OK, I'm behind

I just did a count and I'm 16 movies behind. Wow. So I'm planning to do capsule reviews for them in one longer post to catch up. One of the reasons I keep falling further behind is the daunting task of catching up, so hopefully this will get the blog somewhat back on track.

For now, though, through 42 movies, here are my personal choices for some of the Oscar categories in alphabetical order (although because I'm hazy on rules for foreign films, some of these might actually have been eligible last year instead, but who cares). There are some surprises (Kate Beckinsale, for example), but overall, this year has been slightly disappointing so far. I've seen a lot of B/B+ films, but only five so far have been A/A-

Best Picture
"The Band's Visit"
"The Dark Knight"
"4 Years, 3 Weeks, 2 Days"
"The Visitor"
"Wall-E"

Best Actor
Colin Farrell, "In Bruges"
Sasson Gabai, "The Band's Visit"
Richard Jenkins, "The Visitor"
Karl Markovics, "The Counterfeiters"
Sam Rockwell, "Snow Angels"

Best Actress
Kate Beckinsale, "Snow Angels"
Juliette Binoche, "Flight of the Red Balloon"
Ronit Elkabetz, "The Band's Visit"
Anamaria Marinca, "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days"
Frances McDormand, "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day"

Best Supporting Actor
Robert Downey Jr., "Tropic Thunder"
Aaron Eckhart, "The Dark Knight"
James Franco, "The Pineapple Express"
Heath Ledger, "The Dark Knight"
Devid Striesow, "The Counterfeiters"

Best Supporting Actress
Hiam Abbass, "The Visitor"
Penelope Cruz, "Vicky Christina Barcelona"
Cynthia Nixon, "Sex and the City"
Laura Vasiliu, "4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days"
Julie Walters, "Mamma Mia"

More soon