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Trailer Watch: Prometheus
Can Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien franchise be godsend franchise fans have been waiting for? Prometheus Plot Summary: Ridley Scott returns to the franchise that launched a noted career in this prequel to his legendary sci-fi horror film Alien. Release Date: June 8, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: B Commentary: Sometimes a simple image works…
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Academy Unveils 84th Oscars Poster
The poster, pictured small at right (click it to make it bigger) features scenes from eight Oscar winning films spanning eight decades. If you want to try to guess which films, click the image and guess away before reading the official press release below, which reveals the answers (and the paragraph after this since I’m…
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 30, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012
With no new wide releases, it comes down to the battle between Meryl Streep and Iranian foreign language film A Separation. I think Streep will have the higher box office debut, but A Separation will nab the best per screen average of the two. Consensus Below is a list of what we have come to…
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Precursor: 11th Utah Film Critics (2011)
WHat if your awards were announced five days before and no one could find them. The Utah Film Critics Circle announced winners on December 23, but few of us in the Oscar prognostication field could find it. I happened across these results on a Salt Lake City ABC affiliate’s website. It’s too bad more people…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 30, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012)
Return Links What Are Yuo Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Dec. 30, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012) What are you watching? (Dec. 30, 2011-Jan. 1, 2012) Public OpinionView Results
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Precursor: 11th Phoenix Film Critics (2011)
Going for The Artist in a huge way, the Phoenix critics gave the film ten awards, a staggering number considering most critics groups tend to spread the love. None of their selections (except perhaps Adapted Screenplay) are revelations or shocking selections, which sets this up as a fine example of how the Academy could go…
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Trailer Watch: The Dark Knight Rises (trailer #2)
The final chapter of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy looks to be another promising entry. The Dark Knight Rises (trailer #2) Plot Summary: The final film in the popular rebooted Batman franchise finds Bruce Wayne questioning his status as a crime fighter and whether he has what it takes to continue down the path he has…
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5 Favorites #58: 5 Favorite Films of 2011 So Far
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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The DVD Report #236
New This Week Christmas is over and the New Year will soon be upon us. It’s time to name the best DVD releases of fast fading 2011. This year I’m presenting three lists, a top ten list of DVD/Blu-ray releases of films first released theatrically in the U.S. this year; a best list of Blu-ray…
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Review: Shame (2011)
Shame Rating Director Steve McQueen Screenplay Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan Length 101 min. Starring Michael Fassbender, Lucy Walters, James Badge Dale, Carey Mulligan MPAA Rating Rated NC-17 for some explicit sexual content
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Trailer Watch: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
The long awaited prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy finally arrives. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Plot Summary: Based on the novel that launched it all, Peter Jackson brings audiences back to the land he lovingly crafted just over a decade ago as a young Hobbit embarks on a strange adventure across the…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 4
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: Dec. 26, 2011
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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