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Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2011
Few surprises here, especially with 10 nominees now. Every category seemed to be overcrowded, so I’m more disappointed than angry at the snubs here. Anyway, I’ll bold what I guessed correctly and then recap each category afterward. BEST PICTURE 127 … Continue reading
Final Oscar Picks
Hard to believe we’re already here. Seems like only yesterday I was recording videos for the NT Daily about last year’s crop of greatness. Now, it’s already a year later and it’s time to make my final picks for 2010. … Continue reading
The Weekender: No effing way
IN THEATERS: No Strings Attached Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline Written by Elizabeth Meriwether Directed by Ivan Reitman One of two “f*** buddy” rom-coms we’ll be treated to this year (the other being the Mila Kunis-Justin Timberlake summer … Continue reading
No Oscar picks this week
Why? Because nothing looks like it will change, despite some surging from Paul Giamatti and Javier Bardem in the Best Actor race, Helena Bonham Carter in the Supporting Actress shake-up and the always fantastic Matt Damon in the Best Supporting … Continue reading
2011 Golden Globe Predictions
At the end of the day, the Golden Globes don’t mean a whole lot. I’m excited for the broadcast, which is decidedly looser than the sometimes-stuff Oscars, but the awards themselves are pretty worthless. How else can you explain nominating … Continue reading
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The Weekender: KA-POW!
IN THEATERS: The Green Hornet Starring Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz Written for the screen by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Directed by Michel Gondry Every time I find a reason to get excited about this movie, there are … Continue reading
Oscar Picks: 10 Jan 2011
We’re getting down to the wire here, as guilds around the country are announcing their nominees and so I have no choice but to expand my picks to include Animated Feature, Original and Adapted Screenplay, Song and Cinematography. I’ll be … Continue reading
2010 in Review: Special Awards – Film
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A BAD MOVIE Richard Jenkins, Dear John To me, Jenkins is the American Michael Caine, an older actor who’s equally comfortable with bawdy comedy and intense drama. Here, he’s the only part of the film that doesn’t … Continue reading
The Weekender: It would take a ‘Strong’ strong man
IN THEATERS: Country Strong Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Leighton Meester Written and directed by Shana Feste Don’t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart. I just don’t think he’d understand how fine actors like Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw … Continue reading
2010 in Review: The Worst Films
I didn’t see as many movies in 2010 as I did in 2009, but I definitely feel like I saw more bad movies. And so, unlike my other “worst ofs,” I’m going to have a whole list. While there’s nothing … Continue reading