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Review: J. Edgar (2011)
J. Edgar Rating Director Clint Eastwood Screenplay Dustin Lance Black Length 137 min. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts, Judi Dench, Josh Lucas MPAA Rating R for brief strong language
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Screener Watch: The Pre-Thanksgiving Motherlode
Although this won’t be the last day before Thanksgiving I receive something, I received screeners from four different production studios (Fox Searchlight, Millennium Entertainment, Roadside Attractions and Universal) by mail today, hence the title “motherlode”. Magnolia/Magnet still holds the record for single-day delivery, but today was a pretty solid receipt day. Anyway, I’ll list these…
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Trailer Watch: Brave (trailer #2)
Pixar’s latest could be another jewel in the crown. At least we hope. Brave (trailer #2) Plot Summary: It’s a very beautiful poster. While it doesn’t completely conjure the beauty of Scotland, it’s a fine specimen with elements of magic and suspense. Release Date: June 22, 2012 Poster Trailer Rating: N/A Commentary: See Previous Preview…
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Oscar Preview: The Unexpected Force: Woody Harrelson
Every week from now until the critics groups start giving out their prizes for the best of the year, I’m going to be spotlighting the big Oscar players and their chances at Oscar glory this year. No one would have guessed in 1986 when a 25-year-old actor named Woody Harrelson made his big screen debut…
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The Morning After: Nov. 21, 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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2011 Oscar Season Preview: December
It’s the one season most people who visit my site look forward to. Oscar season carries with it all sorts of hurdles, the least of which is the box office. Dumped into December despite evidence suggesting last-minute plays don’t help much anymore, these films have a surprising number of potential box office hits among them.…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen Breaking Dawn, Part 1…
Return Link Now That You’ve Seen… Poll Archive Now That You’ve Seen Breaking Dawn, Part 1… Now that you’ve seen Breaking Dawn, Part 1… Public OpinionView Results
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The Inbox (Nov. 12-18, 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: Nov. 25-27, 2011
There are nine new releases this week. We have previews for eight of them below.
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Screener Watch: Win Win
The first of the Fox Searchlight titles has made its way to my mailbox. Win Win Genre: Sports Comedy Drama Stars: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Melanie Lynskey, Bobby Cannavale, Alex Shaffer Director: Tom McCarthy Premise: “A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach’s chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client…
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Oscar Week in Review: November 13-19, 2011
Oscar News The Governors Awards were awarded last weekend to James Earl Jones, Oprah Winfrey and Dick Smith. Highlights can be found here. The Academy this week released the preliminary, 15-film list of possible documentary feature nominees. As always, the list has just as many prominent omissions as it does possible nominees. Ricky Gervais will yet…
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