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Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 August 2013
BEST PICTURE American Hustle August: Osage County Captain Phillips The Counselor Fruitvale Station Gravity Inside Llewyn Davis Labor Day The Monuments Men The Wolf of Wall Street The skinny: This looks to be the first year since the rule change … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 years a slave, american hustle, august, august: osage county, before midnight, blue jasmine, butler, captain phillips, counselor, dallas buyers club, despicable me 2, epic, ernest and celestine, fifth estate, frozen, fruitvale station, gravity, great gatsby, hobbit, inside llewyn davis, labor day, monsters university, monuments men, mud, pacific rim, philomena, rush, wolf of wall street
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Reactionary Tale: Emmy Nominations 2013
I watched more TV than ever, which left me more vulnerable to the Emmys’ penchant for snubbing great shows and performances in favor of the same ol’, same ol’. Even so, there were still plenty of surprises. Here are my … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, arrested development, behind the candelabra, downton abbey, enlightened, episodes, game of thrones, girls, hannibal, happy endings, house of cards, jimmy kimmel, louie, modern family, newsroom, office, parks and rec, ring of fire, saturday night live, snl, veep
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Emmy Picks 2013: Drama
The Academy will announce the Emmy nominations on Thursday. It’s always a crapshoot in predicting what strikes voters’ fancy, but it’s usually whatever struck their fancy last year. I’m going a little more in depth this year, picking which six (or … Continue reading
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Tagged americans, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, damages, dexter, downton abbey, franklin and bash, game of thrones, good wife, grey's, grey's anatomy, homeland, house of cards, justified, last resort, law and order, law and order special victims unit, law and order svu, mad men, mr selfridge, nashville, netflix, newsroom, parenthood, shameless, smash, svu, true blood, walking dead
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Emmy Picks 2013: Comedy
The Academy will announce the Emmy nominations on Thursday. It’s always a crapshoot in predicting what strikes voters’ fancy, but it’s usually whatever struck their fancy last year. I’m going a little more in depth this year, picking which six (or … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 rock, arrested development, big bang, big bang theory, episodes, girls, glee, hot in cleveland, house of lies, louie, maron, mike and molly, modern family, netflix, new girl, nurse jackie, office, parks and rec, raising hope, saturday night live, snl, two and a half men, veep
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Emmy Guessing 2013
The Emmy nomination period ended Saturday, so let’s take a quick look at the shows and actors most likely to make it. DRAMA SERIES Guarantees: Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) Mad Men (AMC) Good bets: Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) The … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 rock, americans, behind the candelabra, big bang theory, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, closer, community, damages, dexter, downton abbey, enlightened, game of thrones, girls, good wife, hannibal, happy endings, homeland, house of cards, house of lies, how i met your mother, justified, law and order, legit, louie, mad men, mike and molly, modern family, nashville, new girl, newsroom, nurse jackie, office, parenthood, parks and rec, phil spector, raising hope, snl, svu, two and a half men, veep, walking dead
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Oscar Guide 2013
And thus ends one of the wildest Oscar races in recent memory. You can follow me on Twitter (@kipjmooney) for live updates during the broadcast. Until then, here’s the lowdown on the eight major categories and my guesses in the … Continue reading
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Tagged amour, argo, beasts of the southern wild, django unchained, flight, impossible, les miserables, life of pi, lincoln, master, moonrise kingdom, oscars, sessions, silver linings playbook, zero dark thirty
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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2013
UPDATE: I saw Life of Pi on Friday night, so I had to make some changes. 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged argo, avengers, bernie, cloud atlas, django, hitchcock, les miserables, life of pi, lincoln, looper, master, moonrise kingdom, oscars, prometheus, safety not guaranteed, silver linings playbook, skyfall, wreck it ralph, zero dark thirty
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Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2013
Well, that was certainly interesting. Plenty of nominations no one saw coming along with some snubs no one would have guessed. I correctly predicted just two categories: Best Actress and Best Visual Effects. I went four for five in eight others … Continue reading
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Tagged argo, ben affleck, les miserables, looper, oscars, silver linings playbook, simpsons, snub
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Final Oscar Picks 2013
So here we are. Another year down in one of the tighest races in recent memory. So many great films will be forgotten, but many more will be honored. Here’s who I think will be nominated Thursday morning. As before, … Continue reading
Oscar Picks – 2 Jan 2013
This is the last of my brief overview at the probable Oscar nominees before they’re announced. I’ll take one final, full-length stab at this on Wednesday, Jan. 9. BEST PICTURE Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild The Best Exotic Marigold … Continue reading
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Tagged anne hathaway, hugh jackman, les miserables, lincoln, oscars
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