THE BOURNE LEGACY looks surprisingly good. And it co-stars EDWARD MOTHERFUCKING NORTON! Count me in! All apologies to Matt Damon.

Holy fucking shit!!!! Terrence Malick has four films slated to be released over the next two years. We're talking about a filmmaker who directed and released merely five films in nearly 40 years! I wasn't expecting another Malick film until like 2030! Hahaha! Seriously, though, Malick is one of my favorite directors, so this is great news!

Tonight: DRIVE on Blu-Ray!!!

Damn it! I missed the series premiere of THE RIVER tonight. Did anybody watch it? How was it?

TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY should win the award for "Most Confusing Film of the Year." That's not to say it's a convoluted mess. It's not. I merely found it perplexing, and I'm ashamed to admit that it lost me at times. The last film to make me feel like an idiot was Stephen Gaghan's SYRIANA, if anyone remembers that film. With that said, TTSS is an engrossing, occasionally suspenseful mystery, featuring a great ensemble cast, which is anchored by a restrained, yet commanding performance by Gary Oldman. I have never seen Oldman this quiet or reserved. A strong performance worthy of the Oscar nomination he received. I do plan on seeing TTSS again, if only to put all the pieces of the puzzle together, so to speak.

So...I was supposed to be stuck at school for the whole day, but my professors didn't show up to my classes. As a result, I have the rest of the day off! I'm going to catch a matinee showing of TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY right now, then I'll probably see another film tonight. No way I'm going to let this day go to waste. Woohoo!!!

Oscar Nominations: I"m very happy about a few things, including 3 nominations for THE TREE OF LIFE, Rooney Mara scoring a Best Actress nomination for GDT, Nick Nolte receiving a Best Supporting Actor nomination for WARRIOR, and Melissa McCarthy getting a nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Best Supporting Actress. Speaking of the Supp. Actress category, I think Jessica Chastain and Octavia Spencer are going to cancel each other, leaving Berenice Bejo to win the award for THE ARTIST. I'm very surprised Gary Oldman and Demian Bichir both received Best Actor nominations. As for what pissed me off: DRIVE being virtually snubbed (with exception of Sound Editing), THE IDES OF MARCH being snubbed, Ryan Gosling not receiving a Best Actor nomination, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross not getting a nomination for Best Original Score for their GDT score, and only two fucking nominations in the Best Original Song category.

Watched UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING over the weekend. I found it quite disappointing and underwhelming. Although it was nice to see Kate Beckinsale reprise Selene, I fail to understand why she would agree to appear in this film, with exception of a paycheck. AWAKENING is boring, repetitive, hollow, and ultimately pointless. (And for the sake of continuity, why the fuck isn't Scott Speedman in this film?! I can't blame him for not wanting to return to the franchise, though.) What I hated most about AWAKENING is that it feels and plays out like one of those horrendous straight-to-DVD sequels. This is easily the worst installment in the series. Say what you will about the prequel RISE OF THE LYCANS, but at least it features some delightfully entertaining over-the-top performances by Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy.

Watched the RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION teaser trailer. I thought it was a fucking commercial for Sony products at first. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised to see Michelle Rodriguez. Didn't she die in the first film? Whatever. She's returning to the RE franchise, as well as the FAST & FURIOUS series. You know what this means? You can't kill her characters off for good because she's too fucking bad-ass! Haha! :D

If THE EXPENDABLES 2 really is a PG-13, I'm boycotting it. It wouldn't be the first time that I refused to pay to see a PG-13 film that should've been rated R.

"Ricky Gervais Packs Less Punch at Golden Globes." That's how PEOPLE summed up Gervais' hosting duties at the Golden Globes last night. I agree that Gervais was toned down and more tame in comparison to last year's show, but I still thought he was funny and hilarious at times. I loved his stabs at Johnny Depp, Jodie Foster, Colin Firth, Elton John, etc. Could he have thrown some bigger punches at the Hollywood Elite last night? Yes, without question. But was he still funny last night? Yes, I certainly thought so.

Who's watching the series premiere of ALCATRAZ tonight? I think it looks like a trippy good time. And it stars Sam Neill! I'm looking forward to it!

Just found out that HBO is finally releasing Season 1 of BOARDWALK EMPIRE on Blu-Ray/DVD next week. It's about fucking time, HBO!!!