Welcome to The Movie Tree

Hello and welcome to The Movie Tree. Like most people, I am a big fan of movies. I, however, take movie watching to the extreme. In 2012 I watched 242 'new' movies (Yes, I track how many I watch). When I say new movies, I mean new to me. This number does not include the movies I watched for a second, or however many, time. You might be wondering how I was able to watch 242 'new' movies in 365 days. Well, I tend to watch movies in segments. I'll watch a little during lunch, a little more while working out, then finish it up during my early morning shift of feeding our baby boy. It's probably not the way the director intended me to watch it, but it allows me to watch more movies! I also have a wife that enjoys watching movies as well.

I am also big on rating movies. Usually I rate movies on sites such as IMBD and Film Affinity, but I will share those here as well. I rate movies based on a 1-10 scale ( you can see my translation of the scale on the Rating Tree). I'm not big on writing lengthy reviews, but I will from time to time. You will also see Top 10 lists, weekly recaps of the movies I watched, and my reactions to upcoming films and movie news. Feel free to agree or disagree with any post- I welcome the discussion. Enjoy!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Oscar Predictions 2013

Every year my wife and I sit down with a blank ballot and see who can predict the most Oscar winners. Most years we have seen at least a majority of the movies nominated, but this year we have seen exactly zero of the movies nominated for Best Picture. In fact, I have only seen 7 full length features and one short nominated in any category (Ted, Mirror Mirror, Snow White and the Huntsman, Brave, Paranorman, The Avengers, Prometheus and the short film Paperman). So this year could be kind of tough. Regardless, I am still going to make my predictions for this year; we will see how it turns out.

Best Picture: Argo- it looks like a lot of fun.

Best Director: Stephen Spielberg (Lincoln)- his name alone wins it.

Best Leading Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln)- same as above.

Best Leading Actress: Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook)- She wins this time.

Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained)- Loved him in Basterds.

Best Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables)- I hear she is great.

Best Foreign Language Film: Amour- It is nominated for Best Picture...easy call.

Best Original Screenplay: Zero Dark Thirty- The other movie that could win Best Picture.

Best Adapted Screenplay: Argo- To go with the Best Picture win.

Best Film Editing: Zero Dark Thirty- A lot goes into a good combat movie.

Best Cinematography: Life of Pi- I don't have a good reason for choosing this one.

Best Music (Score): Argo- If the music is like it is in the trailer.

Best Song: Skyfall- It is just a good sound.

Best Art Direction: Les Miserables- A bunch of big sets.

Best Costume Design: Les Miserables- A lot of old costumes required.

Best Makeup: The Hobbit- Just a hunch.

Best Sound Mixing: Les Miserables- It is all songs, so why not?


Best Sound Editing: Zero Dark Thirty- I'm sure with all the guns fire it wins.

Best Visual Effects: Life of Pi- I hope The Avengers wins, but not likely.

Best Animated Feature: Paranorman- Finally one I have actually seen.

Best Short Film- Animated: Paperman- Wasn't in love with it, but folks seem to be.

Best Documentary Feature: The Invisible War- Who knows?

Best Documentary, Short Subjects: Kings Point- Again, who knows?

Best Short Film: Asad- No logic behind this one either.



Source: FilmAffinity
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