Jolly Johnny Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:49 am
Looking at them in more detail and adding other movies.
Moneyball--Sports movie with Brad Pitt. Inspirational sports movies always win awards, and when you add in Brad Pitt it's a surefire. How good the actual movie will be is still in question.
Warrior - MMA movie with Tom Hardy and that dude from animal crossing. Could be good, and its an inspirational sports movie. I don't know though, looks like an exact copy of the Fighter, except its MMA.
The Rum Diary - This movie could be very good. A sort of in spirit sequel to the 1998 monumental indie hipster/stoner film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Johnny Depp returns to the world of Hunter S. Thompson, this time taking on an aged version of Thompson's psyche just trying to get by in the late 50s.
Red Tails - Story of the African American air pilots in World War 2. Has been in development for 5 years and is the feature film debut of the Wire director Anthony Hemingway. It is produced by Lucasfilm and features special effects by George Lucas.
War Horse - Story about a horse in World War I. Based upon a play and directed by Spielberg. COULD be good.
A Dangerous Method - Finally Cronenburg is back, this time taking us to a place of perverted sexuality. Viggo Mortensen plays Sigmund Freud and Michael Fassbender plays Carl Jung. Kierra Knightley plays Jung's submissive patient, and we get to see Vincent "go home and touch yourself" Cassel play a pervert, again.
Shame - Steve McQueen's second movie after the brilliant 2008 film Hunger, which helped launch the career of Michael Fassbender. Here Fassbender reunites with McQueen (who is named after the legendary actor but shares no relation) for a story about a sex addict who views women as objects. That is about to change when his sister (Carey Mulligan) moves into his apartment.
J Edgar Hoover - Leonardo Dicaprio has wanted an oscar for a long time, but has yet to receive one. It may happen this year, as he stars in this Clint Eastwood biopic of the founder of the FBI. Should be very good.
Drive - While the Oscars do tend to shy away from action films, I do think Drive will at least get a nod after it finally comes out, considering it already won several awards at Cannes.
Ides of March - The Academy loves directors who are also actors, and given this is George Clooney's directoral debut, I'd be surprised if it doesnt win SOMETHING.
Girl with the Dragon Tatoo - While the swedish adaptation went for straight and to the point, I have a feeling the American one will be highly stylized. I also expect Trent Reznor to be again nominated for best score.
My Week with Marilyn - God this sounds so boring. It'll probably win a bunch of shit too, just like King's Speech did.
