First of all, I must share this thought with you. One of my favorite musicians, now deceased, is John Hartford. He is a delightful writer, at times quite humorous. He wrote a song once about golden globes and it didn't concern movies. He wrote another song, called No Beer In Heaven, that on one occasion my then 88 year old grandmother thought was good enough to dance to (she was a pistol, she lived to 96). So we danced and danced. That was a very good night indeed. So, thanks Hollywood Foreign Press for the annual reminder of some very good times.
The movie nominations that I care to discuss are:
The Fighter: Haven't seen it yet, but then, it's not out yet. 7 nominations.
Black Swan: See post just before this. 4 nominations.
Inception: See post in July. 3 nominations.
The King's Speech: Out next week. 6 nominations. Looks like limited release.
The Social Network: 5 nominations, including Best Screenplay for Aaron Sorkin. See post.
Alice in Wonderland: 2 nominations.
Burlesque: 1 nomination.
The Kids are Alright: 4 nominations.
RED: 1 nomination. Loved it, but not award material. Except for Helen, she's always award material.
The Tourist: 3 nominations.
What do all those movies above have in common? They were all nominated for Best Picture.
Other films with nominations:
127 Hours: 2 nominations. See post.
Blue Valentine: Don't worry, you didn't miss anything. Out 12/31. 2 nominations.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps: 1 nomination.
The Town: 1 nomination. WHAT! Oh, Jeremy Renner. Of course. (See post)
Barney's Version: 12/24/2010 release with Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Jake Hoffman (yes, his son), Minnie Driver), based on the story by Mordechai Richler, one of my favorite Canadian Authors. 1 nomination
Love and Other Drugs: 3 nominations. Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress. In case you were wondering.
Casino Jack: A story inspired by Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist. The nomination goes to Kevin Spacey.
Frankie and Alice: 1 nomination.
Rabbit Hole: 1 Nomination.
Winter's Bone: Only one, sole, solitary nomination for one of the best films I've seen this year. It won at Sundance. Oh. Review to come..
Animal Kingdom: 1 nomination.
The Easy A: 1 nomination. I didn't know they had a category for that. Just kidding.
So that, my friends, are the nominations for the Golden Globes- movies. Interesting field. I can hardly contain my patience to see The King's Speech and The Fighter. Colin Firth, Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale. Then there is Casino Jack- the preview I just saw with Kevin Spacey looked delicious.
It's Movie Time!
I have a friend who has a wonderful tradition. When the nomination for the Oscars comes out, he spends the weeks leading up to the Oscars renting and watching each of the nominated best pictures. He can always say that he has seen all of the nominated films. So often (like in this post) I realize how FEW of the best pictures I have seen....time to get renting.
ReplyDeleteHi Wenderina, I do the same as your friend. I have a group of lady friends that have been going to brunch and the movies on Sundays periodically for about 16 years. (I guess we started when we were teenagers!) We make a point of trying to see all the Oscar nominations in the major categories if we can and we'll skip brunch if we have to. If you go back to last February, you'll see my Oscar predictions along with commentary from my friend Geri (not my regular brunch/movie friend but a real high school friend). We'll be doing the traditional Oscar discussion again this year. Thanks for your comment.
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