Favorite Albums

2010-02-09T12:16:00.001-08:00

I've put together a list of my five favorite albums. Feel free to post your own and give feedback in the comments.

1. "Twentysomething" - Jamie Cullum

2. "Once: The Motion Picture Soundtrack" - The Swell Season

3. "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" - The Pogues

4. "Little Whispers" - John James Newman

5. "The Velvet Underground & Nico" - The Velvet Underground

Best in Show 2009

2010-02-09T12:14:00.000-08:00

Here's my honors for films released in 2009.

Best Picture:
--"(500) Days of Summer"
--"The Hurt Locker" (winner)
--"Inglourious Basterds"
--"Moon"
--"Star Trek"

Best Director:
--J.J. Abrams - "Star Trek"
--Kathryn Bigelow - "The Hurt Locker" (winner)
--Duncan Jones - "Moon"
--Quentin Tarantino - "Inglourious Basterds"
--Marc Webb - "(500) Days of Summer"

Best Actor:
--Joseph Gordon-Levitt - "(500) Days of Summer"
--Tom Hardy - "Bronson"
--Chris Pine - "Star Trek"
--Jeremy Renner - "The Hurt Locker" (winner)
--Sam Rockwell - "Moon"

Best Supporting Actor:
--Peter Capaldi - "In the Loop"
--Brian Geraghty - "The Hurt Locker"
--Anthony Mackie - "The Hurt Locker" (winner)
--Alfred Molina - “An Education”
--Christoph Waltz - "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Actress:
--Zooey Deschanel - "(500) Days of Summer"
--Carey Mulligan - “An Education” (winner)
--Saoirse Ronan - "The Lovely Bones"
--Gabourey Sidibe - "Precious"
--Meryl Streep - "Julie & Julia"

Best Supporting Actress:
--Marion Cotillard - "Nine" (winner)
--Anna Kendrick - "Up in the Air"
--Melanie Laurent - "Inglourious Basterds"
--Mo'Nique - "Precious"
--Rosamund Pike - "An Education"

Best Adapted Screenplay:
--“An Education”
--"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
--"In the Loop" (winner)
--"Star Trek"
--"Up in the Air"

Best Original Screenplay:
--"(500) Days of Summer" (winner)
--"The Hurt Locker"
--"Inglourious Basterds"
--"Moon"
--"Two Lovers"

Best Art Direction:
--"Avatar"
--"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
--"Public Enemies"
--"A Serious Man"
--"Sherlock Holmes" (winner)

Best Cinematography:
--"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
--"The Hurt Locker"
--"Inglourious Basterds" (winner)
--“The Road”
--"Where the Wild Things Are"

Best Costume Design:
--"Bright Star"
--“An Education”
--"Inglourious Basterds"
--"Nine"
--"Public Enemies" (winner)

Best Film Editing:
--"Avatar"
--"District 9"
--"(500) Days of Summer"
--"The Hurt Locker" (winner)
--"Star Trek"

Best Original Score:
--"The Brothers Bloom"
--"Moon" (winner)
--"Sherlock Holmes"
--"Star Trek"
--"Up"

Best Original Song:
--"Depression Era" - "That Evening Sun"
--"Down in New Orleans" - "The Princess and the Frog"
--"Smoke Without Fire" - "An Education"
--"Un Bouquet des Violettes" - "New York, I Love You"
--"The Weary Kind" - "Crazy Heart" (winner)

Best Makeup:
--"District 9" (winner)
--"Star Trek"
--"Terminator Salvation"

Best Sound:
--"Avatar"
--"District 9"
--"The Hurt Locker"
--"Public Enemies"
--"Star Trek" (winner)

Best Sound Editing:
--"Avatar"
--“The Hurt Locker"
--"Public Enemies"
--"Star Trek" (winner)
--"Terminator Salvation"

Best Visual Effects:
--"Avatar" (winner)
--“Coraline"
--"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"

Best Ensemble:
--"Adventureland"
--"In the Loop"
--"New York, I Love You"
--"Star Trek" (winner)
--"State of Play"

Best Animated Feature Film:
--"Fantastic Mr. Fox" (winner)
--"The Princess and the Frog"
--“Up”

First Post

2010-02-09T12:08:00.000-08:00

Welcome to anyone reading this post.

I'm restarting this blog. Last year I tried to keep it going but quit after two posts (including the first one). So, I've decided to start again in the hope that I will post frequently and will continue to do so over the course of my existence. (Please excuse any corniness in the preceding statement.)

Josh with a J

Favorite Albums

Best in Show 2009

First Post