February 2011
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”
– The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
January 2011
“Once upon a time there was a crooked tree and a straight tree. And they grew...”
– Wristcutters: A Love Story
2011 Oscar Predictions (January 30, 2011)
Best Picture: 1. The King’s Speech 2. The Social Network 3. Black Swan 4. True Grit 5. The Fighter 6. The Kids Are All Right 7. Inception 8. Toy Story 3 9. 127 Hours 10. Winter’s Bone Best Director: 1. David Fincher - The Social Network 2. Tom Hooper - The King’s Speech 3. Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan 4. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen - True Grit 5. David O. Russell - The Fighter Best...
2011 SAG Awards
Best Ensemble (a.k.a Best Picture): The King’s Speech Best Actor: Colin Firth - The King’s Speech Best Actress: Natalie Portman - Black Swan Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale - The Fighter Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Henry Cavill is Superman in Snyder's/Nolan's "Man... →
And in another shocker...
The DGA awards Tom Hooper and The King’s Speech. Game, set, match? King vs. Network.
“when we think of friends, and call their faces out of the shadows, and their...”
– douglas fairbanks (via anna-fields-forever)
“I had jumped off the edge, and then, at the very last moment, something reached...”
– Moon Palace, Paul Auster (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
I need something new. Something different. Something to change. Maybe I should go out and make it happen myself.
Oscar Reactions
I woke up this morning waiting for the live stream of the announcements on my computer somewhat patiently, with plenty of nerves and excitement as if I was a little kid waiting for Santa. I’m really lame. But anyways, as all the names were being read off and the shockers were thrown out there I felt, overall, pleased. Even when the dawning of realization swept over me when Christopher...
2011 Oscar Nominees
Best Picture: Black Swan The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech 127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone Best Director: Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan David O. Russell - The Fighter Tom Hooper - The King’s Speech David Fincher - The Social Network Ethan Coen, Joel Coen - True Grit Best Actor in a Leading Role: Javier Bardem -...
In case you haven't had enough...
So the Oscar nominations are officially anounced bright and early tomorrow morning at 5:38 am Pacific time, and you can bet I’m gonna get my ass out of bed on a day when class doesn’t begin until 5 in the evening to watch live. I’ve made my final predictions, but there’s a difference between predicting nominees versus predicting winners - the nominees will 99% of the time...
Like crazy.
“I’m a mess. You’re a mess. So let’s clean each other up.”
2011 Oscar Predictions (January 23, 2011)
Best Picture: 1. The Social Network 2. The King’s Speech 3. Black Swan 4. Inception 5. The Fighter 6. The Kids Are All Right 7. 127 Hours 8. True Grit 9. Toy Story 3 10. The Town Best Director: 1. David Fincher - The Social Network 2. Christopher Nolan - Inception 3. Tom Hooper - The King’s Speech 4. Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan 5. Danny Boyle - 127 Hours Best Actor in a Leading Role:...
In a shocker, the PGA gives Best Picture to...
The King’s Speech. And now there’s a race.
“My meaning simply is, that whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried...”
– David Copperfield, Charles Dickens (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
“Some people feel like they don’t deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty...”
– Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes)
Anne Hathaway cast as Catwoman, Tom Hardy will... →
❒ Single ❒ Taken ✔ Dick is too big. Could kill...
“All men contain several men inside them, and most of us bounce from one self to...”
– The Brooklyn Follies, Paul Auster (via fuckyeahliteraryquotes) 