American Hustle is one of those films you can enjoy in the moment and the second you leave the theater and think about it, the flaws start to become really apparent. This is not to say that American Hustle is a bad movie, it’s pretty good actually, just that it doesn’t live up to the many parts that make up the whole.
Micah and I are set to record our final podcast of the year but because we are feeling in a giving mood (it is the Holiday season after all), we are having our first giveaway! As you all may have seen on Twitter, some of the stars of the show are participating in Reflect It Back, a cause for social good. I have an extra two copies of the calendar to give away so if you want it, peep the deets!
It’s so wonderful when you can go to the theater and engage in a transformative experience that gives you a good time. The Wolf of Wall Street, the racously funny new film from Martin Scorsese, might be the most fun you’ll have in a theater this year. More than just a glossy look at a debaucherous life, this film digs deep into American greed, the financial crisis and morality. In short, it’s easily one of the best films of the year.
The Blacklist for those unaware is is a list of the most liked unproduced screenplays circulating around Hollywood, as voted on by over 250 film executives. Today the list for 2013 has been released and thanks to Collider, you can now read the loglines for the finalists. As someone who hopes to be in the industry, it’s interesting to peep what kind of films execs are liking. My favorites based on the loglines are Shovel Buddies, Pox Americana, Ink and Bone and 1969: A Space Oddessy or How Kubrick Learned to Stop Worrying and Land on the Moon.
Boy the BFCA is something else. The nominations for the Critics Choice Awards were announced today and they were…interesting to say the least. 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle led the field with 13 nominations a piece. I have some thoughts about these noms…