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Oscar Guide 2015
Well, here we go. After last year’s cake walk, this one’s a lot tougher to guess. Here goes nothing. BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Whiplash Will win: … Continue reading
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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2015
I still haven’t seen three of the Best Picture nominees (all based on true stories, so you won’t see any of those films, except one category which doesn’t require you to actually see the film). I’m applying their rules, so Whiplash … Continue reading
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Tagged american sniper, begin again, believe me, birdman, boyhood, captain america, dawn of the planet of the apes, days of future past, disappearance of eleanor rigby, edge of tomorrow, exodus, foxcatcher, glen campbell, gods and kings, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, i'll be me, interstellar, john wick, lego movie, life itself, million ways to die in the west, monuments men, muppets most wanted, nightcrawler, obvious child, selma, snowpiercer, top five, under the skin, whiplash, winter soldier, x-men
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Final Oscar Picks 2015
On Thursday, Chris Pine, Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams will announce the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards. In a perceived weak year, all categories are up for grabs (except Lead Actor and Lead Actress) so these guesses are just … Continue reading
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Tagged age of extinction, american sniper, battle of the five armies, begin again, big hero 6, birdman, book of life, boxtrolls, boyhood, cake, citizenfour, dawn of the planet of the apes, force majeure, foxcatcher, get on up, glen campbell, godzilla, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, hobbit, how to train your dragon 2, i'll be me, ida, imitation game, interstellar, into the woods, judge, last days in vietnam, lego movie, leviathan, life itself, maleficent, mr turner, overnighters, selma, still alice, tales of the grim sleeper, theory of everything, timbuktu, transformers, unbroken, whiplash, wild, wild tales
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2014 in Review: The Best Films
A weak year for film? Maybe at the box office. Otherwise, this was another year stuffed to the gills with great movies, from the multiplex to the art house to your own computer. Plenty of movies took big risks and … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 jump street, begin again, believe me, birdman, blue ruin, boyhood, brazilian western, captain america, coherence, dawn of the planet of the apes, days of future past, edge of tomorrow, foxcatcher, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, interstellar, lego movie, life itself, snowpiercer, top five, touch of sin, under the skin, whiplash, winter soldier, x-men
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Too Early for This: Oscar Picks — 15 August 2014
BEST PICTURE Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel Inherent Vice Interstellar Into the Woods The Theory of Everything Unbroken The skinny: As always, we start with ten, even though there have been only nine nominees since the … Continue reading
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Tagged begin again, big eyes, big hero 6, birdman, book of life, boxtrolls, boyhood, dawn of the planet of the apes, disappearance of eleanor rigby, foxcatcher, godzilla, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, how to train your dragon, imitation game, inherent vice, interstellar, into the woods, judge, lego movie, men women and children, most violent year, rosewater, theory of everything, unbroken, wild
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The Weekender: ‘Snow’ Blind
Movie of the Week Snowpiercer* Burned out by all the summer blockbusters so far? Go see Snowpiercer and leave the theater the way you’ve hoped you would after all these other movies that are way too obsessed with setting up … Continue reading
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Tagged america, begin again, deliver us from evil, earth to echo, life itself, roger ebert, snowpiercer, tammy
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Lightning Strikes Twice
Begin Again (A-) Starring Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightley, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld, James Corden Written and directed by John Carney Like Mark Ruffalo’s character in the film, Begin Again is filled with ragged determination and scruffy charm, despite its flaws. … Continue reading