Bonus: Enjoy the Meddley performance of the Original Song wi nner at the Oscar Cerimony:
City of Stars and Audition
City of Stars and Audition
Dear all,
Ready for the Oscar Ceremony
next Sunday Carnival (Feb.26th)?
I hope so,
As the movie choices are big
And with many nice stories to be seen!!
Let's go to the movies and
Share your views on what film,
or who should get the Golden Statuette.
Below you'll see the list of
The Best Picture Nominees
And respective trailers.
Have fun with English
Look forward to your comments here.
Have a great Carnival and
Great time with movies!!
1) ARRIVAL (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: When 12 alien spacecraft land on Earth, U.S. officials ask linguistics professor Louise Banks to team with theoretical physicist Ian Donnelly and learn how to communicate with the visitors. While Louise races to learn the aliens' language, uneasy governments around the globe debate the advisability of military action.
2) FENCE (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: Troy Maxon, a former star player in the Negro Leagues, lives with his wife Rose and teenage son Cory in Pittsburgh in 1957. Troy is bitter about missing the integration of professional baseball, and his caustic attitudes toward life and race relations taint his relationship with Cory, an aspiring football player.
FILM SYNOPSIS: Desmond Doss, a Seventh-day Adventist who endured a troubled childhood in rural Virginia, enlists in the army during World War II despite his pacifist beliefs. After Desmond's desire to serve as an unarmed medic is approved by military officials, he is sent to the Pacific arena, where he saves dozens of lives during the Battle of Okinawa.
FILM SYNOPSIS: Toby and his ex-con brother Tanner rob branches of a West Texas bank to obtain enough money to prevent the foreclosure of their family ranch. Crafty Texas Ranger Marcus Hamilton is soon on the case, his last before he retires, and as Marcus zeroes in on them, the brothers attempt one last score.
5) HIDDEN FIGURES (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: In the early 1960s, as the U.S. seeks to surpass the Soviet Union in the space race, three mathematically and technologically gifted African-American women must cope with racism and sexism while performing vital tasks at NASA's segregated Virginia facilities.
5) HIDDEN FIGURES (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: Aspiring actress Mia and jazz pianist Sebastian struggle to realize their dreams in Los Angeles despite the often soul-crushing commercial nature of show business. As they endure rejection and forge unexpected paths to stardom, the young couple also strives to sustain the love they were surprised to find.
7) LION (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: After being separated from his family in India, five-year-old Saroo is adopted by an Australian couple who raise him with great love. As an adult, however, Saroo is troubled by resurfacing memories of his birth family and employs new worldwide technology to locate them.
8) MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: When his beloved older brother dies, handyman Lee Chandler returns to his hometown, a close-knit fishing community in Massachusetts. There, Lee struggles to cope with his current grief and a tragedy from his past while also summoning the strength to comfort his teenage nephew, who has been left in his care.
7) LION (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: After being separated from his family in India, five-year-old Saroo is adopted by an Australian couple who raise him with great love. As an adult, however, Saroo is troubled by resurfacing memories of his birth family and employs new worldwide technology to locate them.
8) MANCHESTER BY THE SEA (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: When his beloved older brother dies, handyman Lee Chandler returns to his hometown, a close-knit fishing community in Massachusetts. There, Lee struggles to cope with his current grief and a tragedy from his past while also summoning the strength to comfort his teenage nephew, who has been left in his care.
9) MOONLIGHT (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: As he grows from childhood to adulthood in Miami, a young black man grapples with surviving the poverty and drugs that pervade his neighborhood, establishing his own identity and accepting his sexuality. Under the influences of his drug-addicted mother, a kindly surrogate father and a conflicted best friend, the youth finds his way in life.
9) MOONLIGHT (trailer)
FILM SYNOPSIS: As he grows from childhood to adulthood in Miami, a young black man grapples with surviving the poverty and drugs that pervade his neighborhood, establishing his own identity and accepting his sexuality. Under the influences of his drug-addicted mother, a kindly surrogate father and a conflicted best friend, the youth finds his way in life.
Also, there are other movies running for the Oscar, as you can read on the following MOVIE REVIEWS (word used to describe theopinion of specialists. Do you agree with them? Use this blog post to give your comments on them.
For a start, do you know how to say all the Oscar nominations? Here they are in alphabetical order (please visit the Oscar official site for more info on the names: Oscar Nominees:
2) Actor/Actress in a Leading Role
3) Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role
4) Animated Feature Film
5) Cinematography
6) Costume Design
7) Directing
8) Documentary (Feature)
9) Documentary ( Short Subject)
10) Film Editing
11) Foreign Film
12) Makeup and Hairstyling
13) Music (Original Score)
14) Music (Original Song)
15) Production Design
16) Short Film (Animated)
17) Short Film (Live Action)
18) Sound Editing
19) Sound Mixing
20) Visual Effects
21) Writing (Adapting Screenplay)
22) Writing (Original Screenplay)
