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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Oct. 3-5, 2014
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Gone Girl In the Oscar game, many prominent directors require a significant, broadly popular effort to enter the Academy’s annual competition and from that point forward, they have consistent success with them. Two recent examples come to mind. David O. Russell…
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The Morning After: Oct. 6, 2014
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: James and the Giant Peach…
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This Day in Oscar History: October 6 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Poll: Best of Oct. 2013, Wide
Return Links Polls What’s the Best of Oct. 2013, Wide? Cinema Sight Asks: Which October 2013 wide release is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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The Inbox (Sep. 27-Oct. 3, 2014)
Every week, I get several press releases, screening invitations and other notifications from a handful of studio contacts. While I won’t be sharing any information regarding my screening invites, some of the press releases might be of interest to my readers, so I thought I’d start sharing them in toto with all of you. These…
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Film Preview: Whiplash (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A promising young drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential.” Poster: C- / C+ Review: (#1) Going overboard on the praise of critics can…
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Film Preview: St. Vincent (2014)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: October 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.” Poster: C / B (5) Review: (#1) This poster blends into the…
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Film Preview: The Overnighters (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Broken, desperate men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor risks everything to help them.” Poster: – Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future,…
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Film Preview: One Chance (2014)
Poster Poster #1 Additional posters can be found below. Trailer Link Release Date: October 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for — and ultimately winning — “Britain’s Got Talent.”…
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Film Preview: Kill the Messenger (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.”…
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Film Preview: Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm off, and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombified Nazi battalion, you’d have to assume that things couldn’t get…
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Film Preview: Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Unique biopic about Yogananda, author of The Autobiography of a Yogi. In the 1920s, he brought Hindu spirituality to the West. This tells the story of his life and influence on yoga, religion and science, combining re-enactment, interviews, and verité.” Poster: D Review: Unless…
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Film Preview: Addicted (2014)
Poster Trailer Link Release Date: October 10, 2014 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.” Poster: C- Review: I’m not 100% clear on the purpose of this design, though I suspect it’s meant to…
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