THE OPTIMIST - MOVIE REVIEWS

     So, the Oscars have arrived! Less than 24 hours from now people all over America, maybe even the whole world, will gather around their televisions and watch as Hollywood's finest gather on the red carpet and celebrate each other's achievments over the past year. In other words, they wanna know just as bad as we do who wins, and more importantly, who loses!    My goal this year was to have watched all of the Best Picture nominated films prior to the awards show. As life would have it, The Optimist came just slightly short of that goal. At any rate, this will be a brief outline of six of the eight nominated films. Of those six I can say that all were truly amazing in their own right. I highly recommend each and every one. Seriously, they're awesome. Of the two I missed...they'll be out soon on DVD and Netflix, I'm sure. Anywho, with out further adieu, here's The Optimist's Oscar Run!    " Whiplash " is the intriguing tale of young, aspi

    Okey dokey folks, here it is. The Optimist's official predictions for this year's Oscar winners!! *(There were a couple of categories I didn't vote for such as the short films and documentaries.) ** My correct predictions are highlighted! Didn't do too bad! BEST PICTURE                       Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) BESTS ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE           Michael Keaton , Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE           Julianne Moore , Still Alice BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE           J.K. Simmons , Whiplash BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE           Patricia Arquette , Boyhood BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM           How To Train Your Dragon 2 BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY           Birdman or (The Unexpected Virture of Ignorance) , Emmanuel Lubezki BEST COSTUME DESIGN           Into the Woods , Colleen Atwood BEST DIRECTING           Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Birdm