The Academy Is Already Crying

No James Franco isn't hosting the Oscars again. 2011 is a year in movies where we will look back and think, "Damn, Hollywood blew a lot of stuff up." A good portion of the films being released this year are action packed, super hero films. So far, Winnie The Pooh is looking pretty epic compared to the rest. Then again, AMPAS always has Citizen Jane to fall back on. Let's not forget about Scream 4. 
 Despite the resurgence of the nineties, there are some Academy friendly films coming out. In A better World, which was nominated for an Academy Award this year in the Foreign Film category, will be released in the US April 1st.
The Sundance Film Fest award winner Hesher, starring Natalie Portman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be released April 15th and it looks like it could be another indie turned blockbuster.
The Tree Of Life, starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and Jessica Chastain looks to be a powerful film, but may just miss the mark.    
2010 was an amazing year in film, and it will be hard tom compete with. The industry is evolving, but this is why we call it art, it's forever changing. One must appreciate the art that is created through the tedious film making process, for better or worse. Critics are always looking for that poignant film that will blow everyone away, and in AMPA's case, lull everyone to sleep. It's far too early to know for sure, but 2011 may be the year The Academy has to stray away from its usual voting patterns and look at films in a whole new light.