Awards Season 2011-2012
SAG and Golden Globe nominations: My thoughts and predictions
This is a post where I express my approval and disapproval of the nominees of the two big award shows before the Oscars and make either well-thought out or completely random predictions about who will take home trophies.
‘Drive,’ ‘The Descendants,’ ‘The Tree of Life,’ and ‘The Help’ dominate Golden Satellite Awards
The gritty action thriller ‘Drive’ topped the awards with four accolades, but lost the top prize of Best Picture to ‘The Descendants.’
‘My Week With Marilyn’ presents a small but well-rounded sampling of the icon’s life
True to Marilyn Monroe’s dazzling presence, all eyes will certainly be on Michelle Williams’ multidimensional portrayal of the symbolic starlet through the perspective of assistant film director Colin Clark.
A film to put others to ‘Shame’
Steve McQueen’s NC-17 rated film painfully but exquisitely paints a portrait of the unsexy side of sex, with the hardest strokes created by stars Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan’s anguished performances.
‘The Ides of March’ starkly highlights corruption in political arena
Based on the play ‘Farragut North,’ this suspenseful political thriller captures drama and scandal amidst a hypothetical presidential primary, through the lens of a junior campaign manager eventually tarnished by the machine.
