The loveliness of this post is that I don't have to play by any rules...these aren't the best of the year, what I would vote for if voting were required, or justifiable with logical, precise, analysis that I've crafted througout the year. They are simply MY Top 10 films and Top 5 performances in each category.

Top 10 Films 2011:
1. Drive
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yes - it was a Captain America day...liked it better than pretty much every pre-Avenger movie to-date.

But the majority of the day was spent on Garage Project.
Before
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wanted to hike, but PT issues again. so we checked out a Waldenbooks (liquidating along with Borders) - and found very little of interest... but along the way we hit a soul food restaurant in Hendersonville.

I wanted to take coffeefortwo to One Love (mmm...jerk chicken), but it turns out it went under. so we found a diff. local establishment with raves ( Read more... )

when did taking a day off work and lazing in bed til past 9 become *such* a treat? Followed by this treat of a breakfast [completing a tradition in our house of a certain kind of crap-boxed cake].

And, of course, it wouldn't feel like proper truancy (or the proper turning of the year) without a proper summer blockbuster. casino_queen - can't wait to hear ( Read more... )

more projects, more movies.

projects - painting (another coat of gold, another coat of purple), garage cleaning, concrete crack sealing.

movies...

ok. so it was very Norwegian (and oh so beautiful. may I someday see a fjord in person). but it had THESE. big and bigger, one head or many, exploding, munching, and mauling ( Read more... )

maybe hitting a theater doesn't seem like much *action* considering the amount of movies we see...but dragging ourselves out on a Friday night, dealing with competing films and their respective crowds, post-nap. well, it isn't much like us.

Tree of Life


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Struggling through my annual post-Oscar hangover (namely a hangover of a lack of sleep, a glut of rich food/wine, and a more-than-usual feeling of letdown) today. I realized yesterday that I hadn't yet posted MY 2010 best-of. So here goes:

Best Supporting Actor
Christian Bale - The FighterAndrew Garfield - Social Network ( Read more... )

Movies (this time, ALL seen ( Read more... )

Lets get the disclaimer out of the way - front and center. Not as many nominated movies were seen this year - a record low perhaps. This doesn’t keep me from positing my best/worst though. .

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
1. Carey Mulligan, An Education
2. Rachel Weisz, The Brothers Bloom
3. Abbie Cornish, Bright Star4. Meryl ( Read more... )

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