Review: Seven Psychopaths (2012)

Cast:
           Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, Zeljko Ivanek, Harry Dean Stanton, Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Pitt, Michael Stuhlbarg, Linda Bright Clay, Long Nguyen, Amanda Mason Warren, James Hebert, Christine Marzano, Kevin Corrigan, Helena Mattsson

Director:
                   Martin McDonagh

Review: Intouchables (2012)

Cast:
           Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet, Anne Le Ny, Alba Gaia Kraghede Bellugi, Cyril Mendy, Christian Ameri, Gregoire Oestermann, Marie-Laure Descoureaux, Absa Dialou Toure and Salimata Kamate

Directors:
                     Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano

Quick Takes: Killing Them Softly, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted & Snow White and the Huntsman

Killing Them Softly (2012)

Cast:
           Brad Pitt, Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Sam Shepard, Slaine, Vincent Curatola, Max Casella and Trevor Long

Director:
                   Andrew Dominik

Review: Ruby Sparks (2012)

Cast:
           Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Steve Coogan, Elliott Gould, Deborah Ann Woll, Alia Shawkat, Toni Trucks and Aasif Mandvi

Directors:
                     Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

Review: Pieta (2012)

Cast:
           Lee Jung-jin, Jo Min-su, Kang Eun-jin, Woo Gi-hong, Cho Jae-ryong, Lee Myeong-ja, Heo Jun-seok, Kwon Se-in, Song Mun-su, Kim Beom-jun, Son Jong-hak, Jin Yong-ok, Kim Seo-hyeon, Yu Ha-bok, Seo Jae-gyeong, Kim Jae-rok, Lee Won-jang, Kim Sun-mo, Kang Seung-hyeon and Hwang Sun-hui

Director:
                    Kim Ki-duk

Review: The Sapphires (2012)

Cast:
           Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens, Miranda Tapsell, Eka Darville, Tory Kittles, Georgina Haig, Don Battee, T.J. Power, Rhys Muldoon, Beau Brady, Judith Lucy, Kylie Belling, Amy Miller-Porter, Jackson Heywood and Annette Hodgson

Director:
                   Wayne Blair

Review: Headhunters (2012)

Cast:
           Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Synnove Macody Lund, Julie Olgaard and Eivind Sander

Director:
                   Morten Tyldum

Review: Pitch Perfect (2012)

Cast:
           Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Ben Platt, Hana Mae Lee, Ester Dean as, Adam DeVine, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Alexis Knapp, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jinhee Joung, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins, Freddie Stroma and John Benjamin Hickey

Director:
                   Jason Moore

Quick Takes: Killer Joe, Lawless and Sound of My Voice

Killer Joe (2012)

Cast:
           Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, Thomas Haden Church, Marc Macaulay, Gregory C. Bauchard and Sean O'Hara

Director:
                   William Friedkin

First Attempt at Predicting Oscars 2014 Nomination

                   It is that time of the year....... yes it is! As much as I end up disappointed at the end of every Oscar Year, I still can't help but get excited for the next year and how it will all shape up. Throwing off predictions in the air is always a fun thing. These are my first predictions in a few categories (Picture, Director, 4 Acting categories, Original/Adapted Screenplay). The fall film festival season is already underway, some responses from Telluride specially are noted. Most of all I am relying on my instincts and the Oscar history. So far, Gravity, 12 Years a Slave, Inside Llewyn Davis, Lee Daniels' The Butler etc have been seen and loved. There are some movies by major names that are included, some for their name and others for the whole "they are due" thing so I have basically covered all the criteria here. My next and full predictions will be posted at the end of November from then on I will weekly update them till the nominations are announced.

Best Picture:-

Frontrunners

1) 12 Years a Slave
2) American Hustle
3) Inside Llewyn Davis
4) The Wolf of Wall Street
5) Gravity
6) Captain Phillips
7) August: Osage County
8) Lee Daniels’ The Butler
9) Foxcatcher