Did Facebook Kill the Blog?

I was thinking that maybe Facebook has killed the blog. FB is certainly more real time and connects people in a much more collaborative and conversational fashion. I mentioned it to Jill and she opined that a blog still has a use when you want to discuss something at length. I see the point. So, I am not going to shut down WarroadRoots. And, the subject of this post is Best Picture nominations.

Best Picture
"The Artist" - Nice film. Nice premise. Weak storyline. I wanted it to end before it did. Perhaps, a gimmick.
"The Descendants" - George, George, George. Over-hyped. Over-rated. Almost over Clooney. Nice movie, but does not belong is the category.
"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" - Haven't seen it. Won't see it. Just can't get past Tom Hanks.
"Hugo"- Movie making magic. Have to go with this for best picture.
"Midnight in Paris" - Great movie. Owen Wilson rose to the occasion.
"The Help" - What can be said? Every American should see it.
"Moneyball" - haven't seen it yet. Hope to.
"War Horse" - Won't see it. I really don't want to watch Horses get slaughtered in man's attempt to kill one another.
"The Tree of Life" - Ok, be prepared to work to watch it. It's like reading War and Peace which I have never finished. I did finish The Tree of Life while others walked out of it. See it.

So, Hugo is my pick. I haven't seen Moneyball, but I don't think it will match Hugo.

More picks later.

And here's a picture just to make the post visual.