Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Nominasi Festival Film Indonesia (Piala Citra) 2014 - FULL LIST



The list is hereeee, you might like it, you might now like it. this is the big and most reliable film award in Indonesia. Some are predictable, some are unpredictable. But haven't seen some of the movies. Gonna look for it later. This is the full list


1. Penulis Skrenario Asli Terbaik
  - Mari Lari
  - Sebelum Pagi Terulang Kembali
  - Negeri Tanpa Telinga
  - Selamat Pagi Malam
  - Tabula Rasa

2. Film Terbaik
  - 3 Nafas Likas
  - Cahaya Dari Timur
  - Sebelum Pagi Terulang Kembali
  - Soekarno
  - Sokola Rimba

3. Pemeran Pendukung Wanita Terbaik
  - Jajang C Noer – 3 Nafas Likas
  - Laura Basuki – Haji Backpacker
  - Nirina Zubir – Silent Hero
  - Jajang C Noer – Cahaya Dari Timur
  - Tika Bravani – Soekarno

Independent Spirit Awards 2015 - full nom

So this is the full list nominations. I don't understand some nominees, but it's okay. Now, you can expect what happen next after this. I mean all those awards usually similar. Don't get your hopes up if your contenders are not here. because yeah it's a peek-a-boo. and usually it will stay the same, unless something happens. Here is the list :


FEATURE
-         "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)" - Producers: Alejandro G. Inarritu, John Lesher, Arnon Milchan, James W. Skotchdopole
-         "Boyhood" - Producers: Richard Linklater, Jonathan Sehring, John Sloss, Cathleen Sutherland
-         "Love Is Strange" - Producers: Lucas Joaquin, Lars Knudsen, Ira Sachs, Jayne Baron Sherman, Jay Van Hoy
-         "Selma" - Producers: Christian Colson, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey
-         "Whiplash" - Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak

DIRECTOR
-         Damien Chazelle - "Whiplash"
-         Ava DuVernay - "Selma"
-         Alejandro G. Inarritu - "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)"
-         Richard Linklater - "Boyhood"
-         David Zellner - "Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter"

SCREENPLAY
-         Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski - "Big Eyes"
-         J.C. Chandor - "A Most Violent Year"
-         Dan Gilroy - "Nightcrawler"
-         Jim Jarmusch - "Only Lovers Left Alive"
-         Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias - "Love Is Strange"

FIRST FEATURE
-         "A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night" - Director: Ana Lily Amirpour; producers: Justin Begnaud, Sina Sayyah
-         "Dear White People" - Director/producer: Justin Simien; producers: Effie T. Brown, Ann Le, Julia Lebedev, Angel Lopez, Lena Waithe
-         "Nightcrawler" - Director: Dan Gilroy; producers: Jennifer Fox, Tony Gilroy, Jake Gyllenhaal, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak
-         "Obvious Child" - Director: Gillian Robespierre; producer: Elisabeth Holm
-         "She’s Lost Control" - Director/producer: Anja Marquardt; producers: Mollye Asher, Kiara C. Jones

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)



Disappointed by this film. I am not the big fan of this franchise, I don't like seeing kids killing each other and all. But I like the first two movies.They kept my attention, with plot and performances intriguing and action-packed enough to get from one scene to the next without a dull moment. . Another movie with disgusting trend, split the last franchise to be 2 parts. WTH. I like the trailer, I was blown away by Jennifer Lawrence and Julianne Moore.

This film begins right where the previous one stopped where Katniss wakes up in District 13 where she was taken by rebels after she destroyed the Quarter Quell arena with her arrow. Katniss becomes the symbol of the rebellion by appearing in incendiary promotional advertisements, but Katniss was angry with them because they left her partner Peeta behind at the Capitol.

Jennifer Lawrence is far and away the best performer in this film. Her face is really rich in unspoken emotions. Josh Hutcherson gets to flex some of his acting muscles more in this one as the brainwashed Peeta Mellark. It was good to see old characters played by Woody Harrelson, the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Jeffrey Wright and Sam Claflin, though their roles were very limited here. New to the cast, acclaimed actress Julianne Moore is rather one-note in her performance as President Coin.

Before I Go To Sleep (2014)



As book this is one of my favorite book. But as a movie not so much. that's why not every book needs to be made a movie. because some are not. but some might like this movie tho. Kidman is a perfect choice to play Christine precisely for this reason. Christine is a battered woman who prefers being beaten to remembering anything about who she is. Her amnesia is a metaphor for the loss of self to which abused women consent by remaining with their abusers. Her life is an endless present. In this movie movie she looks dead inside. Perfect

AT first the movie was very exciting and all excellently acted by the three leads, and scripted like a riddle that you keep trying to solve; the one main plot twist is mind-blowing. The twist that Colin Firth did it was pretty obvious from the start as it seemed like the most logical direction to take. The film does what you expect and that is its main problem. But the doctor was very fishy as well, he did a great job that made you wonder he was a bad guy as well.

It gets bored easily, I don't know why. This movie had so much potential with great cast and great plot. i know not the most original plot, but could be something more. I didn't have much expectations but the trailer looked good. The film is about Nicole Kidman who wakes up everyday with no memory of the day before. From the offset you get the feeling there something creepy about the husband... There are lots of movements that I felt were spoiled by a build up a violin music

St Vincent (2014)



This is one of the underrated movie this year. I kinda like this movie. Bill Murray gave us a brilliant performance. This movie is a touching story. It is about a boy who befriends a crusty curmudgeon in Vincent (Bill Murray) and discovers some facts of life. But the deeper story is that family is really the friends you choose and the wide cast of misfits are brought together by a mix of circumstances and events. They are lost but then are found. The story also showcases the lost heroes of Vietnam. These veterans are dying off and as a nation we have forgotten their contributions in this senseless war.

This is Bill Murray's best role in many, many, many years. The man is considered a comedy legend and I think we all knew he had range but St. Vincent shows just how great he can be. Vincent is a truly, undeniably despicable human being. There is no way around that. He is completely flawed and that is not only the point but the reason you will love him for it. He's pathetic and the empathy you feel for this man and then by the end you actually understand him.

I was blown away by the actor who played Oliver. It was not an easy role to portray-- he had to be able to connect to the audience with his emotion, capture the character's desire to see past the exterior of a person, and he had to make it believable which he did flawlessly.

The Imitation Game (2014)



Great film. IMO Best picture contender next to Boyhood and Birdman. I was lucky to watch this movie on near movie festival near me as surprise screening. The Imitation Game has Benedict Cumberbatch playing Alan Turing. The film shows various different points of Turing's life: His difficult school life, his triumphs during the war and his conviction for his homosexuality after the war. The film drifts through these various timelines in a non linear way and paints a brilliant portrait of Turing. His conviction following the war could have been focused on more and Keira Knightly is a bit jarring, but TIG is unshaken by its flaws and emerges a triumphant and deeply moving historical drama. Like many Oscar baiting movies it's all about the acting. Benedict Cumberbatch is absolutely outstanding as Turing and as far as I'm concerned he's the best actor Oscar front runner for 2014.

The film opens with some very good early scenes, that convey well the upheaval caused by the outbreak of the war. The crowd scenes are nothing new, but as time goes by, it must be harder to get the period details correct. The opening scenes, have that authenticity, as well as conveying the great social upheaval of the war. Not so much exciting, but rather impactful and panoramic.

The Theory of Everything (2014)



Finally I've watched this movie, this is one of the movies I wanted to watch since the day the announced it. And the amazing Eddie Redmayne is here. The story of Stephen Hawking and his then wife Jane, apparently based on a book she wrote about it, which probability explains why there was not much science in the movie, not that I'm complaining, as it was a well played film about a difficult relationship.

he movie starts as the Cambridge student Stephen Hawking meets Jane, and although shy at first, eventually they both get close. Stephen soon learns about his illness and decides to shut Jane off from his life. But Jane insisted on him and stated her for him even though knowing the illness will progress and slowly take Stephen away from her. They get married soon after, and Stephen soon graduates his doctoral study, having more interest to cosmological physics. Jane stands by Stephen as the illness progresses, impairing his locomotion, balance, speech and even swallowing. They have two children and Stephen's work starts to gain spotlight. But little by little, Jane starts to loose her spirit, though she doesn't reveal it.

Eddie Redmayne plays Stephen Hawking brilliantly; delivering a performance that is, at times, so very delicate and at other times fueled with confidence. The wit characteristic of Hawking is presented perfectly and his disease, including the gradual loss of his ability to speak, is handled with respect. Not once is there a moment of overacting, and we are reminded that there is a fully functioning and genius mind within a debilitated body. Felicity Jones plays Jane Wilde beautifully, showing us the strong commitment and inevitable weariness faced by someone in her position.

Monday, November 24, 2014

The Lunch Box (2014)



The film is just a story about a man who is going to retire. He is aging. Due to a mistake in the lunchbox delivery system he gets the lunchbox from a woman who is trying to re-conquer her husband by cooking special lunches for him. An epistolary relation starts via the lunchbox: message to and message fro. Till a meeting becomes possible. But it is then the aging man discovers he has no right to entertain some illusion about that younger woman, nor nurture illusions in her about a rejuvenating love affair which is nothing but a compensation for her inability to have a relation with her own husband. And he has no right to flatter his ego with the idea that he might still be young, to the point of maybe not retiring after all.

The trailers were so appetizing! Who wouldn't have been hungry enough to watch one of the most awaited films around this time of the year? 'The Lunchbox' seems to have it all to be a good film: actors like Irrfan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui and the appeal of seeming like a well told story.

There are elements of lazy writing that the writer-director Ritesh Batra has chosen when one of the lead characters is looking for an outlet to convey her thoughts to the audience. Ila then communicates with a neighborhood Aunty (Bharati Acherekar) who is never seen on screen. Both these ladies seem to discuss everything that happens with each other the whole day. After a while, when you hear Nimrat Kaur's character say 'aunty' for the umpteenth time, you would burst into laughter. 

Before I Disappear (2014)



I watched Before I Disappear when it screened at Jakarta International Film festival this past weekend and also fell in love with the short film version, Curfew, when I saw it after it won the Oscar for best live action short film.

Another fascinating movie from SXSW, one I wasn't sure I would enjoy but walked out of the room with a few tears streaming down my face, which never happens to me in cinema. Shawn Christensen's direction in this film was positively extraordinary.

Christensen plays the lead role as well as directing, and while he's good in front of the camera, it's behind the camera that's really what impresses me. The style and flow of the short was good, but he does so much more here, and there's a very strong visual presence in so many scenes that it really sticks with me. This includes not only some of the more fanciful parts, like an expanded version of the music number from the short to simple shots, like the phone on the floor at the start of the film.

Winter sleep (2014)



Winter sleep. Finally I’ve watched this movie, this movie won Palm d’Or awards at Cannes this year. Winter Sleep is a masterpiece by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, a film shining with literary eloquence and incisive social criticism.  Most of movie scenes happened inside village houses, a lot of talking between character. It tells a story, with an old actor turned into hotel owner, his young wife, other villager who are his tenants, different people have their own social character.

This is the kind of film where not much happens, but your jaw drops at every scene because Ceylan has filmed reality better than most of us live it. It is honestly quite scary. Most of our lives mutter on without us ever reflecting on it, properly anyway, because we don't really get the chance. However, when you watch Winter Sleep you can see a part of yourself in pretty much every character. You understand every person's actions in the film and there is no greater exemplification that, at least between the three main characters, the line of good and bad is ever so blurred. Everyone has their reasons, everyone has good intentions, but yet people just cannot get along harmoniously because they are naturally different.

Winter Sleep is a film that I respect massively, I probably have to say though, that I respect it more than what I actually enjoyed it. It's a huge, colossal film that nearly owns it's two hundred minutes, even if it was way too much for my numbing back and drained energy. It's a film that will surely only be appreciated by a small amount of people, Nuri Bilge Ceylan has gained in me a follower but I don't believe he will make many friendships with main audiences who will soon discard such a long, slowly paced Turkish drama. It is a challenging film that ultimately rewards its audience with some powerful images and palpable strain. The audience in the theater seemed to be in awe, me I was simply left satisfied and with a huge respect for the piece.

Monday, November 17, 2014

If I Stay - Review (2014)




I'm going to make it fast tbh. I'm extremely disappointed with this movie. i couldn't wait to watch this movie. ut when this movie couldn't make it into my theater, I was a sad potato. The movie fails to express any real, palpable emotions. In some defining parts of the movies, where you should start getting some feelings, I rather felt annoyed by awful sound effects, terrible acting and depressing transitions.

Chloe Grace Moretz is one of the best actress on her generation, she is beautiful and very talented. But in this movie she is very disappointed me. And the others acting were MEH.  It's not that she didn't stay true to the book, she just didn't act very well at all.  The actor who played Adam was terrible as well.

I love the book, the book is very weepy, but the movie is not that much.. It's very disappointed. The book is way better than this movie. And when they cast Chloe i thought she would be really good. and The CGI was MEh as well. Such as Adam's band not being called "Shooting Star"; a lot of Adam trying to get into the ICU to see Mia being cut; the film trying to instill a bit more hope in Mia's family surviving the car crash than there is in the book, as well as more drama in Adam and Mia's relationship; and then there are general cuts you recognize had to be done. Things like us seeing how Mia and Kim became friends; seeing Kim's mom; the lead up to Mia's grandpa taking her to her Julliard audition; and a lot of the back stories including Willow's and her grandparents.

Hollywood Film Awards 2014 - Full Winners




You know awards season has started when there's already winners from awards show that is not anything MTV or Nickelodeon. And this was my first time watching Hollywood Film Awards, because it was the first time HFA aired on CBS. And i couldn't wait. 

So this is the full winners of that awards

Hollywood Film Award
Gone Girl
Hollywood Actor Award
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game)
Hollywood Blockbuster Award
Guardians of the Galaxy
Hollywood Documentary Award
Mike Meyers (Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon)
Hollywood Actress Award
Julianne Moore (Still Alice)
Hollywood Career Achievement Award
Michael Keaton
Hollywood Animation Award
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (DreamWorks)
Hollywood Comedy Film Award
Chris Rock (Top Five)
New Hollywood Award
Jack O'Connell (Unbroken)
Hollywood Ensemble Award
Foxcatcher
Hollywood Director Award
Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game)
Hollywood Song Award
Janelle Monae ("What is Love," from Rio 2)
Hollywood Screenwriter Award
Gillian Flynn (Gone Girl)
Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Award
Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything)
Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award
Jean-Marc Vallee (Wild)
Hollywood Supporting Actress Award
Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game)
Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award
Shailene Woodley (The Fault in Our Stars)
Hollywood Supporting Actor Award
Robert Duvall (The Judge)

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Nightcrawler - review (2014)



I watched this on midnight show and no regret at all. And funny story my friend thought this movie was about Marvel's character lol. Didn't know this movie was director by the first timer. But it was amazing. This was an interesting film and has tension, a slick dialogue and good pace. Jake delivers a solid performance in a character that makes you pretty uncomfortable throughout the film.

The film starts with the premise of a young man struggling to find work, following the idea: "If you want something, go get it." While that may seem trite and uninteresting, the extra mile is taken here into making a very interesting and sometimes disturbing two hours. And Jake Gyllenhaal fits this role. I always thought he had this creepy psychopath personality.

Jake Gyllenhaal absolutely amazes me in this role. You simply cannot look aways from the screen, especially while he is talking. I would not be surprised if he wins the Oscar for best Actor. There are more than a few scenes in this movie that will give you chills. The story was very good as well, very well written movie. The acting from each role was good, but Gyllenhaal stole the show for sure.

Big Hero 6 (2014)



So after the very serious movie and awards contenders film I choose to watch this cute cartoon. I like this film, it's really sweet and amazing and smart movie. This film is not FROZEN... it is not filled with songs or magical snowmen, but this film has something else, it has family, friends, action , drama, and most of all a big robot named Baymax who will examine your funny bone and sense of humor . The film shows what kind of magic Disney can do with super hero's . The story is fast paced for the most part and the laughs and entertainment are high flying, that is if you like heights , but if you don't its OK because this movie knows how to get down also.

Great animation, story, characters, humor, technologies that we might as well see in the near future. It's Disney meets Marvel which produces a very good kid's movie. For me this is one of the best cartoon I have watched. It had the emotion of Finding Nemo and UP. There are a few sad parts with the climax being fairly sad for a cartoon.

Friday, November 7, 2014

Interstellar - review (2014)

Wow, just wow. Nolan did it again. confusing science movie with big stars. Right off i should say I love Nolan. I adore most of his movies, and Interstellar is no exception. It is a marvelous piece of work whose visuals will be hard to forget. Even thought it's not in my top 3 Nolan's best film list (Momento, The Dark Knight and Inception still the best). But it's Nolan's movie, we will probably understand his mind after 123 years later

I was madly waiting for Interstellar's release. And finally I have watched it, twice. It was incredibly exciting. It was a delight. It was unforgettable. he once again, amazes us with work. The fiction is on point, i mean we can really understand it's fiction, without being smart. But's it's really amazing. Some critics don't like it. but me as movie goer, really like. i watched it for entertainment purpose. but BAm he confused me and forced to watch this movie again.

The plot is original. and it was really good. i love how the characters are growing.the movie is about that time when earth is dying.  it was thought-provoking. Many questions were raised. What would life on earth be like if our climate runs amok? What happens to government when we all have to live hand-to-mouth? Are "they" out there communicating with us? An yeah this movie makes Gravity looks a like a vegetable on sale.

And when people say Nolan can't do emotional scene, you are wrong dude. This movie had so many emotional scene, and the best relationship in this movie was the relationship between Copper and his daughter Murph.And once again Miss Chastain never fails us with his dramatic scene. And tell me something that McConaughey can;t do. Because he can do everything from comic to very serious man. That scene when He received a message from his son and how his son told him about everything and then he was being 23 years old was heartbreaking. the way he cried, Oh my god.

And I love how the didn't show us the take off scene, it's unnecessary, but tbh i really wanted to see that scene on this amazing camera. But lets be honest, It was not hat important. instead of doing the dramatic take off Nolan did a heartbreaking scene when Cooper left his family and his daughter cried so hard. This was very heart breaking scene. But i felt like he rushed it, like how Coop and Murph found NASA and then NASA told him a very heavy decision and how he rejected but then the next scene he was doing it and left his family behind.

John Wick - review



This is a welcome surprise. Who would have thought Keanu could play such a cool character with that much conviction? He does a perfect job here, displaying the right attitude and making sure every shot hits its target. It's all very simple. He's a grieving widower, and one arrogant and spoiled jerk comes and messes with him. By doing so, Wick is forced out of retirement because someone has decided to ruin his late wife's legacy.

First of all, if you don't like violent, revenge driven crime dramas, this movie is not for you, so don't post about it. If you are like 80% of the rest of the world, you are going to LOVE this movie. Slick editing and direction make it beautiful to watch. Incredible choreography make it fun, and Keanu makes it real!

I am not a big Reeves fan but you do not have to be to enjoy this film. Unique fight scenes and a talented supporting cast made this film a treat. This is a film to enjoy on the big screen. Music selection also made various scenes more enjoyable. Just a well groomed picture with a load energy and smart dialog. You will not be disappointed.