Cinema and Popcorn

Clementine: [whispers] Meet me... in Montauk...

Mavis Gary: I'm going to a rock concert with an old flame and I think there is a chance we may reconnect.  Sales Lady: Let's show him what he's been missing. Mavis Gary: No, he's seen me recently. He knows. But his wife hasn't seen me in a while, so.

BEST ACTRESS 1.  Meryl Streep for August: Osage County Born:  June 22, 1949 - Summit, New Jersey, USA Previous Oscar acting recognition: 17 nominations, 3 wins (1980 - Best Supporting Actress for Kramer Vs Kramer ; 1983 - Best Actress for Sophie's Choice ; 2012 - Best Actress for The Iron Lady ) Oscar snubed performance(s): 1979 - Manhattan ; 1996 - Marvin's Room ; 2002 - The Hours She's no actress, she's Meryl Streep, the living legend, and it seems legit to say she's going to amaze audiences, critics and the Academy members with her performance as Violet Weston, the cancer suffering widow who's addicted to prescription drugs, in the adaptation of the acclaimed play August: Osage County. The source material is solid and if Streep can do wonders with weaker material, I believe she'll turn the role of Violet into gold. Early reports say she excells herself in this performance and there are some talking about her fourth Oscar win...

Yeah... it's ROUND 0 because it's just too early to predict anything, but people are already talking about some movie titles and some acting names and I just can't resist sharing my early thoughts. Last year, 5 of my 15 Best Picture contenders from the 1st round (April) ended getting a Best Picture nomination ( Beasts , Les Miz and Django were part of my first 10, while Lincoln was #11 and Life of Pi was #12), which is not bad at all... So, this time I'm going to begin with Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor categories, because I feel I need to "study" a bit more about this year's Best Picture contenders. 1st ROUND nominees predictions will take place after Cannes Film Festival . So, let my silly Academy Awards 2014 nominees predictions begin: BEST ACTOR 1. Steve Carell for Foxcatcher Born:  August 16, 1962 - Concord, Massachusetts, USA Previous Oscar acting recognition: none Oscar snubed performance(s): 2006 - Li...