Whew and just like that the 2012-2013 TV season is over. The Emmys were last night, crowning one of the best seasons in TV history in one of the wildest shows you’ll ever see. There were upsets galore and terrible twerking jokes and weird choices all over the place and so I’ve decided to break down the highlights here.
There’s a war going on in Mother of George, not just among family obligations and societal pressures, but against the very film itself. On the one hand this is movie that tells an engaging story of a couple facing struggles when they can’t conceive a baby. Yet, on the other hand, this is a film so concerned with its visuals and being stylistic that it often gets in its own way. So then how does Mother of George fare in this war? Not well, I’m afraid. Though I want to recommend and champion this movie, the film left me so frustrated and robbed of a good experience that even on the nicest of days it’d be tough for me to give it my blessing.
If you have been following any movie news, you know that 12 Years a Slave, the new Steven McQueen film starring Chiwetel Ejiofer, Michael Fassbender and Lupita N’yongo, is tearing up the festival circuit, inspire all sorts of praise and talk of Oscars. It’s been interesting to see a film made by someone of a dark hue winning raves, but there’s another facet to the conversation surrounding the film that has been confounding me. It all started when Brad Pitt made a comment during a press conference about Americans not asking about why there aren’t more films about slavery and eventually saying that it took an outsider to be able to tell this tale.
How did the Emmy awards sneak up on me like this? Did you all realize they were this coming Sunday? It’s been very interesting that this year, despite the really exciting nominees, this year’s Emmys don’t seem that exciting. That doesn’t mean that I won’t do a final round of Emmy predictions, so never fear! Anyways, I have faith in about 2 of these picks so take them with a grain of salt.
I’m a bit late on posting this but in my defense it’s because I cannot stop listening to this track Dark Horse that Katy Perry put out. Seriously, this song is pretty great and the beat is insane. I haven’t the slightest clue why Juicy J is working with all these white people now but if he keeps turning tracks out, I would even be mad. Check out the track!
The Toronto Film Festival is over, giving us a brief respite before the next festival, New York Film Festival and the race has started to take shape. 12 Years a Slave has all but ran away with the buzz and won the Audience Award, overwhelming other movies in terms of praise and is looking locked and loaded for some nominations. But can it win? ANd what does the film outlook show us given all the films that have now been seen? Let’s dig in with a new set of Oscar Predictions.