At the movies: 300: Rise of an Empire 3D.

As much as I hated the original 300 (and oh, did I- even busting out the Boo-urns on it), I kind of enjoyed aspects of the new film, mainly because it's a little more interesting and not nearly as stupid as its progenitor.

At the movies: Nurse 3D.

While it didn't make it out in 2012 (which makes the mind boggle at what all went on behind the scenes in its making and post-production), Nurse 3D is now something most can experience.

Some thoughts on the Oscar nominations.

Sometimes, I like to rant in constructive forms.

At the movies: January catch-up.

A fun romp through several of January's weirder releases. It's a pity that I didn't think to wait an extra week on this so I could have included I, Frankenstein. Oh well...

At the movies: Ms. 45.

A short piece for the Scene on the occasion of Ms. 45's theatrical rerelease.

At the movies: Her.

So, I got to talk about what I widely consider to be the best film of 2013 for The Scene. There's some stuff I couldn't find a way to fit in completely (like the queerness of Chris Pratt's character, the economics behind the OS One launch, and how rather than children, the creative-minded reproduce through ideas which are exploited by higher-ups) which I will happily go into if asked. But give a read, and then see the film.

This is it, y'all. The winners - 2013!

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Rob, for MANIAC.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG:
"Oblivion," from OBLIVION, performed by m83 and Susanne Sundfor

BEST DOCUMENTARY:
STORIES WE TELL

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
The Wind Rises

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
Bastards (Les Salauds)

BEST EDITING:
Adam Wingard, for YOU'RE NEXT

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Richard LaGravenese, for BEHIND THE CANDELABRA

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Jem Cohen, for MUSEUM HOURS

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Benoit Debie, for SPRING BREAKERS

BEST DIRECTOR:
Shane Carruth, for UPSTREAM COLOR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Lupita Nyong'o, for 12 YEARS A SLAVE

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Jeffrey Daniel Phillips, for THE LORDS OF SALEM

BEST ACTRESS:
Adele Exarchopoulos, for BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOR

BEST ACTOR:
Joaquin Phoenix, for HER

Best Scenes and Films, annotated, coming soon.