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2010s in Review: The Best Film Performances, Part 1
This was a nearly impossible task, picking between lead and supporting turns, comedic and dramatic. But here are my top 5 male and female performances of the decade. MEN Moonlight – Mahershala Ali The platonic ideal of a supporting performance, … Continue reading
Posted in Best Of, Film
Tagged 12 years a slave, beginners, burning, christine, flight, gone girl, if beale street could talk, moonlight, phoenix, whiplash
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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
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews
Tagged american sniper, battle of the five armies, begin again, beyond the lights, big hero 6, birdman, boxtrolls, boyhood, captain america, citizenfour, dawn of the planet of the apes, days of future past, finding vivian meyer, foxcatcher, glen campbell, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, hobbit, how to train your dragon 2, i'll be me, ida, imitation game, inherent vice, interstellar, into the woods, judge, last days in vietnam, lego movie, leviathan, maleficent, mr turner, nightcrawler, salt of the earth, selma, song of the sea, still alice, tale of the princess kaguya, tangerines, theory of everything, timbuktu, two days one night, unbroken, virunga, whiplash, wild, wild tales, winter soldier, x-men
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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
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars
Tagged american sniper, begin again, believe me, birdman, boyhood, captain america, dawn of the planet of the apes, days of future past, disappearance of eleanor rigby, edge of tomorrow, exodus, foxcatcher, glen campbell, gods and kings, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, i'll be me, interstellar, john wick, lego movie, life itself, million ways to die in the west, monuments men, muppets most wanted, nightcrawler, obvious child, selma, snowpiercer, top five, under the skin, whiplash, winter soldier, x-men
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Reactionary Tale: Oscar Nominations 2015
Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. The LEGO Movie for Animated Feature Having not seen any of the other nominees, I can accept that there may be one or even two animated films better than The … Continue reading
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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Tagged age of extinction, american sniper, battle of the five armies, begin again, big hero 6, birdman, book of life, boxtrolls, boyhood, cake, citizenfour, dawn of the planet of the apes, force majeure, foxcatcher, get on up, glen campbell, godzilla, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, hobbit, how to train your dragon 2, i'll be me, ida, imitation game, interstellar, into the woods, judge, last days in vietnam, lego movie, leviathan, life itself, maleficent, mr turner, overnighters, selma, still alice, tales of the grim sleeper, theory of everything, timbuktu, transformers, unbroken, whiplash, wild, wild tales
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2014 in Review: The Best Films
A weak year for film? Maybe at the box office. Otherwise, this was another year stuffed to the gills with great movies, from the multiplex to the art house to your own computer. Plenty of movies took big risks and … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Reviews
Tagged 22 jump street, begin again, believe me, birdman, blue ruin, boyhood, brazilian western, captain america, coherence, dawn of the planet of the apes, days of future past, edge of tomorrow, foxcatcher, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, guardians of the galaxy, interstellar, lego movie, life itself, snowpiercer, top five, touch of sin, under the skin, whiplash, winter soldier, x-men
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Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2014
BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Into the Woods A Most Violent Year Selma Falling off: Inherent Vice, Interstellar, Unbroken Rising star: Whiplash The skinny: Well, that was an interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews
Tagged american sniper, big hero 6, birdman, boxtrolls, boyhood, cake, foxcatcher, gone girl, how to train your dragon 2, imitation game, inherent vice, into the woods, lego movie, most violent year, selma, still alice, tale of the princess kaguya, theory of everything, unbroken, whiplash, wild
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Oscar Picks – 15 Nov 2014
BEST PICTURE American Sniper Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Imitation Game Inherent Vice Interstellar Into the Woods Unbroken Falling off: The Theory of Everything Rising star: Mr. Turner The skinny: November’s the hardest month to write this outlook, since … Continue reading
Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Politics
Tagged american sniper, big hero 6, birdman, boxtrolls, boyhood, foxcatcher, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, how to train your dragon 2, imitation game, inherent vice, interstellar, into the woods, lego movie, rosewater, still alice, tale of the princess kaguya, theory of everything, unbroken, whiplash, wild
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Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 Oct 2014
BEST PICTURE Birdman Boyhood Foxcatcher Gone Girl The Imitation Game Inherent Vice Interstellar Into the Woods The Theory of Everything Unbroken Falling off: The Grand Budapest Hotel Rising star: American Sniper The skinny: Boyhood and Gone Girl are the only … Continue reading
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Tagged american sniper, big eyes, big hero 6, birdman, book of life, boxtrolls, boyhood, foxcatcher, gone girl, grand budapest hotel, how to train your dragon 2, imitation game, inherent vice, interstellar, into the woods, lego movie, rosewater, selma, song of the sea, still alice, theory of everything, unbroken, whiplash, wild
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