tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152138742024-03-07T23:32:50.841+00:00Bazlurgan's Blog: Films, Gaming and Life.An ongoing journal charting my experiences in the world of films, console gaming and life.Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.comBlogger481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-10219499044972432852016-02-19T12:34:00.001+00:002016-02-19T12:34:46.027+00:00
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 13pt;">2016 Oscar
predictions:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">BEST PICTURE</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Big Short<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Bridge of Spies<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Brooklyn<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Martian<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Room<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Spotlight<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Big Short<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">This has been one of the toughest years yet to predict best
picture. I believe that it is between The Big Short, the Revenant and
Spotlight, with an outside chance for Mad Max: Fury Road.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Bryan Cranston, Trumbo<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Matt Damon, The Martian<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Revenant<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Cate Blanchett, Carol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Brie Larson, Room<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Jennifer Lawrence, Joy<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Christian Bale, The Big Short<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Tom Hardy, The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mark Ruffalo, Spotlight<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Sylvester Stallone, Creed<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Rooney Mara, Carol<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Rachel McAdams, Spotlight<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Kate
Winslet, Steve Jobs<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">(Although it should be Jennifer
Jason Leigh for The Hateful Eight!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">ANIMATED FEATURE FILM</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Anomalisa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Boy and the World<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Inside Out<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Shaun the Sheep Movie<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">When Marnie Was There<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">CINEMATOGRAPHY</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Carol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Hateful Eight<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Sicario<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">COSTUME DESIGN</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Carol<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Cinderella<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Danish Girl<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">DIRECTING</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Big Short<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Room<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Spotlight<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Amy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Cartel Land<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Look of Silence<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">What Happened, Miss Simone?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">No prediction made<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Body Team 12<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Chau, beyond the Lines<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Last
Day of Freedom<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">No prediction made<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">FILM EDITING</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Big Short<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Spotlight<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Star Wars: The Force Awakens<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Embrace of the Serpent<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mustang<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Son of Saul<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Theeb<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">A War<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">No prediction made<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed out<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">the Window and Disappeared<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Bridge of Spies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Carol<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Hateful Eight<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Sicario<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Star Wars: The Force Awakens<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Hateful Eight<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">(I thought the soundtrack for Spotlight was fantastic, but this
wasn’t even nominated, although The Hateful Eight will win because of the fact
that Ennio Morricone hasn’t scored a picture for many a year)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">“Earned It,” Fifty Shades of Grey<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">“Manta Ray,” Racing Extinction<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">“Simple Song #3,” Youth<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">“Til It Happens To You,” The Hunting Ground<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">“Writing’s On The Wall,” Spectre<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">No prediction made<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">PRODUCTION DESIGN</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Bridge of Spies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Danish Girl<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Martian<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Bear Story<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Prologue<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Sanjay’s Super Team<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">We Can’t Live without Cosmos<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">World
of Tomorrow<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">No prediction made<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Ave Maria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Day One<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Everything Will Be Okay (Alles Wird Gut)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Shok<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Stutterer<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">No prediction made<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">SOUND EDITING</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Martian<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Sicario<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Star Wars: The Force Awakens<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">SOUND MIXING</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Bridge of Spies<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Martian<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Star Wars: The Force Awakens<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<br />
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<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">VISUAL EFFECTS</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Ex Machina<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Mad Max: Fury Road<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Martian<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Revenant<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Star Wars: The Force Awakens<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Star Wars: The Force
Awakens<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;">
<span style="color: #a18a25; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />
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<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Big Short<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Brooklyn<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Carol<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">The Martian<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #231f20; font-family: "Segoe UI Light","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI Light";">Room<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-90896861004267726062015-01-17T08:20:00.002+00:002015-01-17T08:20:50.888+00:00<div itemprop="articleBody" style="color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 22px; padding: 0px;">
The following are the oscar nominations for 2015.</div>
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I shall add a few comments on these then post my predictions nearer the time of the ceremony.</div>
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Well.... WTF, where the hell is the Lego Movie?!? I considered this a shoe in for best animated film and it isn't even nominated. I shall repeat again.... WTF. This alone made me consider boycotting the whole damn ceremony!</div>
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I am also surprised by the absence of Jake Gyllenhaal for best actor for Nightcrawler. I may not have been enamoured by the film as much as the people, but the central performance was simply brilliant.</div>
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My last rant is that Gone Girl is also not nominated for Best Picture and Best Director when it was clearly the best film of 2014!</div>
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Anyway... The main nominations:</div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Best Actor</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Bradley Cooper, "American Sniper"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Michael Keaton, "Birdman"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Best Actress</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Marion Cotillard, "Two Days, One Night"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Best Supporting Actor</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Robert Duvall, "The Judge"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Edward Norton, "Birdman"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">J.K. Simmons, "Whiplash"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Best Supporting Actress</strong></div>
<ul style="color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Patricia Arquette, "Boyhood"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Laura Dern, "Wild"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Emma Stone, "Birdman"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Meryl Streep, "Into the Woods"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cinematography</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Birdman"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Grand Budapest Hotel"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Ida"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Mr. Turner"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Unbroken"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Costume Design</strong></div>
<ul style="color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Grand Budapest Hotel"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Inherent Vice"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Into the Woods"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Maleficent"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Mr. Turner"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Directing</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Bennett Miller, "Foxcatcher"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">Morten Tyldum, "The Imitation Game"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Foreign Language Film</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Ida," Poland</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Leviathan," Russia</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Tangerines," Estonia</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Timbuktu," Mauritania</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Wild Tales," Argentina</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Makeup and Hairstyling</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Foxcatcher"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Grand Budapest Hotel"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Guardians of the Galaxy"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Original Score</strong></div>
<ul style="color: #333333; font-family: proxima-nova, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; list-style: none; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;">
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Grand Budapest Hotel"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Imitation Game"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Interstellar"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Mr. Turner"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Theory of Everything"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Adapted Screenplay</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"American Sniper"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Imitation Game"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Inherent Vice"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Theory of Everything"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Whiplash"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Original Screenplay</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Birdman"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Boyhood"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Foxcatcher"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Grand Budapest Hotel"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Nightcrawler"</li>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Best Picture</strong></div>
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<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"American Sniper"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Birdman"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Boyhood"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Grand Budapest Hotel"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Imitation Game"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Selma"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"The Theory of Everything"</li>
<li style="background-color: white; background-image: url(http://a.abcnews.com/assets/images/icons/bullet-999.gif); background-position: -5px 0px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 13px;">"Whiplash"</li>
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Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-74094443915723793482014-12-30T18:01:00.000+00:002014-12-30T18:02:15.222+00:002014 Review<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
Another year and another yearly review. So without
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Top 3 films of 2014<o:p></o:p></div>
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The trailers suggested that this would be good, but
sometimes trailers can be deception (The Phantom Menace, I’m looking at you),
as such I was very pleased to find out that this film ended up living up to and
even exceeding the trailers the proceeded it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I love Lego, always have and probably always will do and
this was pretty much as perfect a film about Lego as you could possibly find,
including a surprising and incredibly touching finale.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Guardians of the Galaxy</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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This is a film that took most people by surprise, but I
always had a sneaking suspicion that this would be the surprise hit of the year
and it ended up being just that and is (at present) the most successful film in
the US of 2014.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Marvel have been pumping out some excellent films of
late, with no apparent end to the quality that it is producing. Guardians of
the Galaxy turned out to be a good old fashion Sci-Fi romp of old, with a great
soundtrack to boot. It didn’t take itself too seriously and everyone who
watched it was just along for the ride in what has got to have been one of the
most fun films of 2014.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Gone Girl</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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This is at the top of my list for film of the year 2014.
I have been a fan of David Fincher for many years, but have found that some of
his films have been a bit lacking of late. What I loved about Gone Girl is that
I knew very little about it. All that I knew was that it was the story of a
wife who goes missing and that the husband is under the suspicion for murder,
but in truth this is only part of the story and the fact that the remainder of
the story was kept under wraps (when most trailers spoil such things) is
commendable.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Even discounting the twists and turns in the story, this
is a film with a very modern look at relationships and is both witty and
clever. I hope that it does well come Oscars, but I think that this is
unlikely. Rosamund Pike at least really deserves recognition for her role. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Interstellar</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Almost made it into my top 3, but decided that Guardians
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<b>Under the Skin</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The most Lynch like film, not directed by Lynch, for a
long time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Badadook</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Scary and also thought provoking.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Captain America: The Winter Soldier</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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A great Comic Book adventure. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>X-Men: Days of Future Past</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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This is my first real stab at an MMO, I’ve previously
been put off by ongoing subscription fees, so I approached this by buying the
PS3 version of the game (very cheap), then upgrading to the PS4 and getting 3
month’s worth of subscription (one month of which came free with the game).
This ended up costing a little less than I would pay for a brand new game. I then
looked to play as much of a could out of the game within this timeframe, with
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What I found was a Final Fantasy game which reminded me
very much of Final Fantasy XII (a game that wasn’t as widely accepted by most,
but one which I really enjoyed). I would go as far to say that Final Fantasy
XIV: A Realm Reborn, has probably been my favourite game since Final Fantasy
XII and during those 3 months, I thoroughly enjoyed my time (but still have
managed to avoid continuing my subscription).<o:p></o:p><br />
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<b>Alien Isolation</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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This is the first Alien game to live up to the Alien
name, and instead of taking its inspiration from Aliens, it instead looks to
Alien. This is much to do with the level of detail which has been put into the
game, such as the computer consoles, music and the whole environment. I
actually watched Alien again after playing the game and was amazed at the level
of detail which had been taken from the film and incorporated so well into the
game. This is a rare example of a film to move experience which really relishes
its original source material.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The star of the game is the Alien however. Not only in
how it looks, which is also spot on, but more due to it unpredictable nature
and it ferocity. It is rare for a game these days to have a single foe which is
so damn tough that you need to actively avoid it rather than take it on face on
(which rarely ends well) and I much prefer this type of game experience than
something where you mindless slaughter alien fiends. The game also had a little
surprise in the last quarter of the game which I had not expected, nor was
spoilt ahead of me playing, which was great. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I love Mario Kart games and every time I think that
Nintendo has honed the game to perfection (as I believed in the last couple of
games), I’m proven wrong. Mario Kart 8 is the finest game in the series and is
an utter joy to play. Nintendo have, in my opinion, managed to hit exactly the
tight notes with this game. Whereby in previous games the weapons could seem
overpowered, instead, if you are driving well they can slow you, but not
totally destroy you place in the pack. There is even a weapon which can be
stored to counter the dreaded blue shell, which is always a huge fist pump
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Added to the already incredible game are also DLC packs,
of which I have already got the first (the second due in 2015). Whilst Nintendo
have not been big on DLC in the past, this is both good value and also a great
addition to the game.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My game of 2014 undoubtedly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Persona Q</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Another great adventure from Telltale<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>PT</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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A demo, not a game, but boy did it scare the hell out of
me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>TV</u><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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In previous years I have contained my comments to just
Films, Gaming and Life (as my blog suggests), but for a change I thought I
would add a few comments in relation to the content on TV.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Over the last few years, it is fair to say that TV
programmes, in all their forms have been coming in leaps and bounds. This is
aided, not hindered by the rise in subscription online providers such as
Netflix and Lovefilm. Whereas previously TV was the domain for B list actors
wanting to rise to film, instead actors have been actively pursuing TV work and
real stars have come from TV.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The list of great programmes on TV is long, but I thought
I’d highlight a few of the great series that I have watched recently.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Breaking Bad</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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I think I started watching this at the beginning of the
year and got through it in a marathon session from beginning to end. A
fantastic series throughout and probably one of the strongest TV series in a
very long time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Game of Thrones</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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I have continued to enjoy the stories from Westeros as
they each play out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>American Horror Story</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Again, caught up on series 1-3 of this, with series 2
being the strongest by far.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Black Mirror</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Watched all of these (although haven’t watched the Christmas
2014 episode yet). Fantastic show with some real standouts.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>House of Cards</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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Series 2 was as compelling as the first, with a very
surprising moment in the first episode of series 2.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Life</u><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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A few bullet points of memorable things in my life from
2014:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;">We
all thoroughly enjoyed our very first cruise holiday, which was a fantastic
relaxing break. I also think that Elliot enjoyed some freedom on the cruise,
finding friends and spending time with them instead of being with Mum and Dad
all the time. I think that we will likely cruise again in the future based on
this experience and money permitting.</span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -18pt;">During
the cruise again, I managed to fulfil an early life goal of purchasing some
Lego from Denmark!</span><br />
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Elliot
found out that his secondary school would be Elizabeth College and started this
in September. We were pleased that Elliot managed to get to the school that he
hoped he would go to and also that he seems to have settled in well, adjusting
to a different pace of school life.<br />
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During
a trip to London I went to the Shakespeare Globe, which is something that I
have wanted to do for some time and really enjoyed the experience.</div>
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Again there are probably lots
more that I have missed out, but that will have to do for the year. So finally,
I just wanted to wish people a…<br />
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Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-83366538795724292014-12-26T21:09:00.003+00:002014-12-26T21:09:59.479+00:00Boxing Day Confession<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span lang="EN-US">Since Christmas has now passed I thought it
time to make my Boxing Day confession. I have always been deeply disturbed by
the lyrics of “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I see 3 possible explanation of this song, none
of them particularly pleasant, bearing in mind that it is clear from what is
said that “Daddy” is not present:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">1: That it isn’t Santa, but instead a
secret lover of Mommy, who has snuck in using the disguise of Santa. If so,
shame on them!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">2: It is actually Santa. In which case, I have
to ask myself what other devilish trickery is Santa up to? Are all the Mommy’s
in the world safe? Shouldn’t he be busy delivering present? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">3: That Santa is really Daddy in disguise.
This is the safest option and only suggest that either Mommy or Daddy have some
sort of Santa fetish going on, which I can quite understand, as I have always
found Mrs Santa outfits rather appealing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The problem is that it isn’t explained, and
the no knowing has been playing with my mind for countless years. Surely I can’t
be the only person bothered by this, can I?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-48251184150651065122014-12-10T19:35:00.001+00:002014-12-10T19:35:19.134+00:00Most anticipated games of 2015 (and beyond)<div class="MsoNoSpacing">
So here we are again, at this time of year I like to
think ahead to the coming year (and perhaps beyond), to games which are on the
horizon which I am looking forward to and then list these in order to determine
my most anticipated games.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Without spoiling anything, I note that this year this
seems to be a lack of portable games on my list (Vita/3DS), which is
surprising. Although there are some games for this system that I am looking
forward to, at present there are not any that have been announced that I feel
should be added at this stage. Saying that, I still have a large collection of
unplayed games on my portable systems to keep me going for some time yet!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Starting from 10 to 1:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">10.
Final Fantasy Type-0 (PS4)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This is a game that I never thought I would be able to
play. Released in Japan on the PSP, but never released outside of Japan, it is
now being updated for current gen consoles (PS4 & XB1), which is surprising
to say the least.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Whilst the graphics are probably not on par with a lot of
current gen games, the game itself is meant to be highly enjoyable and
fiendishly hard. I’m also just enjoying the though of a playing a Final Fantasy
game that I haven’t touched previously. Now all I need is for Final Fantasy
VII: Crisis Core to be updated and I’ll be a happy man.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is a new IP for Nintendo and it looks like a hell of
a lot of fun.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is unusual for Nintendo to go into the realms of a
competitive shooter (in this case a third person shooter rather than a FPS),
but it would seem that they are looking to do this in style. Interesting
characters, mechanics and play modes would seem to set this aside from your
regular online shooter, I just hope that the online infrastructure is up to
scratch for this (something that Nintendo have often fell short on).<o:p></o:p></div>
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More and more has been shown of this game since its
announcement, it is just a shame that it has been moved back from its initial
launch date of the end of 2014. This would appear to be following in the same
footsteps as the original game on the Wii, and the combat system also looks
very close, which is a very good thing, as I found this to be an excellent
system already.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The one failing of the original game was that the
graphics of the Wii could not meet the scope of the environments that it
represented. X appears to have addressed this and I hope that the characters
and story are as compelling as the previous game in the series.<o:p></o:p></div>
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7. The Last Guardian (PS4 - probably)<o:p></o:p></div>
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This game has been on my list of most anticipated games
for 5 years previous to this (at times at the very top of the list). Although
there have been assurances from Sony that this game is still being developed,
I’m really starting to get a sense that it may never see the light of day. I
had hoped that something would have been shown at E3, TGS or VGA, but it was a
no show.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As a result, this has slipped down to an all-time low at
number 7.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Final Fantasy XV (Multi)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The game previously known as
Final Fantasy XIII Versus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">There has been a lot shown of
this recently and everything seems to suggest a large and interesting open
world. I’m a little disappointed that the team is an all male team, as it is
often (but not always) the female characters in Final Fantasy games which are
the more interesting characters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">I’m interested to see how this
plays though, as it would seem that this may lack the strategy that I like
Final Fantasy games for and will be more of a third person combat game, but
either way, hopefully this will help to restore the Final Fantasy name.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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5. No Mans Sky (PS4)<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m just loving the look of this game.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For some reasons this reminds me of a mixture of Elite
and Captain Blood (and old Atari ST game). It is rare to have a game which
celebrates exploration like this game apparently does. I do have some
reservations about the game, one that despite how vast the universe contained
in the game appears to be, that it is possible that it may seem a bit
regurgitated and not have a satisfactory degree of variety and two that beyond
pure exploration that there may not be enough to glue to game together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am happy to believe that this game will fulfil on its
apparent potential and as such it stays at number 5.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">4.
Persona 5 (PS4)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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The fact that this is being released on the PS4 is a
great boost to the game. I would have got it on the PS3 either way, but I’m
pretty much set into the newest generation of consoles and rarely get any PS3
games these days.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of all the JRPG’s that I have played, the Persona games
have to be one of my all-time favourites and to be truth I have only very
recently got into them (after playing both 3 and 4). I just hope that this new
version has the same charm and Japanese High School theme running throughout.<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (PS4)<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first true footage of this came out of the VGA show
recently and it certainly looks very impressive, but at the same time I was a
little disappointed that it did not seem to be that much of a leap up from the
previous games in the series.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Every game that has come out of Naughty Dog the last 7
years has been absolute genius, however, and I’m still really looking forward
to next-gen entry into this fantastic series and believe that it will live up
to the Naughty Dog name.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Based solely on the previous output, this has made it to
number 3. <o:p></o:p></div>
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2. Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Multi)<o:p></o:p></div>
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This looks pretty damn impressive, but I’m still slightly
miffed at the split between this and Ground Zero’s, which despite how impressive
it was, really was a paid demo.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It seems like an age now since the last Metal Gear Solid
game, and this also looks to be taking more from Peace Walker than MGS4, which
had many smart ideas which haven’t been used since.<o:p></o:p></div>
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More than anything, however, it was the demonstration of
Metal Gear Online from the VGA’s which has reignited my interest. The original
Metal Gear Online, which came together with MGS4, was one of the first real
instances where I truly got into online gaming, so much so that I was part of a
clan that took place in tournaments for a short while. Nothing has come out
quite like Metal Gear Online since, and the new version looks to be a joy to
play, with all the humour and variety that I would expect.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1. New Zelda (Wii U)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Yep Zelda is at the top.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The Legend of Zelda game series has got to be my
favourite series of games, with the likes of the Ocarina of Time and A Link to
the Past being the finest games ever made. Even some of the lessor games in the
series still remain very good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is clear that this game (which has been promised to be
released in 2015) is looking to the likes of Skyrim for inspiration, especially
in view of the large open world. It still does seem to have a style of its own,
which is in line with recent Zelda games (the likes of Skyward Sword) and from
the demo shown during TGS just a few days ago, is looking very impressive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m hoping that a full trailer and a full reveal during
E3 2015 will shed some further light on this.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Other games which I am interested in, which did not make
the list:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Batman: Arkham Knight (Multi)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Fire Emblem Vs Shin Megami Tensei (Wii U)<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Mirror’s
Edge (Multi)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">New
Star Fox (Wii U)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The
Witcher: Wild Hunt (Multi)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Battlefront
(Multi)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">The
Forest (PS4)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Project
Steam (3DS)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Games
that I wish would be made, but it is unlikely or nothing has been announced:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Super
Mario Galaxy 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Shenmue
3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Half
Life 3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Portal
3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">Basically,
it would seem, anything with a 3 at the end!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-17771919045330489772014-03-03T05:25:00.002+00:002014-03-03T05:27:47.171+00:00Oscar results<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;">So here is a run down of how I did with my Oscar predictions:</span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best picture</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">12 Years a Slave</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">American Hustle</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain Phillips</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dallas Buyers Club</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Her</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nebraska</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Philomena</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Wolf of Wall Street</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: red;">WRONG: 12 Years a Slave</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px;">It really did look like it was going Graviy's way... Oh well! I'm sure in years to come Gravity is likely to be the film which is better remembered.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best director</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Alexander Payne - Nebraska</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">David O. Russell - American Hustle</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Martin Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en" style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best lead actor</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Christian Bale - American Hustle</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bruce Dern - Nebraska</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street</span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best lead actress</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Amy Adams - American Hustle</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Judi Dench - Philomena</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Meryl Streep - August: Osage County</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">Sandra Bullock – Gravity</span></span></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: red;">WRONG: Cate Blanchett</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px;">Amy Adams was a bit of a long shot for me.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best performance by an actor in a supporting role</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bradley Cooper - American Hustle</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jonah Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best performance by an actress in a supporting role</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sally Hawkins - Blue Jasmine</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Lupita Nyong’o - 12 Years a Slave</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Julia Roberts - August: Osage County</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">June Squibb – Nebraska</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best animated feature film of the year</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Croods</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Despicable Me 2</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ernest & Celestine</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Frozen</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Wind Rises</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in cinematography</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Grandmaster - Philippe Le Sourd</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity - Emmanuel Lubezki</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Inside Llewyn Davis - Bruno Delbonnel</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nebraska - Phedon Papamichael</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Prisoners - Roger A. Deakins</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in costume design</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>American Hustle - Michael Wilkinson</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Grandmaster - William Chang Suk Ping</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Great Gatsby - Catherine Martin</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Invisible Woman - Michael O’Connor</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">12 Years a Slave - Patricia Norris</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: red;">WRONG: The Great Gatsby</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px;">I guess that I was misguided by the revealing outfits of Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence... </span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in film editing</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">American Hustle - Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain Phillips - Christopher Rouse</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dallas Buyers Club - John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity - Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">12 Years a Slave - Joe Walker</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in makeup and hairstyling</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Dallas Buyers Club - Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa - Stephen Prouty</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Lone Ranger - Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">RIGHT</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Book Thief - John Williams</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity - Steven Price</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Her - William Butler and Owen Pallett</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Philomena - Alexandre Desplat</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Saving Mr. Banks - Thomas Newman</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Happy from Despicable Me 2</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Let It Go from Frozen</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Moon Song from “Her</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ordinary Love from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in production design</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">American Hustle - Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration: Heather Loeffler</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gravity - Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin and Joanne Woollard</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>The Great Gatsby - Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Beverley Dunn</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Her - Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">12 Years a Slave - Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Alice Baker</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
<span style="color: blue;">RIGHT</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best animated short film</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Feral</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Get a Horse!</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mr. Hublot</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Possessions</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Room on the Broom</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: red;">WRONG: Mr. Hublot</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px;">:(</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in sound editing</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">All Is Lost - Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain Phillips - Oliver Tarney</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity - Glenn Freemantle</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Brent Burge</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lone Survivor - Wylie Stateman</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: 15px;">RIGHT</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in sound mixing</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain Phillips - Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris Munro</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity - Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Inside Llewyn Davis - Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lone Survivor - Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-size: 15px;">RIGHT</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement in visual effects</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity - Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug -Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David Clayton and Eric Reynolds</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Iron Man 3 - Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Lone Ranger - Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John Frazier</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Star Trek Into Darkness - Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and Burt Dalton</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">RIGHT</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best adapted screenplay</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Before Midnight - written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain Phillips - screenplay by Billy Ray</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Philomena - screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>12 Years a Slave - screenplay by John Ridley</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Wolf of Wall Street - screenplay by Terence Winter</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">RIGHT</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best original screenplay</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>American Hustle - Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Blue Jasmine - Written by Woody Allen</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dallas Buyers Club - Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Her - Written by Spike Jonze</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nebraska - Written by Bob Nelson</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
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<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: red;">WRONG - Her</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px;">So, counting these up, I got 15 right out of 20 predictions, or 75%. A pretty good score in my book and much better than last years predictions.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 15px;">Although I have to say that I'm disappointed that Gravity didn't win best picture, even though it managed to snag most awards during the night.</span></div>
Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-55948489224760035852014-02-12T18:54:00.001+00:002014-02-12T18:54:24.228+00:002014 Oscar Predictions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Here are my predictions:</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
picture</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">12
Years a Slave</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">American
Hustle</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain
Phillips</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dallas
Buyers Club</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Her</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nebraska</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Philomena</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Wolf of Wall Street</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
believe that this is mainly a two horse race between 12 Years a Slave
and Gravity, with American Hustle as an outside possibility.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
did not feel that 12 Years a Slave resonated with me a great deal,
whereas Gravity blew me away and was by far my favorite film of last
year. I think that the weighting is likely with 12 Years a Slave and
Gravity, but I’m going to go with my gut and say that Gravity will
win.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
director</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Alfonso
Cuarón - Gravity</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Steve
McQueen - 12 Years a Slave</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Alexander
Payne - Nebraska</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">David
O. Russell - American Hustle</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Martin
Scorsese - The Wolf of Wall Street</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">I
can’t see anyone </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">over
Alfonso Cuarón taking this one home.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
lead actor</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Christian
Bale - American Hustle</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bruce
Dern - Nebraska</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Chiwetel
Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Matthew
McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Leonardo
DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">I
would love to see this go to Leonardo DiCaprio, who I thought was
brilliant in The Wolf of Wall Street, but believe that this is likely
between Chiwetel Ejiofor and Matthew McConaughey.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">I
wasn’t really sold by </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">Chiwetel
Ejiofor’s performance in 12 Years a Slave (which is one of the
reasons that the film didn’t win me over), as such I’m saying
Matthew McConaughey.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
lead actress</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Amy
Adams - American Hustle</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Cate
Blanchett - Blue Jasmine</span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Judi
Dench - Philomena</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Meryl
Streep - August: Osage County</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">Sandra
Bullock – Gravity</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">My
choice would be Sandra Bullock, but the favorite is currently Cate
Blanchett (and I can’t comment because I haven’t seen Blue
Jasmine). Everyone on this list with the exception of Amy Adams has
won an </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">Oscar
in the past and as such, she may stand a chance due to this (and her
great performance in American Hustle.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">I
think that any other year this would be </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">Cate
Blanchett, but her hopes may have been tarred by the current
controversy associated with Woody Allen and as such I’m going with
</span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">Amy
Adams.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
performance by an actor in a supporting role</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Barkhad
Abdi - Captain Phillips</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Bradley
Cooper - American Hustle</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Michael
Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jonah
Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Jared
Leto - Dallas Buyers Club</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Although
I haven’t seen the film, based on the part that has been played by
him (and also based on the other nominees), I going with Jared Leto
for this one.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
performance by an actress in a supporting role</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sally
Hawkins - Blue Jasmine</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jennifer
Lawrence - American Hustle</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Lupita
Nyong’o - 12 Years a Slave</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Julia
Roberts - August: Osage County</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">June
Squibb – Nebraska</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">I
would really like this to go to </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">Jennifer
Lawrence and in any other year it probably would, but seeing as she
won best actress last year I’m think that this is unlikely. As such
I believe that Lupita Nyong’o will win this.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
animated feature film of the year</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Croods</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Despicable
Me 2</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ernest
& Celestine</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Frozen</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Wind Rises</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I’d
be surprised if it were anything else.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in cinematography</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Grandmaster - Philippe Le Sourd</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity
- Emmanuel Lubezki</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Inside
Llewyn Davis - Bruno Delbonnel</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nebraska
- Phedon Papamichael</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Prisoners
- Roger A. Deakins</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gravity
again – It was a remarkable achievement i cinematography.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in costume design</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>American
Hustle - Michael Wilkinson</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Grandmaster - William Chang Suk Ping</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Great Gatsby - Catherine Martin</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Invisible Woman - Michael O’Connor</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">12
Years a Slave - Patricia Norris</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">A
tough call between </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en">American
Hustle and The Great Gatsby, but in view of the fact that The Great
Gatsby isn’t up for Best Picture (and also because I selfishly
loved the outfits on both Jenifer Lawrence and Amy Adams), I’m
going with American Hustle.</span></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
documentary feature</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Act of Killing</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Cutie
and the Boxer</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dirty
Wars</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Square</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">20
Feet from Stardom</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">No
prediction made – I don’t know enough about each film to comment.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
documentary short subject</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">CaveDigger</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Facing
Fear</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Karama
Has No Walls</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Prison
Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">No
prediction made – I don’t know enough about each film to comment.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in film editing</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">American
Hustle - Jay Cassidy, Crispin Struthers and Alan Baumgarten</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain
Phillips - Christopher Rouse</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dallas
Buyers Club - John Mac McMurphy and Martin Pensa</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity
- Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">12
Years a Slave - Joe Walker</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gravity
- Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
foreign language film of the year</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Broken Circle Breakdown, Belgium</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Great Beauty, Italy</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Hunt, Denmark</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Missing Picture, Cambodia</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Omar,
Palestine</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">No
prediction made – I don’t know enough about each film to comment.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in makeup and hairstyling</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Dallas
Buyers Club - Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Jackass
Presents: Bad Grandpa - Stephen Prouty</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Lone Ranger - Joel Harlow and Gloria Pasqua-Casny</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in music written for motion pictures (Original score)</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Book Thief - John Williams</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity
- Steven Price</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Her
- William Butler and Owen Pallett</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Philomena
- Alexandre Desplat</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Saving
Mr. Banks - Thomas Newman</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Not
too sure about this one, but I’m hoping that this will share the
Gravity love.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in music written for motion pictures (Original song)</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Happy
from Despicable Me 2</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Let
It Go from Frozen</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Moon Song from “Her</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ordinary
Love from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">A
great song... I’d be disappointed if this didn’t win.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in production design</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">American
Hustle - Production Design: Judy Becker; Set Decoration:
Heather Loeffler</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Gravity
- Production Design: Andy Nicholson; Set Decoration: Rosie Goodwin
and Joanne Woollard</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>The
Great Gatsby - Production Design: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration:
Beverley Dunn</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Her
- Production Design: K.K. Barrett; Set Decoration: Gene Serdena</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">12
Years a Slave - Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration:
Alice Baker</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
animated short film</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Feral</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Get
a Horse!</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mr.
Hublot</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Possessions</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Room
on the Broom</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I’ll
probably be wrong on this one, but I have to put down Room on the
Broom.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
live action short film</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Aquel
No Era Yo (That Wasn’t Me)</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Avant
Que De Tout Perdre (Just before Losing Everything)</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Helium</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pitääkö
Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?)</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Voorman Problem</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">No
prediction made – I don’t know enough about each film to comment.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in sound editing</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">All
Is Lost - Steve Boeddeker and Richard Hymns</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain
Phillips - Oliver Tarney</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity
- Glenn Freemantle</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Brent Burge</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lone
Survivor - Wylie Stateman</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
sound awards are always hard to judge, but I’m going with Gravity.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in sound mixing</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain
Phillips - Chris Burdon, Mark Taylor, Mike Prestwood Smith and Chris
Munro</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity
- Skip Lievsay, Niv Adiri, Christopher Benstead and Chris Munro</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges,
Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Inside
Llewyn Davis - Skip Lievsay, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lone
Survivor - Andy Koyama, Beau Borders and David Brownlow</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
sound awards are always hard to judge, but I’m going with Gravity.</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Achievement
in visual effects</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Gravity
- Tim Webber, Chris Lawrence, Dave Shirk and Neil Corbould</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug -Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon, David
Clayton and Eric Reynolds</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Iron
Man 3 - Christopher Townsend, Guy Williams, Erik Nash and Dan Sudick</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Lone Ranger - Tim Alexander, Gary Brozenich, Edson Williams and John
Frazier</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Star
Trek Into Darkness - Roger Guyett, Patrick Tubach, Ben Grossmann and
Burt Dalton</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
adapted screenplay</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Before
Midnight - written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Captain
Phillips - screenplay by Billy Ray</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Philomena
- screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>12
Years a Slave - screenplay by John Ridley</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Wolf of Wall Street - screenplay by Terence Winter</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>Best
original screenplay</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><b>American
Hustle - Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell</b></span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Blue
Jasmine - Written by Woody Allen</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dallas
Buyers Club - Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Her
- Written by Spike Jonze</span></span></div>
<div class="western" lang="en" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Nebraska
- Written by Bob Nelson</span></span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en"><br />This
is a tough one to call. Spike Jonze has one in the past, but Her
certainly is original (if you ignore Electric Dreams), Dallas Buyers
Club also has a lot of momentum. Ultimately, I believe that voters
will want this to go to David O. Russell for American Hustle.</span></span></span><br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Overall,
I’m slightly concerned that my judgement may have been slightly
biased by my love of Gravity (especially since for the current
Oscar’s favourite I have only predicted 2 awards), but I guess that
we will see come Oscar night (in about 2 ½ weeks).</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br />
</div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-size: 11pt;">As
always, I will post the results, together with how I have done on
this blog.</span></div>
<div class="western" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<br /></div>
Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-71118086901006951852014-01-17T21:59:00.000+00:002014-02-12T15:00:05.316+00:00Oscar nominations 2014Below is a list of the Oscar nominations for 2014:<br />
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">BEST PICTURE</span><br />
"12 Years a Slave"<br />
"American Hustle"<br />
"Captain Phillips"<br />
"Dallas Buyers Club"<br />
"Gravity"<br />
"Her"<br />
"Nebraska"<br />
"Philomena"<br />
"The Wolf of Wall Street"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</span><br />
Christian Bale for "American Hustle"<br />
Bruce Dern for "Nebraska"<br />
Leonardo DiCaprio for "The Wolf of Wall Street"<br />
Chiwetel Ejiofer for "12 Years a Slave"<br />
Matthew McConaughey for "Dallas Buyers Club"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE</span><br />
Amy Adams for "American Hustle"<br />
Cate Blanchett for "Blue Jasmine"<br />
Sandra Bullock for "Gravity"<br />
Judi Dench for "Philomena"<br />
Meryl Streep for "August: Osage County"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">DIRECTING</span><br />
Alfonso Cuarón for "Gravity"<br />
Steve McQueen for "12 Years a Slave"<br />
Alexander Payne for "Nebraska"<br />
David O. Russell for "American Hustle"<br />
Martin Scorsese for "The Wolf of Wall Street"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</span><br />
Barkhad Abdi for "Captain Phillips"<br />
Bradley Cooper for "American Hustle"<br />
Michael Fassbender for "12 Years a Slave"<br />
Jonah Hill for "The Wolf of Wall Street"<br />
Jared Leto for "Dallas Buyers Club"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</span><br />
Sally Hawkins for "Blue Jasmine"<br />
Jennifer Lawrence for "American Hustle"<br />
Lupita Nyong'o for "12 Years a Slave"<br />
Julia Roberts for "August: Osage County"<br />
June Squibb for "Nebraska"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM</span><br />
"The Broken Circle Breakdown" - Belgium<br />
"The Great Beauty" - Italy<br />
"The Hunt" - Denmark<br />
"The Missing Picture" - Cambodia<br />
"Omar" - Palestine</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">ANIMATED FEATURE FILM</span><br />
"The Croods"<br />
"Despicable Me 2"<br />
"Ernest and Celestine"<br />
"Frozen"<br />
"The Wind Rises"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">SCREENPLAY (Adapted)</span><br />
"12 Years a Slave" by John Ridley<br />
"Before Midnight" by Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke & Richard Linklater<br />
"Captain Phillips" by Billy Ray<br />
"Philomena" by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope<br />
"The Wolf of Wall Street" by Terence Winter</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">SCREENPLAY (Original)</span><br />
"American Hustle" by David O. Russell and Eric Singer<br />
"Blue Jasmine" by Woody Allen<br />
"Dallas Buyers Club" by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack<br />
"Her" by Spike Jonze<br />
"Nebraska" by Bob Nelson</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">CINEMATOGRAPHY</span><br />
Bruno Delbonnel for "Inside Llewyn Davis"<br />
Philippe Le Sourd for "The Grandmaster"<br />
Emmanuel Lubezki for "Gravity"<br />
Phedon Papamichael for "Nebraska"<br />
Roger Deakins for "Prisoners"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">COSTUME DESIGN</span><br />
William Chang Suk Ping for "The Grandmaster"<br />
Catherine Martin for "The Great Gatsby"<br />
Michael O'Connor for "The Invisible Woman"<br />
Patricia Norris for "12 Years a Slave"<br />
Michael Wilkinson for "American Hustle"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">DOCUMENTARY FEATURE</span><br />
"20 Feet from Stardom"<br />
"The Act of Killing"<br />
"Cutie and the Boxer"<br />
"Dirty Wars"<br />
"The Square"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT</span><br />
"Cavedigger"<br />
"Facing Fear"<br />
"Karama Has No Walls"<br />
"The Lady in Number 6"<br />
"Prison Terminal"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">FILM EDITING</span><br />
"12 Years a Slave"<br />
"American Hustle"<br />
"Captain Phillips"<br />
"Dallas Buyers Club"<br />
"Gravity"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">MAKEUP</span><br />
"Dallas Buyers Club"<br />
"Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa"<br />
"The Lone Ranger"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)</span><br />
John Williams for "The Book Thief"<br />
Steven Price for "Gravity"<br />
William Butler and Owen Pallett for "Her"<br />
Alexandre Desplat for "Philomena"<br />
Thomas Newman for "Saving Mr. Banks"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)</span><br />
'Alone Yet Not Alone' from "Alone Yet Not Alone"<br />
'Happy' from "Despicable Me 2"<br />
'Let It Go' from "Frozen"<br />
'The Moon Song' from "Her"<br />
'Ordinary Love' from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">PRODUCTION DESIGN</span><br />
"12 Years a Slave"<br />
"American Hustle"<br />
"Gravity"<br />
"The Great Gatsby"<br />
"Her"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)</span><br />
"Feral"<br />
"Get a Horse"<br />
"Mr. Hublot"<br />
"Possessions"<br />
"Room on the Broom"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)</span><br />
"Aquel No Era Yo" (That Wasn't Me)<br />
"Avant Que De Tout Perde" (Just Before Losing Everything)<br />
"Helium"<br />
"Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa?" (Do I Have To Take Care of Everything)<br />
"The Voorman Problem"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">SOUND EDITING</span><br />
"All is Lost"<br />
"Captain Phillips"<br />
"Gravity"<br />
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"<br />
"Lone Survivor"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">SOUND MIXING</span><br />
"Captain Phillips"<br />
"Gravity"<br />
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"<br />
"Inside Llewyn Davis"<br />
"Lone Survivor"</div>
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<span style="color: #aa7700; font-size: 1em; font-weight: bold;">VISUAL EFFECTS</span><br />
"Gravity"<br />
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"<br />
"Iron Man 3"<br />
"The Lone Ranger"<br />
"Star Trek Into Darkness"</div>
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2013 Review</div>
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This is well, WELL,
overdue. I normally finish this by the end of the year, but partially
due to internet issues this has been delayed. I have also slightly
shortened his to just cover my top films and games of the year will
little else in the way of details... anyway...</div>
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Another year and
another yearly review. So without further introductions:</div>
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<b>Films</b></div>
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Top 3 films of 2013</div>
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<b>Gravity</b></div>
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This is my top film
of the year and I’m hoping that it is also recognized come the
Oscars in 2014, as it certainly deserves all the awards that can be
thrown at it.</div>
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In the past I have
been very wary of 3D films, but some film have recently (whilst not
completely) slightly converted me, and Gravity is one of the very
best uses of 3D in cinema. It is a very simple and short film, but
watching it in the cinema (even our pitiful local cinema) was
breathtaking.</div>
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<b>The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire</b></div>
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This seems to be a
bit of a surprising entry into my top 3 films of the year, especially
in view of the fact that I had a lukewarm response to the first film.
This second film was, in my opinion, head and shoulders above the
original.</div>
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It was an extremely
dark film for a 12a rated film, prompting me to ask my son (age 10)
on several occasions if he was ok during the first half of the film.
It also tackled my very current issues surprisingly well, whilst
still remaining a very entertaining film.</div>
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<b>Django Unchained</b></div>
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It took me an age to
watch this, after numerous failed attempts to watch it. In the end it
was worth the wait, and is not only a great Tarantino film, but also
a great Western as well. I just hope that Tarantino directs yet
another western next (as he has recently indicated), as Hollywood
needs more westerns of this calibre.</div>
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<b>Games</b></div>
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Top 3 games on 2012</div>
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<b>Persona 4: Golden</b></div>
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This was my first
introduction to the Persona series and since playing this I have also
now played Persona 3 portable (PSP) and also have Persona 2 to play
at some point. Persona 5 (when eventually released) is also now one
of my most anticipated games, despite knowing next to anything at all
about it. That probably gives and indication of how much I am now
taken by the series.</div>
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The fact that the
series is based in a Japanese High School during a standard school
year and not the typical Fantasy/Sci-Fi setting sets this apart from
most RPG's. I also think that the mixture between the persona
collection (which has similarities to Pokemon) and typical JRPG
gameplay is genius and compelling.</div>
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A fantastic game the
gripped me from beginning to end.</div>
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<b>Fire Emblem:
Awakening</b></div>
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I love the Advance
Wars games (also from Intelligence Systems), but had never played any
of the Fire Emblem games prior to this. I am now a convert. This is
now my most played game on the 3DS (ignoring Animal Crossing – but
that has been played more by Roz than me), with over 80 hours put
into this.</div>
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A fantastic strategy
game with a surprising marriage mechanic, which ensure that you do
not want to let any characters die under any circumstances, and also
due to the fact that time travel is involved, means that you get to
see how the offspring of your characters turns out, who can also be
called into the scenario.</div>
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<b>The Last of Us</b></div>
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The Uncharted games
from Naughty Dog have always been great, but it is good to see an
original property from this game developer.</div>
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It could be easy to
quickly consider this as an average post apocalyptic adventure that
you see so often in games, but it is the relationships in the game
and the bleak and desperate management of resources, together with
the scrabble to survive which elevates this.</div>
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The best game on the
PS3 during the year and very possible the best game overall during
the year.</div>
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I really need to
find some time to play through this another time before the first
story DLC is released (which is a must buy)</div>
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Notable mentions:</div>
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<b>Super Mario 3D World</b></div>
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A joy to play, and
very almost made it into my top 3.</div>
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<b>Assassins Creed 4:
Black Flag</b></div>
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I didn’t like AC3,
but this is a completely different kettle of fish (and whales and
sharks). The best game so far on my PS4.</div>
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<b>Remember Me</b></div>
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A game from my PS+
subscription which really surprised me.</div>
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<b>The Legend of Zelda:
A Link Between Worlds</b></div>
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A great throwback to
A Link to the Past</div>
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Note: Posted as 31/12/13 - but finalised much later than this</div>
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anticipated games of 2014 (and beyond)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">So
here we are again, at this time of year I like to think ahead to the
coming year (and perhaps beyond), to games which are on the horizon
which I am looking forward to and then list these in order to
determine my most anticipated games.</span></span></span></div>
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from 10 to 1:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">10.
Watch Dogs (Multi)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
like many others was amazed by the demonstration of this back in E3
of 2012, and for me this was the reason for a next-gen system. It was
somewhat of a disappointment that this was pushed back at the last
minute from the launch of the next-gen systems.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I’m
hoping that the delay allows them to shine up a good game into a
truly great game.</span></span></span></div>
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Final Fantasy XV (Multi)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
game previously known as Final Fantasy XIII Versus.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This
looks to be quite the departure from the Final Fantasy formula, not
that I think that this is a bad thing. My feelings are that Final
Fantasy has lost its touch since Final Fantasy IX (with Final Fantasy
XII being the exception to this – but I know that many people feel
differently to me on this).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
just hope that the gameplay is on par with the striking cinematics!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">8.
Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">This
is still a bright spark in the announced games for the Wii U and it
can’t come out soon enough. I’m just hoping that Nintendo can be
persuaded to arrange for the original Bayonetta to also be released
for the Wii U, a double bundle would be especially nice.</span></span></span></div>
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Infamous: Second Son (PS4)</span></div>
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of my favourite games from the previous generation were Infamous and
its sequel and as such, I am excited to see how the next game shapes
up on the PS4. The brief snippets shown so far have been very
promising and seeing as it is due out in March 2014, there isn’t
too much of a wait.</span></span></span></div>
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Monolith X game (WiiU)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
was a huge fan of Xenoblade and firmly believe that it was the best
RPG of the prior generation and also one of the best games on the
Wii. It’s one failing was that the graphics of the Wii did not meet
the scope of the game, and this looks to be rectified by the next
game by Monolith which is due out on the Wii U and as such can
benefit from HD resolution.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">From
what has been shown so far, this looks to have similar elements to
Xenoblade, but also involve mechs that you can control (rather than
them being solely the antagonists of the previous game).</span></span></span></div>
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Uncharted 4 (PS4)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">So
far very little has been shown of this game, but every game that has
come out of Naughty Dog the last 7 years has been absolute genius and
I’m really looking forward to next-gen entry into this fantastic
series.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Based
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Persona 5 (PS3)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Next
to nothing has been shown of this game and it has in fact only just
been officially announced, with a release date (in Japan at least) of
the end of 2014.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">During
2013 I have just started to get into the Persona games, having played
both Persona 3 and Persona 4: Golden during the year, and it has to
be said that they are now amongst my favourite JRPG’s going.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">It’s
a bit of a shame that they are being released solely on PS3 and not
next gen systems, as there is a fear that by the time that it is
released that it may be ignored because of this (which is effectively
what happened to Persona 4 on release).</span></span></span></div>
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Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Multi)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
fact that this has been split between The Phantom Pain and Ground
Zero’s has meant that my anticipation of this game has dropped
slightly (I hate it when they purposely split films in half to make
more money, e.g. Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2, and the same applies to
games).</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As
a fan of the series, I’m still looking forward to this coming out
on PS4 and will likely (price dependant) end up buying both entries.
There is no doubt in my mind, that this is looking to be a fantastic
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Mario Kart 8 (WiiU)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I
have always been a very big fan of the Mario Kart series and Mario
Kart 7 on the 3DS is the pinnacle so far. There may have been
numerous other kart racers released, but nothing has ever matched the
precision and the playability of the Mario Kart series.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I’m
also proud of the fact that this is the one game that I can put my
hand on heart and state that I am truly good at. There may be other
players out there that are better than me, but I think that in
general, this is one game series where I am amongst the better
players.</span></span></span></div>
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I have seen so far of Mario Kart 8 seems to suggest a slight blend
with the F-Zero series, which is fine with me considering that
Nintendo seems to have otherwise ignored this series since the
Gamecube days. Overall, this looks cracking so far and I’m really
looking forward to this.</span></span></span></div>
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The Last Guardian (PS4 - probably)</span></span></span></div>
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game has been on my list of most anticipated games for 4 years
previous to this (at times at the very top of the list). Recent hints
have suggested that this may be moving to the PS4, which makes sense
as I believe that the game was likely too ambitious for the PS3.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
sense of mystery as to what the hell is happening to this game has
only heightened my interest. Surely this has to come out by the end
of 2014!</span></span></span></div>
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have nagging doubt that the end result may not live up to the
anticipation of this game, but considering the fact that both ICO and
Shadow of the Colossus were two of the finest games ever conceived
(in my opinion) this has a lot riding on it. </span></span></span>
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games which I am interested in, which did not make the list:</span></span></span></div>
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Emblem Vs Shin Megami Tensei (WiiU)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Mirror’s
Edge (Multi)</span></div>
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4 Vita (PSVita)</span></div>
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Life 2: Episode 3 / Half Life 3 (Multi – hopefully)</span></div>
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Layton vs Phoenix Wright (3DS)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The
Division (Multi)</span></span></span></div>
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Order:1886 (PS4)</span></span></span></div>
Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-44938710939182668412013-02-25T05:21:00.003+00:002013-02-25T05:21:46.202+00:00Oscar predictions - my resultsUnlike previous years, I don't think that I'll post all of the Oscar result (after all these are readily available just about everywhere).<br />
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What I will confirm, however, our how my predictions went:<br />
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Predictions correct: 12<br />
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Predictions incorrect: 9<br />
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As such, this give me a total of a 57% success ratio.
Better than 50%, which I always aim for, but it still could have been better..Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-47675051870389689262013-02-23T18:07:00.001+00:002013-02-23T18:07:24.753+00:00Changes to predictionsJust a very brief post to state that I have made 3 slight changes to my Oscar predictions this year, which are reflected in the previous post. Both the changed prediction, and that made by me previously have been shown.Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-76903946753202640152013-01-31T12:44:00.000+00:002013-02-23T18:06:03.316+00:00Oscar Predictions 2013Well here they are!<br />
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Only a few more weeks to find out how right or wrong I am...<br />
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<strong>Best Motion Picture of the Year</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Change:<br />
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ARGO<br />
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I cannot get around the fact that I believe that Lincoln was a terrible film and as such I have gone with my gut on this and changed my prediction. Although I have not seen Argo, it is likely the film after Lincoln that is likely to win and as such, I have gone with this.<br />
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Previously:<br />
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Lincoln (2012): Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy<br />
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I really, really want Les Miserables to win best picture, but as much as I want this to happen, I have to face the facts that this is unlikely to happen. Unfortunately, Les Miserables has somewhat of a Marmite effect, it’s something that you either really like, or just don’t get at all. The audience who have enjoyed the stage musical seem to have taken to it, but I don’t think that it has had a big enough impression (in America at least) in order to secure a win. <br />
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Argo, probably has a chance, but the Director snub goes against this, Zero Dark Thirty also has a chance, but the controversy around the depiction of torture goes against this.<br />
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Ultimately, seeing as this is an America ceremony, I think that this will go to Lincoln (despite my thoughts on the film).<br />
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<strong>Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Daniel Day-Lewis for Lincoln (2012)<br />
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Although I didn’t like Lincoln, there’s no doubting that Daniel-Day-Lewis did a great job in it and I think that he is going to make it a hat-trick (pun intended).<br />
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<strong>Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Jennifer Lawrence for Silver Linings Playbook (2012)<br />
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There is a chance that Jessica Chastain may get this (and in my opinion would be the person I would give this to for her performance in Zero Dark Thirty), but there seems to be a lot of Hollywood love for Jennifer Lawrence these last 2 years, and I see this going to her.<br />
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<strong>Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln (2012)<br />
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There is a slight chance that this may go to Christoph Waltz, but I’m betting on Tommy Lee Jones, who was one of the few redeeming elements of Lincoln.<br />
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<strong>Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Anne Hathaway for Les Misérables (2012)<br />
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If this goes to anyone else, it will be a crime of epic proportions.<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Directing</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Steven Spielberg for Lincoln (2012)<br />
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Although I don’t believe that it is deserved (for Lincoln at least), I think that this is Spielberg’s.<br />
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<strong>Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Django Unchained (2012): Quentin Tarantino<br />
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This is between Amour, Django and Zero Dark Thirty. I’m betting on Django Unchained, because as much as Hollywood are sometimes wary of Tarantino as a director, they often respect his writing skills.<br />
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<strong>Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Change:<br />
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ARGO<br />
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in view of the fact that I have changed my best picture prediction, I have also amended this category as well.<br />
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Previously:<br />
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Life of Pi (2012): David Magee<br />
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Both Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook are probably the frontrunners here, but I think the fact that Life of Pi is a higher regarded book, and also the fact that this was a good adaptation may go in its favour.<br />
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<strong>Best Animated Feature Film of the Year</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Wreck-It Ralph (2012): Rich Moore<br />
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This is a very tough one to call. I would love this to go to The Pirates, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this might go to Wreck-It-Ralph.<br />
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<strong>Best Foreign Language Film of the Year</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Amour (2012)(Austria)<br />
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As this is the only foreign film which is in the best film category as well, this is pretty much a given in my eyes.<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Cinematography</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
<br />
Life of Pi (2012): Claudio Miranda<br />
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I would be disappointed if this went to anything other than Life of Pi in this category.<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Editing</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Zero Dark Thirty (2012): William Goldenberg, Dylan Tichenor<br />
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Logic would predict that this goes to Lincoln (as it is often the case that editing also goes with best picture), but I think/hope it will go to Zero Dark Thirty instead.<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Production Design</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Life of Pi (2012): David Gropman, Anna Pinnock<br />
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Again I think this will go to Life of Pi.<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Costume Design</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Anna Karenina (2012/I): Jacqueline Durran<br />
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Elaborate costume drama = likely win for Anna Karenina.<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012): Peter King, Rick Findlater, Tami Lane<br />
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Lots of beards and fake noses makes this a likely win.<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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Skyfall (2012): Thomas Newman<br />
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I’m probably going to be wrong on this one, an alternative would be Life of Pi, but maybe Hollywood will fall for the Bond anniversary...<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song</strong><br />
<br />
Prediction:<br />
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Skyfall (2012): Adele, Paul Epworth("Skyfall")<br />
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In any other year I would have gone with Les Miserables, but Suddenly was a comparably weak unnecessary song. Skyfal, however, is the best Bond theme in some time and pretty much everyone loves Adele, so this it is.<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Sound Mixing</strong><br />
<br />
Prediction:<br />
<br />
Les Misérables (2012): Andy Nelson, Mark Paterson, Simon Hayes<br />
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The use of live performances probably clinches this for Les Mis.<br />
<br />
<strong>Best Achievement in Sound Editing</strong><br />
<br />
Prediciton:<br />
<br />
Skyfall (2012): Per Hallberg, Karen M. Baker<br />
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A tough call between Skyfall and Zero Dark Thirty, but I’ll go wit Skyfall.<br />
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<strong>Best Achievement in Visual Effects</strong><br />
<br />
Prediction:<br />
<br />
Life of Pi (2012): Bill Westenhofer, Guillaume Rocheron, Erik De Boer, Donald Elliott<br />
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The easy prediction for this would be The Avengers (in view of its popularity), but I did not feel that it did anything special with its visual effects. For Life of Pi, however, they were integral to the story and used in such a fantastic way, that I think that this is most deserving the award.<br />
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<strong>Best Documentary, Features</strong><br />
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Prediction:<br />
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No prediction made as I do not know enough about the nominees.<br />
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<strong>Best Documentary, Short Subjects</strong><br />
<br />
Prediction:<br />
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No prediction made as I do not know enough about the nominees.<br />
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<strong>Best Short Film, Animated</strong><br />
<strong><br />
</strong>Prediction:<br />
<br />
Change:<br />
<br />
PAPERMAN<br />
<br />
After seeing this before Wreck It Ralph, I have changed my prediction to this, which was absolutely fanatstic.<br />
<br />
Previously:<br />
<br />
The Simpsons: The Longest Daycare (2012): David Silverman<br />
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I’m probably going to be wrong on this one, but I loved this short so much that I have to include it as my prediction!<br />
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<strong>Best Short Film, Live Action</strong><br />
<br />
Prediction:<br />
<br />
No prediction made as I do not know enough about the nominees.<br />
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Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-70951074742431760882012-12-30T11:40:00.001+00:002012-12-30T11:40:10.311+00:002013 Review<br />
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<span style="line-height: 100%;">Another year and
another yearly review. So without further introductions:</span></div>
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<b>Films</b></div>
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Top 3 films of 2012</div>
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<b>Looper</b></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 100%;">I think when I went
to watch this, I was expecting an action film, a good action film,
but still an action film all the same. It turned out that it was a
very different beast than what I was expecting, with the vast
majority of the last half of the film being set in a house in the
countryside.</span></div>
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Although it was not
a perfect film and it could be easy to pick apart several aspects of
it, I still believe that the premise and the execution of the film
was excellent and it is certainly my favourite Sci-Fi film for many
years.</div>
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<b>The Dark Knight
Rises</b></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
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The Dark Knight was
a very tough act to follow, and to my mind at least, the Dark Knight
Rises is a weaker film than the middle film in the trilogy, however
this isn’t to say that it isn’t still an excellent film in its
own right. What Rises has done, however is crafted an excellent
finale to the trilogy, not shying away from shutting the door on this
aspect of the franchise, and in that respect it does a very fine job
indeed.</div>
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I have always been a
big Batman fan and as such, it ticked all the right boxes for me
(except maybe for Bane – whom I’ve never been fond of as a
villain). Overall, however, it is an epic film that takes things at
its own pace and is an enjoyable ride (for me at least) from start to
finish. I also have to add that it is by far the most enjoyable
cinema experience that I have had this year (watching it twice at the
IMAX in London)</div>
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<b>Pirates: An
Adventure with Scientists</b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 100%;">Probably a bit of a
bizarre choice for my top 3, but my goodness this was just such an
inventive and joyous film that I think that it belongs.</span></div>
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It has often been
the case that an animated film of some sort has made it into my top
3, often from Pixar, but this year (and last) Pixar's films have not
been up to their usual standards. This year, it is time for Aardman
to fit the bill.</div>
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<b>Notable mentions
(for good or bad)</b></div>
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<b>The Avengers</b></div>
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A great Superhero
film, but I still preferred The Dark Knight Rises.</div>
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For the life of me,
I can't think of many other films that I have seen over the course of
2012 that are really that worthwhile mentioning!
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<b>Games</b></div>
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Top 3 games on 2012</div>
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<b>The Walking Dead
(PS3)</b></div>
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Without a shadow of
a doubt, this has to be my top game of 2012.</div>
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There seem to have
been a lot of games of late where decisions that you make during the
course of the game have an effect on the outcome in one way or
another (The Mass Effect games and Heavy Rain spring to mind). The
Walking Dead, however played this better than most, because you
really cared about the characters, and while the end result of the
game may have been similar despite your actions, the ongoing
interactions with the characters certainly seem to matter.</div>
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It’s quite
something when I can say that this game probably exceeds both the
graphics novels, and TV series that has come before it. I can also
unashamedly say that this is without a doubt the game that I have
been most emotionally invested in ever.</div>
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<b>Journey (PS3)</b></div>
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This is a very short
game. So short, that I think I finished it in a single play through.
Despite this, I still believe that this belongs in my list of the top
3 games of 2012.</div>
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First of all, the
fact that you share your journey with a complete stranger, where
communication is very limited between the two of you is absolute
genius. It’s hard to explain why, but it just fits in so well with
the game</div>
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<b>Borderlands 2 (PS3)</b></div>
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I played the first
game to death, and the same can be said for the sequel.</div>
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This seems to iron
out the few problems that existed in the first game and at the same
time ramped up the humour and story (which to be honest was a little
lacking in the first game). I went as far as far buying the season
pass for the game and whilst I have finished the first DLC, I'm still
working my way through the second (although the Wii U has distracted
me).</div>
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Overall, this is the
pinnacle so far of the shooter/RPG blender genre.</div>
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<b>Notable mentions
(for good or bad)</b></div>
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<b>Gravity Rush (Vita)</b></div>
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Very almost made it
within the top 3 games of 2012 and by far the best game available on
the Vita IMHO.</div>
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<b>ZombiU (Wii U)</b></div>
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The finest game from
the Wii U launch line up. This is the first time in ages where there
has been a proper survivor horror game out there since the likes of
Resident Evil became a third person shooter. In fact it plays very
much like Resident Evil 2 but from a first person perspective.</div>
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<b>The Unfinished Swan
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Another great
downloadable title for the PS3, which is also back by rather a moving
story.</div>
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<b>Mass Effect 3</b></div>
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A fantastic end to
the game series, which had a great payoff (despite all the online
moaners)</div>
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<b>Life</b></div>
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A few bullet points
of memorable things in my life from 2012:</div>
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Overall I have been in good health
for the year, barring a spate of Labyrinthitus (vertigo induced
extended dizzy spells).</div>
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I have (somehow) managed to get
further promoted at work this year, which I have been finding
somewhat of a challenge.</div>
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I've been very proud of both Roz
and Elliot over the year. Roz for the effort that she has put into
establishing a charity which is clearly close to her heart and also
Elliot for doing so well at school.</div>
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I also turned 40 this year, and
boy am I starting to feel it... I'm not sure if it is a
psychological sign of turning 40, but I certainly have been feeling
older over the course of this year.</div>
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Our holiday in 2012 unfortunately started with us all falling foul of Flu and as such, much of LA and Las Vegas was pretty much a washout. By the time we reached San Francisco we were all feeling better and we all had a great time during the last few days of our holiday </div>
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HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!</div>
Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-72315977217773628742012-12-04T20:07:00.003+00:002012-12-04T20:08:10.555+00:00Wii U review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">So,
I've had the Wii U for a few days now, so I thought that I would take
the opportunity to post my initial thoughts.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">First
of all, the console itself. To be honest, there isn't really a lot to
be said about the physical console, it looks very similar to the Wii,
but slightly longer and black (I have the premium model). The focus
is really on the controller and as such, I shall cover that is
greater detail.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">When
I first took hold of the controller my initial impression was that it
seemed smaller than I'd imagined it would be, secondly it felt much
lighter than I'd imagined. Although the screen is smaller than that
of the iPad, and the resolution is just 480p, the quality is still
excellent and more than sufficient when playing games solely off of
the controller. The placement of the control sticks and buttons takes
a little while to get used to, but after a whole it becomes second
nature. Overall then, I have been very impressed with the controller
and the console so far.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I
have to mention the fact that the Wii U requires a large firmware
update before you can use all the functions. This comes in at approx
1gb to download and will probably take around 1-2 hours to download.
You can if you wish, when asked by the Wii U, cancel the download
initially, then this will download automatically in the background,
allowing you to spend the first few hour of your console experience
playing games, rather than watching a progress bar. This is not very
clear in the text shown by Nintendo and as such a good many people
have been frustrated by this initial setup. Luckily, it was all fine
for me, but all the same, it is not an ideal start and it is
something that Nintendo really should have had in place when
releasing the Wii U.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">The
really killer app with the Wii U (besides the unique controller) has
to be Miiverse. This is installed following the firmware update and
is the Nintendo social network that runs alongside the Wii U. It
comes across as a mixture of Twitter, pictochat and a forum and works
very well. I've also been very pleasantly surprised that so far there
has not been any negative sides to Miiverse (such as online trolls
and the normal idiots that you often find online). Instead Nintendo
seem to have fostered a very positive community with Miiverse, and I
hope that this continues. An example that I would give would be that
I was struggling with a particular enemy in the Zelda minigame in
Nintendoland, so pressed the home button, went into Miiverse and
posted asking for help (including a screenshot showing where I was
struggling), within minutes, I'd already received a few helpful
replies. So overall I have been very impressed with Miiverse as well
as the creativity of some of the artwork posted on this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">There
has been some debate as to the actual power of the Wii U when
compared to the PS3 and 360. From my experience I would say that the
graphics do exceed that of the PS3, but only marginally so (I can't
really comment in relation to the 360). So not a huge leapt, but then
again I'm not someone who is craving anything that much more at
present and as such, this hasn't been an issue for me in the
slightest.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">A
quick note on the games that I have played.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Nintendoland
- I have to say that I didn't have that high expectations for his and
if it wasn't included with the premium pack, I probably wouldn't have
bothered with it. I have however found that I have been very
pleasantly surprised. There is a good mix of games included, all of
which make good use of the different game pad functions. It is great
on your own, but even better with a group of people. An essential
purchase with the Wii U.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">New
Super Mario U - I have only played a bit of this so far, as I am
saving this to play together with my family, but what I have played
so far had been great fun. If you enjoyed that Wii version, I would
also recommend this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">ZombiU
- This is how Survivor horror games used to be. It's hard, very hard.
This, however is a good thing, just don't go into it expecting your
regular FPS, this is more like the old Resident Evil games but from a
first perspective view. It also makes excellent use of the
controller. So if you are looking for an old school difficult game,
which is inventive and interesting, I'd also recommend this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Sonic
Racing - Got this as part of a bundle, but wasn't very impressed, as
such returned it quickly and instead got:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Call
of Duty: Black Ops 2 - I haven't played a COD game in ages, but what
I have played of this so far has impressed me. The campaign seems
impressive and online works smoothly, the only complaint that I would
say is that the online community is not as large as the other 2
consoles, but then again the Wii U is only just out. If you haven't
go this yet and are interested, I can confirm that it works a treat
on the Wii U.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Nano
Assault Neo - a great twin stick shooter. Reminds me very much of
Super Stardust, and that is good praise indeed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">Trine
2 Director's Cut - Have only had a quick go of this do far, but boy
are the graphics impressive. It also seems to make good use of the
gamepad. I'm really looking forward to putting more time into
this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">I
haven't mentioned yet, but the ability to be able to play a large
percentage of the games without using a TV is also a killer feature.
Should my wife wish to watch TV whilst I am playing, this is not an
issue at all, I can just continue playing on the gamepad. I can see
that this would be a huge bonus for most families.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;">So
that's it, my initial impressions. To sum up, I would say that I have
been very impressed so far. Once more Nintendo are doing there own
thing, the console is certainly unique and different and I can't wait
to see how developers utilise this further down the line.</span></span>
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It is around this time of year that I tend to do a post detailing my most anticipated games of the following year. It has come to my attention however, that these games have often not come out in the year that I had anticipated they would, or even not at all (I’m looking at you The Last Guardian, and also you Final Fantasy Versus). As such, I have changed this to a list of my most anticipated games for 2013 (hopefully) or beyond.</div>
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10. Bioshock Infinite (Multi)</div>
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I loved Bioshock, and also Bioshock 2 (although I know many didn’t) and this game looks to improve further with the formula. Hopfully there shouldn’t be too much longer to find out exactly how great this game could be.</div>
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9. Grand Theft Auto V (Multi)</div>
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Whilst GTA4 may not have been as good as the previous games in the series (IMHO), the DLC for it seemed to learn from its mistakes and invest a little fun into the proceedings. GTA5 however looks to be very ambitious and also, hopefully equally fun to play.</div>
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8. Animal Crossing 3DS (3DS)<br />
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Unfortunately this missed the 2013 expected release date, although it is being released very early in 2013 in Japan. It seems like ages since I have played an Animal Crossing game and to be fair I only really got stuck into the Gamecube version, but this seems like such a good fit for the 3DS (especially including Streetpass functionality). It’s also good to see that there have been a few notable changes to the standards in the game which should make for a more refreshing Animal Crossing experience.<br />
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7. Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright (3DS)<br />
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Take two franchise that I really love, mix them together and you get this gem of a title. Whilst I may favour the more traditional Ace Attorney 5, this still looks like a fantastic game, even if it may still be a little while until it comes to the West.<br />
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6. Ni No Kuni (PS3)<br />
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I’ve been looking forward to this for a few years now, and it will finally be released in January of 2013. After the missteps made by Square-Enix on Final Fantasy XIII, and the fact that Dragon Quest X has turned into a MMO, this is the one true traditional JRPG still standing. The fact that it is also created in conjunction with Studio Ghibli (and looks absolutely gorgeous as a result) is also a big bonus.<br />
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5. Bayonetta 2 (Wii U)<br />
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This was the real surprise when Nintendo announced the price and release dates for the Wii U, I don’t think anyone could have predicted that Nintendo would announce that Bayonetta 2 would be released exclusively for the Wii U. The fact that Bayonetta 2 is being released at all is fantastic, and it would seem that the only reason that this is coming to fruition is that Nintendo have backed this, when previously Sega backed out of agreeing to publish.<br />
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This, more than anything, is an attempt by Nintendo to show that the Wii U can appeal to the hardcore audience as well as the casual audience, and I for one, more than welcome its presence.<br />
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4. Ace Attorney 5 (3DS)<br />
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It feels like an age since I last played an Ace Attorney game with Phoenix Wright as a lead. The forth Ace Attorney game featured Apollo Justice, and whilst good, did not live up to the first 3 games. The fact that this is also now running on improved hardware on the 3DS is also a bonus. Overall, this has got to be my most anticipated handheld game of (hopefully) 2013.<br />
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3. The Last Guardian (PS3)<br />
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This game has been on my list of most anticipated games for 3 years previous to this (at time at the very top of the list). I am honestly starting to question whether it will ever be released at all, or whether it will skip the PS3 and instead head for the PS4!<br />
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I cannot deny that the stories of development difficulties and staff members leaving the project hasn’t dampened my enthusiasm a little, but after ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, how can I not still be excited about this game!<br />
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2. The Last of Us (PS3)<br />
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The Uncharted games have been the absolute highlights on the PS3 and this game looks to be just as good, but with a more realistic edge than any of the games in the Uncharted series.<br />
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Naughty Dog seem to be putting their all into this, and the fact that this is being developed by the team who produced Uncharted 2 (the best in the series) certainly shows. I just hope that it lives up to its promise.<br />
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1. Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes (Multi)<br />
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I have recently been replaying through all of the Metal Gear solid games and have been loving every moment of them (well maybe not so much the extended ending on Metal Gear solid 4). Then I saw the trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and that totally blew me away.<br />
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My only suspicion is that the graphics shown really don’t look like they will run on the current generation of consoles and as such, this game may be pushed back until the PS4/Xbox 720 is released. Either way, this is now my most anticipated game.<br />
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Other games that I’m looking forward to, that didn’t quite make the list:<br />
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Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-145410532366948752012-05-08T12:35:00.001+01:002012-05-08T12:35:00.091+01:00E3 predictions 2012E3 2011 predictions<br /><br />Okay, E3 is now less than a month away and as such, I thought that it was about time that I start making my predictions... So here goes<br /><br />(I must state again that I have both Nintendo and Sony products, not Microsoft, as such, for this year I haven’t made predictions for Microsoft.)<br /><br /><strong>Nintendo<br /><br />For Wii:<br /></strong>- Next to nothing will be announced for Wii, this will be ignored. An announcement of Pandora’s Tower for the US is a possibility, together with a few other small games, but other than this, not much.<br />- A further price cut for the existing Wii<br /><br /><strong>For 3DS:<br /></strong>- Footage for New Super Mario Bros 2 will be shown.<br />- There will be an announcement of a new Zelda game coming out, which will either be a brand new release, or a 3DS version of either A Link to the Past or Majora’s Mask.<br />- Footage will be shown of Monster Hunter 4.<br />- There will be no redesign for the 3DS (at present, this will be next year).<br />- Further footage will be shown of other games due for release, such as Luigi’s Mansion 2, Animal Crossing, Paper Mario and Fire Emblem.<br />- The 3DS will be integrated into a new online service (akin to Xbox Live and PSN) with the launch of the WiiU.<br />- DLC is announced for both Mario Kart 7 and also Mario 3D Land, with indications that there will also be DLC for other Nintendo games (such as Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing).<br />- A number of new games developed for the e-shop will be shown.<br />- The new game in the Brain Age/Brain Training series will be shown.<br /><br /><strong>For Wii U:<br /></strong>- Wii U will be confirmed as the final name for the system (although the logo for Wii U will be changed.<br />- The console and the controller design will be changed from that shown at E3 2011. The controller will look sleeker and the console will look different enough to the Wii to distance itself from the prior generation.<br />- A worldwide release date is given, but not a price.<br />- I’m hoping that they announce that the console with be backwards compatible with both the Wii and gamecube and convert games to 720p or 1080p (which would be fantastic).<br />- It will be announced that the console will allow you to transfer all virtual console and Wiiware from the Wii.<br />- There will be a proper online service akin to Xbox Live and PSN and this will also be tied in with the 3DS friend code. Speaking of which, there will be none of the stupid friend code per game nonsense of the Wii. It is also a possibility that the online service may be connected to, or integrate with either Steam or EA Origin.<br />- Some form if trophies/achievement system is incorporated with the Wii U.<br />- A trailer will be shown for Pikmin 3 for the Wii U and this will also be playable (and look great in HD).<br />- Retro Studio’s will announce their next game for Wii U as a new Metroid Prime game.<br />- A trailer will be shown for the Wii U version of Smash Bros, although this will be very early on in development.<br />- Eternal Darkness 2 is announced.<br />- Footage is shown of Dragon Quest X running on the Wii U.<br />- Footage of a New Super Mario game (2D) is shown.<br />- Either a brand new F-Zero, or a brand new Starfox (more likely) game is shown.<br />- A brand new IP from Miyamoto is shown.<br />- There will be a great deal of support from some third parties, most notably the likes of EA, Ubisoft and Capcom.<br />- A fair few games will be shown to use near field communication to convert figures into in-game icons. One of these games will be Smash Bros.<br />- Footage will be shown of Aliens: Colonial Marines<br /><br /><strong>Sony<br /><br />For PS3:<br /></strong>- Extended service for Playstation Plus or a revised tiered service for customers will be announced.<br />- A further trailer for The Last of Us will be shown, with in game footage.<br />- There will be a further price drop announcement.<br />- Agent (Rockstar) will finally be shown (come on – surely).<br />- Nothing will be shown in relation to the Playstation 4/Orbis, other than perhaps a mention that they are currently working on developing next generation hardware.<br />- A new trailer will be shown for The Last Guardian, and a release date will be given as Holiday 2012 (it has to come out eventually!)<br />- New Footage will be shown of Little Big Planet Karting, God of Ware: Ascention and Playstation All Stars (together with an updated roster).<br />- A greater selection of PS2 downloadable classics will be announced, together with the fact that they can also be played on the Vita.<br />- There will be much less mention of Playstation Move then there has been the last 2 years.<br /><br /><strong>For Vita:<br /></strong>- It will be announced that Resident Evil: Revelations is being ported to the Vita.<br />- A new Dissidia: Final Fantasy game will be announced.<br />- A Monster Hunter game will be announced or Sony will show a game developed internally which closely resembles Monster Hunter.<br />- New games in the Locoroco and Patapon series will be announced.<br />- New footage and a release date will be given for Little Big Planet on the Vita.<br />- A greater selection of PS2 downloadable classics will be announced, together with the fact that they can also be played on the Vita.<br />- An update will be announced for the Vita, allowing the emulation of PSOne game and PS2 games.<br />- Either a price drop, or a new console package (including a game or games) will be announced.<br />- A remake of Final Fantasy VII is announced for the Vita and will be shown together with the previously announced Final Fantasy X.<br /><br /><strong>Multi platform<br /></strong><br />- A new trailer and launch date will be announced for GTA V (probably just ahead of E3).<br />- A new (fantastic) trailer is shown for Bioshock: Infinite<br />- A new trailer will be shown for Borderlands 2 (which will continue to look incredible).<br />- A new trailer and demo is shown for Tomb Raider, showing much more of the game than that shown previously.<br />- Mirror Edge 2 is announced (because it HAS to happen)<br />- Final Fantasy XV will be announced, which will be a single player game and also will have an old-school Final Fantasy look to it.<br />- The new multiplatform game from Bungie (a FPS) is announced.<br />- A new Burnout game will be announced by EA, and this will be akin to the Burnout’s of old rather than Paradise (i.e. similar to Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit).<br />- There is news (and a tentative release date) for the next Half Life game (despite what Valve have said). They also state that they have scrapped episode 3 and instead will be incorporating this into Half Life 3 (fingers crossed).Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-4483834665908449092012-02-27T07:03:00.002+00:002012-02-27T07:11:15.400+00:00Oscar results<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal; "><span >Right, so here are the Oscar results and how I did…</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST PICTURE</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST DIRECTOR</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST ACTOR</span></strong><b><br /></b>Jean Dujardin - The Artist<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR</span></strong><b><br /></b>Christopher Plummer - Beginners<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST ACTRESS</span></strong><b><br /></b>Viola Davis - The Help<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >WRONG</span> – Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS</span></strong><b><br /></b>Octavia Spencer - The Help<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST ANIMATED FILM</span></strong><br />Rango<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Descendants - Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon &<br />Jim Rash<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >WRONG</span> – Midnight in Paris<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">ART DIRECTION</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Production Design: Laurence Bennett, Set Decoration: Robert Gould<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >WRONG</span> – Hugo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">CINEMATOGRAPHY</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >WRONG</span> - Hugo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">COSTUME DESIGN</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Mark Bridges<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE</span></strong><b><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span >No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT</span></strong><b><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span >No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST FILM EDITING</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >WRONG</span> – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM</span></strong><b><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span >No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST MAKEUP</span></strong><b><br /></b>Albert Nobbs - Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and<br />Matthew W. Mungle<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >WRONG</span> – The Iron Lady<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST ORIGINAL SCORE</span></strong><br />The Artist - Ludovic Bource<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST ORIGINAL SONG</span></strong><b><br /></b>Man or Muppet - The Muppets, Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >RIGHT</span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST ANIMATED SHORT</span></strong><b><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span >No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST LIVE FILM</span></strong><b><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span >No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST SOUND EDITING</span></strong><b><br /></b>Drive - Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >WRONG</span> - Hugo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST SOUND MIXING</span></strong><b><br /></b>Hugo - Tom Fleischman and John Midgley<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >WRONG</span> - Hugo<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><br /><strong><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); ">BEST VISUAL EFFECTS</span></strong><b><br /></b>Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><span >WRONG</span> – Hugo</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span >Total results:</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span >11 / 19 or 58% correct</span><span ><o:p></o:p></span></p>Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-1073195647374852392012-02-26T15:53:00.002+00:002012-02-26T15:56:34.555+00:00Playstation Vita review<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCWplYjEFpreQZwW_ozbUOBBFOOTWwA17NWTf6p9oCm5wAW1uMr7ES-a0AfaQT7Re18kVOY1E3WUSpH9uOVodVN-fcva07eXvZ2I4Qgq8xwlRj6hQWSRmeZ-VJLPfzOvfcQdO/s1600/vita.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWCWplYjEFpreQZwW_ozbUOBBFOOTWwA17NWTf6p9oCm5wAW1uMr7ES-a0AfaQT7Re18kVOY1E3WUSpH9uOVodVN-fcva07eXvZ2I4Qgq8xwlRj6hQWSRmeZ-VJLPfzOvfcQdO/s320/vita.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713473774453296914" /></a><br /><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span >Vita review</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; "><span >Okay, I’ve had my Playstation Vita for a few days now, and I thought that I’d take the opportunity to write down a few thoughts (similar to what I did for the 3DS last year). Anyway, how I thought I’d approach this is by noting down both the good points and also the slight negatives.</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; "><span >Good points:</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">It’s a current gen console in your hands, it really is. Uncharted plays just like Uncharted on the PS3. As a portable console, it packs a lot of punch.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">The OLED screen is big and beautiful. Again, it puts any other handheld to shame. The resolution, while not HD and not up to iphone retina standard, is a big jump from the DS, PSP and even the 3DS.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">In all the games that I have played, there is a greater sense of social connectivity with other SEN users. Scoreboards update with friends and other SEN users, ghost data is automatically added as you play and it keeps you updated with your friends progress, achievements and whether they have beaten you on certain sections of the games.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">Two analogue sticks. Yep, it’s an important addition for some games. Whilst not all games require the use of a second analogue stick, anything like a first or third person shooter struggles without this.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">I only owned a PSP for a relatively short while and as such, I missed out on a great many of the later games. Now with a Vita, I can download this missed games and play to my heart’s content.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; "><span >Negatives:</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">Just like you have to put up with loading screens on home consoles, now you have to put up with them on the Vita. Unfortunately, when you are not used to this (GB and DS have never had much of an issue with this) this can initially be annoying.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">I find that the “X” button is a little too close the second analogue stick for my liking. This could be because I have fat thumbs, but a little more room in this area would have been appreciated.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">So black, so shiny, so many fingerprints.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; "> </span></span></strong><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">The battery power is similar to that of the 3DS, which is still not ideal for a portable, but probably unavoidable with current battery technology.</span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span ><strong><span style="font-weight: normal; ">As for the games, I got Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Wipeout 2048 on cart and have downloaded Motorstorm RC and </span></strong>Super Stardust Delta. Granted all of these are continuations of known franchises, but I will also likely be getting some original games (such as Escape Plan and Gravity Rush) in the near future. So far, I have been very impressed with both the selection and quality of the games.</span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; "><span >I know that there are questions to be asked as to the relevance of a portable gaming console in light of the rise of smartphones and tablets, but signs seem to show that 3DS sales have picked up after initial concerns and I firmly believe that there is a place still for portable consoles. As an owner of an ipod touch, 3DS and now a Vita, I believe that for people with more than a passing interest in gaming, that solely a touch screen interface does not satisfy the gaming itch for me. It could also be argued that due to the size of the Vita, that it isn’t a true portable system, but for me, I tend to use it around the house whilst Roz or Elliot are using the TV, or during my lunch at work, or lazing in bed. In short, I believe that there is a place for portable consoles in my life and I’m sure that I cannot be alone.</span></p>Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-29392176852746667752012-02-25T11:37:00.001+00:002012-02-25T11:39:42.094+00:00Oscar predictions 2012<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Okay then, after a long delay, here are my Oscar predictions for the year…</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">I must first say that I have found last year rather underwhelming film wise, and as such I do not think that the selection of films this years is that great. Also, there is not one particular film that has been nominated for any category, which I feel that passionate about.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333;font-weight:normal;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">That being said, here are my predictions.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><strong style="font-size: 100%; "><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST PICTURE</span></strong></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">The Artist</span></span><br /><!--[endif]--><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">In a time when films seem to be losing their place in the modern world, this film harks back to Hollywood of old, and ir rather clever to boot. As such, I really don’t see anything else winning.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST DIRECTOR</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST ACTOR</span></strong><b><br /></b>Jean Dujardin - The Artist<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">He gave a great performance, and I think that it is deserving (although would love to see Gary Oldman win)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR</span></strong><b><br /></b>Christopher Plummer - Beginners<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Not necessarily for this film, but more due to age and previous performances.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST ACTRESS</span></strong><b><br /></b>Viola Davis - The Help<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">This is between Viola Davis and Meryl Streep. It could go to Meryl Steep just because she has been nominated so many damn times, and only actually won a couple of time. Streeps film, however, has not been as well received and America loved the Help. As such, I’m going with Viola Davis.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS</span></strong><b><br /></b>Octavia Spencer - The Help<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Again, I predict another win for The Help with this one.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST ANIMATED FILM</span></strong><br />Rango<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">I’d be disappointed if it was anything else!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Descendants - Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon &<br />Jim Rash<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">A tough one to call, but I’ll go with this.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Seems an odd choice since there is (almost) no written dialogue, but I still think it’ll win.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">ART DIRECTION</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Production Design: Laurence Bennett, Set Decoration: Robert Gould<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">CINEMATOGRAPHY</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">COSTUME DESIGN</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Mark Bridges<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE</span></strong><b><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT</span></strong><b><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST FILM EDITING</span></strong><b><br /></b>The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM</span></strong><b><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST MAKEUP</span></strong><b><br /></b>Albert Nobbs - Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and<br />Matthew W. Mungle<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST ORIGINAL SCORE</span></strong><br />The Artist - Ludovic Bource<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">Another tough call, but as The artist needs to convey so much without dialogue, I think that this will win (although they did use some of Vertigo’s score)<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST ORIGINAL SONG</span></strong><b><br /></b>Man or Muppet - The Muppets, Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie<br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">IT’S THE MUPPETS!<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST ANIMATED SHORT</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST LIVE FILM</span></strong><b><br /><!--[endif]--></b><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; ">No prediction made.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST SOUND EDITING</span></strong><b><br /></b>Drive - Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; color:#333333">BEST SOUND MIXING</span></strong><b><br /></b>Hugo - Tom Fleischman and John Midgley<br /><!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br /><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Well, let’s see how I do!</span>Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-50887196025760701782012-01-24T12:45:00.000+00:002012-01-24T15:52:01.192+00:00Oscar nominations 2012Well here they are, the oscar nominations for 2012:<br /><br /><strong>BEST PICTURE<br /></strong>The Artist<br />The Descendants<br />Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close<br />The Help<br />Hugo<br />Midnight in Paris<br />Moneyball<br />The Tree of Life<br />War Horse<br /><br /><strong>BEST DIRECTOR<br /></strong>The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius<br />The Descendants - Alexander Payne<br />Hugo - Martin Scorsese<br />Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen<br />The Tree of Life - Terrence Malick<br /><br /><strong>BEST ACTOR<br /></strong>Demián Bichir - A Better Life<br />George Clooney - The Descendants<br />Jean Dujardin - The Artist<br />Gary Oldman - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy<br />Brad Pitt -Moneyball<br /><br /><strong>BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR<br /></strong>Kenneth Branagh - My Week with Marilyn<br />Jonah Hill - Moneyball<br />Nick Nolte - Warrior<br />Christopher Plummer - Beginners<br />Max von Sydow - Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close<br /><br /><strong>BEST ACTRESS<br /></strong>Glenn Close - Albert Nobbs<br />Viola Davis - The Help<br />Rooney Mara - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<br />Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady<br />Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn<br /><br /><strong>BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS<br /></strong>Bérénice Bejo - The Artist<br />Jessica Chastain - The Help<br />Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids<br />Janet McTeer - Albert Nobbs<br />Octavia Spencer - The Help<br /><br /><strong>BEST ANIMATED FILM</strong><br />A Cat in Paris<br />Chico & Rita<br />Kung Fu Panda 2<br />Puss in Boots<br />Rango<br /><br /><strong>BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY<br /></strong>The Descendants - Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon &<br />Jim Rash<br />Hugo - John Logan<br />The Ides of March - George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon<br />Moneyball - Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin<br />Story by Stan Chervin<br />Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan<br /><br /><strong>BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY<br /></strong>The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius<br />Bridesmaids - Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig<br />Margin Call - J.C. Chandor<br />Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen<br />A Separation - Asghar Farhadi<br /><br /><br /><strong>ART DIRECTION<br /></strong>The Artist - Production Design: Laurence Bennett, Set Decoration: Robert Gould<br />Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<br />Part 2 – Production Design: Stuart Craig, Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan<br />Hugo - Production Design: Dante Ferretti, Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo<br />Midnight in Paris - Production Design: Anne Seibel, Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil<br />War Horse - Production Design: Rick Carter, Set Decoration: Lee Sandales<br /><br /><strong>CINEMATOGRAPHY<br /></strong>The Artist - Guillaume Schiffman<br />The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Jeff Cronenweth<br />Hugo - Robert Richardson<br />The Tree of Life - Emmanuel Lubezki<br />War Horse - Janusz Kaminski<br /><br /><strong>COSTUME DESIGN<br /></strong>Anonymous - Lisy Christl<br />The Artist - Mark Bridges<br />Hugo - Sandy Powell<br />Jane Eyre - Michael O’Connor<br />W.E. - Arianne Phillips<br /><br /><strong>BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE<br /></strong>Hell and Back Again<br />If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth<br />Liberation Front<br />Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory<br />Pina<br />Undefeated<br /><br /><strong>BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT<br /></strong>The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement<br />God Is the Bigger Elvis<br />Incident in New Baghdad<br />Saving Face<br />The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom<br /><br /><strong>BEST FILM EDITING<br /></strong>The Artist - Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius<br />The Descendants - Kevin Tent<br />The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall<br />Hugo - Thelma Schoonmaker<br />Moneyball - Christopher Tellefsen<br /><br /><strong>BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM<br /></strong>Bullhead - Belgium<br />Footnote - Israel<br />In Darkness - Poland<br />Monsieur Lazhar - Canada<br />A Separation - Iran<br /><br /><strong>BEST MAKEUP<br /></strong>Albert Nobbs - Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and<br />Matthew W. Mungle<br />Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<br />Part 2 - Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin<br />The Iron Lady - Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland<br /><br /><strong>BEST ORIGINAL SCORE</strong><br />The Adventures of Tintin - John Williams<br />The Artist - Ludovic Bource<br />Hugo - Howard Shore<br />Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - Alberto Iglesias<br />War Horse - John Williams<br /><br /><strong>BEST ORIGINAL SONG<br /></strong>Man or Muppet - The Muppets, Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie<br />Real in Rio – Rio, Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown<br />Lyric by Siedah Garrett<br /><br /><strong>BEST ANIMATED SHORT<br /></strong>Dimanche/Sunday - Patrick Doyon<br />The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore - William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg<br />La Luna - Enrico Casarosa<br />A Morning Stroll - Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe<br />Wild Life - Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby<br /><br /><strong>BEST LIVE FILM<br /></strong>Pentecost - Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane<br />Raju - Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren<br />The Shore - Terry George and Oorlagh George<br />Time Freak - Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey<br />Tuba Atlantic - Hallvar Witzø<br /><br /><strong>BEST SOUND EDITING<br /></strong>Drive - Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis<br />The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Ren Klyce<br />Hugo - Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty<br />Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl<br />War Horse - Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom<br /><br /><strong>BEST SOUND MIXING<br /></strong>The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson<br />Hugo - Tom Fleischman and John Midgley<br />Moneyball - Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and<br />Ed Novick<br />Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin<br />War Horse - Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and<br />Stuart Wilson<br /><br /><strong>BEST VISUAL EFFECTS<br /></strong>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<br />Part 2 - Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and<br />John Richardson<br />Hugo - Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and<br />Alex Henning<br />Real Steel - Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg<br />Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett<br />Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John FrazierBazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-83577213574756712082011-12-31T15:19:00.000+00:002011-12-31T15:19:25.410+00:002011 ReviewAnother year over and done with and once again, my blog has had even less posts than any previous years. At this rate I seem to just be posting about the Oscars, E3 and doing a yearly review. Oh well, if this is all my blog is used for, then that’ll do.<br /><br />Anyway, here goes:<br /><br /><b>Films</b><br /><br />I first have to say that in my opinion, this has been truly awful year for films. I’ve really struggled to find 3 films to fill my top 3, and even then, whilst good, none of these has totally blown me away. I’d give each of these films no higher than an 8/10 (with the exception of The Girl Who Leaped Through Time, which is a clear 9/10, but technically that wasn’t released in 2011), which is pretty poor for a best of list.<br /><br />I have to say, however, that I have been to the cinema less and less over the last few years, and tend to catch up on films later down the line via the likes of Lovefilm, but I still go to the cinema if there is a film that I desperately want to see, and this year there seems to be a definite lack of “”must see” films.<br /><br /><b>Top 3 films of 2010</b><br /><br /><b>The Girl Who Leaped Through Time</b><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9OWz-OFAO6vwH4ymfXqxwhd16Y7bqLKbFotUWAzHhjIYHhuHFoW7dxhHgkqKZZOIRuT5rz2gLvfyYZEcXExwmkLMdoFfbn5lz1E8faNIkFEzLBsFo52LOFQKApXHsdWfeAFR/s200/The-Girl-Who-Leapt-Through-Time.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691585503402992082" style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 200px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YdK40TAvX3XFBb28hO1DCX2qqD9gvimR8jn7PRkKjZmYMSggfOoUpUHVD8Vy5PUQoqywkwPpW61TEvFj45u8boHM_ZAbbRVBjIcUXdgYIOfe4UuLEPrInpSFb7_UoE4DmWrh/s200/9486-620x-the-girl-who-leapt-through-.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691585738964041698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 152px; " /><b><br /></b>Okay, yet again this it a bit of a cheat, as this film was released in 2006 (although I’m not sure when it first came out on DVD/Blu-ray over here), but what the hell. As I seem to be catching up on a great number of films late recently, I’m adding it for the hell of it.</div><div><br />An enchanting, clever and moving Anime film about high school, love and time travel. Also, definitely my film of the year.<br /><br /><b>Rango</b><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJxJVQqW589I2KyUBsTZJaagLbNZ6OfXf0TwUE_tbUEnvCLcEXFAWgMRRSGaMr8eNFvYoBpzm80Eb-FrkWqFrxW1kqM1LsaC0k1fZtdsOoP9YFiTfsCAirxnowUtUX9BkzpS3/s200/rango.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691586477596895666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 200px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvxax9Vt7lcne8lP0MI4kuQFO2-omcOnraMsudWYrCHo6sfVqBd_ZjIdirFGyJNtKUoAHCOLqe7Tvc4obN5zZxN4fByaBPSM4ajMkeq2uqUEe30ZPWndMQ4MflUuhYnoUlzE9/s200/rango_movie_02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691586733906655458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px; " /></div><div>For once (in a long time) a Pixar film has not managed to make it into my top 3, instead that place has gone to Rango. A bizarre and hilarious CGI take on spaghetti westerns of old.<br /><br /><b>Black Swan</b></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuMsPgmoGyst20UTJXb8ps4tbgDxyX3zYcwZZcBGFqpjNpK7n4CM8R88FqXCa3RiCG1ZOO0l3CPPnvmuT-NIxabYzgsEAxUnztBJPYJOLo8WMbBHqe4lvE7sieLeyRZRIlr0YC/s200/black-swan_poster-535x792.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691585974648708146" style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 200px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRVLTmKwFdf_y77zc7r-WI4uXV_YNPk1AgB6xjFlBrbgd2csES65bGyPvKV7OglIFAJnOojQYFApmfjAt8J0AvfYN-pZR1W6WlfJOTx819_EKzh5ajYZ2iBt1CZGReI-XUBYU_/s200/black-swan.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691586229230423778" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 104px; " /><b><br /></b>What I loved about this movie is that if you didn’t know any better going into the film, you wouldn’t realise that beyond the exterior of a simple film about ballet, lies a shocking and disturbing horror film underneath.<br /><br /><b>Notable mentions (for good or bad)<br /><br />Source Code</b><br />Not quite as good as Moon, but a great second film from Duncan Jones. Reminds me a great deal of a sci-fi cross between Quantum Leap and Groundhog Day, but in a good way.<br /><br /><b>Thor and Captain America</b><br />Surprisingly good superhero adaptations, and probably the best Marvel films to date (I was not a fan of the Iron Man movies)<br /><br /><b>Julia’s Eyes</b><br />Not quite as good as I had hoped, but has to be mentioned as my token Spanish horror film of the year.<br /><br /><b>Sucker Punch</b><br />I really, REALLY wanted to like this. I loved Watchmen, Dawn of the Dead and 300, and as such believed that as this was an original script from Zack Snyder, that this would be a more personal, more spectacular and perhaps even a better film for it. Wrong, wrong and wrong again.<br /><br /><b>A Slew of Anime films:</b><br />I seem to have catched up on a great number of anime films this year, most of which have been quite excellent. As such, I thought that I’d list a few of them here:<br /><b>Summer Wars<br />Arriety<br />Whisper of the Heart<br />The Cat Returns</b><br /><br /><br /><b>Games<br /></b><b><br />Top 3 games on 2010</b><b><br /></b><br />This really was a tough one to call... but I just about whittled it down to the top 3 which are as follows:<br /><br /><b>Xenoblade Chronicles - Wii</b></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsG6TZ7vy8r0FJg-_PJgQnUTm-snTgPdGFKACaxoJbC3vqLhsP4EdmOos9f3gjDVrOOMsbabdAKRqzO8AJutUTh_S23YQLY7406tET2jYgfA6uzBO3SSx8G6v_K8ZVHR4wUgd7/s200/xenoblade+cover_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691587608014221650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeufXNbM1afeJexUaJWxR5oEuZ9_v2wQiYtR8Du_ZvG_mTdTyoDirYvQh8d3xhaBwyf5xXRbrEj8oSD7BRYtHYahjWdn6qUzc-sR_-ELa84R3QIkDnNUPyykU4_tkqJtIVP4PT/s200/xenoblade03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691587959378724498" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 116px; " /><b><br /></b>This is, without a doubt, the game that I have spent the most time playing in 2011. It is also unquestionably, the best JRPG of this generation of consoles. In fact, I remember recently reading on a forum thread asking what the best Final Fantasy game was since VII that someone had simply answered “Xenoblade Chronicle”. It made me chuckle, but it is also very true.<br /><br />It combines the best parts of Final Fantasy XII (battle system), with Final Fantasy VIII (equipment customization with crystals) and adds its own spin on things adding further additional elements. This together with a truly excellent story and memorable and likeable characters, and also some truly stunning environments on the humble Wii, made for an exceptional game.<br /><br /><b>Uncharted 3 – PS3</b></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-fwnbWcmiSuH1wZTkww8q17rM_r6Rr6-o29SaSRGZO2GWYjaQmdYpjmOD77beTuyPU8yUWkMNCETzL3p3d1R-P0vjCEaJKNe-UKq2BcJj_U3FzNRJABvducO7Haopv9sEmGOy/s200/uncharted-3-cover.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691586953487798770" style="cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 200px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUY3AI93Iu9rd0wFmHpMpZw6KHpdwA8lLMZtKHxtJeqZMovEEBdo4ry73sis0dzhE3FMu0jpihVnpvXkoZho6p7yg6_6wdKWgX2Qg0OZ7Nj3sRp-Sos76lU2HFqWdwBK6wVqBv/s200/uncharted_3_fire.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691587305078499538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px; " /><b><br /></b>First of all, I think I need to get out of the way the fact that I think that Uncharted 2 is the better game, and is the pinnacle of the series so far, but saying that Uncharted 3 comes very close to the lofty highs of Uncharted 2.<br /><br />As with any game in the Uncharted series, it’s the set-pieces that make the game, for Uncharted 2 the highlights for me were the train chapter and the tank chapter, for Uncharted 3 this is the chapters on a cruise liner and the truck convoy. Whilst obviously inspired by the likes of the Poseidon Adventure and Raiders of the Lost Ark, these were still fantastic gaming moments and the reason why the Uncharted games are so fantastic. In no other game that I can think of, does it really feel like you’re playing in a summer blockbuster movie.<br /><br /><b>The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword - Wii</b></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrp0SeLeyYXewLcw0uDVnIgHS1AtAnpAS6DBZm9VcHW4PmPv3ZDxfOk6cNU9pSmtthhmRV3NHz2BwPaN7liys9l18aZl1J6lNzZT3SUK0KZGOBlA7A3BTi4fi7rsEC7uVE1jm/s200/zeldacover_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691588301949442050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 142px; height: 200px; " /> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiVCR93ThNHy_RevV0N83Ab-7eeVsRJ3AJuzEgdC0EzBQSknrDtNT-supw4fg4CAVQrQkJxA9O53XcjxbFSQpCYxkvXkuBDgI88nmxWTXcVDhQVN5xk2iVqceNVS4-5nzSaPg/s200/Zelda_Skyward_Sword_1104_08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691588688040018754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 112px; " /><b><br /></b>Well, first I have to say that I haven't had as much time with this game as the others in my top 3 list, but what I have played so far, I have loved. I'm currently on the third dungeon, of I don't know how many, but what I have been able to ascertain so far is that this game still carries the same Zelda DNA, but at the same time is a very different beast than the past few Zelda's. This is largely due to to the motion controls, which whilst getting a little while to get used to, really do add to the experience.<br /><br />The other elements which I think I should ass is that the puzzles also seem moire varied than previous and also very devious in places. The fights are also a lot more difficult, even lesser enemies need to be carefully approached and dealt with. Lastly, for some reason the story and Link's connection to Zelda, feels that bit more personal in this game than those previous.<br /><br />Overall, it's Zelda, and I still love it!<br /><br />I have to add (before I go onto the notable mentions), that I have also not had the chance to play Skyrim and also Batman: Arkham City during 2011 (I had both for Christmas, but Zelda and Mario Kart have taken priority). I hope to play these during early 2012.<br /><br /><b>Notable mentions (for good or bad)<br /><br />LA Noire</b><br />Started off really promising, but it got boring real quick. It had all the appearances of an open game, but in reality was far from this. What really got on my nerves was that no matter how well, or poorly, you did on a case, the outcome seemed to be pretty much the same.<br /><br /><b>Infamous 2</b><br />Mentioned for the purpose of bringing up the truly fantastic evil (as opposed to the good route) ending. It’s rare that a games plot surprises me, but this came as a shock for 2 separate reasons, which I won’t spoil here. Overall it was a game which was great fun to play, but didn’t vary greatly from the original. All the same, a great PS3 exclusive.<br /><br /><b>Mario Kart 7</b><br />Only just recently got for Christmas and as such, have not put in as much time with it as I would like, but out of this and Mario Land 3D, I've spent much more time with this. I'd even go as far to say that this very nearly sneaked into my top 3 games of the year. What I have played so far, leads me to believe that this is quite possibly the most finely tuned Mario Kart game since Mario Kart DS (minus the annoying snaking which ruined online games).<br /><br /><b>Super Mario Land 3D</b><br />Also just got for Christmas (present to myself). Seems very much like the classic Mario games of old, specifically the likes of Mario 3 and Mario World. Even on a small screen, this still shines.<br /><br /><b>Pullblox</b><br />A small downloadable game for the 3DS, but a fantastic little puzzle game. It is also the best use of 3D in a game to date.<br /><br /><b>Battlefield 3</b><br />The best online multiplayer game of 2011 IMHO.<br /><br />Life<br /><br />A few bullet points of memorable things in my life from 2011:<br /><br />My holiday in Wales with Roz and Elliot. Highlights include standing in a park that I used to visit as a child with a fantastic view of the Severn Bridge and also taking Elliot out on a mountain bike trip, only to get terribly lost in the wilds of Wales.<br /><br />A trip to Budapest for a work course, this being my first trip to another European country apart from the UK and France.<br /><br />Having to (recently) explain to Elliot what breast implants were, only for him to reply “why on earth would someone want to do that?”<br /><br />Okay, I’m officially stumped to think of a number of other points, but what I will say is that although I can’t provide a long list of bullet points for the year, overall it has been a very happy year, made all the more happier because I get to spend a large majority of my time with both Roz and Elliot. After all, it’s not necessarily the big events in a year that make it a good year, it is also the small quite moments that makes life good.<div><br />Lastly.... A Happy New Year to everyone!<div><br />Okay then… Roll on 2012!<br /></div></div></div>Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-89647825616842306312011-12-25T09:00:00.001+00:002011-12-25T09:00:02.555+00:00Happy Christmas everyone!<div></div><br /><div>Just a quick note to wish everyone a very merry Christmas!</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683717412525574322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-wIOKt3yo7n2euFSet9YNkhmSsgsUtrGuICd7VL3RYpJoBjcKuCKA-MOMtfKd5a7njxJjP03uKk06c-sWgpCexRU6rZHsSSOcSK1Ot8fe3y4Gx1rtnvQNqnzBCFcFsODg8xc/s400/elves.bmp" />Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-25243421699296795292011-10-17T20:49:00.012+01:002011-10-17T21:30:37.525+01:00Most anticipated games of 2012As there are only a couple of months left of 2011 (hasn’t it gone fast), and most of the games for the last quarter of 2011 are now know, I thought I’d take this opportunity to look towards 2012 and my most anticipated games (that are known at present) for next year.<br /><br />This is all bearing in mind that the world does not end in 2012 of course!<br /><br />Anyway, without further ado starting from 10 and going all the way up to 1:<br /><br />10: Animal Crossing (3DS)<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvOxZaDfPrPawisWt1XbskeYhslXGmfWFfu5Kr1wXl5P7BUmPsXEqc2TXR489WcpvS3IHY3r-li3CvKTTbPAxUZty4Kj0vC3NDda-t93xT8AiwOUKtZ3FssW8jzgpDBggnaZL/s320/animal-crossing-3ds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664558327459320738" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px; " /><br />I really got into Animal Crossing when it came out on the Gamecube and also to a lesser extent when it came out on the DS. I never got around to playing the Wii version, but for some reason I’m really looking forward to the 3DS version of this series.<br /><br />I’m hoping that they make good use of the internet community this time and also that Streetpass and Spotpass are used well with this game (where I can see a great deal of promise).<br /><br />9: Nu Ni Kuni (PS3)<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiNxRxGousIA_AA_hGRpRuZs0IxxzEhyphenhypheni3a3hcTLO8UwysEKMuevkDNJcYqYVbLKe_D_jzocZELt_pjBzsVKKrxNMZzU-4Rg0u6O00q-jtt2Asylq03IGYI2mFFDI-2LEo2uPg/s320/ninokuni_ps3_05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664558868680315186" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /><br />There is also another DS game in this series due out, but it is the PS3 game which I’m really looking forward to.<br /><br />I love Studio Ghibli, and the thought of them teaming up with Level 5 (who I really like as developers) is just fantastic. The art style really makes this, in my opinion, quite simply the most gorgeous game on the PS3, and if Dragon Quest IX is anything to go by, I’m hoping that the JPRG gameplay also matches the visuals.<br /><br />8: Fire Emblem (3DS)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOqVEVtsFsOcrWw-t19yl3H3Vnk0JeYbH2oA5A2ARKlxtcTgnFoqcTjGn6JwRRm_GJEPlbgE3R3V96nNDbCG00i42R2fWxdYlX-ZjvpjaYszNh5WJoOYeqxpdStWfnKvxn_lc/s1600/fire+emlem+3ds.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwOqVEVtsFsOcrWw-t19yl3H3Vnk0JeYbH2oA5A2ARKlxtcTgnFoqcTjGn6JwRRm_GJEPlbgE3R3V96nNDbCG00i42R2fWxdYlX-ZjvpjaYszNh5WJoOYeqxpdStWfnKvxn_lc/s320/fire+emlem+3ds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664558508667093426" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px; " /></a><br />I have never played a Fire Emblem game, and I think that it is about time that I do.<br /><br />I love the other strategic game by Intelligent Systems, namely the Advance Wars series, but for some reason or another have never got around to picking up one of the Fire Emblem games, possibly because next to the Advance Wars games they have in the past looked a little dated.<br /><br />7: Uncharted: Golden Abyss (PSV)<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH9opSS1Fh-6ptQjkGk3cgxZFdptxoIOdQmd6zt-9Ir1YCdwVShBysZORRNbVVQWeR7NcVcVPTa4vkzVBD9CJJpkQJn48qDR4PYTdd4R4fN9MRyyz-BIqEcqJMQTgfhNWCAZu/s320/uncharted-golden-abyss-926092.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664559055923351202" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /><br />There is a strong possibility that I may buy myself a Playstation Vita and the main reason for this is Uncharted: Golden Abyss. Whilst I have my doubts that a handheld version of this game will reach the dizzy heights of the PS3 games, even if this almost as good as the console versions, that will be plenty good enough for me!<br /><br />It’s just a bit of shame that there doesn’t appear to be an online component to this game, as I’ve come to really like Uncharted online of late.<br /><br />6: Starhawk (PS3)<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaSGmNu4TJT6cqMDh95ELtC0YIB1TeIaKy1V80xojVUQa-S9XthfCj78oXO1Fct6thGBYm-LNR9005i1IMvX3UCMVj6IpPitmQt8GH-jT69DrF6eM7zYfMuUVTkfZo_hLad9e/s320/18909Gamescon_Starhawk_SS02_1--article_image.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664559270673458194" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /><br />I was a big fan of Warhawk when it was released on the PS3, even to this day it is one of my favourite multiplayer experiences on the PS3. As such I’m also excited about the sequel.<br /><br />Warhawk always played like an arcade version of Battlefield, and Starhawk looks like it will play in a similar style, except that there are now stages set in space, and the fact that you can also add buildings to the landscape in a semi-RTS fashion. There is also a single player game in there (something that Warhawk lacked), although I believe that it is likely that multiplayer will likely be the big draw.<br /><br />5: Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright (3DS)<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfNM42VxK16YYyZKj_eHmUJMfQfw_oqDPGb68PCsO4EHZc3jLh9g1kl60_aQvN6WsKwvUf31rKLqsSwxC4K9etzNSI8lEITQl2gNdK3Do1YD1UoQDlScGoLupeXS-x3dzgDee/s320/prof+vs+phoenix.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664559528933684162" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /><br />This was on my list from last year, and obviously did not make it out during the year (even in Japan). Here’s hoping that A: This is localised for Europe and B: This is released during 2012. Hopefully given the popularity of both characters and the fact that it topped the poll on Level 5’s website a few months ago for preferred games to be localised, will ensure that it is released.<br /><br />I’m still not sure how they will mix the puzzle solving with the investigations and court room proceedings, but I have very high hopes.<br /><br />4: Journey (PS3)<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSSVuR_s7G_CCmB6Gp0nW59lklzMlDVU87JN2Ve4R1ydYVaXZhE_kJ4LWcDXD0EURGVwT0Qe3OwjLVExSR6CPbpLVAoDy9YlW3q0w4aKKmNabZMJYI0-7r_2ooikj1VSJSkd6/s320/Journey1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664559789394846786" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /><br />I was lucky enough to be part of the closed Beta for this (I was selected because I purchased both Flow and Flower on release – and also because of the playtime I put into each). I’ll also go on record stating that in my opinion Flower is the most remarkable indie/download only game that I have ever played. From my short time playing Journey, I believe that this could very well top Flower.<br /><br />Journey has all of the wonder of Flower and also the sense of scale and isolation of Shadow of the Colossus. I say isolation, except for the fact that you are met on your journey by another online player, someone that you do not know, and never will know. Through the most basic of gestures you communicate with this other player and aid each other through the game.<br /><br />My experiences with the Beta of Journey (which was for a very brief period), were simply magical. I can’t wait for the full release.<br /><br />3: Bioshock Infinite (Multi)<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRf7HBwmLTNpXBT0iAWeQY3hAfnE4TxG8SiUtnZCbJGOw77mVg1ygMDvysJ6l-lUuZGS6yCoiSJxLo4LRpQ5fdsaEGr9RoVbSZ7h5QoRqgjw9QNvZv6pWnq0F9xrtmy-GEULk/s320/bioshock-infinite-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664560062917916322" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px; " /><br />I really enjoyed Bioshock when it was originally released on the PS3, and also enjoyed Bioshock 2 (which actually improved on the first game in a few area’s), but I was never a big fan of the System Shock series.<br /><br />From what I have seen so far of Bioshock Infinite has great impressed me. I don’t think that it’ll deviate that much from the framework put down by the original Bioshock, and will also likely be a very linear game, but to be honest that’s fine by me, as what I have seen so far looks positively stunning!<br /><br />2: Borderlands 2 (Multi)<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRQT_LMCXXhrxc2qLbXkBmne1MVscQbVYO-VKTEViw-kzR26dj0AnxD7csk7f9YhE6oTkttDpq3bPeXjrY4qOi_OBmHa3RMD0PdT6dbF9LnPj7-fDH1lrtRfI926EBRunsQzjg/s320/borderlands2_gunzerker_18981.nphd.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664560376512138546" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 171px; " /><br />I was a big fan of Borderlands when it was released and still believe that it has one of the most excellent co-operative experiences out there. Aside from a few issues that I had with the DLC, I loved pretty much every moment with this game, and played through it more than once. As such, I’m definitely looking forward to the sequel. So long as they can iron out a few of the kinks with the first game, this should be one of my absolute must have games of 2012.<br /><br />1: The Last Guardian (PS3)<br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-NtKihIXuA4KOj7i1CvQscLlAotXBVMmZLcURb2LxV8JtHKMR4vR0hgeq4bbkDfICcLy2FxnV2jFAT6ihH646jTb43G_VUlXqwLER6UmfGGVeUWi_329A4ybQf9upKBk5_i9/s320/the-last-guardian.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664560669283179090" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px; " /><br />This was number 1 of my most anticipated games of 2010 and number 2 for 2011 (beaten by Uncharted 3). This year I’ve moved it back up to number 1 again in the hope that it eventually comes out at some stage during 2012 (surely it has to!)<br /><br />I’ve also recently been playing both the HD remastered versions of both ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, which makes the yearning for this game all the greater!<br /><br /><br />Other games that I’m looking forward to, that didn’t quite make the list:<br /><br />Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS)<br />Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Multi)<br />Tomb Raider (Multi)<br />Metal Gear Solid: Rising (Multi)<br />Paper Mario (3DS)<br />Luigi’s Mansion 2 (3DS)<br />Dragon Quest X (Wii/WiiU)<br />Gravity Rush (PSV)<br />The Last Story (Wii)<br />Mass Effect 3 (Multi)<br /><br />There are of course also a number of unknown factors.<br /><br />- Obviously there could be games coming out in 2012 that have not yet been announced yet, which will surpass those that I already have noted above.<br /><br />- Next to nothing is known in relation to the WiiU in respect of the games that will come out on this (okay, maybe a few cross platform games are known but not exclusive games and specifically whatever Nintendo will be bringing to the console).<br /><br />Finally, games that I’m looking forward to, where the release date is a big BIG, unknown:<br /><br />Final Fantasy XIII Versus<br />Half Life 2: Episode 3 (although I still believe that they might just skip ahead to Half Life 3)<br />GTA V (It’s bound to happen)Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15213874.post-49845642308105390482011-05-07T09:03:00.002+01:002011-05-07T09:07:01.886+01:00E3 2011 predictions<p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Okay, it’s that time of year where E3 is looming and I start making my predictions... So here goes</span></span></span></p> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; ">(I must state again that I have both a Nintendo and Sony products, not Microsoft, as such, my Microsoft predictions are limited, as I don’t tend to follow X-box news)</span></p> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; "><b>Nintendo</b></span></p> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; ">For Wii:</span></p> <ul> <li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Very few game announcements will be made, but those that are made will be the big Japanese releases which have previously not been translated, namely: Pandora Tower & The Last Story (both of which would be good).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Dragon Quest X will be shown (perhaps).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">There will be a further price drop for the Wii (hopefully bringing it to the $150 to $99 bracket for the US). As such, the Wii will be positioned as a budget home console system... Which will continue to perform as a little brother to Project Cafe.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A budget range of games will be announced for the Wii (a classics range) including the likes of Mario Kart etc again to compliment the position of the Wii as a budget console.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A full proper trailer will be shown for Zelda: Skyward Sword, hopefully revealing a little more about the game.</span></span></span></p> </li></ul> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; ">(Note: Just as I was posting this, I have read that 2 of my predictions have already passed, namely the price drop and budget range)</span></p> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; ">For DS/3DS:</span></p> <ul> <li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A release date will be given for Mario Kart 3DS as winter 2011 and more footage will be shown.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Footage will be shown for Mario 3DS and a title will be given to it, but it will be announced (probably after the conference) that this will not make a 2011 launch.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Further details will be given in respect of 3D movie download and 3D streaming, along with an approximate launch date for these services.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Monster Hunter will be announced for the 3DS (or the NGP – or both).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A Pikmin game will be shown (or Project Cafe).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">More footage will be shown of the following games: Starfox 3D, Paper Mario 3D, Animal Crossing 3D and Kid Icarus: Uprising.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A new trailer will be shown for Resident Evil: Revelations.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A trailer will be shown for a Metal Gear Solid game for the 3DS, however it may not be Snake Eater, but may be another game (possibly or an original game)</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The virtual console for the 3DS will be expanded to include other platforms.</span></span></span></p> </li></ul> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; ">For Project Cafe:</span></p> <ul> <li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Will be given an official name (possibly Stream).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The console and the controller will be unveiled and will be playable at E3.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A worldwide release date is given as winter 2012 (or sooner if we are lucky, but no sooner than April 2012).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The controller will be like a cross between an ipad and a gamecube controller and will feature a 6 inch touchscreen.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The console with be backwards compatible with both the Wii and gamecube and (hopefully) convert games to 720p or 1080p.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The console will allow you to transfer all virtual console and Wiiware from the Wii.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">There will be a proper online service akin to Xbox Live and PSN and this will also be tied in with the 3DS friend code. Speaking of which, there will be none of the stupid friend code per game nonsense of the Wii. </span></span></span> </p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">There will likely be further surprises in relation to the console or the controller.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A Pikmin game will be shown (or 3DS).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Retro Studio’s will announce their next game for Project Cafe, possibly a new Metroid Prime game.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A trailer will be shown for a Project Cafe version of Smash Bros. </span></span></span> </p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Nintendo will get a group of developers to state how fantastic and innovative the machine is.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Not much will be shown in the way of games, but there will be rough demo’s available for people to try out the console, many of which will be aimed at the “hardcore” audience.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The 3DS will be shown to be able to connect to Project Cafe in some form, either acting as an additional controller or similar.</span></span></span></p><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p></li></ul> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; "><b>Sony</b></span></p><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; ">For PS3:</span></p> <ul> <li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Starhawk (sequel to Warhawk will be announced – if not for the NGP)</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Extended service for Playstation Plus customers will be announced.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">There will be some form of apology for the PSN leak mess-up, together with assurances that this will not happen again.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A further trailer for Uncharted: Drake’s Deception will be shown.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Sony will make a big deal of the games which support Playstation Move and 3D.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">There will be a further price drop announcement. </span></span></span> </p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Agent (Rockstar) will finally be shown.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">No mention will be made of a next generation machine (Playstation 4).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">More footage will be shown for The Last Guardian.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">HD remakes of the Metal Gear Solid games will be announced (MGS, MGS2 & MGS3).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Valve announce that they will be releasing PS3 versions of Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 as a compilation package.</span></span></span></p> </li></ul> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><br /></p> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">For NGP:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The official name will be announced, which will either be PSP2 or something along the lines of PSP (subtitle).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Further games will be shown including: Uncharted portable, Possibly Final Fantasy VII remake and a new Wipeout game.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Monster Hunter will be announced for the NGP (or the 3DS – or both). </span></span></span> </p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The NGP will be given a launch date and a price which will be very similar to the 3DS.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">There will be some sort of connection between certain games on the PS3 and NGP, allowing games to be played on the go between both devices.</span></span></span></p> </li></ul> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><br /></p> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt"><b>Microsoft</b></span></span></span></p> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><br /></p> <ul> <li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A remake of the original Halo will be announced for the 360, with a Holiday 2011 launch.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">There will be a further price drop announcement.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A slew of games will be shown for Kinect, many of which will attempt to be aimed at the hardcore audience.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Dance Central 2 will be shown for Kinect.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Further enhancements to Xbox Live will be announced, including access to further services via Live.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Microsoft will likely take to opportunity to take a dig at PSN and go out of their way to state that Xbox live is both a more secure and better service and value for money.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The next Call of Duty game will be shown and will have exclusive content for Xbox.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Other game will also be shown stating that there is exclusive content/DLC for Xbox (Mass Effect 3 possibly).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">No mention will be made of a next generation machine (Xbox 720?)</span></span></span></p> </li></ul> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-left: 1.27cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><br /></p> <p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">Multi platform</span></span></span></p> <ul><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"><span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">GTA V will be announced (with a launch due for Spring 2012).</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A new Soul Calibur game will be announced.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A full trailer for Metal Gear Solid: Risen will be shown.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">A new (fantastic) trailer is shown for Bioshock: Infinite</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The new multiplatform game from Bungie (a FPS) is announced.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">The new multiplatform game from Insomniac (a FPS) is announced.</span></span></span></p> </li><li><p lang="en-GB" align="JUSTIFY" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> <span ><span ><span style="font-size: 11pt">There is news (and a tentative release date) for the next Half Life game. They also state that they have scrapped episode 3 and instead will be incorporating this into Half Life 3 (fingers crossed).</span></span></span></p></li></ul>Bazlurganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09624611692282469256noreply@blogger.com0