FYC Tracker (2012-2013)

This page keeps track of all awards screeners and materials that are sent throughout the awards season to Editor, Clayton Davis, who is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Ratings are added as films are watched with brief commentary.

*All ratings are on a four-star scale.*

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DATE	NAME OF FILM	NOTES	STAR RATING	BRIEF THOUGHTS
10/17/2012	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel	Judi Dench and Bill Nighy campaigned Lead. Everyone else supporting (Fox Searchlight)	(***)	Film is decent, merely forgettable. Wilkinson shines.
10/20/2012	Smashed	FYC – Picture, Ensemble, Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor (Sony Pictures Classics)	(**½)	Too short. Doesn’t develop enough. Winstead carries mostly.
10/20/2012	Searching for Sugarman	FYC – Best Documentary Feature; Also included (Sony Pictures Classics)	(****)	One of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen about music. EVER.
10/22/2012	Side by Side	FYC – Best Documentary Feature	(***)
10/23/2012	Bernie	DVD Box Copy	(***½)	Jack Black surprises as he puts all antics and mannerisms of himself aside.
11/02/2012	Safety Not Guaranteed	FYC – All categories	(**½)	Mostly drags with an interesting concept. Mark Duplass gets most of my attention.
11/05/2012	Samsara	FYC – Best Documentary Feature, Cinematography, Editing	(***)	If Terrence Malick had physically had sex with
11/09/2012	Arbitrage	FYC – Picture, Lead Actor from Lionsgate	(***½)	Great ensemble, brilliant writing and directing. Gere is especially good along with Nate Parker.
11/09/2012	The Sessions	FYC – Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress from Fox Searchlight	(***½)	Pleasant. Hunt’s never been better. Hawkes is feel-good.
11/09/2012	The Invisible War	DVD Box Copy	(***½)	Devastatingly real and very informative.
11/09/2012	Citadel		TBD
11/09/2012	Beasts of the Southern Wild	FYC – Best Picture, Actress, Supporting Actress, Cinematography – Fos Searchlight Pictures	(***½)	Wallis is good but Henry is simply superb. Cinematography stands out significantly.
11/09/2012	The Innkeepers	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	Sound of Noise	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	V/H/S	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	(**)
11/09/2012	The Magic of Belle Isle	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	(**)	Freeman and Madsen wasted. Dreary, predictable story.
11/09/2012	Nobody Walks	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	The Hunter	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	Headhunters	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	Deadfall	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	360	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	(*)	Rough, rough, rough. Couldn’t even finish it.
11/09/2012	Compliance	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	(**)	What Ann Dowd does right, the rest of the film does wrong.
11/09/2012	Take this Waltz	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	(***)	Interesting following of a woman and her relationship(s). Williams continues to prove her talents.
11/09/2012	God Bless America	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	Queen of Versailles	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	2 Days in New York	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	(***)	Chris Rock shows some true acting range while Delpy’s fumbled script does provide some warming moments and laughs.
11/09/2012	Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	Beyond the Black Rainbow	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	Marley	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	(***)	Overlong but almost necessary to give insight into one of music’s greatest legends.
11/09/2012	The Good Doctor	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	(**)	Orlando Bloom is surprisingly dark and enriched. Film doesn’t offer any real place to go.
11/09/2012	Jack & Diane	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	(**)	Boring, unimaginative, Juno Temple wasted.
11/09/2012	I Wish	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	A Royal Affair	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	Goon	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	Jiro Dreams of Sushi	Part of Magnolia Pictures Pack	TBD
11/09/2012	Red Hook Summer	FYC – Picture, Director, etc.	(***½)	Spike Lee creates honesty and raw intensity featuring a powerful performance by Clarke Peters.
11/09/2012	Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax	Soundtrack and Score also sent.	(**)	While it looks fine, story and overdeveloped concept hurts it.
11/13/2012	Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted	Best Animated Feature	TBD
11/14/2012	The Imposter	Best Documentary Feature	TBD	Screener didn’t work. Awaiting replacement.
11/14/2012	Shut Up and Play the Hits	From Oscilloscope	TBD
11/14/2012	Hello I Must Be Going	Best Actress – Melanie Lynskey – From Oscilloscope	(**)	Melanie Lynskey can’t save the film from boredom. Poorly paced.
11/14/2012	Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best	From Oscilloscope	TBD
11/14/2012	Tchoupitoulas	From Oscilloscope	TBD
11/14/2012	Only the Young	From Oscilloscope	TBD
11/14/2012	Wuthering Heights	From Oscilloscope	TBD
11/14/2012	28 Hotel Rooms	From Oscilloscope	TBD
11/14/2012	Booker’s Place	From Tribeca Film	TBD
11/15/2012	The Rabbi’s Cat	GKIDS	(***)	Very heavy in subject matter but witty and charming.
11/15/2012	Le Tableau	GKIDS	TBD
11/15/2012	Zarafa	GKIDS	TBD
11/15/2012	Bad 25	Documentary Feature	TBD
11/15/2012	The Deep	Foreign Language Film	TBD
11/15/2012	Bernie (2nd Copy)	See Above	(***½)
11/17/2012	Amour	From Sony Pictures Classics	(****)	Heartwrenching with two leads that were born to act together. Could be the year’s best film.
11/17/2012	West of Memphis	From Sony Pictures Classics – FYC Best Documentary	(****)	Superbly paced, marvelously told, and exquisitely directed by Amy Berg.
11/17/2012	This is 40	From Universal Pictures – FYC All categories	(***)	Judd Apatow’s most mature outing as a writer/director with Leslie Mann shining once again. Terrific original song.
11/17/2012	Snow White & the Huntsman	From Universal Pictures – DVD copy	(**)	Might sound shallow but I only like it for its looks.
11/17/2012	Savages	DVD copy	TBD
11/21/2012	Frankenweenie	FYC – Best Animated Feature	(***)	Burton back to what he does best; great animation, clever story
11/21/2012	Argo	FYC – Every category	(****)	Ben Affleck’s most technically sound. Also, one of his best performances.
11/21/2012	The Dark Knight Rises		(***½)	Terrific ending to a great franchise. Nolan’s direction shines once again.
11/21/2012	ParaNorman	FYC – Best Animated Feature	(***)	Stunning animation with some over-the-top funny moments.
11/21/2012	Ted	Blu-Ray Copy	(***	So awesome in every sense of the comedic word. MacFarlane is a force to be reckoned with in the cinematic world.
11/21/2012	On the Road	FYC – All categories	(***)	Superb writing featuring Kristen Stewart and Garrett Hedlund at their best.
11/21/2012	Anna Karenina	FYC – All categories from Focus Features	(**½)	Keira Knightley and Jude Law are fine but the film ultimately loses focus and its ambition is completely loss in a dreary story and script.
11/21/2012	The Eye of the Storm	From Sycamore Entertainment Group	TBD
11/21/2012	Brave	FYC – Animated Feature and others from Disney	(***)	Smooth animation, not so smooth writing or characters.
11/21/2012	The Perks of Being a Wallflower	FYC – From Summit Entertainment	(***½)	A star is born in Logan Lerman. Stephen Chbosky’s tender touch on the material is even more impressive.
11/21/2012	The Impossible	FYC – From Summit Entertainment	(***½)	Heartbreaking story featuring Naomi Watts in a career best performance. Big contender.
11/21/2012	Moonrise Kingdom	FYC – From Focus Features	(***½)	Wes Anderson does it again with a quirky story and two outstanding young leads.
11/21/2012	Cloud Atlas	FYC – From Warner Bros.	(***)	Ambitious but OVERLY ambitious. Doona Bae slays her role in the best breakout turn of the year.
11/21/2012	Room 237	FYC – Documentary Feature from IFC Films	TBD
11/21/2012	The Central Park Five	FYC – Documentary Feature from Sundance Films	(***½)	Exposes the ugly of our legal system while witnessing the loss of innocence and youth. Near brilliant.
11/21/2012	Mighty Fine	No information given	TBD
11/21/2012	Magic Mike	DVD Copy	(**)	While Matthew McConaughey entertains, everything around him is stale, sluggish, and unoriginal.
11/21/2012	Act of Valor	DVD Copy	TBD
11/21/2012	Delhi Safari	FYC – Best Animated Feature	TBD	Screener didn’t finish. To be continued…
12/02/12	Rust & Bone	FYC – All Categories	(***)	While Cotillard impresses, Schoenaerts steals the show. Problematic in places but overall good.
12/02/12	Trial By Fire: Lives of Re-Forged	FYC – Documentary	TBD
12/02/12	The House I Live In	FYC – Best Documentary	TBD
12/02/12	Bully	FYC – Best Documentary	TBD
12/02/12	The Intouchables	FYC – Foreign Language Film	TBD
12/02/12	Flight	FYC – All Categories	(***½)	Denzel Washington, John Goodman, and Kelly Reilly impress and John Latins screenplay is impressive in places but misses on opportunities in others.
12/02/12	Quartet	FYC – All Categories	TBD
12/02/12	Mirror Mirror	FYC – Best Costume Design	TBD
12/02/12	Ginger & Rosa	FYC – All Categories	(**)	Elle Fanning is fine but the film certainly is not.
12/02/12	Mighty Fine		TBD
12/02/12	Brooklyn’s Castle		TBD
12/02/12	Silver Linings Playbook	FYC – All Categories	(***½)	Bradley Cooper does his finest work and DeNiro hasn’t been this good in years. Russell elevates his skills in some areas while shows his weaknesses in others.
12/02/12	Seven Psychopaths	FYC – All Categories	(***½)	Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, and Woody Harrelson shine like other. McDonagh’s script is impressive but does female counterparts no favors.
12/02/12	A Late Quartet	FYC – All Categories	TBD
12/02/12	Halloween Party	FYC – Original Song (s)	TBD
12/02/12	Lincoln	FYC – All Categories (In the most beautiful packaging of any FYC screener ever) TBD Uploaded	(***½)	Tommy Lee Jones and James Spader steal the show while Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg produce their finest works. Historical, emotional, and surprisingly humorous.
12/02/12	Les Miserables	FYC – All Categories	(****)	No comment (yet)
12/02/12	Wreck-It Ralph	FYC – Animated Feature and Song	(***)	Great animation. Terrific beginning and end. Rough middle-patch. Love the Original song.
DATE	FILM	NOTES	RATING	THOUGHTS

Links to Awards Sites for Studios

STUDIO	SITE URL
Walt Disney	http://disneystudiosawards.com/
Sony Pictures Classics	http://www.sonyclassics.com/awards-information/
Warner Bros.	http://warnerbros2012.warnerbros.com/screenings/main.php
The Weinstein Company	http://twcguilds.com/
Dreamworks Studios	http://www.dreamworksawards.com/
Fox Searchlight Pictures	http://www.foxsearchlight.com/awards/
Lionsgate	http://www.lionsgateawards.com/
20th Century Fox	http://www.foxscreenings.com/
Dreamworks Animation	http://www.dwaawards.com/
Focus Features	http://www.focusawards2012.com/
Paramount Pictures	http://www.paramountguilds.com/
Sony Pictures	http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/academy/guild/
Universal Pictures	http://www.universalpicturesawards.com/
Relativity Media	http://www.relativitymedia.com/awards/
STUDIO	SITE URL

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Written by: Clayton Davis

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Comment by John Rivera on November 11, 2012 1:58 am

They gave you Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie? I’ll be praying for you

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Comment by koook160 (Robert MacFarlane) on November 17, 2012 8:55 pm

For all that is holy, DON’T watch Tim & Eric if you value your sanity.

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  Clayton Davis on November 17, 2012 11:07 pm
  
  LOL. It’s not at the top of my list of things to watch but I might have to eventually. Everyone saying its bad makes me wanna see what its all about.
  
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Comment by David Tucker on November 22, 2012 11:59 pm

Any chance you could post some more pictures of the picture cover screeners on this page?

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Comment by Josh on December 21, 2012 9:41 am

So screeners for The Paperboy haven’t been sent to the Academy? I’m rooting for Nicole Kidman to be nominated for The Paperboy!

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  Clayton Davis on December 21, 2012 11:00 am
  
  They have. I haven’t updated in a few days.
  
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