Catherine's Movie Blog

As I'm thinking of more content to post on this blog, I figured that I would discuss my top 5 favorite Best Picture films of all time, as someone suggested to me on Twitter. There have been so many films that have won Best Picture, some that have totally deserved it and others that are questionable. To win Best Picture, a film has to have it all. It has to have the right screenplay, the right actors/actresses, the right director, the right crew, etc. When it all comes together, it becomes something special and the Academy rewards that with the most prestigious award there is. I have seen quite a bit of the Best Picture winners and narrowing it down to my top 5 was so challenging. This list is based on my opinion and my opinion alone.  My first favorite Best Picture film is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . This film won the Best Picture award in 1976 with its release in 1975. Everything about this film just works. The positive dynamic of the cast is shown throughout the film ...

When I posted a review after watching The Social Network , I wasn't really expecting many views but I was definitely surprised by how many people looked at it. Since that review did so well, I thought I would review a movie that I watched this past week on a whim, Black Swan . I was scrolling through my TV and noticed that all of these movies were free for around a week and I saw that Black Swan was listed as free on demand. I have wanted to see this movie for years because of what it was about and how great Natalie Portman is as well. I was expecting to love this movie and hopefully, my thoughts will be coherent enough to follow along. Black Swan is a psychological horror film that came out in 2010. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, this film follows Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) a ballerina who dances in New York for a company. It is announced that there is going to be a ballet that is going to be a new take on Swan Lake where the main role is the Swan Queen, a portrayal of both ...

After not knowing what to write this week for my blog, I went to Twitter in hopes that someone would be able to help me. One thing that stuck out was talking about my most anticipated movies of 2019. I thought that this was a good idea and am surprised that I haven't talked about them yet. This year doesn't seem to have as many original movies as in the past and with that, there are only five films that I am anticipating this year, as of April 6th, 2019. The first film that I am excited to see is already out in theaters and that is Us , Jordan Peele's second directed film. I saw Get Out for the first time last April for my American Cinema final. I had no desire to see it because I am not a horror fan. After seeing that film, I loved it more than I thought I was going too. It is a horror film with social messages and it was clever. When I heard that he was coming out with this film, I knew that I had to see it on the big screen, definitely during the day. I have heard no...

Today in my Social Media class, we watched The Social Network and I thought that it was a fitting choice for what has been talked about so far. After finishing the film, I wanted to write my initial thoughts about the film, or rather what I could decipher immediately after finishing it. I feel my mind is spinning a million miles a minute right now but here are my thoughts about the movie after watching it. The Social Network is a drama film that came out in 2010 and was directed by David Fincher. This film follows the creation of Facebook through Mark Zuckerburg, Eduardo Saverin, and others with showing flashback scenes of the creation process and the problems that Zuckerberg later faced after the matter. Some of the stars of The Social Network include Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, and many others. According to IMDb, this film was nominated for eight Oscars and ended up winning three Oscars. This film won Best Adapted...

With sharing some of my favorite actors of all time last week, I figured that it would only be fair to share some of my favorite actresses. To be honest, there are not a ton of actresses I love but there are five actresses that I enjoy watching on the silver screen for their versatility and talent throughout the years. One of my favorite actresses is Meryl Streep. She has been around for a long time and has proven that she can really do it all from comedy to drama and has done some musicals. She has also done projects for Disney. With every role she portrays, she dives into the character so deeply to make it believable and authentic and not come across as ingenuine. I haven't seen a lot of her work but I plan on watching more of her because she is very talented. It is no surprise why she gets nominated for an Oscar what seems to be every year. Another actress I love to watch is Amy Adams. She is another actress that can do it all. She is very likeable from interviews I have seen ...

I thought it would be fun for you guys to get to know six of my  f avorite actors of all time, as well as my three favorite movies with them in it , I'll reveal who my favorite actresses are next week. There have been may men who have graced, and still continue to grace the silver screen and have proven over the years how versatile they have become.  The first actor I'll mention is Tom Hanks. He is someone who can genuinely do it all from comedy to drama to animation. The way he gets into character is something I admire. He is a likeable guy and that is one of many reasons why I love him so much. Some of my favorite movies with Tom Hanks include the Toy Story trilogy, A League of Ther Own ,  and Forrest Gump . Another actor I love is Robin Williams. Similar to Hanks, he was able to do it all and got deep into whatever character he would portray. He was one of the funniest people on the planet. I remember when he was on an episode of Whose Line is it Anyway and I cried...

Movies are a great way to tell stories about different cultures and make groups of people feel represented on the big screen. While it seems that diversity is something that is being seen more in movies today, there is still a long way to go. I feel that filmmakers want to have the big stars in their movies, which I understand completely and still feel that they should keep that going, rather than taking chances on hidden talent that shows representation in movies. For example, in the movie 12 Years a Slave , director Steve McQueen cast Lupita Nyong'o in a supporting role for that movie He took a chance on her because he believed that she would turn out to be a big star in the future. That next year, she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in her first feature length movie. Today, she has acted in many more movies such as Star Wars: The Force Awakens , The Jungle Book , Black Panther , and Us , which comes out later in the month of March. It was thanks to Steve McQueen for tak...