I was a little bit at a loss for what to write about this week; a few things that I've been preparing are not ready yet, and my hopes to start retro-recapping the first season of one of my favorite TV shows have gone down the drain for the moment since our PS3 died so I have no way to watch the blu-ray I got for Christmas. I was considering discussing last week's Golden Globe awards and awards season in general, and while considering the films from those nominees that I've been lucky enough to see already I stumbled upon another topic.
Since this is the Behind the Times Blog, after all, I was ruminating on the films I had seen and the ones that I was sorely disappointed to miss in the theaters. At the top of that list was Beasts of the Southern Wild, which I have heard phenomenal things about. I actually went to see Beasts in the theaters... only to find it sold out and on the last week of its theatrical run where I live. While I'm sad to have to settle for the DVD, I saw another film that day in its place: Celeste and Jesse Forever. It surpassed my expectations, and I've been thinking about some of the similarities between it and one of the few awards season nominees that I have seen at this point: Silver Linings Playbook.
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Favorite Books of 2012
Obviously I'm a little late on this. We're almost two weeks into 2013, and I've been reading and salivating over best/favorite books of 2012 lists since the end of November, at least. Many of them were influential when I cashed in the gift certificate I got for an early Christmas gift and made my vacation reading decisions (having time off from work is the best opportunity to catch up on all the reading I'm behind on). But I'm very glad I didn't try to pick favorites before the new year rolled over, because the last two books I read in 2012 made this list and the very last one is a book I loved so much that I'm mercilessly forcing it on my friends and will probably be gushing over its virtues for years to come. So without further ado, in order that I read them:
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