Poster Trailer Link Release Date: December 6, 2013 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After an unexpected tragedy, Suzanne struggles to put her life back together during a sad, strange Christmastime in suburban Virginia.” Poster: D / B+ Review: I guess that when you’re an indie, the first instinct is to go the hand-drawn route. That’s typically a…
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Every week, we’ll pose a new “five favorites” question. You just list your five favorites that fit in that category (preferably in preference order) and you’re welcome to discuss and debate the selections and see just how much you do or do not have in common with others. If you want to take a look…
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New This Week Long regarded as one of the great films of the 1970s, the greatest in my estimation, Robert Altman’ 1975 masterpiece, Nashville has finally been given the deluxe treatment on Blu-ray and standard DVD. Set over the course of a few pivotal days in the country music capital, the film features Altman’s patented…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Thanks to a double nomination in the Breakthrough category, Short Term 12 ties American Hustle for most nominations while 12 Years a Slave, which has been topping most nominations list, came in second to both of them, tied with Her and The Wolf of Wall Street. Nominations Tallies (5) American Hustle, Short Term 12 (4)…
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Announcing earlier than expected, the St. Louis film critics have made their nominations known, giving their Best Picture slate the lion’s share of nominations and spreading the rest out amongst a wide variety of films. Nominations Tallies (10) 12 Years a Slave (9) Nebraska (7) American Hustle, Gravity, Her (3) Blue Is the Warmest Color,…
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Return Links Poll Archives Now That You’ve Seen Out of the Furnace…? Cinema Sight Asks: Now that you’ve seen “Out of the Furnace,” which Casey Affleck performance is bet? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Return Links Poll Archives What’s the Best of December 2012 Limited? Cinema Sight Asks: Which December 2012 limited release is best? Public OpinionPoll Results
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Him. Her. We’ll see about both. Her, trailer #2, new release date Plot Summary: From IMDb: “A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly-purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need.” Release Date: December 18, 2013 Poster Trailer Rating: – Commentary: See Previous Preview Rating: B+ Commentary: This more expanded look…
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An unsurprising slate emerged from the American Film Institute as they selected their top ten films of 2013. Best American Films 12 Years a Slave American Hustle Captain Phillips Fruitvale Station Gravity Her Inside Llewyn Davis Nebraska Saving Mr. Banks The Wolf of Wall Street American Film Institute Data Year Founded: 1967 First Awards: 2001…
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We had one films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Inside Llewyn Davis With Fargo, filmmaking brothers Joel and Ethan Coen became household names with Oscar. Although few of their subsequent films made it to the party, they were always talked about as key players even in those years. When they…
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Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what I’ve seen over the past week either in film or television. On the film side, if I have written a full length review already, I will post a link to that review. Otherwise, I’ll give a brief snippet of my thoughts on the film…
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The Online Film Critics Society, the first major critics organization to award Argo prior to its sweep at last year’s Ocsars, have come up with a list where 12 Years a Slave leads, but a number of eclectic films made the cut, including Drug War and Short Term 12, titles unlikely to emerge in Oscar…
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Scoring an impressive 6 awards, 12 Years a Slave dominates the D.C. Critics prizes, though Gravity has a pretty impressive day as well. Frozen also picks up its first award this season, which might bolster its chances of being more than just a populist choice. Award Tallies (6) 12 Years a Slave (3) Gravity The…
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As the precursor awards continue unabated through the month of December, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (this will be in place of my prior weekly article “Oscar Preview”. Today, we look back at the results of the New York…
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