Oscar Week: Precious

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This is, with a doubt, a very emotional movie. It makes you question if there are actual mothers like the one played by Mo'Nique who are able to live such lives and treat their own children as if they were something other than human. It made me cry in various occasions, it made me incredulous, it made me feel such compassion towards the lead character played by Gabourey Sidibe.

Throughout it you encounter an irrecognizable Mariah Carey which wasn't very bad, even though she had a small role. But no, Ms. Carey, no more drunk speeches for you. At least in the Academy Awards.

It's most definitely a powerful, strong and affecting story. I thought the ending was very adequate and brave. One thing I didn't quite like, though, was the directing. Can't really explain it, but I think it was a bit of a downside. Even so, it has won many awards including one BAFTA and one Golden Globe (both for Best Supporting Actress for Mo'Nique).

Nominations: Best Picture, Best Director (Lee Daniels), Best Actress (Gabourey Sidibe), Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique), Best Writing/Adapted Screenplay (Geoffrey Fletcher), Best Film Editing (Joe Klotz).

Predictions: Sorry, guys, Best Picture will go to Avatar this year. Or Best Actress, although Gabourey definitely had an outstanding representation. I'm thinking there'll only be one Oscar going to Precious: Best Supporting Actress. In other awards, Mo'Nique has won this category 34 times. Will the gold Oscar be lucky number 35?

Next up: Avatar

Bisou, bisou *

The Oscars

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When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of watching the Oscars. Not live, I mean, on television. I was always too young and my Mom wouldn't let me stay up until about 3/4AM so I could watch them, but last year that changed - mostly because the next day was a national holiday. Not this year, though. But hopefully I'll watch them again!

I remember watching them last year. Watching them very quietly on TV, trying not to wake anyone up and rooting for Slumdog Millionaire. Every time it won an Oscar, I jumped up and down like crazy. It deserved every single Oscar it got, I fell in love with that movie. Danny Boyle shot it brilliantly and watching Dev Patel go from Skins to Slumdog was so incredible, who knew he had that in him! Anyway, last year, I decided to watch as many Oscar nominated movies as I possibly could. I watched Milk (Sean Penn is amazing), The Reader, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (<3) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Now, here are the list of movies I'm going to watch this week before Sunday arrives. I've already watched Up In The Air and thought it was terrific, such an unusual movie (I wish my cinematic critique was a bit sharper).

1. Invictus
2. Precious
3. Inglorious Basterds
4. An Education
5. A Serious Man
6. Up
7. Nine
8. Avatar
9. A Single Man

Now, I've already got 7 out of those 9 movies on my computer. I want to watch Avatar but I still haven't managed to go to the theatre (and, honestly, I don't want to watch it if it's not in 3D), and I can't find a copy of A Single Man anywhere, which is a real shame since it's the one I'm most looking forward to watching. In short, nine movies in five days. Whoa. I really hope I get to watch the last two!

Do you get excited for The Academy Awards like me? Have any predictions? Share them! Also, if you're a movie buff like me visit this wonderful blog, written by my BEDA buddy, Nicola, she's a film major and she's NICE.

Sexy: Mexican food, nom nom noms.

Unsexy: All this rain! Spring, where are youuuuu?

John Mayer: 80 days; Miley Cyrus: 88 days; U2: 214 days.

Bisou, bisou *