On the Oscars
The Oscars, y'all. The biggest night of the year for movie snobs everywhere. This year I have actually seen pretty much every contender that I wanted (with the notable exception of Frost/Nixon, just because, whatever), and I, thusly, became the most emotionally attached to the Wrestler. Requiem for a Dream is probably one of my favorite movies of all time (which is a big deal, you guys), and so I probably maybe liked the Wrestler before I even saw it? But, whatever, I liked it. Mickey Rourke is great, and the tone, the vibe, is understated and I completely appreciate.
My next favorite is Milk. Sean Penn owns in this movie. Gus Van Sant is one of my favorite directors, and it's not overtly a Van Sant Film, but it's competent and kind of moving. Really, the best thing about it is Penn, although Mr Van Sant is nominated as director. I dunno, I like his indie stuff better, but this movie does not suck, obviously.
Lastly, yeah, I was sad about there being no Dark Knight nominated for the big stuff. But I'll probably watch anyway and get all attached to whatever goes on (I also liked Slumdog, just not as much as the other stuff).
