"The Men Who Stare At Goats", "The Road" and "A Serious Man" Short Takes

Since they're first big paring back in 2005 with the Academy Award nominated Good night, and Good luck, Grant Heslov and George Clooney have made an excellent pair. Though many did not, I thoroughly enjoyed they're last film Leatherheads and had been eagerly anticipating The Men Who Stare at Goats since I first caught wind of it last year. Today, I am pleased to say that once again the two failed to disappoint.

The Men who Stare at Goats is humorous, well acted by everyone involved, and just flat out fun to watch. The story is interesting and almost believable, and the characters all feel fully fleshed out by the cast who just seem to be having a good time. Ewan Mac Gregor hasn't been this fun in years, same goes for Kevin Spacey, as per usual I loved Jeff Bridges' role, and George Clooney continues effortlessly to seem like the most likable guy in the industry. The movie is not perfect, but it is well written, acted and directed, so even though it may not receive any Oscar nods, it is still a great watch, and one that I recommend highly.

It seems so long ago that The Road was once considered a future Oscar front runner, a film of importance, and that it potentially could be one of the best screen adaptations of all time. Unfortunately, the film failed to live up to any of these expectations. While The Road is no doubt a beautifully designed and photographed & also featuring two great performances from Viggo Mortensen and Robert Duvall , it just fell short for me in the end. The filmmakers seemed almost too concerned with the visual feel, it's amazing but I feel that Hillcoat gave up on the the story in favor of aesthetic and it definitely shows.

The performances are, for the most part, very good, the weak links being Kodi Smit-McPhee as the boy who I feel ruined the picture with his characterization, and Charlize Theron who could have been better despite a weakly written role. However, Robert Duvall and Viggo Mortensen are fantastic, providing wonderfully moving work in the film and are indeed its saving graces.

While Duvall, Mortensen and the look of the film are worth seeing, there is not much I else that I would pay to see again. The film adaptation will always be an incomplete one, and I am saddened that such a masterpiece in book form could not be translated as well to the silver screen.

The Coen brothers are geniuses. I have never been disappointed by any single film of theirs, all of which have inspired and fed my love for the art of film. After their bleak, Oscar winning success with No Country for Old Men and last year's fun, dark comedy Burn After Reading, the duo had left me wondering what they would do next, and with A Serious Man, The Coens have once again captured my fancy with their most thought provoking and personal film since Barton Fink.

Telling a tale of the moral trials beset upon Larry Gropnik, a mathmatics professor in the Minnesota of the 1960's, A Serious Man is about as good as it gets. Larry suffers relentlessly throughout the film; dealing with a divorce, an overneedy brother, and threats of law suits and losing his job, Larry begins to question the meaning of life, except his questions are presented in a flippant light hearted manner compared to the woeful issues beset on Barton Fink.

The film is smartly written ,as if it were directly ripped from the pages of the Coen's own upbringing, and superbly directed and acted, great performances coming from Michael Stuhlbarg who is deserving of awards attention for his brilliantly observed leading role, Fred Melamed as Larry's widdowed rival who steals his wife's affection, and Richard Kind who does the most he can with a role that was smaller than I had expected.
While it is unlikely the film will score in the acting and tech categories at this year's Oscars, it's brilliant screenplay is a shoo in, and the film could even find itself in the Best Picture race depending on how hard it is pushed.

Joel & Ethan Coen's A Serious Man, is a film that deserves to be seen by a wide audience. It is the kind of smart, thoughtful and mordant comedy that sinks in the more you think about it, and I feel that I may still be pondering the meaning of life, weeks from now. Pun aside, A Serious Man is one seriously good film.

"The Informant!" In Review

For the past 20 years, Steven Soderbergh has proven himself to be a filmaking chameleon, rarely repeating himself with the exception of the Ocean films. After his two part Che Guevara biopic last year, and his indie curiosity The Girlfriend Experience earlier this year, Soderbergh is back, and once again teaming with longtime collaborator Matt Damon in the Scott Z. Burns penned adaptation of The Informant!

Adapted from Kurt Eichenwald's book of the same name(minus the exclamation), The Informant! tells the story of Mark Whitacre, effortlessly played by Matt Damon, a rising star at ADM, a corporation based out of Illinois, who turns informant for the FBI in regards to the companies' price-fixing activities. The movie deals with Whitacre's ordeal as he struggles with bi-polar disorder, his own misdeeds, and the stress caused by three years of wearing a wire.

While the film is not what I would call a lough out loud comedy, it is smartly written and quietly hilarious throughout, allowing for the comedy to come from the character's actions and reactions to the events that unfold. Soderbergh's direction serves the film well enough, and I have to agree with Variety's review which called the film "Soderbergh's Richard Lester" movie. Damon is wonderful as the increasingly out of it Whitacre, playing him confidently and sharply, never making light of Whitacre's convictions and belief that he is doing the right thing, even when he isn't. The rest of the cast does well enough, Melanie Lynskey does her best with her role as Whitacre's devoted wife Ginger, even though there relationship and her character is weak and underwritten.

In the end, The Informant! is just about as good as one would expect from Damon/Soderbergh corporate dark comedy. Its funny without being flash, smart without placing attention on it, with good direction, a great adaptation by Scott Z. Burns, and a fantastic star lead from Matt Damon in his best role since The Talented Mr. Ripley more than a decade ago. While the film may not set the box office afire, I feel assured that Matt Damon will certainly find himself in awards contention, along with Burn's for adapted screenplay and it's great score which feels like a character unto itself at time. I would definitely suggest seeing this film in theatres.

Post-Venice/ Telluride/ Toronto Articles, Reviews and Updates coming Friday

Im sorry about the two week hiatus, things have been hectic with school and I am currently in Toronto attending the film festval, so i hopefully will soon be able to write about The Informant!, Men Who Stare At Goats, Up in the Air, Precious, The Road, A Serious Man and many of the other films I have seen so far at the festival. Regrettably this will not include Antichrist, Broken Embraces or Get Low all of which i missed.
Just to hold you guys over until friday here are 5 thoughts on how Toronto has affected the Oscar race so far..

1. Up in The Air is hands down the best film I've seen this year so far, and I feel confident in predicting it as the front runner for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Best Actor and possibly 2 supporting actress nods. Just a beautiful effort from Jason Reitman, and suffice to say, my reaction was somewhat akin to Drew McWeeny's: utter disbelief.
2. A Serious Man is better than No Country for Old Men, and is possibly not only the Coen Brothers most personal work to date, but there best since Fargo. Stuhlbarg is excellent, possible a darkhorse best actor contender, Richard Kind however will not recieve a nod, his part is a bit too small.
3. Precious is a work of art. Mo'nique might as well have her speech written as well, and Gabourey Sidibe will get nominated for Best Actress. The direction is very good, the editing is great, Precious is just an all around fantastic movie.
4. The Road was a misfire. Viggo could still get into the best actor race, but it will be tight. Kodi Smit-McPhee was shrill and in my opinion miscast as the son. Robert Duvall's cameo was handsdown the best part of the film, he had me in tears, and from the buzz ive been hearing, he might have a best actor shot with Get Low which I missed.
5. Matt Damon lives up to the hype in The Informant! He is just wonderfully funny, and the movie itself is a great effort from Soderbergh who created a film that was funny without being laugh out loud, smart without being to obvious about it, and the best adaptation I've seen in a while. Scott Z. Burns could see an adapted screenplay nod for his work.

So..till Friday, have a great week!

"I think this just might be my masterpiece..." Inglourious Basterds, In Review

"I think this just might be my masterpiece..." are the final words spoken by Lt. Aldo Raine in Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's World War II opus, and possibly sum up how Tarantino himself may view his 7Th film to date. The long gestating project, which Tarantino reportedly began writing nearly a decade ago, had been repeatedly pushed off to the side in favor of the Kill Bill saga and the Death Proof segment of Grindhouse. However, in the end Basterds has proven itself to be Quentin's most engaging, fun and purely brilliant piece of filmaking since 1994's Pulp Fiction, and I would indeed describe it, flawed as it may be, the work of a master filmmaker.

Perhaps what is most impressive about Inglorious Basterds is the clearly evident display of ambition and appreciation for the period in Quentin Tarantino's direction and script. Freeing himself from historical restrictions, Tarantino manages to create a World War 2 film that is riveting, action packed and hilarious through a story that by all means could have happened. With a screenplay that could have been laborious and boring, QT's film is full of wonderful moments packed with fantastic dialogue, suspense and clever scene set ups, most prominently the opening scene, the tavern card game and the entire theatre sequence( which btw is one of the years best climaxes), and Quentin's direction in these scenes is fantastic. It's almost as if after Death Proof he looked at himself in the mirror and decided to really make something great again. He also made some great technical choices with the film, especially in the hiring of legendary DP Robert Richardson who gives Basterds a beautiful look and some really fantastic shots. The editing is also good, the pacing of the film is near perfect in my eyes despite the running time, and the art direction and costumes were sublimely created and designed to perfect effect.

However, where Inglourious Basterds succeeds most is without a doubt in its casting, featuring great performances from everyone involved, one of which is the current front runner for this year's Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent and Michael Fassbender among many others, Quentin Tarantino has organized one of this year's most impressive ensembles by casting actors who seem to genuinely become their characters. And no where else is this more clear than in the performance from Christoph Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa of the S.S., in a role that not so much steals the film as it dominates it. On screen possibly more than any other character, Waltz's Landa is a menacing presence who, given the scene, makes the audience's blood run cold as he does in the film's excellent opening scene, induce their laughter with his giddy use of American expression, "that's a bingo!", and just balls out impresses them with his effortlessly fluid language transitions, all the while being charming, menacing and hilarious. Waltz flat out gives the performance of his career and I guarantee that he will go down as one of the greatest screen villains in the history of cinema. The film's other star, and as the movies advertising campaign likes us to believe only star, Brad Pitt is also impressive in Basterds albeit in a much smaller role than you would expect. Although it at first seems that his southern brawler attitude is the basis of his character, Pitt's Aldo Raine proves to be one of the film's more light hearted crowd pleasers, providing plenty of laughs with his exaggerated country bumpkin accent, especially during the film's climax where he trys on an Italian accent to hilarious results. Melanie Laurent, the film's main female character, is wonderful, giving a complex performance as a woman hell bent on revenge. Always hiding beneath a calm, cool facade, Laurent is at her best in her scenes with Daniel Bruhle, also excellent German war hero, and in particular a scene in which she is confronted by Colonel Landa 4 years after he had her family executed. Rapped with fear, Laurent's Shosanna's terror is clearly evident behind her eyes, yet she keeps the facade until the moment she knows she is safe and breaks down. It is a powerful piece of work from a young and inexperienced actress. The rest of the cast is also fantastic, with the exception of Mike Myers who I could not take seriously as a British general. Michael Fassbender is riveting during his short time on screen as a doomed British film critic turned spy, as is the aforementioned Bruhle. The eponymous Basterds are also a source of great work in the film, with Eli Roth, B.J. Novak, Til Schweiger, and Omar Doom doing good work as well as August Diehl as a gestapo officer. Even the more over the top performances of Martin Wuttke as Hitler and Diane Kruger(miscast but alright) were passable. This cast was just unbelievably good, almost redifining what it means to do a strong ensemble piece of filmmaking, and Tarantino directs wonderfully.

While Inglourious Basterds may years from now age horribly, today in the now it is hands down my favorite film of the year and the best movie going experience I've had this year, and based on the 38 million $ opening, I'm pretty sure I'm not alone. Featuring an amazing cast, fantastic technical achievements, and great writing/directing from Tarantino to the tune of a great medley soundtrack, Inglourious Basterds is the must see film of the summer and perhaps one of this year's best cinematic offerings. Quentin Tarantino is back and better than he's been in the decade and a half since Pulp Fiction, here's hoping he can keep this momentum.

My Grade: A, definitely my favorite film of the year so far

Oscar Chances: I think Basterds will do relatively well awards wise this year. Besides Christoph Waltz's oscar lock on supporting actor, the film could pick up screenplay, editing, cinematography, art direction, costume design and possibly, given the ten nominee category this year, a Best Picture nomination. It truly is an excellent film.

In Review: Trailer Roundup Edition

So my computer is still down and out which, as I have aformentioned, has kept me from posting as regularly as i wish these past couple of weeks. However, tonight I was lucky enough to borrow a freinds latop from which I am uploading all these thoughts from the past couple of weeks.

To start off here are some thoughts on a few of the trailers to have been released recently, all of which can be seen before most prints of the excellent Inglourious Basterds, but more on that later. So lets begin shall we?

First off and perhaps most significant to cinephiles, was the release of the first teaser for James Cameron's long gestating sci-fi adventure, Avatatar. Just as the general reaction has been divided on blogs and message boards over the teaser, my opinion on Avatar is also split between fascination and disapointment. On one hand there were shots in the teaser that truly excited me, the scenes with human beings and the fighting. It seemed as if Cameron could be operating on Aliens mode and that he would be delivering an out of this world fantasy. That was until the audience and myself saw the Avatars. Besides the immediate snickers from the majority of the packed theatre, I found myself let down. They looked horrible, ridiculous, silly you name it, my reaction was negative and the theatres was negative, and when the two Avatars embraced at the end of the trailer one moviegoer in the row behind made sure he was loud enough to hear and bellowed "No Thanks!", the following laughs from the rest of the audience signaled solidarity. Avatar it seems, at least right now, is not going to be the revolutionary film its been buzzed to be.

My Grade: C+

Oscar Potential: F/X and sound so far

Also seen before Tarantino's latest was Inception, the latest film from Christopher Nolan, which featured no dialogue and the tagline "Your mind is the crime scene". This teaser basically gave me chills, and it is safe to say that Inception is easily my most anticipated film of next year. The visuals looked fantastic, the action was vaguely reminiscent of The Matrix,and i stress vaguely, and even Leonardo DiCaprio looked fantastic. Audience reaction was also fantastic, the second that music started people perked up and payed attention, and when it was over there was a sort of stunned silence amongst the audience that had been loud and talkative before the teaser had begun

I think we might have a box office smash/oscar contender for next year.

My Grade:A

Oscar Potential: All categories as of right now

The Wolfman trailer was also released this week riding on the news that it had been pushed back by the studio until next spring. Featuring some spectacularly creepy visulas and effects, The Wolfman certainly looks to be a promising old fashioned horror genre picture that could be a crossover hit. Benicio DelToro hasnt had this expressive a role in years and it will be interesting to see how he fares, the rest of the cast shines as well in the trailer. Emily Blunt and Hugo Weaving look great and Anthony Hopkins stole the trailer with his line reading: "Very bad things Laurence.." color me excited for this new release next year.

My Grade: B +

Oscar potential: Giving its early release, it'll be minimal but who knows?

Reviews for District 9 and Inglorious Basterds coming soon...

...hopefully by Sunday along with my thoughts on the Avatar, Inception and Wolfman trailers, State of the race updates and more movie news.

As my computer is still out of commision I will have to post when I can so these updates may come slowly but I will do what I can to post in a timely manner.

On a side note we are still offering a position on the Oscar Hut team for anyone interested in covering general film and Oscar news, to apply for this assignment please e-mail me at tjpratt@bellsouth.net with a writing sample, and a brief essay on why you want to join the team!

Tyler j. Pratt & Aaron Morales

"The Oscar Hut Team"

Sorry for the lapse in posting...

...but my computer completely died on me around monday and is currently in the shop, leaving me to use a library computer...but having seen District 9 yesterday I have a review coming soon and have updated the contender tracker so things should be up and running again shortly

The Oscar Hut's 1st Annual First 1/2 of the Year Awards: 2009 Edition vol. 1

Best Picture of The Year...So far:
- (500) Days of Summer

- Adventureland

- An Education

- Duplicity

- Funny People

- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

- The Hurt Locker

- Public Enemies

- Star Trek

- Up

In honor of the Academy's decision to increase the Best Picture category to 10, we here at the Oscar Hut have followed suit and are now unveiling the ten best movies we have seen this year...so far. Much like how the Academy's long list will end up, ours showcases a variety of genres and styles of filmaking, but as the great Chris Lambert once famously said: There can only be one.

And The Oscar Hut Golden Pineapple goes to....

(500) Days of Summer

Best Director

- Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker

- Pete Docter for Up

- Michael Mann for Public Enemies

- Lone Scherfig for An Education

- Marc Webb for (500) Days of Summer

Each director on this list did an excellent job with their films, creating a world that serves the story, actors and film perfectly. The decision was a tough one, but in the end only one of these directors can take home the Golden Pineapple.

nd the winner is......

Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker

Best Actor

- Peter Capaldi for In The Loop

- Joseph Gordon Levitt for (500) Days of Summer

- Jeremy Renner for The Hurt Locker

- Seth Rogen for Observe and Report

- Adam Sandler for Funny People

I have a feeling that this short list will upset a few people, but the truth is, some of the year's best work has indeed come from comedies. While actors like Johnny Depp and Peter Sarsgaard did excellent jobs, they tied for 6ht by the way, they were just a bit too subtle I guess is the word I'm looking for. Either way, the men on this list did incredible work, and I guarantee that at least one of them will go on to receive an Oscar nomination.

And the winner is....

Joseph Gordon Levitt for (500) Days of Summer

Best Actress

- Amy Adams for Sunshine Cleaning

- Zooey Deschanel for (500) Days of Summer

- Carey Mulligan for An Education

- Gwyneth Paltrow for Two Lovers

- Julia Roberts for Duplicty

It's sad to say but 2009 has so far been a weak year for actresses, as I had to struggle to name 5 women worthy enough to be on this list, and as you can see in that respect I may have stretched it a bit. Only two of these women are true end of the year contenders, and the one who won did so in a complete landslide.

And the winner is....

Carey Mulligan for An Education

Best Supporting Actor

- Jason Bateman for State of Play

- Jim Broadbent for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

- Jackie Earl Haley for Watchmen

- Tom Hollander for In The Loop

- Anthony Mackie for The Hurt Locker

This was a tough one, the hardest by far to choose the five as there was so many great supporting turns so far this year. Alfred Molina missed the list by a hair, as did Seth Rogen and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. As far as the winner goes, that was the hardest decision of these awards, and my mind will probably change by tomorrow.

And the winner is....

Jackie Earl Haley for Watchmen

Best Supporting Actress

- Helena Bonham Carter for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

- Anna Chlumsky for In The Loop

- Patricia Clarkson for Whatever Works

- Marion Cottilard for Public Enemies

- Leslie Mann for Funny People

This was another tough one to choose a winner from. While the lead actresses may not have impressed me this year, the supporting actresses have, and my hope is that at least one of these ladies can hold on until Oscar time because the work here is really impressive.

And the winner is....

Marion Cottilard for Public Enemies

Best Original Screenplay goes to.....

Duplicity by Tony Gilroy

Best Adapted Screenplay goes to....

In The Loop by Armando Iannucci & Co.

Best Animated Film: UP

Best Editing: The Hurt Locker

Best Cinematography: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Best Special F/X: Star Trek

Best Score: UP

A note to readers of The Oscar Hut

The Oscar Hut is coming upon it's 1 year Anniversary this October, and I feel like we have accomplished what we have set out to do by providing alternate commentary on the Oscar race, delivering film reviews and for the most part constantly updating at least the contender tracker. The ammount of readers have grown exponentially in the last year, and by next year we hope to have enough daily readers to accomodate perhaps a message board and a full site.
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The Oscar Hut Team

In Review, A Threesome: (500) Days of Summer, Funny People & In The Loop

For any readers wondering about the inactivity over the last week, I have been busy prepping for the fall semester of college starting in a bout two weeks. Thankfully, however, during this time period I was able to see three new films, as well as compile my First 1/2 of The Year Awards to be posted later. So here now, is my review(s) of three very different comedies coming in the form of a romantic comedy, behind the scenes dramady, and a political satire.

(500) Days of Summer:

I have never been a fan of romantic comedies, finding them to be generic, boring and having little if any substance based within our reality. With the exception of Woody Allen and very few other filmmakers, the romantic comedy has long been a cesspool for uncreative works, at least until now. (500) Days of Summer is a revelation, twisting and morphing the genre while revitalizing it from it's artistic slumber.

Directed by veteran music video auteur, Marc Webb, Summer is a fantastic movie featuring innovative direction, phenomenal writing and some of the best filmic story telling the genre has ever seen. Musical numbers, animation, split screen, narration and a non linear structure are all featured to great triumph, succeeding when the film could have ended up a huge failure. But like the saying goes, without risk there can be no reward.

The movie, which succeeds in nearly every department, however would have not done so had it been cast with the wrong actors. Thankfully, the stars of this film are indie sensations Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel who both give the best most heartfelt performances of their careers. Deschanel, whose Summer could have easily become the film's villain, provides us with a complex modern day woman unsure of what she really wants, besides knowing she just wants to have fun. You feel for her, despite watching her as she breaks the heart of the movie's protagonist Tom, which leads us to Joseph Gordon Levitt. As Tom, Levitt breathes life and warmth into the movie, giving a funny, touching and heartfelt performance that surely ranks as the best work of his career. Hopefully, come awards time, voters will remember his work in this film as it truly shines and is a testament to his talent and versatility.

In short, (500) Days of Summer is without a doubt one of the best, if not the best films I've seen this year. It is deserving of any awards and accolades it receives, as it is a phenomenal entry into a genre that had died long ago, and it is definitely the perfect date movie.

Grade: A

Oscar Potential: Actor, Actress, Screenplay

Funny People:

The 3rd film from Judd Apatow, the reigning king of Hollywood comedy, Funny People is a definite departure from his previous efforts The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Knocked Up, into a new territory of more mature filmaking for Mr. Apatow, and while he could have ended up with egg on his face, Mr. Apatow efforts have given us perhaps his most complete film of his career.

Telling the duel stories of George Simmons, a famous comedian and movie star, and Ira Wright, a young up and comer on the comedy club circuit, Funny People weaves a tale of redemption and what fame means if you have no one to share it with, as well as how experiences can change the way you live, or not.
Featuring one of the best ensemble casts of the year, Funny People not only delivers some of the best writing of 2009, but more surprisingly some of the best acting as well. Adam Sandler, who stars as George Simmons a dying comedian and movie star, long known for his portrayal of immature man-boys delivers one of the best performances of his career and the year, playing what is basically a bizarro world version of himself. He conveys a world weariness rarely seen in his previous works, and is at different points manic, touchingly funny and devastatingly sad. My hope is that this film will lead him to more mature works like Punch Drunk Love and Reign Over Me, in which he can really sink his teeth into. Other great performances come from Seth Rogen and Mrs. Apatow herself, Leslie Mann, who both give career best work as the two most important people in George's life: his assistant best friend, and the love who got away. On a side note, Eric Bana steals the scenes he is in as Leslie Mann's Australian husband, giving a rapturously funny performance that is as complex as one could hope. Bana should definitely return to comedy in the future.

While it may be a bit overlong at times, Funny People is a definite comedy classic in the vein of James L. Brooks and Cameron Crowe's work. Judd Apatow has now proven himself equally adept at drama as he is at comedy, and my wish is that he can continue in today's economy to make work as mature and touching and hilarious as Funny People.

Grade: B

Oscar Potential: Picture, Director, Actor, Sup. Actor, Sup. Actress, Screenplay

In The Loop:

In The Loop is a film that I have been trying to wrap my head around for the past couple of weeks. It is at times increasingly outrageous and hilarious, while at other moments boring, putative and confusing. There are moments of comedic genius and others that feel like they are part of a bad BBC ripoff, ironic because it's director played a large role in the creation of The Thick of It from which In The Loop is adapted.

The screenplay is without a doubt excellent, written by Armando Iannucci and others, and features some of the wittiest lines and quotes in years, as is the acting from just about everyone involved. Peter Capaldi is phenomenal as Malcolm Tucker, a vile obscenity spewing spin doctor, and gives some of the year's best acting. Also impressive is Tom Hollander as a hapless government official who is a pawn in nearly everybodys political agenda except his own, and watching him as his career slowly destroys itself was a hilarious treat.
I will definitely be commenting further on this film once I can figure out exactly what the hell was going on, I am seeing it again tomorrow so this review will definitely be edited by next week.

Grade: As of now C+, but subject to change

Oscar Potential: Actor, Sup. Actor, Sup. Actress, Screenplay