Well, almost. I love the Academy Awards and faithfully watch it every year, no matter how late it runs or how boring some of the speeches are. (I’ve been known to rewind to a speech I liked to skip over a dull one.) Last year, I had not seen any of the nominated films (pregnancy and baby pretty much ate up my movie going time, sadly), but this year I’ve already seen five of the ten nominated movies and I’m planning to see at least two more. Here are this year’s nominees and I’ve linked to the ones I’ve seen. What else should I see before February 27th?
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
Of the fivemovies I’ve seen so far (and all five were very good, though I feel like Black Swan was overrated), I think my favorite was Inception. I am not a big Leonardo DiCaprio fan, but I loved the premise from the first time I saw the trailer and the cinematography was amazing. But my Oscar pick for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit. What an amazing performance.
... your name and your sweetie’s name carved into a tree. I love this pillow-- it’s sweet and sentimental and no trees were harmed in the making of this tribute to true love.
I’m totally crushing on Jay Chou right now. The Green Hornet was a fun movie and Seth Rogen is funny as the bumbling Green Hornet, but Jay Chou made the film worth the $13.50 I paid to see it in 3-D. Sleek, sexy and multi-talented… I know he’s a successful pop singer in Taiwan, but I hope he’ll be turning up in more movies-- perhaps starring in a film that will make the most of all his talents.
Oh my.
I’m thinking about going to London. Soon. I’m always thinking about going to London, but if I don’t go sometime soon, I might not get to visit again for… awhile. And it’s been, oh my, it’s already been nearly four years since I visited my favorite city. How is that possible? (Answer: I was pregnant for most of 2009 and had a very little baby and a deployed husband for a good chunk of 2010.) So, I’m thinking about going to London. I’m looking at flights and dates, hoping to bring a friend or two along.
Every time I get the urge to visit London (which is pretty much every year at this time), I go through my old pictures. Here I am on the steps of the National Museum with Trafalgar Square in the background. I can almost hear the traffic sounds…
I ♥ London.
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