Getting Ready for the Oscars!

I don’t take the Oscars very seriously, and I always find myself in strong disagreements with the films and performances chosen by the Academy to be recognized.  And yet, I love watching the Oscars, and for many years one of my closest friends (since kindergarden!) and I have always used the Oscars as an excuse to get together, enjoy some great food and drink, and talk about movies.  So I’m pumped for the show this Sunday, and I hope that Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin will be entertaining.  (For the record, my favorite host in recent memory was Jon Stewart, and I hope someday he’ll be given the reins of the show again.)

To prepare, let’s review the Best Picture nominees:

Avatar — Click here to read my review, and here to read my comics poking fun at the film.

The Blind Side — Haven’t seen it, and have absolutely zero interest in changing that.

District 9 — Click here to read my review, and here to read my comics poking fun at the film.

An Education — This is the film from 2009 I was most bummed to have missed, and I hope to remedy that shortly.

The Hurt Locker — Click here to read my review.

Inglourious Basterds — Click here to read my review, and here to read my comics poking fun at the film.

Precious — I missed this one too.  I must confess that I don’t have any burning desire to see this film, but it seems to be well thought of so perhaps I’ll give it a chance on DVD…

A Serious Man — Click here to read my review.

Up — Click here to read my review, and here to read my comics poking fun at the film.

Up in the Air — Click here to read my review, and here to read my comics poking fun at the film.

As for MY choices for the ten best films of 2010?  Click here to read my list.  (To refresh your memory, my favorite film from 2009 was Where the Wild Things Are, a film that, you might have noticed, didn’t make the Academy’s list.  Oh well.)

Enjoy the show, everyone!