I am in serious Academy Award mode. This starts at Thanksgiving when I try to go to a movie a day. Christmas is the same, and this year I managed six movies in six days. January means work gets busier, so it's harder to keep up the pace. I hate missing nominated movies when the awards are handed out. I can't bitch with a clear conscious about how stupid the Academy is if I haven't watched all the movies. For example, The September Issue will not be nominated, cannot be nominated, even though it was a fantastic movie. There is a pre-selection process that says it won't make the cut. How stupid.
I'm already getting annoyed and it's only January.
I was happy to see Pedro's new film today, Broken Embraces. It was amazing, very different to me from all his other work. There are common elements: a woman in peril, a slowly evolving and developing story, but this movie felt different. I saw a noir quality which I loved. There is a manipulative lover, secrets (another Pedro staple), characters with questionable motives. Of course the cinematography is fantastic, and P Cruz is in fine form. She does her best work for him.
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