72 Annual Golden Globe Predictions!!

   72nd Annual Golden Globe Predictions!!!

So it's officially award season, who's excited!  Well the guys over here at almostsideways.com certainly are!!!  With the new year vastly approaching, we were given an early Christmas present, the Golden Globe Nominations!  

So, with that said, lets go over the nominees and who we think will win, and who we might think got snubbed!  Keep in mind, this one little thing,  we haven't seen every movie but we have seen a lot of them.  

Best Motion Picture Drama:

Boyhood

Foxcatcher

The Imitation Game

Selma

The Theory of Everything

Adam:  Boyhood. The shear nostalgia of this film and the feet of filming over several years is amazing.  Hands down, one of the best movies of the year!  Snubbed: Nightcrawler, Gone Girl

Zach: Boyhood

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture-Drama:

Jennifer Aniston - Cake

Felicity Jones - The Theory of Everything 

Julianne Moore - Still Alice

Rosamund Pike - Gone Girl  

Reese Witherspoon - Wild

Adam:  Rosamund Pike was amazing in Gone Girl.  I feel like she went out of her comfort level for this role and knocked it out of the park.  Though, Felicity Jones was amazing as well.  Snubbed: Shailene Woodley - The Fault in Our Stars

Todd: Julianne Moore. Moore is really set up for a sweep, and she deserves it. It is a shame that she has never won an Oscar or a Globe in the film categories. Why not give her two?

Zach: Julianne Moore

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama
Steve Carrel - Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhall - Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo - Selma
Eddie Redmayne - The Theory of Everything

Adam:  Steve Carrel.  Though I haven't seen Foxcatcher so I believe Jake Gyllenhall is worthy of this award.  He was so creepy and intriguing, that you can't look away.  One of his best roles!!  Snubbed:  Brendan Glesson -Calvary, Andy Serkis - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 

Todd: Steve Carrel.  Carell is a past winner at the Globes, and his transformative performance seems like a safe bet for the Drama category.

Zach: Jake Gyllenhall

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Birdman
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent

Adam:  Birdman was an amazing movie.  It had amazing performances that stick with you.  The directing was crazy good.  It so enjoyable and I can't wait to watch it again.  Snubbed: Guardians of the Galaxy, Top Five

Todd: Into the Woods.  The Globes love to even out the musicals and comedies, and the musicals almost always win.

Zach: Birdman

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Amy Adams - Big Eyes
Emily Blunt - Into the Woods
Helen Mirren - The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore - Maps to the Stars
Qhevenzhane Wallis - Annie

Adam: Emily Blunt. Might be my favorite part of the film.  Snubbed: Rosario Dawson - Top Five

Todd: Julianne Moore. Moore might be set to win two awards, like Kate Winslet was back in 2008, mainly because of the HFPA’s obsession with David Cronenberg.

Zach: Amy Adams

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Ralph Fiennes - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Michael Keaton - Birdman
Bill Murray - St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoniex - Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz - Big Eyes

Adam: Michael Keaton.  What a brave performance.  He plays an awesome characterized version of himself.  He goes from not acting to acting to acting in a play really well.  Go Keaton!!!  Snubbed: Chris Pratt - Guardians of the Galaxy

Todd: Michael Keaton.

Zach: Michael Keaton

Best Animated Feature Film
Big Hero Six
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
How to Train a Dragon 2
The Lego Movie

Adam:  How to Train Your Dragon 2

Todd: Big Hero 6 We all know that the HFPA loves big movies, and even though Lego was star-studded and a box office smash, Big Hero 6 just seems like the type of material (Marvel) that is the flavor of the month. 

Best Foreign Language Film
Force Majeure
Gett: The Trial of Vivianne
Ida
Leviathan
Tangerines Mandariinid

Adam: Ida  Snubbed: Big Bad Wolves

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Patricia Arqutte - Boyhood
Jessica Chastain - A Most Violent Year
Kiera Knightley - The Imintation Game
Emma Stone - Birdman
Meryl Streep - Into the Woods

Adam: Emma Stone.  Her monologue in Birdman will totally win her the Golden Globe.  It was awesome to see her play a different character then she's use to. Snubbed: Carrie Croon - Gone Girl, Joey King - Wish I Was Here

Todd: Meryl Streep. Seemingly, Streep is nominated whether she has a movie being released or not. 

Zach: Patricia Arqutte

Best Performance by an Actor in Supporting Role
Robert Duvall - The Judge
Ethan Hawke - Boyhood
Edward Norton - Birdman
Mark Ruffalo - Foxcatcher
J.K. Simmons - Whiplash

Adam: J.K. Simmons.  What a performance!  Might be one of my favorite of the year.  What a crazy character that I can't see played by any one else.  Snubbed: Shia LaBeouf - Fury, Chris O'Dowd - Calvary, Robert Pattinson - The Rover

Todd: J.K. Simmons.

Zach: J.K. Simmons

Best Director - Motion Picture
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava Duvernay - Selma
David Fincher - Gone Girl
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman
Richard Linklater - Boyhood

Adam:  Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.  He deserves it!  The way it is filmed with one continual shot was such an amazing idea!  Snubbed: David Ayer - Fury

Zach: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Best Screenplay Motion Picture
Wes Anderson - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn - Gone Girl
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Birdman
Richard Linklater - Boyhood
Graham Moore - The Imitation Game

Adam:  Birdman

Todd: Birdman

Zach: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Alexander Desplat - The Imitation Game
Johann Johannsoon - The Theory of Everything Game
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross - Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez - Birdman
Hans Zimmer - Interstellar

Adam:  Gone Girl. When David Fincher and Trent Reznor team up, it's gold!!  The score was so menacing and set the scope for the whole movie!  Loved it!  Snubbed: Whiplash

Todd: It is hard to ignore the beauty of The Theory of Everything’s music

Zach: Gone Girl


Those are some great categories with some great nominees.  Who do you want to win?? What was snubbed??

Thanks again for reading!  And for all things movies keep it locked on to almostsideways.com!!!




   

December Movie Preview!

December Movie Preview!!

    So, it's December and the year is almost up.  I'm a little late, cause where did the time go.  What a year it has been for movies.  I have seen some amazing films and I have seen some stinky movies!!

   Last month, was another good month for films.  Oscar season is here and its getting excited.  So, shall we begin?


December 5, 2014:
The Pyramid, Top Five, Dying of the Light, Wild, Pioneer.

Excitement: 2.5 
Reason: This looks like the movie "Tracks"  from a few months back.  Though Reese Witherspoon looks like she is trying for an Oscar nod.  

December 12, 2014:
Exodus:God's and Kings,  Inherent Vice, After the Fall

Excitement: 3.5
Reason:  I'll be honest with you here, I made bet with my friend that I would not watch a single trailer about this movie.  So far so good anyway.  All I know is that it's based a book (that I have not read)  Also that Joaquin Phoenix looks amazing in the only picture I have seen from this film.  Going in blind.

Excitement: 2.5 
Reason: I'm a little nervous about this movie for the simple fact that I didn't like "Noah".  Also, does anyone think that Christian Bale is playing Moses Batman Connor in this movie.  Though Joel Edgerton looks awesome in this.

December 17, 2014:
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Excitement: 4
Reason: The final Hobbit movie and final journey to Middle Earth.  This has all the makings of having a grand conclusion to this world that has been so gloriously crafted by Peter Jackson.  This has been one of my most anticipated movies of the year.  I'm ready to take my final journey!

December 19, 2014:
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Annie, The Gambler, Mr. Turner

Excitement: 3
Reason:  Mark Wahlberg looks great in this film.  But John Goodman looks even better.  I'm very intrigued about this film.

Excitement: 2

Reason:  The first musical of the month.  It will be interesting to see how this remake will turn out.  I wonder if Jamie Fox will start rapping in this???

Excitement: 1

Reason:  Well, the one high note from this tired franchise is that Rebel Wilson joins the cast.  But there is also a sad note too.  This is one of Robin Williams final films. 

December 24, 2014:

Two Days One Night

December 25, 2014:
Into the Woods, Unbroken, The Interview, Big Eyes, Selma, American Sniper

Excitement: 4
Reason:  When I first watched the trailer, I was stunned.  This will be nominated for sure at the Oscars.  Angelina Jolie is become a pretty dang good director.

Excitement: 3.5 

Reason:  Bradley Cooper looks like he might be in Oscar territory with this role.  This movie looks like it might be a tough movie to watch about the choices we make in war.  We shall see.

Excitement: 3

Reason: I really like this cast.  I know, its the second musical of the month, but it still looks like it has something to offer.  Plus, I'm hoping that the Star Wars trailer gets the wide release for this movie.  Please Disney!!! 

Excitement: 2.5

Reason:  When I first heard that they were making this, I rolled my eyes and said to myself, "I rather see Pineapple Express 2"  But with each trailer, it gets funnier and funnier each time.  "We're going to North Korea!!!"

December 31, 2014:

A Most Violent Year, Leviafan

Excitement: 3.5

Reason:  It has one of my favorite actresses in it, Jessica Chastain!  Based in New York City in the winter of 1981, statistically the most violent year in America.  Oscar Isaac, might be an Oscar candidate too.

My Top Five Most Anticipated Movies of the Month:

1. The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies

2. Unbroken

3. Inherent Vice

4. American Sniper

5. A Most Violent Year

Summary of the Previous Month:

Last Month was really interesting.  It had some epic films and disappointments too.  Here is my rankings for what I witnesses!

1. Whiplash

2. Interstellar

3. The Theory of Everything

4. Big Hero 6

5. Horrible Bosses 2

6. Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

And my favorite performances...

1. J.K. Simmons (Whiplash)

2. Miles Teller (Whiplash)

3. Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)

4. Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything)

5. Jenifer Aniston (Horrible Bosses 2)

Also I watched some movies on DVD

1. Psycho (1960)

2. Red Dragon (2002)

3. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

4. Wreck it Ralph (2012)

5. Dallas Buyers Clubs (2013)

But my movie of the month goes to...

What did you see?  What do you want to see?  Do you agree with my list?

       Thank you again for reading and I hope you have fun at the movies!

Adam