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Showing posts with label Javier Bardem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Javier Bardem. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 9, 2020

The First "Dune" Trailer is an Exhilarating Mystery

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Scene from Dune  (2020) There is a popular notion that "Dune" is an unfilmable book. Even if there is a David Lynch version o...
Sunday, December 1, 2019

Composing Greatness: #9. The Freshman Class of the 2010's - "Sicario" (2015)

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Scene from Sicario  (2015) Welcome to Composing Greatness: a column dedicated to exploring the work of film composers. This will speci...
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, September 1, 2018

Failed Oscar Campaigns: "mother!" (2017)

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Scene from mother! As awards seasons pick up, so do the campaigns to make your film have the best chances at the Best Picture race. How...
Saturday, September 16, 2017

Review: "mother!" Doesn't Like You, and You Won't Like Her Either (SPOILERS!)

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Jennifer Lawrence In press interviews, director Darren Aronofsky said of his latest movie mother!  that it would be shocking that peopl...
Thursday, June 8, 2017

Theory Thursday: "Frankenstein" (1931) is Better Than "The Bride of Frankenstein"

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Scene from Frankenstein Welcome to a weekly column called Theory Thursdays, which will be released every Thursday and discuss my "...
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Theory Thursday: Javier Bardem is the Best Villain Actor Working Today

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Scene from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Welcome to a weekly column called Theory Thursdays, which will be released ...
Monday, November 9, 2015

Nothing But the Best: "No Country for Old Men" (2007)

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Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men Welcome to the series Nothing But the Best in which I chronicle all of the Academy Award Best P...
Thursday, October 1, 2015

Theory Thursday: "The Counselor" is Underrated

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Left to right: Michael Fassbender and Javier Bardem in The Counselor Welcome to a weekly column called Theory Thursdays, which will be ...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Can "The Counselor" Bring Ridley Scott Back to the Oscars?

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Javier Bardem Up until this point, director Ridley Scott's The Counselor  has being one of the more bizarre, intriguing films of th...
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Review: "To the Wonder" Lacks the Malick Charm

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Left to right: Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko One of the biggest disappointments that most film fans have had in 2013 is from one of th...
Thursday, April 11, 2013

Will Malick Get a Best Picture Nomination for "To the Wonder"?

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Left to right: Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams In 2011, one of the surprise hits of the year was director Terrence Malick's The Tree...
Friday, February 8, 2013

Dear Academy: Enough with the James Bond Love!

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Daniel Craig in Skyfall When I wrote about Adele's Skyfall  theme a few months ago, I predicted that it would be the extent to th...
Thursday, October 4, 2012

Can Adele's Theme for "Skyfall" Finally Get James Bond a Best Original Song Award?

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It has been quite a year for the James Bond franchise. Starting with the Olympics Opening Ceremony in London, England, the British spy ...