Film Preview: Way of the Warrior Kid (2026)
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 12-14, 2014
We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Exodus: Gods and Kings From a distance, Exodus seemed like a fine opportunity to rebuild the Biblical Epic behemoth that the Academy used to favor, but the film has turned out to be something that critics don’t particularly love. Mix in…
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The Morning After: Dec. 15, 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. Another busy weekend with nothing examined. Next week has one guarantee in The Hobbit:…
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Precursor: 18th Online Critics Awards (2014)
After a couple of years of being one of the top predictors of Oscar winners, the OFCS has scaled back recognizing smaller fare. While there are still lots of chances for overlap with Oscar, Best Picture will probably not be one of them. They’ve also gone a different direction for Best Actress than the vast…
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Precursor: 22nd Dallas-Fort Worth Critics Awards (2014)
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics have a unique method of announcing winners among all other precursors. They announce the winners in a ranked order. Much of what’s been discussed this year made it onto their various lists. The big surprises are Reese Witherspoon’s Best Actress win for Wild, Alfred Molina making it into Best Supporting…
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Precursor: 20th Broadcast Critics Nominations (2014)
The Broadcast Film Critics Association has announced their annual list of the best of 2014. There aren’t a lot of glaring omissions. The group lists 6 nominees in many categories, which enable them to include a lot of different Oscar contenders. This is the second big group to ignore Laura Dern for Wild. Steve Carell…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 15 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 48th Kansas City Critics Awards (2014)
Another dynamic shift in the awards race as Birdman seems to be picking up steam while Boyhood continues to win Best Director prizes and awards for Patricia Arquette. Nothing else particularly inspired here. Award Tallies (4) Birdman (2) Boyhood The Awards Best Picture Birdman Best Animated Feature
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Poll: Best of Dec. 2013, Limited
Return Links Polls What’s the Best of Dec. 2013, Limited? Cinema Sight Asks: Which December 2013 limited release film is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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2014 Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 3
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). This week will be the final week for film critics to announce their nominees and most of the…
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Precursor: 19th San Diego Critics Nominations (2014)
The two films that have been duking it out for top honors from critics, Boyhood and Birdman have surprisingly taken a back seat to three other films in the nominations tally here. Nightcrawler is the surprising top nominee with nine mentions followed by Gone Girl and The Grand Budapest Hotel. There are some interesting selections…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 14 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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This Day in Oscar History: December 13 (2014)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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87th Oscars: Original Song Shortlist
The Academy has been busy, sending out three press releases this evening. This third and final release documents the 79 original songs competing for five slots at this year’s Academy Awards. I didn’t see any glaring omissions, but I haven’t gotten in there to look at them in-depth. This is the penultimate major shortlist to…
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