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Who signed off on this John Hughes tribute? I know John Hughes said fuck you to Hollywood two decades ago when he left but the guy has his on genre for christ sake. Why did the Breakfast Club have to come out to send Hughes off? Judd Nelson looked like he did in New Jack City. Sheedy is STILL a basket case and what is up with Ringwald? Too upset or old to walk down the steps? Wear flats for cryin out loud. When Broderick is your personality you have problems. I can think of a dozen others that could have added some life into this tribute and gotten the standing ovation Hughes deserved. John Hughes has instilled a decade of laughs and teen guidance and the audience acted like we were saying good bye to a gaffer. Chevy Chase, Emilio Estevez, Kevin Bacon, Howard Deutch, Bill Paxton, Downy Jr.! Come on, he was there! And what about the two HOST that were in 2 of the freakin clips! They can’t even say a few words! OKAY, Hughes was antisocial and a weirdo. Get up and say this guy was antisocial and a weirdo and he hated this town but he was brilliant so lets pay him some respect. Unreal. So disappointing. Mo’Nique received a standing ovation for Precious and she was amazing in that movie. Jeff Bridges as well and rightfully earned. But Hollywood can’t stand up for Writer, Producer, Director, John Hughes?

I was intrigued with Avatar because of the technological advances along with the patient steps Cameron had to go through to get it made. The man deserves an oscar for his patience. A year to design the horses? Yeah that’s probably exaggerated but if it took me more than a week to design a horse I would just google horse images and choose the first pic that came up. The Blue people thing has turned a lot of people off and I get it. It’s weird and different and I too would feel much more comfortable in “Edge of Darkness.” The last thing I saw in the theater in 3-D was Friday the 13th part 3 and that shit ruled! Here’s the difference, (Other than 27 years and a whole lot of technical jargin) The first interior shot where the camera was steady and the lighting was crisp I felt like I was in Extra. To the point where I was like, “I can’t do this. This is like a ride at Disney Land. AND my glasses need bigger frames.” “How distracting but awesome,” I thought. I did obsess with the similarity of making your own Mii on Wii (Stupid Ryan) but that was over quickly. And you know how most 3-D movies center around the certain shots that promote the 3-D element? Well, Cameron didn’t do this exactly. He was very selective in how he chose these particular shots which showed he knew he didn’t need to advertise it. Now, moving into the movie, I came accustomed to the new look and got into the story. Zoe Saldana was hot, I don’t care if she was Blue. For me Avatar became a spectacle that turned into a solid filmmaking experience. I can’t see people putting glasses on every time they go to see a film but I do see cinema’s catching up technically to showcase these advances themselves for it’s audiences. Go see it, don’t let Blue people be the reason you don’t see an advance in filmmaking. Best Picture for 2010….as a whole….it will be close.

I walked into this film having no clue what it was about other than it being nominated for best picture. Not true, I remembered right before that Carey Mulligan was nominated for best actress as well. The only reason I care about Carey Mulligan is that she plays Gekko’s daughter in the sequel to Wall Street that we all know will freaking rule. SO, the first word of An Education I knew we were in Europe. Shortly after that I learned we were in London, in the 1960’s. I thought to myself, “Shit, where is “Edge of Darkness” when you need it. THEN a girl yelled at me for rattling my popcorn bag. I thought, “Shit, am I back in art class? You gonna call me a jock next?” I finally settled in. This movie is awesome and Mulligan earned that nod, maybe even a win. I still have to see Julie and Julia. An Education is the type of movies that need to be made today as opposed to Remakes, Sequels, and Technology Porn. A film with an important message that could speak to todays generation. We need these films to continue on. I’d love to see a John Hughes American version (HA, of course I would)!

I usually don’t review according to gender but…Look, this is a kids and women movie plain and simple. Fellas if you ever wanted to be watching John McClane it’s gonna be in front of UP (Some of you are probably questioning why I sat down to begin with). I understood and can appreciate the attempt to cover all bets by having the love story (Almost guys, almost) that could appeal to the adults but at the end of the day this a really really creative idea that will have any man with a pair searching the house for his best action/adventure flick. Hey filmmakers, if you want to pull me in don’t add annoying elements that are with you for the whole movie. Gettem’ in and out of there. Did Jar Jar Binks not solve this?!  Hats off for creativity but this film shouldn’t go anywhere near a Saturday night and certainly not the best picture category.

Honestly, I wish I had the 2 fingers of scotch sitting room temperature next to me in a dusty ole glass while I was writing this but I’m too much of a pussy to drink late anymore. Crazy Heart makes you want to drink, write, fuck, create, love, and get your shit together all in two hours. It reminds me of why I started this filmmaking racket in the first place. Please forgive me for trying to sound brilliant while I tell you to go see this movie but Crazy Heart inspires you in a down home way rather than overawing you with any and everything but great characters and story. Scott Cooper is a first time director AND primarily an actor so for him to play north and south football on this one really surprised me. Any man thats stranded on, driven down, or can’t turn off the wrong road you’ll fall in love with this film in the very first scene. I started to give the music people props but if I have to look on IMDB to write this review I’m an asshole. Look, the music rules. I bought the sound track when I got home. Boozing, the open road, love, finding the right one, it covers it all so trust me on this one. The only snags are Colin Farrell as a country singer, but your uneasy feeling will subside quickly. He only breaks into the accent in his early scenes and his singing is convincing enough. Bridges only gets that high “Bridges” tone with a couple lines. He is simply genius as Bad Blake. Give the oscar to Maggie and Jeff. I’ve seen 8 of the 10 movies this year and I think this should be best picture and it’s not nominated. When I complete my viewing of the 10 Best Pictures selected I’ll start on my rant of why films like District nine and fucking…..later.  And finally, don’t let all my oscar and wanna be Hemingway talk jack your expectations up into a ridiculous level of expectance where you can’t come down and appreciate this solid film about a classic guy that has a little gas left in his tank. ”Its funny how fallin feels like flyin.”