For most movie fans an exciting period in the year has started, as the Oscar nominations have been published. It usually is time in which fans question some of the choices, try to guess who is going to win in which category and of course watch the ceremony to see if they are right. After the Moonlight/La La Land controversy during last year’s event enough measures will probably have been made to prevent something like that happening again. There are still some weeks to go until it is March 4, so let’s take a short look at some of the categories and see if there are surprises or big mistakes. Continue reading
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The Monday Question: Oscars!
After the past weekend there is only one thing most movie bloggers will be talking about: The Oscars. Personally I am one of the exceptions who don’t really follow them and who will have a quick look at the winners, but that is usually about it. But I am interested in your thoughts about them.
What did you think of this year’s Oscars?
The Monday Question: Oscars!
With the Oscar weekend behind us I think it’s time for everyone to share their thoughts on them (if you haven’t yet). Personally i don’t watch the Oscar and possibly will check the winners, but I’m not too fussed about it. I am interested though:
Did you watch the Oscars and what did and didn’t you enjoy about it? Continue reading
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
This Argentinian/Spanish film (its original title is El Secreto de Sus Ojos) won the Oscar for best foreign movie in 2010. It’s also the most viewed film of all time in Argentina (3 million viewers). After hearing some good stories about this movie I was really looking forward to seeing it.
The movie is set in Argentina, where Benjamín Espósito (Ricardo Darín) retired a couple of years ago after having worked as federal agent for several years. There is one case that he still can’t let go and he wants to write a book about it. When he was still investigating crimes, together with his partner Pablo Sandoval (Guillermo Francella), there was a case in which a woman was raped and murdered. As he sees the extreme love of her husband after her death touches him so much that he swears to find the person responsible. Continue reading