BOYD'S BEST BETS
by Boyd Jones
BJ can be reached at jonesbj@winthrop.edu

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Movies that I have heard were very good that I did not see among last year's offerings were:   "The Messenger" / " Me and Orson Wells" / " The Last Station"

This is not any kind of Oscar prediction ..just a list of the films released in 2009 that were my overall favorites and that I'd recommend to you if you get a chance to see on cable, video rental store, Netflix, etc..

MY TOP 5 of the year

• The Hurt Locker
• Avatar
• Up
• 500 Days of Summer
• Inglorious Basterds

Honorable Mentions.. Movies I really think are definitely worth seeing ..just not in my Top 5 of year

• The Blind Side
• District 9
• Invictus
• Precious
• State of Play
• Star Trek
• It's Complicated
• A Single Man
• Julie and Julia
• Up in the Air
• Zombieland
• An Education
• Brothers
• Crazy Heart
• The Hangover
• He's Just Not That Into You

I Love You, Man

Other movies..while not in my "Best" of 2009, definitely worth catching if you can… ( could be for a particular performance, etc)

• Duplicity
• Wolverine
• Everybody's Fine
• The Princess and the Frog
• Latest Harry Potter film
• Pirate Radio
• Coraline
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Sherlock Holmes
• Taken
• Drag Me To Hell
• Two Lovers
• Extract
• Sunshine Cleaners
• Monsters vs. Aliens
• Whip It
• The Vampire's Assistant
• Nine
• The Taking of Pelham 123
• Funny People
• Angels and Demons
• Away We Go
• The Informant

Hoping for a great 2010.. first two I want to see is Martin Scorese's "Shutter Island" and the new film " The Ghost Writer" with Ewan McGregor , Pierce Brosnan & Kim Cattrell.

 
Looking forward to a great Oscar show on Sunday night !

Take care!


bj

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