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Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Review: "The Wolf of Wall Street" is a Flawed Classic About a Flawed Class System

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Left to right: Margot Robbie and Leonardo DiCaprio If there is one indisputable fact, it is that Martin Scorsese transcends time almost...
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Review: "American Hustle" is a Great Looking Yet Empty Con

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Left to right: Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Christian Bale, and Jennifer Lawrence Originally published at CinemaBeach. ...

Review: "Inside Llewyn Davis" is a Brilliant Love Letter to Performers

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Oscar Isaac Originally published at CinemaBeach . There are tragic realities to those pursuing music as a career choice. While a sm...
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Review: "Saving Mr. Banks" is a Delightful Treat for Fans of Old School Disney

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Emma Thompson There is a novelty of films that take place behind the scenes of beloved films. In a sense, they serve less as an analysi...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

A Look Back at My Oscar Best Picture Challenge (1960-2013)

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While it is fun to report on the future of The Oscars, I also have set up a challenge to myself to see every previous Best Picture winner...
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Review: "Blackfish" is a Powerful, Striking Look at Orca Whales in Captivity

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One of the most talked about documentaries of 2013 remains director Gabriela Cowperthwaite's Blackfish : a horrific look at the maint...

"Nebraska" is an Enjoyable Ride Down Memory Lane

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Left to right: Bruce Dern and Will Forte *Originally published at CinemaBeach here . The opening scene to director Alexander Payne’s l...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

A Look at the Short List for the Best Original Song Contenders

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This week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the short list of songs eligible for the Best Original Song category...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

The 2014 Golden Globe Nominations Are In and They Look Better Than You Think!

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It is strange to admit, but it looks like this year's Golden Globes will not be nearly as much of an embarrassment as they have been ...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

Can "Out of the Furnace" Sneak into the Oscar Conversation?

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Christian Bale Back in 2009, director Scott Cooper made it onto the scene with the highly acclaimed Crazy Heart . Earning Jeff Bridges ...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

A Look at the Best Documentary Feature Category Contenders

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From Stories We Tell It was announced today that the Academy has released the final 15 films eligible in the Best Documentary Feature c...
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Friday, November 29, 2013

A Look at "Frozen" and the Best Original Song Category

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I would like to apologize for my lack of consistency in the past few weeks. Hopefully with December proving to have a lot of goodies, I ...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013

A Look at the Recipients of This Year's Governors Awards

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Left to right: Angelina Jolie, Angela Lansbury, and Steve Martin This past Sunday, the Academy held their annual Governor's Awards ...
Friday, November 15, 2013

A Look at the List of This Year's 76 Best Foreign Film Submissions

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Waad Mohammed in Wadjda In what is now unintentionally turning into a week looking at the Best Foreign Film category, we look at the li...
Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Update: "Blue is the Warmest Color" Won't Be Eligible for the Best Foreign Film Oscar

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Adele Exarchopolous It is strange when a film of high acclaim such as that of Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue is the Warmest Color  mana...
Monday, November 11, 2013

Review: "Blue is the Warmest Color" is an Ambitious Yet Familiar Love Story

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Left to right: Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux It is a film that shook the world. After director Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue is ...
Thursday, November 7, 2013

Is "The Book Thief" Able to Return World War II Movies Back Into the Best Picture Race?

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Sophie Nelisse Once in a great while, there is a movie that falls under the Oscar Buzz radar that didn't seem to stand a chance at ...
Thursday, October 31, 2013

The "Labor Day" Trailer Looks Good, But Probably Not Oscar-Worthy

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Left to right: Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin With October officially reaching the end of the line, it does feel like every potential Osc...
Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Review: "12 Years a Slave" is a Quintessential Film About Slavery

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Chiwetel Ejiofir Once in awhile, a film comes along that almost seems to become bigger than its subject. Something that becomes so hype...
Monday, October 28, 2013

Review: "Before Midnight" Brings a Romance of 18 Years to a Beautiful, Insightful End

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Left to right: Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy  It seems improbable that a trilogy as calculated as the Before  series would work in the gr...