January 23, 2012

Oscar predictions

Tomorrow morning is the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominees, and because I’m a hopeless geek, I felt compelled to make a full list of predictions.  You know, because I might win a bunch of money if I’m right or something.  Anyway, I haven’t seen a lot of the (presumptive) nominees, so this is largely based on what films seem to have the right press and general buzz going into the process.  My early picks for winners are marked*. “snubbed” films are work that I think have no chance, but should have been recognized.

OSCAR PREDICTIONS 2012
 
BEST PICTURE
The Artist*
Hugo
The Descendants
The Help
Tree of Life
Moneyball
Midnight in Paris


BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Martin Scorcese, Hugo*
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrance Malick, Tree of Life
sleeper: David Fincher, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
snubbed: Bennett Miller, Moneyball

BEST ACTOR
Michael Fassbender, Shame
George Clooney, The Descendants*
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close, Albert Knobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady*
Michelle Williams, My Week With Marylin
Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin
sleeper: Rooney Mara, Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

BEST SUP. ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Patton Oswalt, Young Adult
Christopher Plummer, Beginners*
sleeper: Nick Nolte, Warrior
snubbed: Ben Kinglsey, Hugo

BEST SUP. ACTRESS
Bérénice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids*
Octavia Spencer, The Help
Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

BEST ANIMATED FILM
Rango*
The Adventures of TinTin
Arthur Christmas
Chico & Rita
Winnie The Pooh


BEST DOCUMENTARY
Buck
Project Nim*
Paradise Lost 3
Pina
Bill Cunningham New York
snubbed: The Interrupters, Senna

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
A Separation*
Pina

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Kristin Wiig & Annie Mumulo, Bridesmaids
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris*
Mike Mills, Beginners
A Separation
snubbed: Miranda July, The Future


BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
Moneyball*
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Guillaume Schiffman, The Artist*
Robert Richardson, Hugo
Emmanuel Lubezki, Tree of Life
Janusz Kaminski, War Horse
Jeff Cronenweth, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
sleeper: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
snubbed: Meek’s Cutoff

BEST EDITING
Hugo
Tree of Life
The Artist*
Moneyball
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
sleeper: War Horse

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Artist
Hugo*
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows pt. 2
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Captain America: The First Avenger

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Trent Reznor & Atticus Finch, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore, Hugo
Ludovic Bource, The Artist*
Moneyball
John Williams, War Horse
sleeper: Alberto Iglesias Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
snubbed: Cliff Martinez, Drive and Contagion

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Man Or Muppet, The Muppets
Life’s a Happy Song, The Muppets*
The Living Proof, The Help
Where the River Goes, Footloose
Lay Your Head Down, Albert Knobbs

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Rise of the Planet of the Apes*
Hugo
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt. 2
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tree of Life
sleeper: Super 8

BEST MAKEUP
The Iron Lady
Hugo
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows pt. 2
The Artist*
Albert Knobbs

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Help
Hugo*
The Artist
Jane Eyre
Midnight in Paris
snubbed: Meek’s Cutoff

BEST SOUND EDITING
Super 8*
The Adventures of TinTin
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Hugo
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

BEST SOUND MIXING
War Horse
The Adventures of TinTin
Super 8*
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
November 30, 2011

TV On The Radio - Second Song

November 30, 2011
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Proud Dad.

October 9, 2011 • 13 notes • tannerherriott

tannerherriott.com - blog: Wolf Head - coming soon...

tannerherriott:

Some friends of mine based in the OKC area just released a trailer for their upcoming movie. Wolf Head is a film written and directed by Ryan “Staples” Scott and DP’d (plus plenty of other stuff) by Josh McKamie. From what I’ve heard, the crew had a great time on the project…

October 8, 2011
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Cool moment from last night’s @mutemath show.

October 6, 2011

Steve Jobs - “Here’s to the Crazy Ones”

(you might remember this commercial narrated by Richard Dreyfuss; this is an unaired version voiced by jobs himself.  Eerily poignant.)