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Oscar Re-Do: 1997
Now that I’m far enough away from the years when I was growing up (*gulp*), I figured this would be a good year to stretch back from the years before 2000, when I started my annual re-do column. 1997 was the … Continue reading
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Tagged apostle, as good as it gets, jackie brown, la confidential, titanic
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Oscar Re-Do: 2007
You know the drill: Winners in bold, then we break it down. BEST PICTURE Atonement Juno Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood Should have won: No complaints here Not even nominated: Zodiac The debate still … Continue reading
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Tagged away from her, i'm not there, juno, no country for old men, persepolis, there will be blood
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Reactions to the 2018 Oscar Nominations
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Call Me by Your Name – Supporting Actor “Nature has cunning ways of finding our weakest spot.” And boy did I feel weak after knowing one of our greatest character … Continue reading
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Tagged big sick, call me by your name, disaster artist, lady bird, lego batman, logan, molly's game, mudbound, phantom thread, victoria and abdul, wonder woman, wonderstruck
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Final Oscar Picks 2018
It’s been a crazy year in every regard, but especially in awards season. There’s really been no consensus on the best movie of the year from the critics’ groups or guilds. That’s kind of exciting, but makes this guesswork particularly … Continue reading
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Tagged baby driver, beauty and the beast, beguiled, big sick, blade runner 2049, boss baby, breadwinner, call me by your name, chasing coral, city of ghosts, coco, darkest hour, disaster artist, downsizing, dunkirk, fantastic woman, fifty shades of grey, florida project, foxtrot, get out, greatest showman, i tonya, icarus, in the fade, jane, lady bird, lego batman, loveless, loving vincent, marshall, molly's game, mudbound, murder on the orient express, phantom thread, post, shape of water, star wars, strong island, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul, war for the planet of the apes, wonder, wound
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Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2017
BEST PICTURE Call Me by Your Name Dunkirk Get Out Lady Bird Phantom Thread The Post The Shape of Water Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Falling off: Darkest Hour Rising star: The Florida Project The skinny: I’m very confident in … Continue reading
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Tagged beguiled, boss baby, breadwinner, call me by your name, coco, darkest hour, disaster artist, downsizing, dunkirk, florida project, get out, lady bird, lego batman, loving vincent, molly's game, mudbound, phantom thread, post, shape of water, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul
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Oscar Picks: 15 Nov 2017
BEST PICTURE Call Me by Your Name Darkest Hour Dunkirk Get Out Lady Bird Phantom Thread The Post Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Falling off: The Greatest Showman, Last Flag Flying, Murder on the Orient Express, Wonderstruck Rising star: The … Continue reading
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Tagged all the money in the world, beguiled, big sick, boss baby, call me by your name, coco, darkest hour, despicable me 3, disaster artist, dunkirk, florida project, get out, greatest showman, i tonya, lady bird, lego batman, loving vincent, molly's game, mudbound, murder on the orient express, novitiate, phantom thread, post, shape of water, stronger, three billboards outside ebbing missouri, victoria and abdul
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2017 Emmy Predictions: Limited Series and Made-for-TV Movies
LIMITED SERIES Big Little Lies (HBO) Fargo (FX) Feud: Bette and Joan (FX) Genius (Nat Geo) The Night Of (HBO) Could win: Fargo Should win: The Night Of Will win: Big Little Lies Should have been nominated: N/A MADE-FOR-TV MOVIE … Continue reading
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Tagged american crime, big little lies, black mirror, christmas of many colors, fargo, feud, genius, hbo, immortal life of henrietta lacks, netflix, night of, sherlock, wizard of lies
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2017 Emmy Predictions: Drama
DRAMA SERIES Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) House of Cards (Netflix) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC) Westworld (HBO) Could win: The Crown Should win: Stranger Things Will win: This Is Us Should … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, better call saul, crown, handmaid's tale, hbo, homeland, house of cards, how to get away with murder, hulu, netflix, orange is the new black, ray donovan, stranger things, this is us, westworld
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2017 Emmy Predictions: Comedy and Variety
COMEDY SERIES Atlanta (FX) Black-ish (ABC) Master of None (Netflix) Modern Family (ABC) Silicon Valley (HBO) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Veep (HBO) Could win: Atlanta Should win: Master of None Will win: Veep Should have been nominated: The Good Place … Continue reading
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Tagged atlanta, baskets, better things, billy on the street, blackish, documentary now, drunk history, full frontal, grace and frankie, hbo, james corden, jimmy kimmel, john oliver, last week tonight, late late show, late night, late show, master of none, modern family, mom, netflix, portlandia, real time, samantha bee, saturday night live, seth meyers, shameless, silicon valley, snl, stephen colbert, tracey ullman, transparent, unbreakable kimmy schmidt, veep
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