Hugo

I want to go to there.


Nominated for:
Best Picture
Directing - Martin Scorsese
Best Adapted Screenplay - John Logan

Also nominated for:
Cinematography
Film Editing
Art Direction
Costume Design
Best Original Score
Sound Mixing
Sound Editing
Visual Effects

Ok film geeks, this one is definitely for you! Packed with nods and tributes to the cinema of yore, Hugo just kinda sweeps you off your feet, no matter much cement and/or bowling balls you've packed into your boots.

The art direction and cinematography are simply stunning, and (unlike other old-hollywood-nostalgia films nominated this year) the whole thing stirs up some pretty intense desires for cheesy, ridiculous, old school cinema. Yes, the child actors are really annoying, yes everyone speaks in a bizarre pan-european accent, and yes there is way too much time spent on the creepiest robot in the world, but it's all super pretty, so who cares!

There are way better films this year that haven't received nearly as much recognition... But all things considered, if Hugo wins over The Artist or War Horse, I'll be very pleased.

Eli