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Showing posts with label 2018. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2018. Show all posts
Sunday, January 6, 2019

Review: "Mary Poppins Returns" is a Dazzling Good Time

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Scene from Mary Poppins Returns There is something daunting and rare about director Rob Marshall's Mary Poppins Returns . It's ...
Monday, December 24, 2018

A24 A-to-Z: #58. "Lady Bird" (2017)

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Scene from Lady Bird In case you didn't know, A24 is one of the great purveyors of modern cinema. Since 2013, the studio has found a...
Sunday, December 23, 2018

Composing Greatness: #12. Thomas Newman - "Passengers" (2016)

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Scene from Passengers Welcome to Composing Greatness: a column dedicated to exploring the work of film composers. This will specifical...
Saturday, December 22, 2018

Failed Oscar Campaigns: "Suicide Squad" (2016)

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Scene from Suicide Squad As awards seasons pick up, so do the campaigns to make your film have the best chances at the Best Picture rac...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Legitimate Theater: Elf the Musical (2010)

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Welcome to Legitimate Theater: a column dedicated to movie-based stage musicals. The goal of this series is to explore those stories that...
Monday, December 17, 2018

Review: "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" Reinvents the Superhero Narrative Perfectly

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Scene from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse With over a half dozen superhero movies released annually, it does seem difficult to answe...
Sunday, December 16, 2018

Composing Greatness: #11. Thomas Newman - "Saving Mr. Banks" (2013)

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Scene from Saving Mr. Banks Welcome to Composing Greatness: a column dedicated to exploring the work of film composers. This will spec...
Saturday, December 15, 2018

Failed Oscar Campaigns: "American Sniper" (2014)

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Scene from American Sniper As awards seasons pick up, so do the campaigns to make your film have the best chances at the Best Picture r...
Friday, December 14, 2018

Nothing But the Best: "The Shape of Water" (2017)

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Scene from The Shape of Water Welcome to the series Nothing But the Best in which I chronicle all of the Academy Award Best Picture win...

R.I.P. Sondra Locke (1944-2018)

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Sandra Locke On November 3, 2018, actress and director Sondra Locke passed away in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 74 after battling brea...
Thursday, December 13, 2018

A24 A-to-Z: #57. "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" (2017)

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Scene from The Killing of a Sacred Deer In case you didn't know, A24 is one of the great purveyors of modern cinema. Since 2013, th...
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Kevin Hart Backs Out of Oscar Hosting, Nobody's Replacing Him, So... What's Going On?

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There's of course the old adage that news travels fast. Last week The Academy announced that comedian Kevin Hart was scheduled to hos...

Review: "Roma" Finds Cuaron Getting Personal in a Beautiful, Nostalgic Way

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Scene from Roma In 2013, director Alfonso Cuaron created what is considered one of the most groundbreaking technical achievements of th...
Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Check This Out: "Schindler's List" to Receive Theatrical Re-release Starting Dec. 7

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Scene from Schindler's List While December is usually a busy time for those wanting to catch up on every potential Oscar-nominee, t...

Kevin Hart Announced as Academy Awards Host for 2019

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Kevin Hart With less than a month until 2018 closes its doors, it does seem strange that there hasn't been an Oscar host announced ...
Monday, December 3, 2018

A24 A-to-Z: #56. "The Florida Project" (2017)

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Scene from The Florida Project In case you didn't know, A24 is one of the great purveyors of modern cinema. Since 2013, the studio ...
Sunday, December 2, 2018

Composing Greatness: #10. Thomas Newman - "Skyfall" (2012)

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Scene from Skyfall Welcome to Composing Greatness: a column dedicated to exploring the work of film composers. This will specifically ...
Saturday, December 1, 2018

Failed Oscar Campaigns: "The Big Short" (2015)

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Scene from The Big Short As awards seasons pick up, so do the campaigns to make your film have the best chances at the Best Picture rac...
Friday, November 30, 2018

10 Great Films I Discovered Thanks to FilmStruck

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Yesterday, November 29, 2018, FilmStruck shut down after a brief two year run. While it may not seem impressive in an era where companies...
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Review: "Ralph Breaks the Internet" is a Smart Yet Overbearing Sequel

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Scene from Ralph Breaks the Internet As any of the countless studies have proven, the internet is a crucial tool to how we communicate ...