2013 MTV Movie Awards Nominees

Normally, I wouldn't be that excited for the MTV Movie Awards. This year however, I'm looking forward to it. This will be the first year in a long, long time that the show won't be the Twilight awards. This marks the first time in a long, long time that the movies nominated are actually movies that could give us a good night of television. Movies from Silver Linings Playbook, Django Unchained, and Perks of Being a Wallflower and Ted all have the most nominations. I'm so happy to see Perks getting the recognition it deserves, even if it's just MTV.

The awards air April 14th on MTV with Rebel Wilson as the host.

Check out the full list of nominations here:

Silver Lining for Jennifer Lawrence

It's official: Jennifer Lawrence is a bonafide Hollywood powerhouse. While on surface level it may appear as though I am simply stating the obvious, reiterating what many have known for quite some time to be true, one cannot simply overlook this statement. While it may be true that both Hollywood A-Lister's and common movie-goers alike are notorious for jumping on the proverbial bandwagon when it comes to the next big thing on the rise, one cannot merely underestimate the force that is Ms. Lawrence.

While it's true that she is indeed Hollywood's next big thing, and while it is also true that even as I write this there are countless hordes attempting to claw and scratch their way onto the already overcrowded bandwagon that is Jennifer Lawrence, there is an undeniable X-Factor that puts this young woman well above all of her competitors vying for the coveted crown which she now wears. She took her time ascending the A-list ladder, conquering the low-budget indie small screen well before landing the Hollywood Blockbuster.

Now, before you rile up the villagers with pitchforks in hand, this is by no means suggesting that the Kristen Stewart's of the world had anything handed to them on platters of silver. What I am suggesting, however, is that by taking the time to sharpen her skills, and hone her craft in a slew of films that I'm sure more than half the hordes clawing at the wagon have never even heard of, let alone seen, she set herself up to be on Hollywood's biggest stage, not merely as a spectator, but as the very object to which all spectating eyes were glued, putting in the hours when the world wasn't watching, because eventually they would be.

Jennifer Lawrence Wins Best Actress at The Oscars - Speech and Press Conference Video

Easily the most talked about moment of the night at the 2013 Oscars; Jennifer Lawrence took home the award for Best Actress for her role opposite Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook. That's amazing as it is but all anyone seems to be talking about is her fall as she walked up the stairs to accept the trophy. She played it off like a champ, face palmed and got herself up again as three gorgeous men (Bradley Cooper, Hugh Jackman, and Jean Dujardin) rushed to her aid. Maybe she should have fainted.

Definitely my pick out of the category, I'm glad she took home the award last night. While I think Bradley Cooper was the best in the movie, the competition in his category was too fierce this year. All in all, I'm glad the movie is getting the recognition it deserves.

Did we mention how hilarious she is in her press conference afterwards? "Sorry. I took a shot before this."

Check out the video of her speech, her fall, and her hilarious and charming press conference here:

Review: Silver Linings Playbook (Or Lack Thereof)

I should probably preface this post by saying that I had about 5 cups of coffee earlier from a rather large mug, so on top of my already overactive brain function, I'm left with an overactive brain function on overdrive, which makes the fact that I am unable to sleep not surprising in the slightest. Thus, I find myself here, in the wee hours of a bleak sleepless morning, pondering the universe and it's many complexities.

First of all, I will get this pleasantry out of the way right from the start: This is not merely a film review, even though I will no doubt discuss aspects of the film (which, coupled with my caffeine intake account for my writing this in the first place) this is not simply a film review.

I will say that it is not very often that I come across a film so powerful as to propel me to devote an entire entry to it. It should be no surprise to anyone that most of what is recycled through Hollywood these days is just that: recycled and regurgitated shallow filth that has either already been adapted, already been made, or already been re-adapted with the sole purpose (it would seem) to outdo it's predecessor in sheer absurdity. An absurdity which knows no bounds, limits, or depths from which to sink, further drowning in the seas of insignificance and mediocrity.

Knowing this to be fact, one would no doubt conclude that the medium of cinema is nothing more than the over hyped, over stylized, over budgeted beast we have allowed it to grow into, the product of our own doing (or undoing, as it were). Even so, every once in a while a film comes along that forces us (by sheer strength of will and content) to use our minds...the thing we often seek to disengage when we set out on our cinematic journey in the first place. Such films force us to come to terms with the very things we are seeking to escape, aspects of our lives we hope to never revisit. Such films challenge the established realities which we have created for ourselves and force us into a level of introspection that borders on torturous. It is precisely this forced introspection that makes such films not only relevant, but necessary. In the de-sensitized, overly saturated culture in which we live, such films serve as a reminder of our humanity, and just how far we have strayed away from it.

Silver Linings Playbook is such a film.