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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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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2015

I still haven’t seen three of the Best Picture nominees (all based on true stories, so you won’t see any of those films, except one category which doesn’t require you to actually see the film). I’m applying their rules, so Whiplash … Continue reading

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2014 in Review: Box Office Report

This was the lowest year for movie theater attendance in more than 20 years. But it wasn’t for a lack of good films. Yeah, there could have been some more original movies to choose from, and some of those were … Continue reading

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The Weekender: Freaks come out at ‘Night’

Movie of the Week Nightcrawler Jake Gyllenhaal continues to make his bid to be as fearless a performer as Joaquin Phoenix. Here, he plays a noble but unemployed journalist who finds himself seduced by the skeezy world of violent crime … Continue reading

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