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Oscar Guide 2015

Well, here we go. After last year’s cake walk, this one’s a lot tougher to guess. Here goes nothing. BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Whiplash Will win: … Continue reading

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Final Oscar Picks 2015

On Thursday, Chris Pine, Alfonso Cuarón and J.J. Abrams will announce the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards. In a perceived weak year, all categories are up for grabs (except Lead Actor and Lead Actress) so these guesses are just … Continue reading

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The Weekender: ‘Battle’ Royale

Movie of the Week The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies Heaven help me, the final chapter of Peter Jackson’s ridiculous stretching of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel is your best option this week. Hopefully it’s more like the exciting Desolation … Continue reading

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Oscar Guide 2014

And that’ll do it. While many races are close, I feel very confident in these picks, more than I ever have before. I would, however, love to be wrong on some of these predictions. BEST PICTURE 12 Years a Slave … Continue reading

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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2014

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 Best Documentary Feature. I simply didn’t see enough films to fill up those categories. I’m skipping … Continue reading

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Final Oscar Picks 2014

On Thursday morning, Chris Hemsworth will announce the nominations for the 86th Academy Awards. He may very well be reading off his Rush co-star’s name. Here are my final picks for who the nominees will be. As I did last … Continue reading

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The Weekender: ‘Desolation’ Row

IN THEATERS: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (PG-13) Starring Martin Freeman, Orlando Bloom, Ian McKellen Written for the screen by Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson & Guillermo del Toro Directed by Peter Jackson Second verse, same … Continue reading

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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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