Go See: The Fighter

On average, I am blown away by one film a year and this year, already, I nominate "The Fighter" as taking that honor. Last year it was "The Social Network" and did I not predict Oscar noms for that film. Come on, hello! I recently saw (since I'm still behind on all the Oscar nominated and Oscar winning films) what was a freaking brilliant performance by not just the ever-so-talented character actor, Christian Bale, but a kick-ass performance by Mark Wahlberg, Melissa Leo and Amy Adams.

I was surprised that David O. Russell directed this as I think of quirky comedies when he comes to mind such as "I Heart Huckabees" (wait, didn't you remember that Mark Wahlberg was also in this flick?) or the Ben Stiller comedy "Flirting with Disaster". But let's not forget that he directed the war drama, "Three Kings" starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark love affair brewing non-stop here!) and Ice Cube. I noticed that Mr. Darren Aronofsky is an executive producer of this film. Come on, Darren, aren't you getting enough attention from your little ballet film, ahem, "Black Swan"?

I find this film even more intriguing as it's based on the real story of the famous boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his older half-brother Dicky Eklund . Rumor has it that Christian Bale never broke character, even when he wasn't filming. And it was all worth it as he won an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role and Melissa Leo won an Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.

Check out the trailer - and catch this film while it's still in the theaters.

Can't Wait: The Social Network

If you aren't on it, then what is your freaking problem? I'm talking about Facebook people. Geesh, get your minds out of the gutter. With over 300 million active users (and that was a statistic from last year!), Facebook is so popular that they've made a film out of it. Surprise, surprise. Allow me to introduce you to "The Social Network" starring newcomer Jesse Eisenberg, brit newcomer Andrew Garfield, Rashida Jones, Brenda Song and Justin Timberlake. Oh yeah, awesome cast!

This film was directed by David Fincher. Sound familiar? He directed the oscar-nominated film, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons" and will be directing the swedish-now-US film, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo".

I can not wait until this film releases on October 1st.