Too late, I know, but would Shutter Island have cracked the Best Picture list last year?

It's after the fact, but since it was originally a 2009 release, and a lot of people have said (not myself) that a number of the films were just "filler", it's interesting to think about how Scorsese's latest would have fared This article here from Cinematical goes into the idea of it in the current race (including how Leo would have done in the Best Actor category), and it's a solid read.
-As you see Shutter Island today/this weekend, do you think it would have been one of the current 10 best Picture nominees, and if so, what film would it have knocked out?

Surprising no one, controversial critic Armond White has panned Shutter Island...

...so take it as a good indication that this is a film of quality. White is notorious for doing this, and his opinions, while valid, are odd to say the least (he calls 'Bringing Out The Dead' Scorsese's last decent film and thinks he's miscast Leo everyone time he's used him). His review can be found here, and if you're curious why so many people are confused by White's reviews, here's the Rotten Tomatoes archive, where he's panned films like The White Ribbon, Up in the Air, Precious, The Messenger, Invictus, The Road, Avatar, and The Wrestler, to name a few.
-Thoughts on Armond White and/or Shutter Island?

What's the early word on Shutter Island, and will Marty re-team with De Niro on a mafia movie?

Well, the early word on 'Shutter Island' is very strong, with The Hollywood Reporter and Variety being on board with this being another strong work from Martin Scorsese. The reviews should continue to trickle in during the coming days, but for now, check out those two reviews here and here.

As for Scorsese making another film with Robert De Niro, at a press day in Berlin, he let loose a hint about a potential film idea. The whole article can be found here in The Hollywood Reporter, but this is a snippet:

...one reporter from Kurdish TV asked, "When are you going to make your next big Mafioso film, something like 'Goodfellas 2'?"

After initially laughing off the query, Scorsese said he had nothing more to add to the genre before revealing that he and Robert De Niro were talking about "something that has to do with that world. No doubt about it. But it's from the vantage point of older men looking back."

-Sounds interesting to me...thoughts?

Behold the 'Shutter Island' Super Bowl Spot...

...a few days early. Check it out:


-Thoughts?

"Shutter Island" Gets A New Trailer

As if to rub it in our faces that we now have to wait until February for this one, here's a new look at Scorsese's latest:

-FYC next year, perhaps?

Shutter Island Images

Through the grapevine, this could have been a serious contender this year. Did they miss out?