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Review: 127 Hours (2010)
127 Hours Rating Director Danny Boyle Screenplay Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy (Book: Aron Ralston) Length 94 min. Starring James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Sean A. Bott, Koleman Stinger, Parker Hadley, Bailee Michelle Johnson, Clémence Poésy, John Lawrence, Treat Williams, Lizzy Caplan, Fenton G. Quinn, P.J. Hull, Pieter Jan Brugge, Rebecca C. Olson, Jeffrey Wood,…
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Review: Meet John Doe (1941)
Meet John Doe Rating Director Frank Capra Screenplay Robert Riskin (Story: Richard Connell, Robert Presnell) Length 122 min. Starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Bernnan, Spring Byington, James Gleason, Gene Lockhart, Rod La Rocque, Irving Bacon MPAA Rating Approved
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Review: Tangled (2010)
Tangled Rating Director Nathan Greno, Byron Howard Screenplay Dan Fogelman (Fairy Tale: The Brothers Grimm) Length 100 min. Starring Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy, Ron Perlman, M.C. Gainey, Jeffrey Tambor, Brad Garrett, Paul F. Tompkins, Richard Kiel MPAA Rating PG for brief mild violence
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Review: The Kids Are All Right (2010)
The Kids Are All Right Rating Director Lisa CHolodenko Screenplay Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg Length 106 min. Starring Julianne Moore, Annette Bening, Mark Ruffalo, Mia Wasikowska, Josh Hutcherson MPAA Rating R for strong sexual content, nudity, language and some teen drug and alcohol use
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Trailer Watch: November 29, 2010
Not much to show for today except this poster for Just Go With It. JUST GO WITH IT, poster Plot Summary: A lecherous bachelor who uses a wedding band to get hook-ups finds the woman he could spend the rest of his life with, only he has to pretend to be married and working on…
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Oscar Hosts Announced: James Franco and Anne Hathaway
The Academy has made it official. James Franco and Anne Hathaway will co-host the 83rd Annual Academy Awards. It’s a rather strange decision since both are potential nominees this year, but it creates a major conflict of interests, IMO. Here’s the Academy press release making it official: Beverly Hills, CA (November 29, 2010) – James…
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Game: Week 13 – Box Office Predictions: Results & Standings
Facing stiff runner-up competition, Harry Potter barely held on to the week’s top spot followed very closely by Tangled. Don’t forget to come back Wednesday to submit your predictions for Week 9. Original rules can be found here: Game Rules. #1 Film at the U.S. weekend box office Correct Response: Harry Potter and the Deathly…
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The Morning After #23: November 29, 2010
It’s been a busy weekend. In addition to our Feed the Queue entry (Meet John Doe, I have a review of one new release (Tangled) and several screeners. However, two of the films have not yet released (Black Swan and Somewhere), so I won’t be able to post my reviews of them at this time.…
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Irvin Kershner Has Died at 87
(Hollywood Reporter) — Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner died at his home in Paris after suffering from illness, his goddaughter Adriana Santini confirmed to the AFP Monday. He was 87. In an interview with Vanity Fair, he lamented that he should have directed one of the Star Wars prequels. He also directed Sean Connery…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 29
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1895: Busby Berkeley (80 at death) [Pictured] {Oscar Nominee: Dance Direction –3 Noms, 0 Wins} 1907: Fred Bohanan (72 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Editing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1911: Walter Kent (82 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Song – 2 Noms, 0 Wins} 1914: Raoul Pene du…
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Leslie Nielsen Has Died at 84
(CNN) — Leslie Nielsen, whose longtime career as a dramatic actor took a sudden turn into comedy with spoofs like “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun,” has died at age 84, his family said Sunday. The Canadian-born Nielsen’s career reached back into the early days of television, when he made frequent appearances on live drama series…
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Oscar Season Schedule
It’s hard to believe another year of awards have begun. This coming week, the very first precursors announce their nominations (Film Independent’s Spirit Awards). So, in prep of the upcoming glut of precursors, here is a schedule of those soon-to-come events. Since I am unable to verify several dates, I have had to make estimates…
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Previews: Week Ending November 28, 2010
This past week was fairly slow. Of course, two days of the week were considered holidays. Either way, all of our updates this week were 2011. We have four new trailers and three new posters. Here’s how it all went down: Poster Highlights: When the best you can give a poster is C+, picking the…
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This Day in Oscar History: November 28
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1896: Lilia Skala (98 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Supporting Actress – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1903: Emil Kosa Jr. (64 at death) {Oscar Winner: Special Effects – 1 Nom, 1 Win} 1904: Gilbert Kurland (73 at death) {Oscar Nominee: Sound/Sound Mixing – 1 Nom, 0 Wins} 1907:…
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Oscar Week in Review: November 20-27, 2010
Oscar News Because of the short week, there actually isn’t any real news to share here. Don’t worry, though, because precursor nods begin on Tuesday with the Spirit Awards, and it will all be chaos from there! Review Round-Up Love and Other Drugs, Oscar winner Edward Zwick’s return to the romantic comedy genre, did not…
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