Oscar vs Ron’s Top 30 Films of 2014
Oscar eve sunset: photo from Oscar’s Facebook page
Beautifully Animated “Song of the Sea”: Oscar Bound? Review + contenders
This year’s best animated film category for the Oscars has five strong contenders. And somehow The Lego Movie didn’t even make the list! If you ask me, that’s one of the best animated films I’ve seen in a long time–in fact, we thought it would end up on the best feature film list not just best original song (for “Everything is Awesome.”) We also really enjoyed Book of Life which missed getting a nomination. Both films offer a great story. As a parent of an 11 year old son, I am grateful that there were so many great films to share as a family in 2014 and now in 2015.
Getting “Wild”
Review by Ron Wells of the film Wild which is up for two Academy Awards: Actress in a Leading Role for Reese Witherspoon and Actress in a Supporting Role for Laura Dern. Note: I walked all 28oo miles of the Pacific Crest Trail in the mid-80s making me one of the first 20 women and the first 200 people to complete it. More notes on this below Ron’s review.
The Greek hero Odysseus had nothing on Cheryl Strayed who hiked the 1,100 miles of the Pacific Coast Trail by herself, experiencing everything from anger and loneliness, Read more…
3 Off Beat Films with “Best” Oscar Noms: “Princess Kayuga” Animation, “Whiplash” Feature, “Vivian Maier” Doc
- Best Documentary: Finding Vivian Maier
- Best Picture: Whiplash
- Best Animated Feature Film: The Tale of Princess Kaguya
Find out who wins on Sunday Feb 22! And coming soon to a blog near you, Ron Wells Top 30 Films of 2014!
1984? No, “Citizenfour” Oscar nominated documentary
Year of the “Yang” aka Goat aka Sheep
THOUGHTS OF LOVING-KINDNESS
May all who suffer be free from suffering in life May all who have fear be free from fear May all who are in sorrow be free from sorrow.
MAY ALL BEINGS BE WELL & HAPPY. |
53 is the atomic number of iodine.
Why I am choosing this fact about the number 53 for today?
Because this has been a week about hearts. Read more…
Want Burning Man Tickets 2015? Act NOW!
People tell me that they can’t go to Burning Man because of the heat.
And I tell them the heat is nothing. Not a big deal.
Well then, they’ll say, what about the dust storms? And the wind?
The wind? That’s nothing.
The worse thing about the dust storms and the wind is cleaning up when you get home. And then you’re home where there’s endless cold beer and cold water and hot showers. And you’ve probably slept some.
And it’s not too crowded either. So what is the worse thing about Burning Man? What’s the biggest reason why we don’t want to go again?
The lines for tickets, for GATE, and for Exodus. Seriously. That’s the worse thing about Burning Man for me.
Well that and the plug and play camps aka commercial camps, but that’s a different blog post. Read more…
I’m in the mood for love…
The profusion of hearts and the urging to spend money on chocolates, flowers, and jewelry may have tipped you off that this Saturday February 14 is Valentine’s Day.
art predator 