Highlights

Actor Watch

Leonardo Dicaprio

One of my favorite actors, if not my actual favorite. Versatility is something that I think is important, and pretty much every actor and actress I mention on here has it, but this guy is a master of it. Just as Kate Winslett, he handles languages with ease and switches accents in almost every film he is in. Nominated for three Academy Awards (Actor- Aviator, Blood Diamond, Supporting- What's Eating Gilbert Grape) , it still amazes me that he has not won yet, or twice even. I still think he got snubbed on nominations for Catch Me If You Can and Titanic, but his performances still shine. Who knew that the kid from Titanic would currently be rising to one of the best Actors of his time, especially after that movie The Beach...

But anyway, my favorite performances include:
Gangs of New York
Catch Me If You Can
Blood Diamond
The Departed
Titanic

Shutter Island was a great film to see as well, which was his most recent. There's also a lot of buzz about the upcoming film, Inception, which I am looking forward to seeing.


Actress Watch

Cate Blancett

An actress whose played a wide range of roles from Bob Dylan (I'm Not There- one of my favorites) to Queen Elizabeth to an elegant dancer, catching the eye of a man who ages backwards (Benjamin Button). Almost everything Blanchett does I think is a stellar performance, and she's one of the few people to be nominated for two Academy Awards in the same year. She's beautiful too, especially if you saw her in Benjamin Button, enough said. One could argue that because of that I am biased, but watch these films and tell me for yourself:
I'm Not There
Elizabeth & Elizabeth: The Golden Age
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Babel
The Aviator

Here's a clip from her performance in I'm Not There