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Showing posts with label Natalie Portman. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Natalie Portman. Show all posts
Sunday, August 16, 2020

Every Best Picture Nominee of the 2010's Ranked: #20-24

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Scene from Django Unchained As 2019 reached its end, another decade of cinema had passed. It's amazing to think about how things ha...
Sunday, December 15, 2019

Composing Greatness: #11. The Freshman Class of the 2010's - "Jackie" (2016)

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Scene from Jackie  (2016) Welcome to Composing Greatness: a column dedicated to exploring the work of film composers. This will specif...
Thursday, October 25, 2018

The First "Vox Lux" Trailer Has Natalie Portman Embracing Pop God Weirdness

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Natalie Portman in Vox Lux This Fall seems to be the perfect time for movies featuring complicated female performers. With A Star is Bo...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

Failed Oscar Campaigns: "Jackie" (2016)

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Natalie Portman in Jackie As awards seasons pick up, so do the campaigns to make your film have the best chances at the Best Picture ra...
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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Natalie Portman, Best Documentary Short Nominees Are Not Attending the Oscars

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Natalie Portman in Jackie Even if there's plenty to look forward to on Oscar Sunday, there will be a few missing faces at the cerem...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017

An Appreciation Piece for Mica Levi's "Jackie" Score

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Scene from Jackie There's a lot to love about this year's Best Original Score category. For starters, it is packed with first t...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

The First Trailer for "Song to Song" Sees Malick Playing a Familiar Tune

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Rooney Mara It didn't used to be this way. The promise of new Terence Malick seemed to be something that would happen once every de...
Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Review: "Jackie" Turns a Familiar Moment Into an Original, Heart-Wrenching Drama

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Natalie Portman Throughout history, public leaders have been turned into mythic giants with infallible gifts. They lead their countries...
Monday, December 19, 2016

A Look at How Cinema Has Made John F. Kennedy the "Absent President"

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Scene from Forrest Gump What do we mean when we talk about President John F. Kennedy in film? Had the answer applied to any other leade...
Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Check Out the Nominees for the 2016 Spirit Awards

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Scene from Moonlight It's that time of year again. With a little over one month of the year to go, awards season has officially lau...
Monday, November 14, 2016

The "Jackie" Trailer Adds a Beautiful Sense of Woe to a Tragic Story

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Natalie Portman It seems poignant that with the 2016 American presidential election almost a week old, it's time for the Oscar race...
Wednesday, October 5, 2016

The First "Jackie" Trailer is a Beautiful, Somber Look Into the First Lady's Camelot

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Natalie Portman in Jackie There are countless films about American Presidents. It is in telling their stories that cinema is able to un...
Thursday, June 9, 2016

Birthday Take: Natalie Portman in "Black Swan" (2010)

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Natalie Portman in Black Swan Welcome to The Birthday Take, a column dedicated to celebrating Oscar nominees and winners' birthday...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Freaky Friday: "Black Swan" (2010)

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Natalie Portman in Black Swan The season is upon us, and it's time to get in the mood for Halloween. Every Friday in October, The O...
Thursday, July 23, 2015

Malick's Latest "Knight of Cups" Officially Has a 2016 Release Date

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Christian Bale It has been awhile since we last have heard from director Terrence Malick. Following the success of his long awaited The...