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The Weekender: ‘Bullet’ train to heck
IN THEATERS: Warm Bodies (PG-13) Starring Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich Written for the screen and directed by Jonathan Levine I may be alone in this, but this could be one of those rare early-year gems that proves not … Continue reading
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Tagged al pacino, bullet to the head, christopher walken, dave grohl, nicholas hoult, seven psychopaths, sound city, stand up guys, sylvester stallone, warm bodies
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The Weekender: Walking in ‘Memphis’
IN THEATERS: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (R) Starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen Written by Tommy Wirkola & Dante Harper Directed by Tommy Wirkola I keep waiting for Renner to reveal this is all just a joke, but … Continue reading
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Tagged beware of mr baker, bluray, ginger baker, halle berry, hansel and gretel, jason statham, jeremy renner, john wayne, maggie smith, movie 43, parker, peter jackson, quartet, quiet man, west memphis 3, west of memphis
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The Weekender: ‘Stand’ in the place where you live
IN THEATERS: Mama (PG-13) Starring Jessica Chastain, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse Written by Neil Cross and Andrés & Barbara Muschietti Directed by Andrés Muschietti It’s January, which means it’s time for more bottom-shelf PG-13 horror. Some adopted girls are harboring … Continue reading
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Tagged amour, arnold schwarzenegger, broken city, emmanuelle riva, jessica chastain, last stand, mama, mark wahlberg, men of a certain age, oscars
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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
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars
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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The Weekender: Saved by ‘Zero’
IN THEATERS: Gangster Squad (R) Starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Sean Penn Written for the screen by Will Beall Directed by Ruben Fleischer Man, this movie cannot catch a break. First, the ending had to be reshot after the Aurora … Continue reading
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Tagged bluray, driving miss daisy, gangster squad, haunted house, jessica chastain, marlon wayans, ryan gosling, 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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2012 in Review: Box Office Report
SURE-FIRE HITS – The Kings of the Box Office *The Avengers ($623 m) The Dark Knight Rises ($448m) The Hunger Games ($408m) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2** ($286m) Between the numbers: The upside is that all these movies … Continue reading
2012 in Review: The Worst Films
This being my first year as a full-fledged critic (as opposed to just occasionally going to screenings), I finally saw enough films to make a full bottom ten. There was a lot of crap to sift through before we got … Continue reading
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
2012 in Review: Special Awards – Film
BEST ONSCREEN TREND Depressing dramas hidden inside movies advertised as crowd-pleasers Denzel, Liam Neeson, Batman and Bruce Willis all had movies this year that you thought would give you an adrenaline fix. Psych! Sneaky marketers advertised exactly what you wanted, … Continue reading