Fall and Winter 2013 Must-See List

Holy lack of blog posts, Batman!

Hopefully I'll have more time to see movies this fall, let alone review them.

In the meantime, here's the list of films I'm looking forward to seeing through the end of this year.

1. American Hustle (December 25th)
2. Dallas Buyers Club (November 1st)
3. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (November 22nd)
4. August: Osage County (December 26th)
5. The Counselor (October 25th)
6. Ender's Game (November 1st)
7. Saving Mr. Banks (December 13th)
8. The Wolf of Wall Street (November 25th) 
9. Don Jon (September 27th)
10. Runner Runner (October 4th)
11. Frozen (Novemeber 27th)
12. Anchorman 2: The Legend of Ron Burgandy (December 20th)

Oscar Predictions 2013

Oscar Predictions 2013

What a year in film! I didn't go to the movies as much as I would have liked this year, thus I haven't seen some of the nominated films. But that surely won't stop me from making my predictions!

Best Actor: I think Daniel Day-Lewis has this category on lock. There's no way any other nominee has the clout or performance to beat his this year. If for whatever reason he didn't win, my money would be on Bradley Cooper.

Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence. I've heard great things about each of the other nominees' performances, but Lawrence's has the most buzz (plus she was FANTASTIC in the film). Each other nominee has issues with their film: Chastain's film is currently clouded in controversy and the film hasn't even been fully released; Emmanuelle Riva's "Amour" is a foreign language film, which the Academy doesn't usually honor with the top categories; Quvenzhané Wallis is too young, and "Beast of the Southern Wild" was released too long ago for it to be a powerful contender; Naomi Watts is the nominee I think has the power to take the award away from Lawrence.
SNUB: Possibly Marion Cotillard. I haven't seen her film "Rust and Bone," so I can't fairly judge. But I think the Academy couldn't possibly nominate two actresses in foreign films in the same year.

Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin. I haven't had a chance to see "Argo" (I KNOW) but based off the buzz he's getting, I'd say he has this category won. Robert De Niro would be a close second.

Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway. I don't think this needs to be explained.

Best Director: This is going to be a tough one, but I think Steven Spielberg will take home Oscar Gold. David O. Russell could sneak in there, but ultimately I think this is Spielberg's year.

Best Picture: 9 nominees this year-WOW! This will also be a really tough category, and only time will tell who the frontrunner is. I think Les Miz is out solely because it's a musical. Its director not being nominated is also a telling sign. I think the Oscar will go to Silver Linings Playbook or Lincoln.