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The Weekender: Little ‘Italy’
Movie of the Week The Trip to Italy Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan return with more drunken shenanigans. Won’t you join them? WIDE RELEASE • As Above, So Below • The November Man LIMITED RELEASE • The Discoverers – Angelika Dallas Read my … Continue reading
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Tagged as above so below, discoverers, november man, to be takei, trip to italy
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Emmy Predictions 2014: Drama
DRAMA SERIES Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) House of Cards (Netflix) Mad Men (AMC) True Detective (HBO) Should and will win: Breaking Bad Could win: True Detective Should have been nominated: The Americans (FX) DRAMA … Continue reading
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Tagged boardwalk empire, breaking bad, downtown abbey, game of thrones, good wife, hbo, homeland, house of cards, mad men, masters of sex, netflix, newsroom, ray donovan, scandal, showtime, true detective
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Emmy Predictions 2014: Comedy
COMEDY SERIES The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Louie (FX) Modern Family (ABC) Orange is the New Black (Netflix) Silicon Valley (HBO) Veep (HBO) Should and will win: Orange is the New Black Could win: Modern Family Should have been nominated: … Continue reading
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Tagged big bang theory, brooklyn nine-nine, derek, episodes, girls, glee, hbo, house of lies, louie, mike and molly, modern family, mom, netflix, nurse jackie, oitnb, orange is the new black, parks and rec, portlandia, saturday night live, shameless, showtime, silicon valley, snl, veep
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The Weekender: ‘Love’ to Love You, Baby
Movie of the Week The One I Love I love movies that have a moment where you either roll with it or you don’t (e.g. Magnolia, The Cabin in the Woods), and The One I Love, a romantic comedy starring … Continue reading
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Tagged alive inside, dame to kill for, if i stay, one i love, rich hill, sin city, when the game stands tall, yves saint laurent
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Too Early for This: Oscar Picks — 15 August 2014
BEST PICTURE Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel Inherent Vice Interstellar Into the Woods The Theory of Everything Unbroken The skinny: As always, we start with ten, even though there have been only nine nominees since the … Continue reading
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Tagged begin again, big eyes, big hero 6, birdman, book of life, boxtrolls, boyhood, dawn of the planet of the apes, disappearance of eleanor rigby, foxcatcher, godzilla, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, how to train your dragon, imitation game, inherent vice, interstellar, into the woods, judge, lego movie, men women and children, most violent year, rosewater, theory of everything, unbroken, wild
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The Weekender: Let it ‘Be’
Movie of the Week Let’s Be Cops On its surface, there’s nothing particularly promising about this faux-cop comedy. But with Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans, Jr. in the leads, there’s every reason to believe they’ll be able to spin gold … Continue reading
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Tagged dinosaur 13, dog, expendables, giver, land ho, let's be cops
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The Weekender: At ‘Calvary’
Movie of the Week Calvary John Michael McDonagh’s 2012 comedy The Guard is significantly underrated. His latest takes a blackly comic look at a devout but good-natured priest facing down a gang of ruthless thugs. Brendan Gleeson plays the good … Continue reading
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Tagged calvary, community, hundred foot journey, into the storm, step up all in, teenage mutant ninja turtles, what if
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The Weekender: Rise of the ‘Guardians’
Movie of the Week Guardians of the Galaxy* Here it is: the big blockbuster you’ve always wanted, even if you’ve never heard of this particular comic book. It’s witty, entertaining and knows exactly what it is. Read my review at … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 minute mile, child of god, get on up, guardians of the galaxy, magic in the moonlight, mood indigo
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The Weekender: ‘Wanted’ Dead or Alive
Movie of the Week A Most Wanted Man Even if it leaves me cold and indifferent, I want to see one of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s final performances, in a gorgeously shot film from Anton Corbijn. Reviews were mixed out of … Continue reading
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Tagged fluffy movie, hercules, i origins, le chef, lucy, most wanted man, very good girls, we from dallas
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The Weekender: Oh ‘Boy’
Movie of the Week Boyhood* One of the most incredible, uplifting, beautiful film experiences of my life. Everyone, regardless of gender, race or background, should go see it. Look for a full review soon. WIDE RELEASE • Persecuted • Planes: … Continue reading
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Tagged anarchy, boyhood, code black, fire and rescue, internet's own boy, persecuted, planes, purge, sex tape, wish i was here
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