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That time of the year is upon us when a bunch of actors, directors, and movie making people tell us which movies are best at stuff in the whole wide world. Because of this, lists are created and people pay attention to these lists and because librarians are supposed to be all "with it" and "groovy" with the "peeps," we have to pay attention to this crap, too.
What follows is a list of movies that will be the most sought after because they are in the top 4 categories, Best Picture, Actor, Actress, and Director. There are a host of other awards on the list, but I will only mention a couple when necessary either because the category has been split or because the only people who care about who gets the cinematography or screenplay awards already own the damn movies.
So, here they are, the Top Ten Movies for Libraries Because That's How Many The Oscar's Nominate Now 2011, in no particular order:
Toy Story 3
Toy Story 3 is up for Best Moving Picture, Words on Paper, Animated Thingy, and Original Words to a Tune. Let's face it folks, Pixar not only makes great movies as well as fodder for kids and adults. Your patrons will not only love you, but they will tear these discs to pieces, so buy lots o' copies.
Toy Story 3 is up for Best Moving Picture, Words on Paper, Animated Thingy, and Original Words to a Tune. Let's face it folks, Pixar not only makes great movies as well as fodder for kids and adults. Your patrons will not only love you, but they will tear these discs to pieces, so buy lots o' copies.
True Grit
True Grit is up for Best Moving Picture, Dude, Dudette in Background, Guy With Camera, and lots of others. Yeah, this remake is not out yet on VHS, but you can stock up now on a couple of copies of the John Wayne version and the elderly folk will not know the difference. Go to town pushing up your circ numbers!
King's Speech is up for Best Moving Picture, Dude, Dude in Background, Dudette in Background, Guy With Camera, and lots of others. While I cannot recommend this one personally, as someone who once stuttered I am all about watching some guy who did learn not to and relive that tiny, dark closet where Speech Therapy class was. Preorder today?
Social Network is up for Best Moving Picture, Guy with Camera, Words on Paper, and others. Again, I cannot say I have seen this one and therefore cannot recommend it, but the kids are all about the Facebook. I could see the appeal, as two to three hours is about all the entertainment I can get out of Facebook.
127 Hours is up for Best Moving Picture, Dude, Words on Paper, Cut and Paste Movieing, and others. See the movie even James Franco's grandma liked. I am a bit of a wuss, but I may give this one a watch if it comes on the watching movie site thing I use on my game box / computer toy / phoney phone. Get it for all your patrons who like hiking.
The Fighter is up for Best Moving Picture, Dude in Background, Dudette in Background X 2, Guy With Camera, and others. This movie is for all those people in your library who like old Calvin Kline ads, Dark Knight, and cans of whoop-ass. I have not seen this movie.
Inception is up for Best Moving Picture, Words on Paper, Guys with Lights, Guys with Instruments, and Guy with Photoshop. This movie is for that guy who liked the Dark Knight and always comes in with another strange dream he just has to share. Does he have friends? Really, am I his friend? That's sad...
Black Swan is up for Best Movie Picture, Dudette, Dude in Background, Guy with Camera, and others. This movie is for all those patrons that really, really wanna see ballerinas suffer. I cannot comment on the movie itself, but you know who the people who want to see it are. Be warned.
Kids Are All Right is up for Best Moving Picture, Dudette, and Words on Paper. I have some idea about what this movie is about, but my mom really wants to see it sooooo..... Basically I really do not want to think about how I was conceived so I am skipping this one. But the ladies will love it, I hear.
Winter's Bone is up for Best Moving Pictures, Dudette, Dude in Background and others. If I wanted to watch a movie about a poor family in a bad way, I would look at your family albums. Burrrrrnnnnnnn! Kidding, I am sure you never had to beg for food.
Honorable Mentions, AKA also got awards but were not good enough for best moving picture:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
: Like Toy Story 3, get lots of copies cause they are gonna get wrecked. Broken, not drunk you frat boys.
: Like Toy Story 3, get lots of copies cause they are gonna get wrecked. Broken, not drunk you frat boys.Iron Man 2
: Is popular enough to already have 1,000 circulations.
: Is popular enough to already have 1,000 circulations.Salt
: It has Angelina Jolie kicking ass.
: It has Angelina Jolie kicking ass. How to Train Your Dragon
: Not as good without the 3D, but the kids, man. Do it for the kids.
: Not as good without the 3D, but the kids, man. Do it for the kids.