My Oscar Predictions

Hello movie fans!! It's that time year again, where you go to the Internet look at all the nominees for the Oscars and try to watch all the movies you can before the Awards. (It's okay I do it to) but everything is not awesome this year, with our new major yellow headed friends not making an appearance this year. *cough* the Lego movie *Cough*....

 It's still okay!!! Its a hell of a list this year and I'm only gonna cover the big 3 topic; Best Movie, Best Actor, and Best Actress. Although I would talk best Animated Movie, but I'm still recovering. This is how I'm going to do it I'm going to show you the nominees and then give you my opinion on who should win and then give you my prediction on who's most likely going to win it.

Anyway! 

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE!

Here are the nominees 

Marion Cotillard for “Two Days, One Night”

Felicity Jones for “The Theory of Everything”

Julianne Moore for “Still Alice”
Rosamund Pike for “Gone Girl”
Reese Witherspoon for “Wild”

Should win: Julianne Moore

Here performance in still Alice was beyond amazing, she helps tranform this movie and even pushes other actors to there best. 

Who's going to win: Juliannne Moore

I strongly believe Juliannne Moore will take home the award this year for her amazing performance in "Still Alice".

Next up!

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE!

Here are the nominees

Steve Carell for “Foxcatcher”
Bradley Cooper for “American Sniper”
Benedict Cumberbatch for “The Imitation Game”
Michael Keaton for “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
Eddie Redmayne for “The Theory of Everything”

Should win: Michael Keaton

Wow, Michael really preformed in this movie. He blew me away with his characters multiple dynamics and in movie constantly changing characters. He really Deserves an Oscar for that incredible performance.

Who's going to win: Eddie Redmayne

This was a really tough one , I think Redmayne and Keaton are neck and neck for this award. But it felt like Redmayne became Stephen Hawking. He became this world class Genius, fighting for his life against the worst possible disease. He played it so amazingly that I no longer could tell if I was even watching Redmayne or the Real Hawking himself.

The Best for last!

BEST MOTION PICTURE!

Here are the nominees

“American Sniper”
“Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
“Boyhood”
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” 
“The Imitation Game” 
“Selma” 
“The Theory of Everything” 
“Whiplash”

Should Win: Whiplash

Maybe it because it's the most recent movie I've seen out of all the nominees, but this movie blew my mind, I loved the interaction between Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons characters. I loved the depth, the emotional trauma, and how the focused the story on those two characters (where as most movie try to fill your mind up with 10 other character developments) everything about this movie was amazing and wish there was two winners because this movie really deserves it.

Who's going to win: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”

This year has really been a tight race, but I really do think Birdman is going to take it this year. This movie did everything right from the cast, to the solid totally relatable story and characters. I really enjoyed this film and if you haven't seen it, don't hesitate any longer and go watch it. 

That's the list guys, are you just as upset as I am that the Lego movie got snubed? 

What the Hell Academy!?

Whiplash Review

My god this movie is....just... Boom!! (Mind Blown)

Hello movie fans, this is a review fresh out of the oven. Wow this movie is Spectacular...NO! AMAZING!! Wait not quite right on tempo.... This movie is DAMN Oscar worthy! Where do I even begin with this movie!? Okay, Miles Teller really shows that he can ACT in this movie. There's a fine line that separates GOOD actors from Talented actors. Good actors can make it believable, while the Talented ones can make me Feel it's real! This movie with Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons made me feel it! J.K. screaming and yelling!! He made me feel the Rage and the desire for greatness!! He made me want to try harder and push further. Although slightly under J.K.'s shadow in the film, Miles Teller really showed the world of his acting capabilities and won't be surprised to see him blossom into one of the best in this new generation of actors. Wow!!! What are you guys doing!? Go see this movie!! 

Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2015

Happy New Years fellow movie fans! I figured, what better way to start of the year then a list of my top 5 most anticipated movies for 2015. 

Here are some Honorable Mentions Before I get to the list:

TED 2

After the first hilarious family guy type movie that Seth Macfarlane brought to the world, it left me wanting more. Through the whole movie I couldn't stop laughing and the chemistry and comedic timing between Seth and Marc Wahlberg is unlike anything I've seen in awhile.

SPECTRE

Skyfall had become one of my favorite all time James Bond film, and with this new film it feels like there going back to little old school stuff. Which I couldn't be more interested in seeing. 

THE FANTASTIC FOUR

The New Fantastic Four film has been widely kept under wraps, but with the actors that are on bored I can only feel high hopes for this new rebooted franchise. 

TOMORROWLAND

Another film I don't know to much about. This film is based on the Disneyland theme park attraction (which is already a pretty awesome idea). The first trailer blew my mind and I can't wait to see more.

Alright now to the Top 5 list:

5: ANT-MAN

Yes although this movie has hit its rough patches, with losing director Edgar Wright. I strongly believe this movie will be good and will change the feeling of the marvel universe (hopefully) make it better then it already is. Specially with the cast behind this movie with Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas.

4: JURASSIC WORLD

Yes, Finally another Jurassic park film! Ever since I was a kid I was fascinated with this franchise, it blew my mind to see these creatures that I could only see in books in the big screen. Although the last two were not up to par as the first of the franchise, this new film feels like we're going back to first movie which excites me even more.

3: INSIDE OUT 

Recently Pixar films have been a little less then amazing as were used to seeing, but with this New Pixar film I think will capture the greatness of Pixar again.   Bring back kid friendly adult humor so everyone has a good time in the movies. Can't wait!

2: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

OHHH BOY!!! After watching the first trailer my mind was blown! With James Spader voicing Ultron, I can generally feel the terror that that he brings to the the table in this movie. Some serious stuff is brewing in the Marvel Universe and I'm first in line to see it! 

1: STAR WARS VII : The Force Awakens

Yes.Yes. I know this most likely the top of everyone's list, But I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE!!!!!! It's been to long since a

GOOD Star Wars movie and I feel like J.J. Abrams bring allot to this movie. Just based on the trailer, I feel like we're going back to the original trilogy. Which hopefully brings back hope to the franchise after those terrible pre-qual movies. I have hope that Disney has Steared this franchise into a one way road to success and I'm already in line to see this movie. 

The Interview not being released????

Hello fellow movie fans. As we all must know by now Sony was Hacked by a team of hackers; that were ordered to do so by North Korea. North Korea is offended by the plot of the now cancelled  Sony film The Interview, that stared James Franco and Seth Rogen. I've been avoiding talking about this Sony hack because it's ridiculous, I personally dislike talking about politics behind movies and now a days it's like a different company is getting hacked every month. Yes, Yes I know it's a big deal, but I choose not to cover the acts of (Horrible Bosses 2 reference from Kevin Spacey) Balless Men that come from generations of Balless men who were to scared to stand up and take what's theres , who chooses to show that there upset behind a computer screen like cowards. Sony now also has shriveled up balls for not releasing my most anticipated comedy of the year, because of a hackers threats. Come on, really ? REALLY? Cancel a movie a week from its release because they made threats. Sony also (according to Variety) has no further plans on releasing the film via DVD nor VOD. Sony should have stuck with this film they must have known something like this would happen come on , the plot of the movie is to kill the leader of North Korea!!! Isn't it obvious you would offend them? Sony should have had the balls to release this film and not run for the hills, this is American where we have freedom of speech and film is an art that should be expressed freely. I'm disappointed Sony.

Sony should give up Spider-Man

If you don't already know, the movie rights to Spider-Man are owned by Sony. Which is the reason why you most likely haven't seen him in an Avengers movie, but this post isn't to announce he's coming to the next Captain America movie Civil War. It's a post about my thoughts on Sonys future with the Spider-Man fanchise and why I think they should let the right reverse back to Marvel.

Firstly, Sonys Spider-Man fanchise is in a bit of a rough patch, with the last Amazing Spider-Man Sequal not being very well perceived by critics and fans. Sony seems to be lost on where to go next with the franchise, putting on hold 2 already announced movies (Venom and The Amazing Spider-Man 3). Recently Sony had been in talks with Marvel to share the Franchise, with marvel planning on Spider-Man appearing in Civil War and have three stand Alone movies. Well, thanks to some leaked information we now know those conversations didn't fall through. I think Sony should lend Spider-Man to marvel not just for the obviously huge amount of money it'll bring them, but for the image of the Spider-Man character as a whole. What I mean by that is there's only so many Spider-Man movies you can do and so many that can fail. With so many company's like Marvel and DC building there cinematic universe, the public Seems to want to see more team up movies then standalones, and that can't be good for Sonys Spider-Man because well, they don't own any other characters but the ones known in the Spider-Man universe. The demand is growing more and more by marvel fans to see this character in the Avengers  is growing stronger and stronger. I'm scared for the franchise as it seems to only be heading into deeper waters, with Sony scrambling around unsure of there next move. Waiting to long and even worse making bad movies will rant the image of Spider-Man, and if we ever do see Spider-Man in the MCU (Marvel Cinimatic Universe) the audience may no longer be intrested in the character due to its previous history. In light of this conversation I still believe there's a chance a deal can be struck between Sony and Marvel and see the team up we've all been dying to see.

Sorry for the leave of absence

Hello fellow movie fans, I apologize for my leave of absence. I have been enjoying my weekend at an art festival down in Miami Beach,FL. I have been looking at allot of films here and you can expect at least two movie reviews coming hopefully by tomorrow. 

Here's the movie reviews to expect:

-Tim Burton's Big Eyes

-James Marsh's The Theory of Everything 

-(maybe) Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler

Official!! Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange!

Wow in light of this Deadpool casting we have other castiing news, Benedict Cumberbatch was just officially confirmed as Doctor Strange! Marvel made the announcement on there official website ( link down below ). We heard a couple weeks ago that he was in final negotiations with marvel to play the Sorcerer Supream. This new really excites me cause I personally think Benedict was the best actor out of the list of actors that were supposedly being looked at to play the role.

I'll be reporting more Dr.Strange news as it comes out.

Marvel official website ( http://marvel.com/news/movies/23754/benedict_cumberbatch_to_play_doctor_strange )

Ryan Reynolds will return as Deadpool

Yes fellow comic book and comic movie fans the long awaited Deadpool movie is coming. But who will helm the the role? Non other then Ryan Renolds himself. There's a report saying that Ryan is confirmed to reprise his role as Deadpool, though not surprising with him being the number one advocate for a Deadpool movie to happen since his unspeakable  last take on the character. I love the idea based on the leaked test footage (If they decided to head towards a tone like the one shown in the test footage) I saw, it was funny and really broke the fourth wall  which really felt like a Deadpool movie. Ryan teasing us posted this on his Twitter 

I can't wait for this movie and will let you guys know more as more news comes out.

Suicide Squad casting reveal

Amongst a couple of casting rumors for this upcoming DC/Warner Bros. property we officially get a cast announcement for our new "Dirty Dozen". First in the line up we have Jared Leto playing one of the most famous of villains in Batman's rouge gallery The Joker. When talking about the Joker most people include his lovable psychopathic girlfriend Harley Quinn in the same conversation. Wolf of Wall Street star Margot Robbie will be playing the role of Harley and this will be the first cinematic incarnation of the character since her first ever appearance in the Batman: Annamated Series in 1992. In a surprise twist we have Tom Hardy returning to the DC universe, but not reprising his role as Bane. Tom will be back as Rick Flag. For those who are wondering who that is or the next couple characters are, I will be posting another article about who these characters are and my thoughts about the casting. Next up on our casting news is Will Smith playing another character know for being in the Suicide Squad, Deadshot. This casting news has put me in a difficult spot, because there's no denying that will has an amazing talent in acting, but it seems like now in days he only does movies with his son Jaden Smith (Not very good movies if I might add). Although I have an Idea where they could shoe hammer Jaden in, I'd like to see Will  do this one solo. Jai Courtney will be playing a more lesser known character Boomarang, this won't be the first time we see a live action incarnation of Boomarang, as he will appear in tonight's Part 2 episode of The Flash and Arrow crossover. Last on our list is Cara Delevingne playing a character who has be both hero and villain, Enchantress. The addition to magic in this already well grounded universe set in Man of Steel will be interesting to see unfold and see  pieced together in the over all puzzle. 

That's all the casting news on Suicide Squad for now, I'm The Simple Film Fan and I'll catch on my next post.