Movies of a Petite Aspie

Tye Sheridan and Lena Waite Director: Steven Spielberg Screenwriters: Zak Penn, Ernest Cline (author as well) Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, Mark Rylance MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for  sequences of sci-fi action violence, bloody images, some suggestive material, partial nudity, and language Genres: Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction, Fantasy Theatrical Release Date: March 31, 2018 Rotten Tomatoes Score : 75%   Clip: "The Prize Awaits" Ready Player One is, to sum up in two words, a "geek's dream."  And that is, honestly, a compliment, as I consider myself at least somewhat of a geek and adore pop culture and pop culture references.  (Why else would I have a blog?)  And Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg -- with whom you may be familiar -- has surely created an adaptation of Ernest Cline's best-selling science-fiction that is rampant with pop culture references.  I will admit that I have not read ...

As I often say, it's never too early to make predictions for the upcoming Oscar nominees -- whether it's two weeks away, four months away, or half a year away.  February 28th, 2016, is fewer than four months away, so now seems like a good time to start predicting the nominees (by category, alphabetically).  Maybe second-time host Chris Rock is already preparing some brilliantly controversial jokes.   * = front runners (in my current, fearless opinion) Best Picture Beasts of No Nation  The Big Short Bridge of Spies Brooklyn  By the Sea Carol  Concussion The Danish Girl The Hateful Eight  Inside Out  Joy  The Martian The Revenant  Room Sicario *Spotlight  Steve Jobs   Suffragette Youth Best Director Lenny Abrahamson -- Room  Danny Boyle -- Steve Jobs   John Crowley -- Brooklyn Carey Fukunaga -- Beasts of No Nation  Sarah Gavron -- Suffragette Todd Haynes -- Carol...

Here are my crazy, and sometimes justified, predictions for who will take home the golden statues to night :  BEST PICTURE --> ARGO RUNNER-UP --> LINCOLN BEST ACTOR --> DANIEL DAY-LEWIS (LINCOLN) RUNNER-UP --> HUGH JACKMAN (LES MISERABLES) BEST ACTRESS --> JENNIFER LAWRENCE (SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK) RUNNER-UP --> JESSICA CHASTAIN (ZERO DARK THIRTY) BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR --> TOMMY LEE JONES (LINCOLN) RUNNER-UP --> ROBERT DENIRO (SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK) BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS --> ANNE HATHAWAY (LES MISERABLES) RUNNER-UP --> SALLY FIELD (LINCOLN) BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM --> WRECK-IT RALPH RUNNER-UP --> BRAVE BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY --> LIFE OF PI RUNNER-UP --> SKYFALL BEST COSTUME DESIGN --> ANNA KARENINA RUNNER-UP --> LES MISERABLES BEST DIRECTOR --> STEVEN SPIELBERG (LINCOLN) RUNNER-UP --> ANG LEE (LIFE OF PI) BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE --> SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN RUNNER-UP --> HOW TO ...

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to see every movie, but I really tried; not all of the short films were available on iTunes (does that make sense to you?), not all of the foreign films were playing in a theatre near me, and not all of the documentaries were available on Netflix.  So I had to settle for watching clips and trailers for some of them.  Regardless, I will rank the Oscar nominees in each category.   Best Picture 1. Lincoln 2. Argo 3. Silver Linings Playbook 4. Zero D ark Thirty 5. Life of Pi 6. L es Miserables 7. Amour 8. Beasts of the Southern Wild 9. Django Unchained Best Actor 1. Daniel Day Lewis -- Lincoln 2. Bradley Cooper -- Silver Linings Playbook 3. Hugh Jackman -- Les Mi serables 4. Denzel Washington -- Flight 5. Joaquin Phoenix -- The Master Best Actress 1. Jennifer Lawrence -- Silver Linings Playbook 2. Jessica Chastain -- Zero Dark Thirty 3. Naomi Watts -- The Impossible 4. Emmanuelle Riva -- Amour 5. Quvenzhané Wall...