Oscar Against Comedy?
What happened with all good old films that used to make us cry out of laughter? Really, guys, I want to see some movies that will make me laugh.
Ok, maybe we became too occupied with every day routine, maybe we still think too much about our jobs, money, family problems? Problems with our neighbors? No, no, I’m not hinting on any movie… (yet)!
While watching this year’s Oscar nominations, one can’t help but wonder – why isn’t there category for best Comedy? Go out and tell some director – “man, that was a good job, here’s the Oscar!” Is it possible that somewhere out there does not exist some great, funny masterpiece that will make our stomach hurt?
Or is there some problem in Academy policy that just thinks that is not worth our attention? And yes, we do understand that we’re living in some crazy time, where money rules everything, so we’re not trying to act like some saints with mission to return stumbled world on a right direction. We just want to laugh! From time to time! Are we asking too much?! Or, does that cost too much?
Short Oscar 2010 Preview
Where will you be on March 7th? Are you guys ready for the 82nd Academy Awards? Filmofilia is right here to remind you that glamorous red carpet has never been closer! Concurrence is very tough, especially because of the fact that this year, instead of traditional five, we have exactly ten movies that will fight for this prestige award. Nominations came, and nobody was surprised…
The adventures of Jake Sully, as we all expected, went very well. Avatar won nine nominations so we guess that James Cameron has a lots of reasons to be satisfied! He’s biggest wish, as he said, was to give people movie, that will make them have a feeling they lived Avatar during the cinema projection. Guess he’s wish came truth, since the movie won a whole bunch of “technical” nominations. Among them, Avatar managed to win nomination for the best movie, and Cameron could go home with statue for the best director. Seems like excited action is moving from Pandora to Los Angeles, but this time without virtual cameras.
Next one that matched Avatars nomination count is The Hurt Locker, movie directed by Catherine Bigelow. Instead of virtual world, ex Cameron’s wife is bringing us some dangerous action from Iraq. Brave guys on scary positions, with every bomb they deactivate we have a chance to see amazing analyze of their minds, that is more than enough to show us war madness. Maybe the best award for this movie is the fact that its already categorized as war- classic. Anyway, we heard that even Cameron himself supports Biggelow, and that he hopes she will win the award for Best Director. We wish her luck too!
Controversal Quentin Tarantino, and his Inglourious Basterds, interesting, and as director himself said – little bit crazy story about a struggle of Jew soldiers against Nazis in France. We could agree with that, Tarantino! Those guys had a plan to blow up Hitler, for God’s sake! But ok, this movie is some kind of big Tarantino come-back, although we heard that some critics were not so good. On the other side, Tarantino received a compliment that his imagination wrote completely new history of the World War 2. and that’s a fact.
The Blind side - true story that got very good critics. What happens when a white woman decides to adopt an African American student? You get the remarkable football drama, and we must say – this time you are not going to see some old-time-race stereotypes that you might think off by just looking the movie review. No, this story is all about family. And, let me just remind you, that most of the critics agreed that Sandra Bullock should have had this kind of role a long time ago. And she is close to win an Oscar for best female actor. Nice job, Sandra!
Coen Brothers’ Serious Man Clip
About a month ago we saw at least interesting Coen Brothers‘ “A Serious Man” trailer. Today you can check out the first clip from the dark comedy which stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolf, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus and Adam Arkin.
Michael Stuhlbarg and Richard Kind In “A Serious Man”
Judging by the trailer and clip, it seems to be a much darker than Coen’s previous movie “Burn After Reading.”
A Serious Man Poster
After debuting the trailer for dark comedy “A Serious Man” last week, Focus Features has just released the official poster!
Synopsis: “A Serious Man” is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and “F-Troop” is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry’s unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job.
New A Serious Man Trailer and Photo
Focus Features just sent us new trailer and photo for the upcoming Coen Brothers dark comedy “A Serious Man.”
Synopsis: “A Serious Man” is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and “F-Troop” is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry. Larry’s unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job.
While his wife and Sy Ableman blithely make new domestic arrangements, and his brother becomes more and more of a burden, an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage Larry’s chances for tenure at the university. Also, a graduate student seems to be trying to bribe him for a passing grade while at the same time threatening to sue him for defamation. Plus, the beautiful woman next door torments him by sunbathing nude. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous person – a mensch – a serious man?
Both written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen (Burn After Reading, No Country For Old Men, Fargo, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?) the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Sari Lennick, Richard Kind, Fred Melamed, Aaron Wolff, Jessica McManus and Adam Arkin.
“A Serious Man” will be released in limited theaters on October 2nd, 2009.
Coen Brothers’ “A Serious Man” Trailer
Here’s a graet trailer for “A Serious Man” from Coen Brothers. Joel and Ethan Coen are back again with another black comedy after last year’s “Burn After Reading.” Check it out below!
“A Serious Man” is the story of an ordinary man’s search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry.
Larry’s unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job. While his wife and Sy Ableman blithely make new domestic arrangements, and his brother becomes more and more of a burden, an anonymous hostile letter-writer is trying to sabotage Larry’s chances for tenure at the university.
Also, a graduate student seems to be trying to bribe him for a passing grade while at the same time threatening to sue him for defamation. Plus, the beautiful woman next door torments him by sunbathing nude. Struggling for equilibrium, Larry seeks advice from three different rabbis. Can anyone help him cope with his afflictions and become a righteous person – a mensch – a serious man?
Both written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen “A Serious Man” stars Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolf, Sari Lennick, Jessica McManus and Adam Arkin.
The comedy/drama will be released in limited theaters on October 2nd, 2009.
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