A lot of the filmmakers are also looking to win some awards. Most filmmakers looking to gain Oscar or Golden Globe buzz for films get them released in December to bleed into the awards voting season. Here are a few that got my attention:
AVATAR
The money I spent on Avatar in IMAX 3D was the best money I have ever spent on a movie theater experience. Director James Cameron spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars making this science fiction epic and it shows.
There is a moment in the film when a real (or at least I think it is real) human hand touches a computer generated alien face. It blends flawlessly as each appears as distinctly organic skin. It is amazing. Avatar and the world Cameron created is amazing.
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UP IN THE AIR
Director Jason Reitman knows how to make a movie. It is likely he will be on the short list for a best director Oscar again this year – he was also nominated for his direction of the 2007 smash hit Juno. I doubt he will win, simply because of his notable competition.
That said, expect this movie's stars, George Clooney and Vera Farmiga, to be serious contenders in the the best actor and best supporting actress categories. Rietman has a way of making the people around him better. He helped first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody win an Oscar; he also helped the elegant Ellen Paige get an actress nomination with Juno.
Reitman's movies, especially Up in the Air, are well-rounded, without overwrought sentimentality and without easy answers. His direction is clean and understated. That is probably why it might take him a while to win an Oscar, but it is why he has won my theater-going loyalty.
Tomorrow I will discuss INVICTUS and THE ROAD.
AVATAR
The money I spent on Avatar in IMAX 3D was the best money I have ever spent on a movie theater experience. Director James Cameron spent years and hundreds of millions of dollars making this science fiction epic and it shows.
There is a moment in the film when a real (or at least I think it is real) human hand touches a computer generated alien face. It blends flawlessly as each appears as distinctly organic skin. It is amazing. Avatar and the world Cameron created is amazing.
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UP IN THE AIR
Director Jason Reitman knows how to make a movie. It is likely he will be on the short list for a best director Oscar again this year – he was also nominated for his direction of the 2007 smash hit Juno. I doubt he will win, simply because of his notable competition.
That said, expect this movie's stars, George Clooney and Vera Farmiga, to be serious contenders in the the best actor and best supporting actress categories. Rietman has a way of making the people around him better. He helped first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody win an Oscar; he also helped the elegant Ellen Paige get an actress nomination with Juno.
Reitman's movies, especially Up in the Air, are well-rounded, without overwrought sentimentality and without easy answers. His direction is clean and understated. That is probably why it might take him a while to win an Oscar, but it is why he has won my theater-going loyalty.
Tomorrow I will discuss INVICTUS and THE ROAD.
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