2 More Good Films

Biutiful is a movie not to be missed. It is a harsh and wrenching depiction of the conditions people live (and die) under and should be seen by everyone, if for no other reason than to remind most of us how fortunate we are. The film features Javier Bardem in, again, an extraordinary performance. Another Year is also a very good movie and stars the irrepressible Jim Broadbent. I think there could be a fantastic film festival created if it were to show only movies in which he has appeared.

Oscar Time - February 2011

Top 10
Winters Bone*
King's Speech*
Blue Valentine
The Fighter
The Town
Fair Game
The Kids Are All Right
Ghost Writer
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Social Network
*Tied for first place

Honorable Mention
Black Swan
Genius Within: Glenn Gould
Carlos
Client 9, The Rise and Fall of Elliot Spitzer
Art of the Steal

Best Under the Radar Movies
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Genius Within: Glenn Gould

Best Scene
When Ryan Gosling plays his ukulele and sings "You Always Hurt the Ones You Love" to Michelle Williams in a storefront in Blue Valentine

Biggest Oversights in Nominations
The Town for Best Movie, Ryan Gosling for Best Actor in Blue Valentine and Mark Wahlberg for Best Actor in The Fighter

Best Soundtrack
Social Network