Craig the Movie Geek

How about them Oscars?  There’s a lot of stuff to go through, so I’ll stick and move through some of the moments of the evening and give you a few of the highlights (and lowlights) of the 82^nd Oscar ceremony! I’ve heard a few people say that the ceremony was fairly boring --- what did you think?

I’m in a mad scramble to see a bunch of the Oscar movies before the big telecast, and I was lucky enough to get a chance to see one of the bright stars of this year’s awards --- An Education. It’s up for Best Actress, Best Picture, and Best Screenplay based on Previously Produced or Published Material.

Based on a novel by Thomas Cobb, Crazy Heart is the story of down n’ out, former country & western star Bad Blake --- played to perfection by Jeff Bridges. Though an alcoholic, Blake gets a shot at recapturing past glories when he is lent a hand by his former protégé, as well as another shot at love when he meets a young reporter played by Maggie Gyllenhaal.