Indie Spirit Noms and NY Film Critics Winners

via Indiewire:
-Indie Spirit Award Nominations Announced
-NewYork Film Critics Circle Winners

Awards season is officially upon us.  The New York Film Critics announced their winners with the top prize going to the "The Artist" which also took the Best Director prize for Michel Hazanavicius (say that three times fast).   Meryl Streep, Brad Pitt, Albert Brooks and Jessica Chastain took the acting honors.  


Over in Indie Spirit land, I was a little surprised to see no nomination for Michael Fassbender  for "Shame", but perhaps even more shocking is "The Descendants" getting nominated for Best Feature, Director and Screenplay but no nomination for George Clooney.  Something tells me Oscar is going to change that story.  I was thrilled to see a few nominations for "50/50" though, still one of my favorite films of the year.  

A Beginning

"Life is like the surf, so give yourself away like the sea."  -Y Tu Mamá También

I thought it would be appropriate to begin my new blog adventure with a quote from one of my favorite films.  Although I have listened to this line said several times in Spanish (a language I don't speak) and have read it on screen in subtitles, it never fails to make me stop for a second and cherish what it says.  It's a pretty crazy world out there most of the time, but I truly believe that people are capable of finding great happiness when they devote themselves to something they feel passionate about.  I hope to be able to voice my passion for film here and I look forward to the experiences in a theatre, at home or with a friend where I am able to get lost in the images and sounds of it all.  Time to jump into the blur....