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The Weekender: O ‘Captain,’ My Captain
IN THEATERS: Captain Phillips (PG-13) Starring Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Catherine Keener Written for the screen by Billy Ray Directed by Paul Greengrass Tom Hanks is in the midst of a creative resurgence. One of his smartest decisions was having … Continue reading
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Tagged acod, adam scott, captain phillips, concussion, escape from tomorrow, hailee steinfeld, halloween, inevitable defeat of mister and pete, jennifer hudson, jessica alba, machete kills, romeo and juliet, tom hanks, we are what we are
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The Weekender: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance ‘Runner’
IN THEATERS: Gravity (PG-13) Starring George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Ed Harris Written by Alfonso & Jonás Cuarón Directed by Alfonso Cuarón Here it is: the movie I’ve been waiting several years for. Cuarón’s labor of love promises to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged grace unplugged, gravity, justin timberlake, parkland, paul giamatti, pulling strings, runner runner, sandra bullock, saudi arabia, wadjda
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Emmy Predictions 2013: Drama
DRAMA SERIES Breaking Bad (AMC) Downton Abbey (PBS) Game of Thrones (HBO) Homeland (Showtime) House of Cards (Netflix) Mad Men (AMC) Should and could win: Breaking Bad Will win: Game of Thrones Should have been nominated: The Americans (FX) DRAMA … Continue reading
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Tagged bates motel, boardwalk empire, breaking bad, downton abbey, game of thrones, good wife, homeland, house of cards, mad men, nashville, netflix, newsroom, scandal
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Emmy Predictions 2013: Comedy
COMEDY SERIES 30 Rock (NBC) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Girls (HBO) Louie (FX) Modern Family (ABC) Veep (HBO) Should win: Louie Could win: Modern Family Will win: 30 Rock Should have been nominated: Parks and Recreation (NBC) COMEDY ACTOR … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 rock, arrested development, big bang, big bang theory, enlightened, episodes, girls, glee, house of lies, louie, modern family, nurse jackie, office, parks and rec, saturday night live, veep
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The Weekender: ‘Thanks’ but no thanks
IN THEATERS: Prisoners (R) Starring Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, Jake Gyllenhaal Written by Aaron Guzikowski Directed by Denis Villeneuve This is the first movie of the fall that even looks worth a damn. If it’s on the right side of … Continue reading
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Tagged battle of the year, disney, gwyneth paltrow, hugh jackman, josh holloway, little mermaid, prisoners, salinger, thanks for sharing, trials of muhammad ali
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The Weekender: ‘Family’ Affair
IN THEATERS: Insidious: Chapter 2 (PG-13) Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey Story by James Wan & Leigh Whannell Screenplay by Leigh Whannell Directed by James Wan Continuing the meager scares of the original, James Wan is about to … Continue reading
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Tagged family, insidious, mademoiselle c, museum hours, patience stone, populaire, robert de niro, rose byrne, sample this
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The Weekender: Runaway ‘Getaway,’ Getaway Stayaway
IN THEATERS: One Direction: This is Us (PG) Directed by Morgan Spurlock OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Getaway (PG-13) Starring Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez, Jon Voight Written by Sean Finegan & Gregg Maxwell Parker Directed by Courtney Solomon If this Drive rip-off makes more … Continue reading
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Tagged austenland, closed circuit, computer chess, eric bana, getaway, grandmaster, hunt, instructions not included, ip man, keri russell, mads mikkelsen, one direction, passion, rachel mcadams, selena gomez
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The Weekender: Midnight ‘City’
IN THEATERS: The World’s End (R) Starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman Written by Simon Pegg & Edgar Wright Directed by Edgar Wright It’s finally here. The movie I’ve been waiting for all summer. The end of the loosely … Continue reading
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Tagged ain't them bodies saints, drew, joe swanberg, lily collins, mooney, mortal instruments, rooney mara, simon pegg, world's end, you're next
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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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