Oscar Picks!

N/A means I either don't have a strong enough or informed enough opinion to call.

BEST PICTURE
AMOUR
ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISERABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
ZERO DARK THIRTY

Will Win - SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Should Win - ZERO DARK THIRTY

ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY
Jennifer Lawrence, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Emmanuelle Riva, AMOUR
Quvenzhane Wallis, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Naomi Watts, THE IMPOSSIBLE

Will Win - Jennifer Lawrence

Should Win - Jessica Chastain

ACTOR
Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN
Hugh Jackman, LES MISERABLES
Joaquin Phoenix, THE MASTER
Denzel Washington, FLIGHT

Will Win - Daniel Day-Lewis

Should Win - Joaquin Phoenix

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams, THE MASTER
Sally Field, LINCOLN
Anne Hathaway, LES MISERABLES
Helen Hunt, THE SESSIONS
Jackie Weaver, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Will Win - Anne Hathaway

Should Win - N/A

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin, ARGO
Robert DeNiro, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Philip Seymour Hoffman, THE MASTER
Tommy Lee Jones, LINCOLN
Christoph Waltz, DJANGO UNCHAINED

Will Win - Robert DeNiro

Should Win - Tommy Lee Jones

DIRECTOR
Michael Haneke, AMOUR
Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
Ang Lee, LIFE OF PI
Steven Spielberg, LINCOLN
David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Will Win - David O. Russell

Should Win - Steven Spielberg

ANIMATED FEATURE
BRAVE
FRANKENWEENIE
PARANORMAN
THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS
WRECK-IT RALPH

Will Win - WRECK-IT RALPH

Should Win - BRAVE

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Seamus McGarvey, ANNA KARENINA
Robert Richardson, DJANGO UNCHAINED
Claudio Miranda, LIFE OF PI
Janusz Kaminski, LINCOLN
Roger Deakins, SKYFALL

Will Win - Claudio Miranda

Should Win - Roger Deakins

COSTUME DESIGN
Jacqueline Durran, ANNA KARENINA
Paco Delgado, LES MISERABLES
Joanna Johnston, LINCOLN
Eiko Ishioka, MIRROR MIRROR
Colleen Atwood, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

Will Win - Jacqueline Durran

Should Win - n/a

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
5 BROKEN CAMERAS
THE GATEKEEPERS
HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
THE INVISIBLE WAR
SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN

Will Win - SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN

Should Win - n/a

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
INOCENTE
KINGS POINT
MONDAYS AT RACINE
OPEN HEART
REDEMPTION

Will Win - INOCENTE

Should Win - n/a

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chris Terrio, ARGO
Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
David Magee, LIFE OF PI
Tony Kushner, LINCOLN
David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Will Win - David O. Russell

Should Win - Tony Kushner

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Michael Haneke, AMOUR
Quentin Tarantino, DJANGO UNCHAINED
John Gatins, FLIGHT
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola, MOONRISE KINGDOM
Mark Boal, ZERO DARK THIRTY

Will Win - Mark Boal

Should Win - Mark Boal

EDITING
William Goldenberg, ARGO
Tim Squyres, LIFE OF PI
Michael Kahn, LINCOLN
Jay Cassidy & Crispin Struthers, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Dylan Tichenor & William Goldenberg, ZERO DARK THIRTY

Will Win - William Goldenberg

Should Win - Dylan Tichenor & William Goldenberg

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
AMOUR
KON-TIKI
NO
A ROYAL AFFAIR
WAR WITCH

Will Win - AMOUR

Should Win - n/a

HAIR & MAKEUP
HITCHCOCK
LES MISERABLES
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

Will Win - THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

Should Win - n/a

MUSIC
Dario Marianelli, ANNA KARENINA
Alexandre Desplate, ARGO
Mychael Danna, LIFE OF PI
John Williams, LINCOLN
Thomas Newman, SKYFALL

Will Win - Mychael Danna

Should Win - n/a

SONG
Before My Time, CHASING ICE
Everybody Needs a Best Friend, TED
Pi’s Lullaby, LIFE OF PI
Skyfall, SKYFALL
Suddenly, LES MISERABLES

Will Win - Skyfall

Should Win - n/a

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Sarah Greenwood, ANNA KARENINA
Dan Hennah, THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
Eve Stewart, LES MISERABLES
David Gropman, LIFE OF PI
Rick Carter, LINCOLN

Will Win - LES MISERABLES

Should Win - LINCOLN

ANIMATED SHORT
ADAM AND DOG
FRESH GUACAMOLE
HEAD OVER HEELS
THE LONGEST DAYCARE
PAPERMAN

Will Win - PAPERMAN

Should Win - n/a

LIVE ACTION SHORT
ASAD
BUZKASHI BOYS
CURFEW
DEATH OF A SHADOW
YAN ENGLAND

Will Win - DEATH OF A SHADOW

Should Win - n/a

SOUND EDITING
ARGO
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LIFE OF PI
SKYFALL
ZERO DARK THIRTY

Will Win - ARGO

Should Win - SKYFALL

SOUND MIXING
ARGO
LES MISERABLES
LIFE OF PI
LINCOLN
SKYFALL

Will Win - ARGO

Should Win - LES MISERABLES

VISUAL EFFECTS
THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
LIFE OF PI
THE AVENGERS
PROMETHEUS
SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN

Will Win - LIFE OF PI

Should Win - THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

2012 Viewing Habits

Here's everything I watched in 2012...

JANUARY
The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, BD)
Stardust (2007, DVD)
Sherlock S1E3 (2010, Streaming)
King’s Cross (Book)
Anathema Adrienne (2012, DVD)
The Trial (2x, 1962, Streaming)
Community S1 (2009, DVD)
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982, DVD)
Decalogues One, Two, & Three (1989, DVD)
Morning Glory (2010, Streaming)
Dazed & Confused (1993, Streaming)
Parks & Recreation (2009, Ongoing, Streaming)
Cowboys & Aliens (2011, Blu ray)
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928, Streaming)
The Trip (2011, Streaming)
Marathon Man (1976, Streaming)
Contact (1997, Streaming)
Jane Eyre (2011, DVD)
Warrior (2011, Blu ray)
The Kennel Murder Case (1933, Streaming)
50/50 (2011, DVD)
Hanna (2011, Blu ray)
Beauty & The Beast (1991, Theatrical)
The Grey (2012, Theatrical)

FEBRUARY
Little Children (2006, DVD)
When Harry Met Sally (1989, DVD)
The Artist (2011, Theatrical)
Super (2010, DVD)
Community, S1 (2009, Continued)
Parks & Recreation (2009, Continued)
Ronin (1998, DVD)
The French Connection (1971, DVD)
Take Shelter (2011, DVD)
Sucker Punch (2011, Blu Ray)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (2007, Blu Ray)
Winnie the Pooh (2011, Blu Ray)

MARCH
Community, S2 (2010)
Hercules Unchained (1959, Streaming)
The Secret World of Arriety (2012, Theatrical)
Source Code (2011, Blu Ray)
John Carter (2012, Theatrical)
Haywire (2012, Theatrical)
Decalogue V (1988, DVD)
Decalogue VI (1988, DVD)
Hercules / Le fatiche di Ercole (1958, Streaming)
Bringing Up Baby (1938, DVD)
Decalogue VII (1988, DVD)
Decalogue VIII (1988, DVD)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, Streaming)
Gone with the Wind (1939, Blu ray)
8 ½ (1963, Blu ray)
The Hunger Games (2012, digIMAX)
Decalogue IX (1988, DVD)
Decalogue X (1988, DVD)

APRIL
Community, S3 (HD Stream, 2011)
Parks & Recreation, S3 (HD Stream, 2011)
Awake, Pilot (HD Stream, 2011)
Dinosaur (HD Stream, 2000)
Modern Family, S3E1 (Streaming, 2011)
Cabin in the Woods (Theatrical, 2012)
The Robe (Blu ray, 1953)
Goon (HD Stream, 2012)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (Blu ray, 2011)
The Incredible Hulk (HD Stream, 2008)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Streaming, 2008)
The Raid: Redemption (Theatrical, 2012)

MAY
Spider-Man 3 (SD Stream, 2007)
Community, S3 (HD Stream, 2011)
Parks & Recreation, S3 (HD Stream, 2011)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Streaming, 2008)
War Horse (Blu ray, 2011)
The Avengers (2x, Theatrical, 2012)
Our Idiot Brother (Streaming, 2011)
We Bought a Zoo (Streaming, 2011)
Stagecoach (Streaming, 1939)
Le Deuxieme Souffle (DVD, 1966)
What to Expect When You’re Expecting (Theatrical, 2012)
Le Cercle Rouge (Blu ray, 1970)
Chronicle (Streaming, 2012)
Taken (Streaming, 2008)
This Means War (HD Stream, 2012)
Men in Black 3 (Theatrical, 2012)

JUNE
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (HD Stream, 2011)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Streaming, 2008)
Drunken Master (Streaming, 1978)
Snow White & The Huntsman (Theatrical, 2012)
Prometheus (2x Theatrical, 2012)
Sky Captain & The World of Tomorrow (HD Stream, 2004)
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows (HD Stream, 2011)
Black Narcissus (Stream, 1947)
30 Rock S1 (Stream, 2006)
Batman Begins (Blu Ray, 2005)
Blade Runner: The Final Cut (Blu Ray, 1982)
Rocky II (1979, HD Stream)
Rocky III (1982, HD Stream)
Rocky IV (1985, HD Stream)
Rocky V (1990, HD Stream)
21 Jump Street (HD Stream, 2012)
Le Duolos (1962, DVD)
Star Trek: TOS S1 (HD Stream, 1966)
Army of Shadows (DVD, 1969)
Robocop (HD Stream, 1987)
Moonrise Kingdom (Theatrical, 2012)

JULY
Thief (HD Stream, 1981)
The Keep (SD Stream, 1983)
The Amazing Spider-Man (Theatrical, 2012)
Total Recall (Blu ray, 1990)
The Dark Knight (Blu ray, 2008)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Streaming, 2008)
Star Trek: TOS S1 (HD Stream, 1966)
30 Rock S1 (HD Stream, 2006)
Louie S1 (HD Stream, 2010)
The Dark Knight Rises (70mm IMAX, 2012)
The Last Starfighter (Blu ray, 1984)
The Expendables (Blu ray, 2010)

AUGUST
The Fox & The Hound (DVD, 1981)
Lilo & Stitch (DVD, 2002)
The Spectacular Spider-Man (Streaming, 2008)
The New Batman Adventures (Streaming, 1997)
Mega Man (Streaming, 1994)
The Conversation (Blu Ray, 1974)
Batman: Brave & The Bold (Streaming, 2008)
Men in Black: The Series (Streaming, 1998)
Mulan (Streaming, 1998)
Louie S1 (Streaming, 2010)
The Black Cauldron (DVD, 1985)
Bolt (Streaming, 2008)
All Star Superman (Streaming, 2011)
Workaholics S1 (Streaming, 2011)
Compliance (Theatrical, 2012)
Miami Connection (Theatrical, 1987)
Batman Beyond S1 (iPhone, 1999)
Eating Alabama (Theatrical, 2012)
Booster (Theatrical, 2012)
Dead Man’s Burden (Theatrical, 2012)
Beyond the Black Rainbow (Theatrical, 2012)

SEPTEMBER
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Blu ray, 2012)
Chicken Little (Streaming, 2005)
Wanderlust (Streaming, 2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (IMAX, 2012)
Batman Beyond S1 (iPhone, 1999)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (IMAX, 1981)
Louie S1 & S2 (Streaming, 2010)
Haywire (Streaming, 2012)
The Five Year Engagement (Streaming, 2012)
Frank and Ollie (DVD, 1995)
Home on the Range (iPhone, 2004)
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (DVD, 2009)
Pocahontas (HD Stream, 1995)
Looper (Theatrical, 2012)

OCTOBER
Overboard (TV, 1987)
The Master (Theatrical, 2012)
Walt & El Grupo (DVD, 2008)
Dredd (Theatrical, 2012)
Frankenweenie (IMAX 3D, 2012)
Louie S2 (Streaming, 2010)
Community S3 (Streaming, 2011)
From Russia With Love (Blu ray, 1963)
Parks & Recreation S5 (Streaming, 2012)
Batman Beyond S2 (iPhone, 1999)
Diamonds Are Forever (Streaming, 1971)
30 Rock S2 (Streaming, 2007)
Moonraker (Streaming, 1979)
Cinderella (Blu ray, 1950)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (DVD, 2009)
Bronson, (Streaming, 2009)
Argo (Theatrical, 2012)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (HD Stream, 2012)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, (Streaming, 1920)

NOVEMBER
30 Rock S3 (Streaming, 2008)
Cloud Atlas (Theatrical, 2012)
Magic Mike (HD Stream, 2012)
The Battle of Algiers (Blu ray, 1966)
Batman Beyond S2 (iPhone, 1999)
Restless Heart (Theatrical, 2012)
Skyfall (2x, IMAX, 2012)
For Your Eyes Only (Blu ray, 1981)
The Blue Eagle (Streaming, 1926)
Parks & Recreation S5 (Streaming, 2012)
The Tree of Life (Blu ray, 2011)
Louie S2 (Streaming, 2010)
Lincoln (Theatrical, 2012)
Take This Waltz (Streaming, 2012)
The Expendables 2 (Streaming, 2012)
Wreck-It Ralph (Theatrical, 2012)

DECEMBER
Life of Pi (Theatrical, 2012)
30 Rock S3 (Streaming, 2008)
Our Hospitality (Streaming, 1923)
Killing Them Softly (Theatrical, 2012)
Chariots of Fire (Streaming, 1981)
The Navigator (Streaming, (1923)
Arthur Christmas (Streaming, 2011)
Bernie (Streaming, 2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Theatrical, 2012)
Ted (Streaming, 2012)
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Streaming, 2012)
Rise of the Guardians (Theatrical, 2012)
Alps (Streaming, 2012)
Louie S2 (Streaming, 2010)
Oslo, August 31st (Streaming, 2012)
Jack Reacher (Theatrical, 2012)
Sleepless Night (Streaming, 2012)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (Blu ray, 2012)
The Dark Knight Rises (Blu ray, 2012)
Jurassic Park (Blu ray, 1993)
Paranorman (Streaming, 2012)

Teaser for New Wonder Mill Short Film

Here's a quick look at our newest project, Frankenstein's Master. We've embedded a teaser trailer on the main page for The Nocturnal Third, so take a gander!

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Movie Ratings Cheat Sheet

Because I am an incredible nerd, I've made this chart to finally nail down my grading scale for movies. I don't give movies scores or grades to pit them against one another, but rather to help me remember what my most recent personal feelings on them are. I grade based on my own, personal, subjective enjoyment, not on formalist or objective qualifiers. After using various different sites to keep up with my movie ratings, I've finally given up and landed on IMDB, because of their indisputably dense library and their relatively friendly iPhone app. If you ever see me rate a movie on any of these three scales, now you have an idea of what that means to me...

-Ben