Independent Spirit Awards 2013 Nominations.

                  Nominations for Independent Spirit Awards 2013 have been announced and both Silver Linings Playbook and Moonrise Kingdom leads with 5 nominations each followed by Middle on Nowhere, Beasts of the Southern Wild and Keep the Light On with 4 nominations each. Indie Spirits have always been one of my favorites awards due to the fact that they always nominate the movies that people actually like. From low indie fares to highly acclaimed offbeat movies. And if you see the nominees, they have nominated many movies and spread them across evenly in their deserving categories. Hawkes, Hunt, Lawrence, McConaughey, Wallis etc are nominated for acting. It will be interesting to see how many of these movies go all the way with the critics awards. Very interesting choices, i am impressed.

Below is the full list of nominations:

Gotham Independent Film Awards 2012 Winners.

                        Moonrise Kingdom won Best Feature Film at the Gotham Independent Film Awards. This is basically the first awards ceremony of the season, i don't want to go on about how much influence it has on the Oscars race because this award is basically targeted towards smaller independent movies and it appreciates new talent. Though i am happy that Moonrise Kingdom won, it deserved it. Beasts of the Southern Wild is a gem no doubt, it won its most deserved awards. Surprise of the day is definitely the Ensemble Prize while i would have loved to see Wallis winning the Breakthrough Actress Prize.

Here is the full list of the winners:

Quick Takes: Snowtown - Elena - Bernie.

Snowtown (2012)

Cast:
          Daniel Henshall, Lucas Pittaway, Aaron Viergever, David Walker, Louise Harris, Keiran Schwerdt, Bob Adriaens, Frank Cwiertniak, Matthew Howard, Marcus Howard, Anthony Groves and Richard Green.

Director:
                  Justin Kurzel.

My Review for ON THE ROAD.

Cast:
          Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, Amy Adams, Tom Sturridge, Danny Morgan, Alice Braga, Elisabeth Moss, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Buscemi, Terrence Howard and Marie-Ginette Guay.

Director:
                   Walter Salles.

My Review for MOONRISE KINGDOM.

Cast:
          Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Harvey Keitel and Bob Balaban.

Director:
                   Wes Anderson.

My Review for HOLY MOTORS.

Cast:
          Denis Lavant, Edith Scob, Eva Mendes, Kylie Minogue, Elise L'Homeau, Jeanne Disson, Michel Piccoli and Leos Carax.

Director:
                   Leos Carax.

My Review for YOUR SISTER'S SISTER.

Cast:
          Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, Mark Duplass and Mike Birbiglia.

Director:
                   Lynn Shelton.

My Review for THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN.

Cast:
          Andrew Garfield, Max Charles, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Irrfan Khan, Chris Zylka, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, C. Thomas Howell, Hannah Marks, Kelsey Chow, Stan Lee and Michael Massee.

Director:
                  Marc Webb.

Quick Takes: Haywire - The Kid with a Bike - The Deep Blue Sea.

Haywire (2012)

Cast:
          Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Michael Angarano, Mathieu Kassovitz, Eddie J. Fernandez, Anthony Brandon Wong, Tim Connolly, Maximino Arciniega, Aaron Cohen, Natascha Berg and Fergal O'Halloran.

Director:
                   Steven Soderbergh.

My Review for ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA.

Cast:
          Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mumtaz Taylan, Firat Tanis, Ercan Kesal, Cansu Demirci, Erol Eraslan, Ugur Arslanoglu, Murat Kilic, Safak Karali, Emre Sen, Burhan Yildiz and Nihan Okutucu.

Director:
                   Nuri Bilge Ceylan.

My Review for PROMETHEUS.

Cast:
          Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Logan Marshall-Green, Sean Harris, Rafe Spall, Kate Dickie, Lucy Hutchinson, Emun Elliott, Benedict Wong, Patrick Wilson, Ian Whyte and Daniel James.

Director:
                   Ridley Scott.

My Review for FOOTNOTE.

Cast:
          Shlomo Bar'Aba, Lior Ashkenazi, Alisa Rosen, Alma Zack, Daniel Markovich, Micah Lewensohn, Yuval Scharf and Nevo Kimchi.

Director:
                   Joseph Cedar.

My Review for TAKE THIS WALTZ.

Cast:
          Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, Sarah Silverman, Aaron Abrams, Raoul Bhaneja, Albert Howell, Diane Flacks and Diane D'Aquila.

Director:
                   Sarah Polley.

Quick Takes: The Raid: Redemption - Kahaani - Damsels in Distress.

The Raid: Redemption (2012)


Cast:
          Iko Uwais, Donny Alamsyah, Ray Sahetapy, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Joe Taslim, Tegar Satrya, Eka "Piranha" Rahmadia, Verdi Solaiman and Ananda George.

Director:
                   Gareth Evans.

My Review for THE CABIN IN THE WOODS.

Cast:
          Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Brian White, Amy Acker, Sigourney Weaver, Tim de Zarn, Jodelle Ferland, Matt Drake, Dan Payne, Dan Shea, Maya Massar and Tom Lenk.

Director:
                   Drew Goddard.