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Oscar Guide 2014
And that’ll do it. While many races are close, I feel very confident in these picks, more than I ever have before. I would, however, love to be wrong on some of these predictions. BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave … Continue reading
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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2014
I’ll stick with the Academy’s format for this, which means I have to refrain from listing Best Animated Feature, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Documentary Feature. I simply didn’t see enough films to fill up those categories. I’m skipping … Continue reading
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Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2014
I did better than I thought I would have in terms of predictions. There will always be surprises, but there were more bad than good. Read on for my reactions. Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. … Continue reading
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Tagged blackfish, blue umbrella, butler, captain phillips, catching fire, dirty wars, frances ha, great gatsby, her, hunger games, long walk to freedom, mandela, monsters university, pacific rim, prisoners, rush, spectacular now
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The Weekender: ‘Freedom’ 90
IN THEATERS: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (PG) Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott Written for the screen by Steve Conrad Directed by Ben Stiller Thoroughly entertaining and occasionally inspiring, the film would have been better served to … Continue reading