"Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto"

I'm OUT

I hate watching the Academy Awards
Now days everyone seemed to have an opinion, everyone is a critic, at the same time everyone also wants the easy way out by jumping on the same boat, the winning boat. Now this is not to point fingers at anyone or dismiss anyone in particular as you all would agree all the nominated films were really amazing, so it's upsetting when some pick a film and decide that that’s the Best of the year and that they hate all the others. There is no such a thing as a big upset, all the movies that go nominated are outstanding and have the same chances odd getting the awards, people get upset, because they are so attached to the particular movie that chose to have an opinion, that they forget how amazing the other movies also are.

Apart from having some of the best films this year, very well performances extraordinary direction, the academy awards were very cute and had a very particular look and theme going on for them. Hugh Jackman did a very funny job for not being a comedian hosting. and overall this has being the best academy awards in a while for me. Now this is where my statement comes up to be what it is. I hate choosing, I love enjoying, I hate when we have to come to an agreement which is THE Best Movie, when it should be the celebration of all Films. I hate even worse when people are proud of the film that they pick, they get so attached, they are not that ones that they work in the film, they probably saw it once at teathers, and forget about it when the next oscars come around, the films that they move you are the unforgetable ones, not that ones that everyone is being talking about.

My opinion about Slumdog Millionarie hasn't changed, I trully honestly really liked the movie, however other movies that I thought did a much better job didn't get that much attention, and I don't know if they deserved to be the Best, but what I know is that poeple love the underdogs, people love the other choice, they are tired of the same movies with same actors getting nominated, no matter how good they are. I also have to add, personally I have gotten so much shit for free from the government for being a minority, I have so much more oportunity for being from another race, it's so unfair for the others, and thats how I feel about Slumdog Millionarie. Slumdog was the underdog, minority movie that was so happy that noone couldn't resist.

Opinions on Simone Noronha: I'm sorry Simone I know you are reading this, but I have to be honest with you, I think you went your whole life with people not agreeing with you, that every chance you are right at anything, you have the necessity of rubbing it in everyone's faces, I'm sorry if I'm a little harsh but I felt like you needed to know that.

My Decision on leaving Film Society goes beyond that Academy Awards, its my honest take on deciding what my best use of my time is, I felt that we have spread the loves of film very well this couple of months, and will do my best to keep supporting film from another prospective, my time will go where its need, places like Digital Painting Group, Soccer Club, and The Music Appreciation Group.

If you dont like this you can go FUCK yourself! Peace.

Animation Of the Society

This a Little Something that I pulled up for all the fans out there.

Oscars Party at The Seneca

Dear followers of the Film Society, you are very much invited to join us at the Seneca for the 81st Academy Awards Party, this Sunday at 8pm!

The Taking OF Pelham 1 2 3

Hello every one just a quick update

After seeing the standee at Rave, it caught my attention so I figured I would look the film up, the trailer is up and it features Denzel Washington and John Travolta in a high paced hostage film directed by the incredibly talented Tony Scott. Our hearts go out to the Travolta's recent loss of their teenage son...truly a terrible loss.

Check out the trailer guys

http://www.catchthetrain.com/

br()wnie

Today is big even if you hate football...

Hey guys just a heads up! As some of you may well know..the Super Bowl is happen'n today and even if you could give two shits about it... there are some definite pluses to tuning in, besides the amazing commercials

Its the christmas of movie previews, and even though they are short teasers, these spots run about 30 seconds and will include some of the major upcoming summer blockbusters..yes its almost that time people to put down your emotional blockade, get rid of your intellect and stop thinking about the Oscars for a day...because these babies are nothing but good ol' pop corn flicks

the spots will include

Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen (see now on comingsoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=52485)
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra (See now on comingsoon.net http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=52443)
J.J Abram's Star Trek (see now on comingsoon.nethttp://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=52485 )
Fast and the Furious (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=52483 )
Will Farrell's Land of the Lost (see now on comingsoon.net)
Year One
and many others

go a head and check them out at comingsoon.net, that is simply the site I check about every 30 minutes, but I am sure you can find them in multiple places online, if not catch them tomorrow night during the game

cheers everyone