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Here are 18 Oscar nominees you can watch online right now.

ntnon

The ending is definitely one of the best. I was hoping for more Overture after the brief snippet at the start (flashback-flashforward to the bank 'robbery'), and the rooftop ride did not disappoint, then segued into the great train jumping action bits.

I kept waiting for it to drag, but for me it barely did. The middle had less action, for certain, but the whole thing flew by. It's nearly three hours long, but it never felt like it at all.

Mao

Good to hear some love for one of the more under-appreciated movies of the year...I liked it quite a bit...nowhere near the disaster it was made out to be.

darkhawk

I'm ready. Going to introduce my kids to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobit

LJG765

Random question: I was looking at the nominees for animated shorts and was wondering if anyone knew where I could find them online? Are they online yet? You'd think there would be something somewhere with the Oscars coming up. I've only been able to watch one, the Disney one, "Get a Horse!"

(The others are "Feral," "Mr. Hublot," "Possessions/Tsukumo" and "Room on the Broom.")

Thanks!

mrcellophane

I couldn't find any of them online. However, one of the movie theaters in my area is screening them in one large chunk so you may look to see if that is a possibility where you are. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

shadokitty

I wonder if TCM and AMC are getting a head start on their Oscar winning movies, as I've noticed Oscar winning movies off and on the past few days on those two channels.

LJG765

Thanks for looking. I checked last night and the only one I could kind of find was Possessions but they wanted you to sign up and I wasn't comfortable with doing that.

I'll take a look at my local theaters, but honestly, I doubt they'll be there. We're not big enough to get stuff like that the majority of time.

Thanks again! It was worth a shot...

LJG765

I did go looking and I was right, no theaters near me. I'd have to drive 100 miles to Minneapolis, and when it's -20 out this week, just not going to happen. However, here's the link if someone else wants to see if a theater near them has them. It also has the ability to look for any type of film-so if you're interested in documentary or live action, look here as well.

lisadoris

TCM has been showing a fair number of Oscar films in the last week or so and I've been filling my DVR with titles to watch. They showed Jaws and Alien the other day and it was so hard for me to not watch them!

shadokitty

The only reason I didn't watch them, is I have them on DVD, so I can watch them any time during the challenge.

Mao

The following 2014 Oscar nominees are currently available on DVD / Blu-Ray or via Netflix Streaming:


The Act Of Killing (Streaming / DVD, Blu)
Before Midnight (DVD, Blu)
Blue Jasmine (DVD, Blu)
Captain Phillips (DVD, Blu)
The Croods (DVD, Blu, 3D Blu)
Cutie And The Boxer (Steaming / DVD, Blu on 2/4)
Despicable Me 2 (DVD, Blu, 3D Blu)
Dirty Wars (Streaming / DVD)
The Great Gatsby (DVD, Blu, 3D Blu)
The Hunt (Streaming / DVD, Blu)
Iron Man 3 (DVD, Blu)
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (DVD, Blu)
The Lone Ranger (DVD, Blu)
Prisoners (DVD, Blu)
The Square (Streaming)
Star Trek Into Darkness (DVD, Blu, 3D Blu)
20 Feet From Stardom (DVD, Blu)


The following shorts can be found on the web for free or via rental/download:

Feral (Vimeo On Demand)
The Lady In Number 6 (Vimeo On Demand / nickreedent.com)
Room On The Broom (Available at select Redbox locations in the US)


ShortsHD will be presenting the Live Action, Animated and Documentary shorts beginning this Friday in theaters. The programs will also be available on iTunes/Amazon Instant Video and Pay Per View/VOD starting 25th February (link)

Mao

The Grandmaster is available on Vudu and other PPV services, as well...

LJG765

THANKS! "Room on the Broom" was at the top of the list to watch along with "Feral." "Room" is actually at a Redbox near me; I've never used it before, but first time for everything, right?

I haven't looked at Vimeo, but that is next on my list.

ntnon

I can only assume that a) it was an under-known, less cared-for property than anticipated* and b) sounded far too long on paper**.



*Like John Carter (of Mars), and Green Hornet, an attempt to jumpstart a pulp revival after comics did so well.

**But, I feel, flew by in practice.

ntnon

Me neither. But I think it's one of the places that often runs free promotional offers, so keep an eye out for those. (Unless I'm imagining it... )

LJG765

Am I missing the list thread? I tried clicking on the link in the first post, but no dice...

Darkgod

Not active yet

LJG765

Travis found the Disney one online. Get a Horse!

Mao

Unfortunately, only the first minute of the short...

Travis McClain

Natch! They had the whole thing up not too long ago, 'cause I watched it. I guess they reduced it to the abridged version when they announced the Oscar noms?

ntnon

Frozen - and Sing-a-long Frozen are still playing in most theaters, so you'd get to see two nominees for the price of one..!

PCBreakdown

I'm excited for this challenge. Not going overboard, like I did with Horror, Comedy, and TV, but this is interesting new territory for me. I generally watch things that are less than critically acclaimed and award winning. Left to my own devices, I'd probably just watch more Syfy originals than I would want to admit. So I have a wealth of unseen winners and nominees to choose from. Planning on watching Ghost first, as I haven't even seen that yet.

Travis McClain

The fun thing is, because of categories like Makeup, Visual Effects, and the two Sound categories, you can still mix in a healthy dose of "pedestrian fare" (like all three live-action Transformers movies, for instance). It ain't all biopics of Victorian figures and Holocaust survivors.

Also, true to form, this challenge starts tomorrow and I've put absolutely no effort or thought whatsoever into making arrangements about the Documentary categories. I'm pretty sure at least one or two Documentary (Feature) winners have made their way into The Criterion Collection on Hulu, so I'll just go with one of those. No idea what I'll do about Documentary (Short) just yet... :/

Darkgod

A little more then 10 hours...