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Trailer Watch: The Grey
If Liam Neeson can sell this kind of film, he will be declared a god on Mount Olympus. The Grey Plot Summary: After a plane crashes over the frozen arctic, a band of men struggle to survive against the unrelenting wilderness and its predators. Release Date: January 27, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C Commentary: Poster…
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5 Favorites #59: 5 Favorite Oscar Posters
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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Precursor: 23rd Producers Guild of America Nominations (2011)
The big news here is that War Horse in spite of lukewarm reviews managed to stay in the race with Bridesmaids making the expected “populist” slot that seldom carries over to the Oscars. Films whose chances have diminished or disappeared entirely: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (vanished), Harry Potter (vanished) and Drive (diminished). The Ides…
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The DVD Report #237
New This Week We can always find parallels to films of the past from films currently in release. This year, however, I am struck by how many of the films in release at year end are reminiscent of films of the past readily available on DVD. No less than seven of the films that figure…
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Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (2012)
Return Links What Are Yuo Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Most Anticipating? (2012) What’s film are you most anticipating in 2012? Public OpinionView Results
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Trailer Watch: Wanderlust
A more mature Paul Rudd comedy? Seems strange, but I like. Wanderlust Plot Summary: A busy couple find their lives suddenly uncomplicated when he loses his job. Moving to Georgia, the pair seek enlightenment among the denizens of a small commune. Release Date: February 24, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B- Commentary: It definitely gives a…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 5
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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The Morning After: Jan. 2, 2012
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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Precursor: 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards (2011)
The Online Film Critics Society, one of the largest film critics organizations in the world, have declared The Tree of Life not only Best Picture, but winner of four other awards (the most confusing of which is Best Editing, an award the film certainly shouldn’t have won considering how plodding it tends to be). While…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen The Iron Lady…
Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen The Iron Lady… Now that you’ve seen The Iron Lady, what’s your favorite Meryl Streep performance? Public OpinionView Results
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The Inbox (Dec. 24-30, 2011)
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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Weekend Preview: Jan. 6-8, 2012
There are four new releases this week. We have previews for two of them below.
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