TOP 10: Current Top 10 of '09...

So far this year, with two and a half months left, I have finally gotten my number of viewed films up to my goal of 80. Ranging from mid level indies, to shoe string budget character studies, to huge blockbusters, '09 has been a great year of film, and with the Fall Movie season hitting its stride, here's to hoping that we finish strong. Here are the 10 best films that I have seen through the first 10 months of 2009.

10. Up
9. Brothers Bloom
8. Drag Me To Hell
7. District 9
6. Fish Tank
5. Watchmen
4. 500 Days of Summer
3. The Hurt Locker
2. Inglourious Basterds
1. Where The Wild Things Are

What is YOUR favorite films of 2009?

Go see something good!

REVIEW: The Summer That Was...

Instead of doing a film review today (I just rented Sleep Dealer, a film I've been DYING to see since I first heard about it over on the /Filmcast), I decided that I think it may be time for me to wrap up this summer, with a few awards. Here you will find the best of the best from the first 9 months of this year, the worst, the underrated, and the overrated, along with a few interesting awards. Enjoy, and remember, let the debate begin! It's the Oscar's, minus 3 months of films...

The Top 10 Films of '09, so far
10. Adam
9. World's Greatest Dad
8. Drag Me To Hell
7. Up
6. District 9
5. Sin Nombre
4. The Hurt Locker
3. 500 Days of Summer
2. Watchmen
1. Inglourious Basterds

The Bottom 10 Films of '09, so far

10. Chocolate
9. G.I. Joe
8. Angels and Demons
7. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
6. True North
5. Last House on The Left
4. He's Just Not That Into You
3. Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li
2. The Unborn
1. Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

Best Director - Quentin Tarantino "Inglourious Basterds"
Honorable Mention - Katheryn Bigelow "The Hurt Locker"

Worst Director - Michael Bay "Tranformers 2"
Dishonorable Mention - Ron Howard "Angels and Demons"

Best Male Performance/Lead - Joseph Gordon-Levitt "500 Days of Summer
Honorable Mention - Hugh Dancy "Adam"

Best Female Performance/Lead - Zooey Deschanel "500 Days of Summer"
Honorable Mention - Melanie Laurent "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Male Performane/Supporting - Jackie Earl Haley "Watchmen"
Honorable Mention - Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Female Performance/Supporting - Jess Weixler "Peter and Vandy"
Honorable Mention - Paulina Gaitan "Sin Nombre"

Best Soundtrack - 500 Days of Summer
Best Original Score - Up
Best Original Screenplay - Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay - Watchmen
Biggest Disappointment - Public Enemies
Biggest Surprise - The Hurt Locker
Best Film You Haven't Heard Of - Sin Nombre
Worst Film I Wish I Hadn't Heard Of - Transformers 2
Top 5 Films Out That I Have to See
- The Girlfriend Experience
- Brother's Bloom
- Away We Go
- Taking Woodstock
- Moon

Final one

Top 15 Most Anticipated For The REST of '09
15. The Informant
14. Up in The Air
13. Lovely Bones
12. Whip It
11. Life During Wartime
10. Broken Embraces
9. Tetro
8. Tree Of Life
7. Nine
6. Biutiful
5. Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus
4. Antichrist
3. A Bright Star
2. A Serious Man
1. Where The Wild Things Are

Go see something good!

NEWS: Potential Oscar Films for '09...

Instead of doing just a basic credit sequence, before the 2009 Academy Awards went off of the air, they decided to preview some upcoming films from the 2009 slate that may have some sort of impact either award wise or box office wise, and you can see it below!



The movies that they previewed were Sherlock Holmes, Funny People, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Public Enemies, Julie & Julia, The Soloist, Up, Fame, Terminator Salvation, Inglourious Basterds, 500 Days of Summer, Amelia, Old Dogs, Angels & Demons, Whatever Works, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Monsters vs. Aliens, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and much more!!

What films are YOU looking forward to?

Go see something good!