Top 10 for 2011

This is probably one of the hardest lists to write not only because I've seen so many films this year, but also because there were so many good ones!! I sat down and went through all the films I've seen this year, and I had to IMDB a couple of them to jog my memory (clearly they didn't make the cut) and I've come up with my favourite 10, although there are more that I would happily recommend.

Here they are in no particular order;

WARRIOR
IDES OF MARCH
BLACK SWAN
NEVER LET ME GO
LITTLE WHITE LIES
DRIVE
ANONYMOUS
BARNEY'S VERSION
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
THE HELP

I will note that WARRIOR is still my top film for 2011, and there were some others I watched this year, but they don't release until next year, so I haven't included them in the list for 2011.

MAGIC MIKE - film stills

Hello boys!!

Based on the true story of Channing Tatum's life MAGIC MIKE is about male strippers and they've selected a truly hot cast of which I highly approve! The cast includes Channing (of course), the always shirtless Matthew McConaughy, Joe Manganiello (of TRUE BLOOD fame) and rising star Alex Pettyfer.

Opens July 29 in the States and I'll be keeping an eye out for an Australian release.

Trailer Watch

A couple of notable new trailers from the past few weeks...

THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

THE HOBBIT

PROMETHEUS

2012 Golden Globe Nominations

It's that time again...below are the nominations for film categories in the 2012 Golden Globes, with my predictions highlighted in pink. My predictions usually change over the next couple of weeks, but that's how I'm feeling at the moment. I haven't seen all the foreign films on the noms list, but I've taken my best guess on what I have seen and what I've read about the others...

What are your thoughts?

BEST DRAMA
The Descendants
The Help
Hugo
The Ides of March
Moneyball
War Horse

BEST COMEDY or MUSICAL
50/50
The Artist
Bridesmaids
Midnight In Paris
My Week With Marilyn

BEST ACTOR - DRAMA
George Clooney - The Descendants
Leonardo DiCaprio - J. Edgar
Michael Fassbender - Shame
Ryan Gosling - The Ides of march
Brad Pitt - Moneyball

BEST ACTRESS - DRAMA
Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis - The Help
Rooney Mara - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo\
Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady
Tilda Swinton - We Need To Talk About Kevin

BEST ACTOR - COMEDY or MUSICAL
Jean Dujardin - The Artist
Brendan Gleeson - The Guard
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 50/50
Ryan Gosling - Crazy Stupid Love
Owen Wilson - Midnight In Paris

BEST ACTRESS - COMEDY or MUSICAL
Jodie Foster - Carnage
Charlize Theron - Young Adult
Kristen Wiig - Bridesmaids
Michelle Williams - My Week With Marilyn
Kate Winslet - Carnage

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh - My Week With Marilyn
Albert Brooks, Drive
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Viggo Mortensen - A Dangerous Method
Christopher Plummer - Beginners

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Berenice Bejo - The Artist
Jessica Chastain - The Help
Janet Mc Teer - Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer - The Help
Shailene Woodley - The Descendants

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Rango
The Adventures of Tintin
Puss In Boots
Winnie The Pooh
Arthur Christmas

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
The Flowers of War
In The Land Of Blood and Honey
The Kids With A Bike
A Separation
The Skin I Live In

BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
George Clooney - The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
Alexander Payne - The Descendants
Martin Scorsese - Hugo

BEST SCREENPLAY
Woody Allen - Midnight In Paris
George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Beua Willimon - The Ides of March
Michel Hazanavicius - THE ARTIST
Alexander Payne, Nat Faxwon, Jim Rash - The Descendants
Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin - Moneyball

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Hello Hello - Gnomeo & Juliet
The Keeper - Machine Gun Preacher
Lay Your Head Down - Albert Nobbs
The Living Proof - The Help
Masterpiece - W.E.

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Ludovic Bource - The Artist
Abel Korzeniowski - W.E.
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Howard Shore - Hugo
John Williams - War Horse