Movies of a Petite Aspie

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...

Tommy Lee Jones, Meryl Streep, and Steve Carell Director: David Frankel Stars: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell  Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance Release Date: August 8, 2012 Rotten Tomatoes Score: 77% It's extremely difficult to review a movie when there is any type of bias involved, in terms of the reviewer's relationship to the film.  In this case, a great portion of Hope Springs was filmed in my hometown of Stonington, CT.  At times, I found myself focusing more on the setting than on dialogue and actual movie, and relished in recognizing shops, restaurants, and other sites that are only within a few minutes' walk of my home.  I had to exhibit quite a bit of restraint in the theatre to avoid squealing every time I spotted a street or other locale that I know so well.  I knew this was what it must have felt like to see Mystic Pizza in the theatre: feeling an astounding amount of pride for own's hometown is something that canno...