Marathon Movie Marathon

I thought I would try to see all the nominated films before the Oscars this year, just for the hell of it. After seeing Atonement this weekend I have remembered something about myself. I usually hate the movies nominated for best picture. I don't fit into the general movie viewing demographic. So I am forgoing the quest to take in Jerry Maguire, no, Billy Elliot, oops no, I mean Michael Clayton whatever he's about, for the main reason I am no George Clooney fan.
I did however watch some other great movies. Marie Antoinette was fantastic. The place, the clothes, the life, a strange one at that, took an angle on the stereotypes that have been cultivated about her life and showed her as the 'tween and young woman she probably closer resembled, but in a contemporary modern fictionalized way. All the weird royal rituals, yikes! The clothes and setting are just beyond belief. I loved it.
Finished out the trifecta of murder in the heartland by watching Infamous the other Capote movie. It was what I wanted out of Capote but then it was a bit too shiny around the edges. Very stylized. Toby Jones was, as far as I can tell, Truman Capote. I wanted to see more of Capote in his social circles and I got that. Oh my, the twist with Sigourney Weaver, but then it fluffed over the murders of the Clutters and actually had him mashing with Perry Smith, the murderer, in the jail cell, which I question. The film reminded me very much of the look and feel of Mommie Dearest. Capote was a way downer, which, I guess is par for the course and having watched In Cold Blood as an unsupervised 10 year old TV viewer, which induced nightmares for a few months, maybe now I should put the Clutters and Capote behind me and go back to an occasional light hearted viewing of Breakfast At Tiffany's.
The winner this weekend for best picture was Margot At The Wedding! Nicole Kidman is a real kick. The whole cast made for a really enjoyable, anxiety attack causing, spin around the block. Hold on tight and listen closely and down a bottle of wine while you watch it like I did, cuz your going to need drugs or a psychiatrist by the end. Margot certainly does. I loved this movie.