Oscar History: July 7 (2026)
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Dec. 9-11, 2011)
Return Links What Are Yuo Watching? Poll Archive What Are You Watching? (Dec. 9-11, 2011) What are you watching? (Dec. 9-11, 2011) Public OpinionView Results
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Trailer Watch: Declaration of War
It’s rare that two foreign language films top my week of trailers watched, but they have. Declaration of War Plot Summary: A young couple struggle to handle the diagnosis that their child is suffering from a grave illness. Release Date: January 27, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: C- Commentary: Colorful to a point of repulsiveness, life…
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5 Favorites #55: 5 Favorite Cinematographers
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 #233
New This Week One of the most exciting talents to come out of the 1970s was writer/director Terrence Malick who made two stunning films, 1973’s Badlands and 1978’s 1973’s Days of Heaven1973’s and then disappeared from the scene for two decades. His much anticipated return, 1998’s The Thin Red Line, unlike his two earlier film,…
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Review: Hugo (2011)
Hugo Rating Director Martin Scorsese Screenplay John Logan (Book: Brian Selznick) Length 127 min. Starring Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Jude Law MPAA Rating PG for mild thematic material, some action/peril and smoking
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Screener Watch: The Carrier
Publicity firm 42 West has submitted the below title on screener. I can’t find much information about it at all and most critics haven’t even reviewed it yet. The Carrier Genre: Documentary Director: Margaret Betts Premise: “‘The Carrier’ is a feature-length documentary that tells the inspiring story of an HIV-positive and pregnant mother trying to…
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Trailer Watch: Pina
I don’t know quite how this figures as a documentary, but it does. It’s one of the few documentaries I actually want to see. Pina Plot Summary: Wim Wenders has crafted this loving documentary tribute to renowned choreographer Pina Bausch. Release Date: December 30, 2011 Poster Trailer Rating: C+ Commentary: This isn’t the most compelling…
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
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. 5, 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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Precursor: 20th Annie Awards Nominations (2011)
As the original did, Kung Fu Panda 2 dominated the nominations with 12. DreamWorks dominated the nominations with its Puss in Boots also scoring 9 nominations. Disney/Pixar did better than expected with Winnie the Pooh picking up 8 nominations and Cars 2 coming home with 7. Of note is that Happy Feet Two is nowhere…
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Review: The Descendants (2011)
The Descendants Rating Director Alexander Payne Screenplay Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash (Novel: Kaui Hart Hemmings) Length 115 min. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, Patricia Hastie, Beau Bridges, Michael Ontkean, Milt Kogan, Robert Forster, Barbara L. Southern, Matthew Lillard, Judy Greer MPAA Rating R for language including some sexual references
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Precursor: 10th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Awards (2011)A couple of trends have emerged with Martin Scorsese, The Artist, George Clooney and Albert Brooks with two precursor awards in their names. Could this point towards a split vote at the Academy? I wouldn’t be too surprised at this point. In addition to the nominees and/or winners listed below, this year, we’re giving you…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen Shame…
Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Shame… Now that you’ve seen Shame, what’s your favorite Michael Fassbender performance? Public OpinionView Results
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