Blood-y reaction & Oscar Futures

ChloeAngyal Chloe Angyal

In the Land of Blood and Honey is the definition of hard to watch. So hard that I could not in fact make it through the whole thing. 4 Oct

And from Matt Mazur:

Chloe is a writer for an influential feminist site, Feministing. Feministing is widely-read and widely-respected.

I personally spoke with her today and it was the content that she found upsetting. She knew going in that it would be tough, but was not prepared for the triggering scenes of war atrocities.

She praised Angelina's commitment to the material and to not diluting anything.

Oscar Futures

10/7/11 at 2:00 PM By: Kyle Buchanan

Every week between now and January 24, when the nominations are announced, movies and stars will help themselves — or sometimes, hurt themselves — in the Oscar race. Vulture's Oscar Futures will listen for insider gossip, comb the blogs, and out-and-out guess when necessary to track who's up, who's down, and who's currently leading the race for a coveted nomination.

Best Picture	UP: Moneyball. The movie continues to hang on nicely after having all of September virtually to itself in terms of press coverage, critical acclaim, and box office. At this point, it's got the beachhead it needed.	DOWN: The Ides of March. Harvey Weinstein raved about it, but the movie isn't considered to be front-runner competition. Even George Clooney seemed skeptical of Harv's hosannas. "He's got a plan, doesn't he?" Clooney fretted to us. "He's trying to set me up somehow."
	CURRENT PREDIX: The Artist; The Descendants; Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close; The Help; J. Edgar; Midnight in Paris; Moneyball; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy; War Horse

Best Director	UP: Steven Spielberg (War Horse). The full trailer makes the movie look like a can't-miss cross between E.T. and Saving Private Ryan, as unlikely as that sounds.	DOWN: Angelina Jolie (In the Land of Blood and Honey). It's still super under the radar, but Jolie's Bosnian war drama has screened, though it hasn't seemed to move any Oscar prognostication needles yet.
	CURRENT PREDIX: Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris); Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close); David Fincher (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo); Michael Hazanavicious (The Artist); Steven Spielberg (War Horse)
Best Actor	UP: Michael Fassbender (Shame). How hot has this rising star been at the New York Film Festival? "Women in lobby stomping feet, screaming after mtg Michael Fassbender just now," tweeted the Film Society, adding, "2 guys escorted out also."	DOWN: Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar). Is the new poster actually trying to dampen our interest?
	CURRENT PREDIX: George Clooney (The Descendants); Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar); Jean Dujardin (The Artist); Michael Fassbender (Shame); Brad Pitt (Moneyball)