getting in a movie mood

So I was going through all of the Oscar nominations this afternoon. I have little to no thoughts on a lot of the categories because, sadly, I haven't seen most of the films. These are the Oscar nominated movies that I actually care about watching (and reasons why) in the next month:

Hugo - It's about adventure, and who doesn't love adventure? I simply love British children. It's got a HUGE bonus of what is probably a great original score. I don't know why, but I thought this film was animated...

Midnight in Paris - Interests me because I've heard people say it might be Woody Allen's best film, and although I'm no aficionado of Woody Allen films, the man is talented. The tone looks dream-like and the plot is likely to be captivating in the same way. Also, Owen Wilson is an odd favorite of mine.

The Artist - Just hearing the title of this movie made me want to see it. That word alone evokes so many emotions and paths of thought it my mind. I feel like it will be a very bold visual. If it's not stellar, I will be disappointed.

The Descendants - George Clooney. What can I say? I tend to like his stuff. The story seems to be poignant, tragic, touching. Bound to be a decent cry fest for me.

The Tree of Life - For some reason I expect it to be long and one of those movies I'll only watch once, but I'd still like to see it. The cinematography on it's own looks pretty powerful. Looks well cast, too.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - Cannot wait to see how the book translated into a movie. That's all I'm going to say about this one.

War Horse - I like period pieces, I like war movies, I like horses. The cinematography is stellar. It's kind of obvious that I have to see it.

The Help - I've heard too much about this one to not want to see it. I hope it's good.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - The cast on this sucker, oh boys. Spy movies. The better question is, how haven't I seen this one yet??

The Iron Lady - Meryl Streep is a goddess.

Rango - I like animations. I didn't really have any huge desire to see this when it came out but I've changed my mind for inexplicable reasons.

Jane Eyre - Again with the period pieces thing. Again with the books turning into movies. Also, this one has been done before, and I'm eager to see what they've done differently.

The Adventures of Tintin - It just looks like so much fun. Also, sort of excited about the original score.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Saw the trailer a lot. Love prequels.

The Ides of March - George Clooney, Ryan Gosling... this is a movie full of beautiful men. Was that Evan Rachel Wood there? Haven't seen her in anything since Across the Universe, that could be interesting. Also, love the morality and ideas called into question by the plot.

Margin Call - Would really like to see why it's nominated for writing... HUGE fan of well communicated ideas.

A Separation - Something slightly different from what I normally watch. The story interests me. Would like to see why it's nominated for writing.

I feel like I should care about watching Moneyball... but I don't. I would watch it if other people were watching it and I'd probably enjoy it. I guess that's how I feel about sports movies in general.

Though not in the next month, I'd really like to see if I can find some of the nominated documentaries. I love documentaries because I always learn so much. Again with the 'well communicated ideas' thing.

Also, even though it's not nominated for anything, I'd still really like to see '50/50', because I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Thinking about all of these films makes me want to write more. Need to allot myself some time for that maybe. I've got some big ideas 'a brewin' up here. Can't wait until this freaking play is over so I have some free time maybe. Ah well, 12 days, then I can really get my creativity focused on what I want to focus it on right now.

I used the word 'also' way too much in this post.

Also, I'm likely going to need help watching these movies, give me a shout if you're interested.

-K