Review: The Impossible (2012)

Cast:
           Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland, Samuel Joslin, Oaklee Pendergast, Geraldine Chaplin, Marta Etura and Simon Blyberg

Director:
                   Juan Antonio Bayona

Review: Frankenweenie (2012)

 

Voice Cast:
                       Charlie Tahan, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Winona Ryder, Atticus Shaffer, Robert Capron, Christopher Lee, Conchata Ferrell, James Hiroyuki Liao and Tom Kenny

Director:
                   Tim Burton

Quick Takes: Hyde Park on Hudson, Mirror Mirror and Student of the Year

Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)

Cast:
           Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Marvel, Olivia Williams, Elizabeth Wilson, Martin McDougall and Andrew Havill

Director:
                   Roger Michell

Review: Cloud Atlas (2012)

Cast:
           Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Zhou Xun, Keith David and David Gyasi

Directors:
                     Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer

Review: A Royal Affair (2012)

Cast:
           Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, David Dencik, Soren Malling, Trine Dyrholm, William Johnk Nielsen, Cyron Bjorn Melville, Rosalinde Mynster, Laura Bro, Bent Mejding, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Soren Spanning, John Martinus, Erika Guntherova, Harriet Walter and Klaus Tange

Director:
                   Nikolaj Arcel

Review: The Sessions (2012)

Cast:
           John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks, W. Earl Brown, Blake Lindsley, Adam Arkin, Robin Weigert, Rusty Schwimmer and Rhea Perlman

Director:
                   Ben Lewin

Review: Life of Pi (2012)

Cast:
           Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Adil Hussain, Rafe Spall, Ayush Tandon, Gautam Belur, Gerard Depardieu, Po-Chieh Wang, Shravanthi Sainath, Andrea Di Stefano, Vibish Sivakumar, Mohamed Abbas Khaleeli and Ayan Khan

Director:
                   Ang Lee

Quick Takes: Hemingway & Gellhorn, Hitchcock and The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012) (TV Movie)

Cast:
           Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, David Strathairn, Molly Parker, Parker Posey, Rodrigo Santoro, Robert Duvall, Tony Shalhoub, Mark Pellegrino, Peter Coyote, Lars Ulrich, Leonard Apeltsin, Jeffrey Jones, Santiago Cabrera, Aitor Inarra, Diane Baker, Steven Wiig, Keone Young and Joan Chen

Director:
                   Philip Kaufman

Review: Flight (2012)

Cast:
           Denzel Washington, John Goodman, Kelly Reilly, Don Cheadle, Bruce Greenwood, Tamara Tunie, Melissa Leo, Nadine Velazquez and Brian Geraghty

Director:
                   Robert Zemeckis

Review: ParaNorman (2012)

Voice Cast:
                       Kodi Smit-McPhee, Tucker Albrizzi, Anna Kendrick, Casey Affleck, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Leslie Mann, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Bernard Hill, Jodelle Micah Ferland, John Goodman, Tempestt Bledsoe, Hannah Noyes and Ariel Winter

Director:
                   Chris Butler & Sam Fell

Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Cast:
           Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Nina Dobrev, Mae Whitman, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Melanie Lynskey, Johnny Simmons, Reece Thompson, Brian Balzerini, Nicholas Braun, Joan Cusack, Adam Hagenbuch, Erin Wilhelmi and Tom Savini

Director:
                   Stephen Chbosky

Review: Tabu (2012)

Cast:
           Teresa Madruga, Laura Soveral, Ana Moreira, Henrique Espirito Santo, Carloto Cotta and Isabel Munoz Cardoso

Director:
                   Miguel Gomes

Review: The Master (2012)

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Quick Takes: Arbitrage, Compliance and The Paperboy.

Arbitrage (2012)

Cast:
           Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker, Stuart Margolin, Chris Eigeman, Graydon Carter and Bruce Altman

Director:
                   Nicholas Jarecki

Review: Django Unchained (2012)

Cast:
           Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Don Johnson, Laura Cayouette, Dennis Christopher, James Russo, James Remar, Tom Wopat, Misty Upham, Rex Linn, Cooper Huckabee, Doc Duhame, M. C. Gainey, Bruce Dern, Ned Bellamy, Franco Nero, Jonah Hill, Zoe Bell, Robert Carradine, James Parks, Tom Savini, Michael Parks, John Jarratt and Quentin Tarantino.

Director:
                   Quentin Tarantino

Review: Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

Cast:
          Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Julia Stiles, Anupam Kher, Brea Bee, Shea Whigham, John Ortiz, Paul Herman and Dash Mihok.

Director:
                   David O. Russell.

Review: Skyfall (2012)

Cast:
           Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Berenice Lim Marlohe, Albert Finney, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Ola Rapace and Helen McCrory.

Director:
                   Sam Mendes.

Review: Les Miserables (2012)

Cast:
           Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, George Blagden, Killian Donnelly, Fra Fee, Alistair Brammer, Gabriel Vick, Iwan Lewis and Stuart Neal.

Director:
                   Tom Hooper.

The Oscars 2013 - A Mixed-bag, Hilarious but Underwhelming winner-fest.

                 So I watched the Oscars last night, which I was unable to watch live. At first, sure i was a bit taken away by everything but now i realize that this ceremony was one of the most mediocre ones they have done recently. First and foremost, Seth MacFarlane did a good job hosting the Oscars. Performance of the host is the first thing that people really talk about so yes he was actually good. I personally am very cool with the crass and inappropriate jokes when they are not targeted towards someone or something but are a representatives of inside jokes, perceptions and are self-deprecating. Seth does this for a living with his TV shows so he knows how to deliver them so easily and casually and once again, he was a good host alright. I don't think the ceremony itself was rightly directed or executed though. During the many jokes, we weren't able to see the audience reactions i mean that is important isn't it? If a joke is directed towards George Clooney or Amy Adams etc, isn't that as equally important to show their reactions because it helps you laugh at even the dullest of jokes during these things. But the worst thing about this year's Oscar was the abundance of musical performances (which were great) but they ended up increasing the running time and were just oddly timed in general. I appreciate that this year they mostly relied on the live acts but still, there should have been a particular limit. Plus in most of the categories, they didn't presented the nominees in the creative fashion that they do most of the times. Just showing a picture won't do, presenting a particular category through scenes from the movie is always good.

So below, I am going to take a look at the many good, fine and bad things that happened overall.

The 85th Academy Awards (The Oscars) 2013 Winners.

Well the 85th Academy Awards happened last night and as predicted by pretty much everyone, Argo won Best Picture prize. Hollywood made a big joke out of itself for awarding something that felt were suppose to do because poor Ben Affleck was snubbed. Now i personally wasn't able to catch The Oscars live because of the power outage we experienced throughout the country but I will be watching its repeat telecast and maybe I'll talk length about the ceremony later in details. So Ang Lee won Best Director for his wonderful directorial achievement that is Life of Pi. Jennifer Lawrence at last, i personally was rooting for Jessica Chastain and Emmanuelle Riva. Though i am literally pissed about Christoph Waltz taking supporting actor Oscar for the "same" performance twice, not a Tarantino hater but still this is idiotic. Also Brave? It wasn't the best animated film though i admire it for the astounding visuals and technical accomplishment but it was far from Pixar's better movies. What more can i say, i am overall disappointed at the winners but lets see if i like the actual ceremony.

Below is the full list of winners:

Best Picture
Argo (Ben Affleck, George Clooney and Grant Heslov)

Best Directing
Ang Lee (Life of Pi)