The Smurfs (2011)

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The Smurfs (2011)

Date seen: 30 January 2012

Rated PG

IMDB Rating: 5.3

Metascore: 30/100

Tomatometer: 23%, Rotten

Movie Notebook Score: 7/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: GT - Watch if you want to have a Good Time

The Artist (2011)

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The Artist (2011)

Date seen: 28 January 2012

Rated PG-13

IMDB Rating: 8.5

Metascore: 89/100

Tomatometer: 97%, Certified Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 9/10

Recommendation: B - Recommended

Grade: QT - Watch if you want to have Quality Time

For your consideration:

• Acting: Jean Dujardin as George Valentin
• Acting: Berenice Bejo as Peppy Miller
• Original Screenplay
• Cinematography
• Costume Design
• Musical Score
• Editing
• Sound
• Ensemble

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

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Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Date seen: 28 January 2012

Rated PG

IMDB Rating: 6.3

Metascore: 46/100

Tomatometer: 38%, Rotten

Movie Notebook Score: 5/10

Recommendation: D - Not Recommended

Grade: GT - Watch if you want to have a Good Time

84th Annual Academy Awards (Oscars 2012) Nominees

Date of announcement: 24 January 2012
Award winners to be announced on 26 February 2012

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BEST PICTURE

• The Artist (2011)*
• The Descendants (2011)*
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• The Help (2011)*
• Hugo (2011)*
• Midnight in Paris (2011)*
• Moneyball (2011)*
• The Tree of Life (2011)*
• War Horse*
• 8 out of 9 were predicted by Movie Notebook.

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

• Demian Bechir, A Better Life
• George Clooney, The Descendants*
• Jean Dujardin, The Artist*
• Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy*
• Brad Pitt, Moneyball*
• 4 out of 5 were predicted by Movie Notebook.

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

• Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs*
• Viola Davis, The Help*
• Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo
• Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady*
• Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn*
• 4 out of 5 were predicted by Movie Notebook.

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn*
• Jonah Hill, Moneyball*
• Nick Nolte, Warrior*
• Christopher Plummer, Beginners*
• Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
• 4 out of 5 were predicted by Movie Notebook.

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

• Berenice Bejo, The Artist*
• Jessica Chastain, The Help*
• Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids*
• Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs*
• Octavia Spencer, The Help*
• 5 out of 5 were predicted by Movie Notebook.

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

• A Cat in Paris (2010)
• Chico and Rita (2010)
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
• Puss in Boots (2011)*
• Rango (2011)*
• 2 out of 5 were predicted by Movie Notebook.

BEST IN CINEMATOGRAPHY

• The Artist (2011)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (20110
• Hugo (2011)
• The Tree of Life (2011)
• War Horse (2011)

BEST  ART DIRECTION

• The Artist (2011)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)
• Hugo (2011)
• War Horse (2011)

BEST IN COSTUME DESIGN

• Anonymous (2011)
• The Artist (2011)
• Hugo (2011)
• Jane Eyre (2011)
• W. E. (2011)

BEST IN DIRECTING 

• Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist*
• Alexander Payne, The Descendants* 
• Martin Scorsese, Hugo*
• Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
• Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life*
• 4 out of 5 were predicted by Movie Notebook.

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

• Hell and Back Again
• If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front
• Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
• Pina
• Undefeated

BEST DOCUMENTARY, SHORT

• The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement
• God is the Bigger Elvis
• Incident in New Baghdad
• Saving Face
• The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom

BEST IN FILM EDITING

• The Artist (2011)
• The Descendants (2011)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Hugo (2011)
• Moneyball (2011)

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

• Bullhead, Belgium
• Monsieur Lazhar, Canada
• A Separation, Iran
• Footnote, Israel
• In Darkness, Poland

BEST IN MAKE-UP

• Albert Nobbs (2011)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)
• The Iron Lady (2011)

BEST IN MUSIC, ORIGINAL SCORE

• The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
• The Artist (2011)
• Hugo (2011)
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
• War Horse (2011)

BEST MUSIC, ORIGINAL SONG

• Man or Muppet, The Muppets
• Real in Rio, Rio 

BEST SHORT FILM, ANIMATED

• Dimanche/Sunday
• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
• La Luna
• A Morning Stroll
• Wild Life

BEST SHORT FILM, LIVE ACTION

• Pentecost
• Raju
• The Shore
• Time Freak
• Tuba Atlantic

BEST IN SOUND EDITING

• Drive (2011)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Hugo (2011)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
• War Horse (2011)

BEST IN SOUND MIXING

• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Hugo (2011)
• Moneyball (2011)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
• War Horse (2011)

BEST IN VISUAL EFFECTS

• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (2011)
• Hugo (2011)
• Real Steel (2011)
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

• The Descendants (2011)*
• Hugo (2011)* 
• The Ides of March (2011)*
• Moneyball (2011)*
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
• 4 out of 5 were predicted by Movie Notebook.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

• The Artists (2011)*
• Bridesmaids (2011)*
• Margin Call (2011)
• Midnight in Paris (2011)*
• A Separation (2011)
• 3 out of 5 were predicted by Movie Notebook.

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List from oscar.go.com/nominees.

* Predicted by Movie Notebook.

Oscars 2012 Nomination Predictions

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The 2011 Oscar season has unofficially ended when the members of The Academy have mailed their ballots on January 14. The nominees are set to be announced on Tueday, January 24. Here are my predictions (not necessarily choices) as to who will get nominated in some of the categories.

Best Picture (Could range from 5-10 nominees according to the number of votes.)
Sure 3

1. The Artist (2011)

2. The Help (2011)

3. The Descendants (2011)

Worthy 2
4. Moneyball
5. The Tree of Life
Considerable 5
6. Hugo
7. War Horse
8. The Ides of March
9. 50/50
10. We Need to Talk About Kevin
Alternates
11. Drive
12. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
13. Warrior
14. Midnight in Paris
15. Rango

Best Actor in a Leading Role
Possible 5
1. Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
2. George Clooney (The Descendants)
3. Michael Fassbender (Shame)
4. Ryan Gosling (Drive/The Ides of March)
5. Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
Alternates
6. Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
7. Leonardo di Caprio (J. Edgar)

Best Actress in a Leading Role
Possible 5
1. Viola Davis (The Help)
2. Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
3. Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
4. Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
5. Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)
Alternates
6. Kirsten Dunst (Melancholia)
7. Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene)

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Possible 5
1. Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
2. Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
3. Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
4. Albert Brooks (Drive)
5. Nick Nolte (Warrior)
Alternates
6. John C. Reilly (Cedar Rapids)
7. Brad Pitt (The Tree of Life)

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Possible 5
1. Octavia Spencer (The Help)
2. Jessica Chastain (The Help/Take Shelter)
3. Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids)
4. Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs)
5. Berenice Bejo (The Artist)
Alternates
6. Carey Mulligan (Shame)
7. Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)

Best Director
Possible 5
1. Martin Scorsese (Hugo)
2. Michel Hazanavicius (The Artist)
3. Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive)
4. Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
5. Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life)
Alternates
6. Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin)
7. Tate Taylor (The Help)

Best Original Screenplay
Possible 5
1. The Artist
2. 50/50
3. Win Win
4. Midnight in Paris
5. Bridesmaids

Best Adapted Screenplay
Possible 5
1. Moneyball
2. The Help
3. Hugo
4. The Descendants
5. The Ides of March

Best Animated Film
1. Rango
2. The Adventures of Tintin
3. Arthur Christmas
4. Puss in Boots
5. Rio


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The Devil's Double (2011)

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The Devil's Double (2011)

Date seen: 22 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 7.1

Metascore: 52/100

Tomatometer: 53%, Rotten (with no consensus as of this posting)

Movie Notebook Score: 7/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: ST - Watch if you can't Sleep

For your consideration:

• Acting: Dominic Cooper as Uday Hussein/Latif Yahia

Movies 2012: Underworld Awakening (2012) 3D

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Underworld: Awakening (2012)

in 3D

Date seen: 21 January 2012

Rated R, 88 mins

IMDB User Rating: 7.2

Metascore: 40/100 (User: 6.7)

Tomatometer: 25%, Rotten (Audience: 84%)

Movie Notebook Score: 4/10

Recommendation: D - Not Recommended

Grade: WT - Watch if you want to Waste Time

Notes: 

For the fans who have seen the previous Underworld movies, be ready for a shift of plot. The movie is 70% action with unnecessary violence and 30% flavorless screenplay. The consolation for the viewer is the undeniably eye-candy visual effects working with the 3D format. 

For your consideration:

None.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Date seen: 20 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 7.5

Metascore: 85/100

Tomatometer: 84%, Certified Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 9/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: ST - Watch if you can't Sleep

For your consideration: 

• Acting: Gary Oldman as George Smiley
• Acting: Mark Strong as Jim Prideaux
• Acting: Benedict Cumberbatch as Peter Guillam
• Acting: Tom Hardy as Ricki Tarr
• Acting: Kathy Burke as Connie Sachs
• Adapted Screenplay
• Editing
• Musical Score
• Costume Design
• Ensemble

The Descendants (2011)

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The Descendants (2011)

Date seen: 20 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 8.0

Metascore: 84/100

Tomatometer: 89%, Certified Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 9/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: QT - Watch if you want to have Quality Time

For your consideration:

• Acting: George Clooney as Matt King
• Acting: Shailene Woodley as Alexandra King
• Musical Score

Movies Philippines: Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011)

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Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011)

Date seen: 18 January 2012

Rated R-13

IMDB Rating: 8.1

Metascore: Unavailable

Tomatometer: Unavailable

Movie Notebook Score: 9/10

Recommendation: A - Highly Recommended

Grade: QT - Watch if you want to have Quality Time

For your consideration:

• Acting: Jeorge Estregan as Asiong Salonga
• Acting: John Regala as Totoy Golem
• Acting: Baron Geisler as Erning Toothpick
• Cinematography
• Original Screenplay
• Sound 
• Editing
• Musical Score
• Costume Design
• Ensemble

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Note: Not an Oscar contender for 2011. The film was only shown in the Philippines for the 37th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2011.

Arthur Christmas (2011)

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Arthur Christmas (2011)

Date seen: 15 January 2012

Rated PG

IMDB Rating: 7.2

Metascore: 69/100

Tomatometer: 92%, Certified Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 10/10

Recommendation: A - Highly Recommended

Grade: QT - Watch if you want to have Quality Time

For your consideration:

• Voice Acting: Ashley Jensen for Bryony
• Voice Acting: Bill Nighy for Grandsanta
• Screenplay for Animated Film
• Character Design
• Voice Ensemble

A Separation (2011)

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A Separation (2011)
Original: Jodaeiye Nader az Simin (Iran)

Date seen: 14 January 2012

Rated PG-13

IMDB Rating: 8.6

Metascore: 94/100

Tomatometer: 100%, Certified Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 10/10

Recommendation: A - Highly Recommended

Grade: QT - Watch if you want to have Quality Time

For your consideration:

• Acting: Peyman Moadi as Nader 
• Acting: Sareh Bayat as Razieh
• Acting: Shahab Hosseini as Hodjat
• Acting: Kimia Hosseini as Somayeh
• Original Screenplay
• Cinematography
• Ensemble

Sleeping Beauty (2011)

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Sleeping Beauty (2011)

Date seen: 14 January 2011

Rated Unrated

IMDB Rating: 5.4

Metascore: 57/100

Tomatometer: 49%, Rotten

Movie Notebook Score: 5/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: ST - Watch if you can't Sleep

For your consideration:

• Acting: Emily Browning as Lucy

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

Also Alvin and the Chipmunks 3

Date seen: 13 January 2012

Rated G

IMDB Rating: 3.3

Metascore: 24/100

Tomatometer: 13%, Rotten

Movie Notebook Score: 5/10

Recommendation: B - Recommended

Grade: GT - Watch if you want to have a Good Time

The Guard (2011)

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The Guard (2011)

Date seen: 13 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 7.4

Metascore: 78/100

Tomatometer: 95%, Certified Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 9/10

Recommendation: B - Recommended

Grade: GT - Watch if you want to have a Good Time

For your consideration:

• Acting: Brendan Gleeson as Sergeant Gerry Boyle
• Acting: Mark Strong as Clive Cornell
• Original Screenplay
• Cinematography

War Horse (2011)

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War Horse (2011)

Date seen: 11 January 2012

Rated PG-13

IMDB Rating: 7.6

Metascore: 72/100

Tomatometer: 77%, Certified Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 10/10

Recommendation: A - Highly Recommended

Grade: QT - Watch if you want to have Quality Time

For your consideration: 

• Acting: Peter Mullan as Ted Narracott
• Acting: Jeremy Irvine as Albert Narracott
• Musical Score
• Cinematography
• Art Direction
• Costume Design
• Adapted Screenplay
• Ensemble
• Editing
• Sound

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

Date seen: 11 January 2012

Rated PG-13

IMDB Rating: 7.7

Metascore: 48/100

Tomatometer: 60%, Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 7/10

Recommendation: B - Recommended

Grade: GT - Watch if you want to have a Good Time

For your consideration:

• Cinematography
• Costume Design

La Piel Que Habito (2011)

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La Piel Que Habito (2011)

(The Skin I Live In)

Date seen: 09 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 7.7

Metascore: 70/100

Tomatometer: 79%, Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 7/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: GT - Watch if you want to have a Good Time

For your consideration:

• Musical Score

Tyrannosaur (2011)

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Tyrannosaur (2011)

Date seen: 08 January 2012

Rated Unrated

IMDB Rating: 7.7

Metascore: 63/100

Tomatometer: 80%, Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 8/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: ST - Watch if you can't Sleep

For your consideration:

• Acting: Peter Mullan as Joseph
• Acting: Olivia Colman as Hannah

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Date seen: 07 January 2012

Rated PG-13

IMDB Rating: 7.7

Metascore: 68/100

Tomatometer: 83%, Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 8/10

Recommendation: B - Recommended

Grade: GT - Watch if you want to have a Good Time

For your consideration:

• Acting: Andy Serkis as Caesar
• Visual Effects

Margin Call (2011)

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Margin Call (2011)

Date seen: 06 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 7.2

Metascore: 76/100

Tomatometer: 86%, Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 8/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: ST - Watch if you can't Sleep

For your consideration:

• Acting: Kevin Spacey as Sam Rogers
• Acting: Paul Bettany as Will Emerson
• Acting: Stanley Tucci as Eric Dale
• Acting: Zachary Quinto as Peter Sullivan
• Ensemble
• Original Screenplay

Cedar Rapids (2011)

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Cedar Rapids (2011)

Date seen: 05 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 6.4

Metascore: 70/100

Tomatometer: 86%, Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 7/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: GT - Watch if you want to have a Good Time

For your consideration:

• Acting: John C. Reilly as Dean Ziegler
• Acting: Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Ronald Wilkes

Win Win (2011)

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Win Win (2011)

Date seen: 04 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 7.3

Metascore: 75/100

Tomatometer: 94%, Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 9/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: GT - Watch if you want to have a Good Time

For your consideration:

• Acting: Paul Giamatti as Mike Flaherty
• Acting: Amy Ryan as Jackie Flaherty
• Acting: Bobby Cannavale as Terry Delfino
• Acting: Burt Young as Leo Poplar
• Acting: Alex Shaffer as Kyle
• Original Screenplay
• Ensemble
• Cinematography

Sanctum (2011)

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Sanctum (2011)

Date seen: 03 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 5.7

Metascore: 70/100

Tomatometer: 30%, Rotten

Movie Notebook Score: 5/10

Recommendation: D - Not Recommended

Grade: WT - Watch if you want to Waste Time

Habemus Papam (2011)

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Habemus Papam (2011)

(We Have a Pope)

Date seen: 03 January 2012

Rated Unrated

IMDB Rating: 6.9

Metascore: n/a

Tomatometer: 31%, Rotten

Movie Notebook: 8/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: ST - Watch if you can't Sleep

For your consideration:

• Acting: Michel Piccoli as The Pope
• Costume Design

Rampart (2011)

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Rampart (2011)

Date seen: 02 January 2012

Rated R

IMDB Rating: 6.2

Metascore: 67/100

Tomatometer: 71%, Fresh

Movie Notebook Score: 6/10

Recommendation: C - Selectively Recommended

Grade: ST - Watch if you can't Sleep

For your consideration:

• Acting: Woody Harrelson as Dave Brown