2013 Favorite Films, Scenes and Performances

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Favorite Films

1. Before Midnight
2. 12 Years a Slave
3. Blue is the Warmest Color
4. The World’s End
5. The Wolf of Wall Street
6. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
7. This is the End
8. Frozen
9. Frances Ha    
10. Dans la Maison aka In the House

Favorite Scenes

1. Spring Breakers:  James Franco’s character Alien sings a rendition Britney Spears’ “Everytime” on piano, complete with the girls dancing around him in pink ski masks.  Beautiful, if only the rest of the movie was this good, or good in general.
2. 12 Years a Slave:  The auction scene. 
3. Before Midnight:  The walk to the hotel.
4. This is the End:  Michael Cera’s party scenes.
5. The Wolf of Wall Street:  The quaaludes scene with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill.
6. Frozen:  Do you want to build a snowman?!
7. The Great Gatsby:  Gatsby’s introduction scene.
8. You’re Next:  Deadly string.
9. Crystal Fairy:  Gaby Hoffman’s campfire story.
10. The Hunger Games:  Catching Fire:  Cinna’s fate right before Katniss is raised to the platform.

Favorite Performances (Male, Supporting Male, Female, Supporting Female)

• Male:  Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave
• Male:  Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street
• Supporting Male:  James Franco in Spring Breakers
• Supporting Male:  Michael Fassbender in 12 Years a Slave
• Female:  Adele Exarchopoulus in Blue is the Warmest Color
• Female:  Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha
• Supporting Female:  Lupita Nyong’o in 12 Years a Slave
• Supporting Female:  Jena Malone in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• Non-human:  Cat in Inside Llewyn Davis.  Meow.

It Was a Good Year For…

Strong female characters. 

• Katniss and Johanna kicking butt in Catching Fire. 
• Anna and Elsa driving the action in Frozen.
• Adele and Emma’s relationship in Blue is the Warmest Color.

Partying with Leonardo DiCaprio.

• The Wolf of Wall Street
• The Great Gatsby