The Various Columns

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Showing posts with label Damien Chazelle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Damien Chazelle. Show all posts
Saturday, August 8, 2020

Every Best Picture Nominee of the 2010's Ranked: #35-39

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Scene from Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood As 2019 reached its end, another decade of cinema had passed. It's amazing to think abo...
Sunday, December 8, 2019

Composing Greatness: #10. The Freshman Class of the 2010's - "La La Land" (2016)

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Scene from La La Land Welcome to Composing Greatness: a column dedicated to exploring the work of film composers. This will specifical...
Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Review: "First Man" is an Intense Ride to the Moon

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Ryan Gosling in First Man There is a power that director Damien Chazelle brings to the opening scene of his Neil Armstrong biopic First...
Monday, September 3, 2018

Here's My Pre-Season Oscars Predictions

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Scene from Roma With the start of September, it only feels right to enjoy the final naive days of Oscar season by playing the game ever...
Saturday, September 9, 2017

Failed Oscar Campaigns: "La La Land" (2016)

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Scene from La La Land As awards seasons pick up, so do the campaigns to make your film have the best chances at the Best Picture race. ...
Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Check It Out: A Look at the First Annual La La Land Day

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Dancers celebrating La La Land Day It is likely by now that you have seen La La Land . If you waited for home video, yesterday was your...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Check This Out: An Excerpt from My Essay on "La La Land"

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Scene from La La Land With Oscar Sunday less than 72 hours away, it's crunch time for those wanting think pieces and last minute pr...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Check This Out: A Video Rehearsal of "La La Land"s Opening Scene

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Scene from La La Land By now everyone knows what La La Land  is. It's currently up for 14 Oscar nominations and on track to win at ...

"Moana" vs. "La La Land": Who Should Win Best Original Song?

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Ryan Gosling in La La Land While the Best Picture category may be the biggest award given out on Oscar Night, there's few other cat...
Monday, January 9, 2017

Here's the List for This Year's Golden Globe Winners

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Scene from La La Land Yesterday was a big day for movie lovers as The Golden Globes gave out awards to the best in TV and film. While t...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Review: "La La Land" Will Make You Believe in the Power of Movie Musicals Again

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Emma Stone There are few cities in America quite as depressing on film as Los Angeles, California. The place best known for film noir h...
Monday, December 12, 2016

"La La Land" Becomes a Box Office Hit in Limited Release

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Scene from La La Land It's the most wonderful time of year. For movie fans, Oscar season is in full gear and has a variety of optio...
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

The First "La La Land" Trailer is in Running for Best Musical of 2016

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Left to right: Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling While the summer season tends to be a wasteland for Oscar-related cinema, there's one up...
Thursday, January 8, 2015

Review: "Whiplash" is the Most Lovingly Authentic Movie About Drummers and Obsession

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Left to right: Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons It's hard to believe, but there aren't a lot of great movies about drummers. Yes, ...