Auf dem Weg zu den Oscars

Mein letzter Post war ziemlich genau vor einem Jahr anlässlich der Oscar Verleihung 2013. Was könnte es also für einen besseren Grund geben, endlich wieder zu posten, als die Oscar Verleihung 2014?

Wie jedes Jahr ist es mein Ziel, vor der Verleihung soviele der nominierten Filme wie möglich zusehen. In den kommenden Tagen werde ich meine Reviews posten und am Tag vor der Verleihung meine Liste mit Prognosen. 

Getting ready for the Oscars

Oscar night!!! Is everyone as excited as I am? I saw some really great films this and last year and most of them got an Oscar nomination so I am rooting for quite a few films this year. My favorites where: Silver Linings Playbook, Argo and Lincoln. I have yet to watch Life of Pi but from all I know it would def. be on the list. 

So here are my predictions for the Oscars 2013. I will be back tomorrow to check on them. 

Out of the movies nominated for costume design I saw Lincoln and Snow White and the Huntsman and out of those I am picking Snow White and The Huntsman because those impressed me. Especially the Evil Queen wore some grand pieces. Directing was a though choice cause I did not see Life of Pi but I think it would have been my favorite for directing (based on the trailer, making off and such) but again I picked from the ones I saw and it was a head to head between Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook. Documentary feature I chose based on the descriptions cause frankly, I saw non of them.

The Production Design for Lincoln was great in my opinion so that was an easy choice. Shortfilm, both animated and Live Action, were chosen on the same matter as documentary.

Sound editing and sound mixing should both go to Argo if it where to me. I know the pictures says Django Unchained but I changed my mind while I wrote this ;) The Visual Effects Oscar is a tie between The Avengers and Snow White and the Huntsman and while I prefere the Avengers as a movie over Snow White and the Huntsman, the visual effects in the later impressed me a tat bit more.

 Les Mis get my MakeUp and Hair Oscar but I wanna admit that I have yet to watch the movie. But I think Tumblr provided me with enough pictures of the movie to make that pick. For music I chose Lincoln for Original score but It would have been Silver Linings Playbook if nominated. Original Song has to go to Adel I wont accept no less.

Adapted Screenplay is a tie between Silver Linings Playbool and Argo. I chose Silver Linings Playbook because I liked the movie better. Original Screenplay was chosen with my eyes closed cause I did not have a favorite here.

Sorry but Anne Hathaway kind annoys me lately and her acceptance speech at the Golden Globes made me uneasy. I loved Sally Fields perfromance in Lincoln, like when Mary had her break downs but Jacki Weaver was her very own ray of light in a movie that was full of amazing acting, so it has to be her. Wreck-It-Ralph is my Animated Feature film pick but all films nominated were good, except for The Pirates, which I did not watch. And finally I picked Life of Pi despite not having watched it yet.

Not gonna lie the picks in those categories where the hardest, exceped for one. I loved Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook, a love that has now bounds! But I think Daniel Day-Lewis was terrific in Lincoln so I put my love aside and picked him, but I am troubled about that choice and I might change it back *lol*. Actress in a Leading role was easy, Jennifer Lawerence all the way! The supporting Actor was a lot hard to choose. Just give an Oscar to all of them why don't cha? Since I had to choose I eventually settled on Tommy Lee Jones.

Les Mis will win I guess but the best movie for me was Silver Linings Playbook with Argo and Lincoln as runner ups.

 Now I have to wait and see but as long as each, Argo, Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook (Hello Jennifer Lawrence!) win at least one Oscar each, I am fine. 

The pictures where taken from my official Oscars ballot provided by www.theoscars.com
You can find my ballot here, if you wanna check if I changed my mind. http://oscar.go.com/mypicks#user=annasrebuh&ushare=632ff528c2a5418097ee02c395e8d2b0f4da86fad4c8b3a638ae8d33b170adea90bb

only 12 left...wait...what?!?

only 12 left...wait...what?!? 

Time for my weekly thoughts and opinions for the one subject I am sure you all care about *cough cough*: The Glee Project

So this week no one had to leave…well I really wanted Lily Mea to leave so I was a bit bummed about that but of course more than happy for Charlie and esp. Mario who really really deserved to make it to the next round.

So here come my thoughts on the contenders. In italic I added if I want them to see on Glee and in which role. 

Abraham - well, he did not have much screentime this week but to see his softer and calmer side over his energetic was a nice change. I actually like it more, it seems more honest. I can see him on Glee but I would be more thrilled for others. If he makes it, he could play Tinas younger or older brother. I once read Tina is adopted (not sure if it was true of if RIB still remember) but if so he could be the son of her biological mother…would make for good drama and Tina deserves a great storyline. 

Ali - I agree with what the mentors said about her voice. She tends to over- do thing, her performance in the music video was much better. And did I get goosebumps when I saw Aylin holding her during the HWA? You bet I did! Yes I see her on Glee, no not as Arties girlfriend. Her role would probably be a girl with an attitude over playing her fears with being cocky (much like Quinn in season 1) and not interested at all in joining Glee (at first).

Aylin - hm…I like her a bit better this Episode than in the others. I think she is on the way to fining herself and her acting was actually good during the video shoort. I am not sure I could have acted that well with Lily sitting on me, and I am not talking about her wheight, I think she looked so scary and fierce I would have run away…Am yes she could be on Glee but I can not think of any role I would like her to play. 

Blake - Aw Balke, sweet sweet Blake. When he cried during the talk with Erik, it felt so true and relateable. I still think (and hellloooooo Robert agreed with me) that he is the best actor in the bunch. Totally! He is what Glee needs. Kinda the new Finn Hudson but hopefully with more wit and less attitude. 

Charlie - Of course he would overshoot…Charlie bb slow down a bit would you. He is really growing on me and still in a sisterly way. He is waaaaay too cute with Aylin and “Fix You” was the bomb. I am not surprised Ryan liked him eventhough that is nothing you can rely on…we are still taking the Murph here.Undecided. In a way I would wanna see him on Glee but I am not sure if he would not drive me insane after a few Episodes…if you know what I mean. 

Lily Mea - Can she just leave. I do not like her, she is not likable to me, no rolemodel. The way she went on Mario ehm excuse me BITCH who died and made you queen of everything. Ugh. I would have been so very happy to see her go. But I she gets a few points for saying sorry to the girl she once bullied. No.Just no.

Mario - I think he still has the problem that he wants to stand up for himself, explaine himself too much. The way he says things and the fact that he can not see the others faces, leads to misunderstandings that make me really sad and the clips shown on the show,  do not show him in the right way(oi what sentence). Yes he is my favorite and it is possible that I am not 100% objective but a person with a smile like his, a spirit like his can not be like they make him look. I stand by Mario and people should stop calling him a jerk or whatever. His voice is golden and the way he called Ryan sir was priceless, I just wanna hug him. Plus I think Zach likes him too he gets the Damian-face when Mario is on stage. I can see him on Glee I mean he is my favorite after all but I am afraid to say that I think is acting might not be strong enough at least from what we got to see so far, it is not :( and I can not really think of a role with a good storyline for him right now. 

Michael - I like him more and more every Episode. Is not he just cute. And he is an actor not just a singer. And his part in the video gave me goosebumps in both ways, acting and singing wise. I can already see him on Glee. He can totally play Pucks half brother…Pleaeeaase!!

Nellie - I am so glad she won the HWA and I think she was the right choice. Nellie has a natural vulnerability which showed all Episode and gave her a strong perfromance. I also really love her voice and think she look so good on camera. I did not understand why she was almost in the bottom 3. I mean the critique was right she really has that problem but it did not really hinder her this week, I think it added to her performance. I think she is the most empathic person in the groupe and the way she looked at Lily Mea when said went bitch on Mario was exactly how I felt about it. Yes I see her on Glee. He acting needs to get stronger but she can do it. I also see her as a sibling of Pucks. Maybe Michaels twin…but since I ship them that wouldn’t be a good idea *lol*. So maybe she is Pucks guitar student because he has not made it out of Lima yet and helps him get to New York and to get Rachel while he helps her overcome her stagefear and or other issues…that would be so cool. ;) 

Shanna - She is growing on me much to my own surpirse. Aside from Nellie, I do thing she has the strongest voice of the girls.Her acting and voice are strong enough to pull it off but I can nit think of a storyline right now. 

Tyler - Not much to say about him this week. I am glad he was not in the bottom three for once but I am still not sure he is ready for Glee. Yes and no, hard to explain. I would work but I am not sure I would wanna see it.

The Glee project aka guilty pleasure

"Hi I am Anna and I am watching 'The Glee project' " phew I am glad it is out now. Frankly I rather admit that I am watching 'The Glee project' than admiting that I still watch 'Glee' (do not get me started...). I think 'The Glee project' is a great casting show, mostly fair, great concept, great mentors and the cast blows you away. Every single one of them is so talented and special. 

I already have my favorites of course. This year it's Mario and Nellie, hands down. The cast this year is strong and in many ways more likeable than last years cast but picking my favorite was suprisingly easy. Marios laugh and smile and spirit amazed me from the "Road to the top 14" Episode and I wish him nothing but the best. 
Nellie caught my eye from the start as well but I needed the first Episode to fall for her compeletly. She is quite different from me and yet I can relate to her in many ways. And I adore her voice, I think it is one of the strongest voices in the competition. 

For the past 2 weeks I have been writing what I think about the contestans on my Tumblr page and plan to continue this every week. From now on I am going to post my thoughts here as well. This weeks post has to wait until I can watch the Episode with my younger sister later today so stay tuned...

I miss you One Tree Hill

Today I chose to write about one thing, One Tree Hill (see what I did there).

I can not believe that already more than 20 days have passed, since I saw the last Episode. One Tree Hill...that freakin show, it means so much to me. 

Here is my journey with One Tree Hill

I am german but I never watched the show in my own language because in german televison the show was cancelled after the first season in 2007. Up to this day, german television has yet to air all Episodes of the show, we are currently in season five (after many network changes and ridiculous air dates....not that I would watch it in german....I googled it). 

Thankfully there is France (<3). My family and I live quite close to france and are there at least 3 times a year. One Tree Hill premiered on september 8th 2004 in france, they call it "Les frères Scott". That is how I discovered the show, because I always read french magazines (to be honest, it is less reading and more looking at the pictures, because my french sucks). Of course I could not watch it but I googled it, read about it, watched a few videos on You Tube but I was not hoocked. Not so suprising since I still had not seen a whole Episode. 

But I continued reading about the show and the main reason was the one and only Bethany Joy Lenz. I adored that woman from the first moment. I saw fanvideos of her character Haley and my favorite TV character of all time, Dean Winchester. Thats when it all truely began. The crossover pairing, Daley, had  me from the start. Love at the first sight. I found the DHB (http://z10.invisionfree.com/Dean_and_Haley/index.php?act=idx) and there I found amazing people who today, I cosinder my friends. Finally, I bought my first One Tree Hill DVD and watched all the Episodes. Ever since then I was a fan, there was no turning back and I did not want to.

I think the best part for me was always the music. I am a music junkie and I mean junkie, junkie. How many great musicians would be unknown to me if it was not for One Tree Hill...

The next most important part was, as I mentioned Joy and her character Haley. The two of them became an inspiration and I know that sounds sappy but they are a few steps on the way to the person I am today. When I had rough times, and god knows I had them, I thought of Haley and how she handled her life, no matter how hard. The moment in the long history of One Tree Hill that gets me the most is when Haley talks to her mom after Lydia just told her daughters that she has cancer. She tells Haley to be strong for those who can not be...it was as if she was talking to me. 

It is moments like that who gave One Tree Hill its magic, cause no one said the show was realistic or even logic at times, but despite that you could find yourself in One Tree Hill. Plus no show has so many powerfull voiceovers like One Tree Hill does.

  I will never forget One Tree Hill