The Various Columns

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Showing posts with label Steve McQueen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steve McQueen. Show all posts
Sunday, August 30, 2020

Every Best Picture Nominee of the 2010's Ranked: The Top 5

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Scene from Mad Max: Fury Road As 2019 reached its end, another decade of cinema had passed. It's amazing to think about how things ...
Saturday, February 2, 2019

Failed Oscar Campaigns: "Widows" (2018)

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Scene from Widows As awards seasons pick up, so do the campaigns to make your film have the best chances at the Best Picture race. Howe...
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Monday, November 19, 2018

Review: "Widows" is the Best Kind of Heist Film Imaginable

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Scene from Widows In 2013, director Steve McQueen released 12 Years a Slave . It was a film so vital and important that it could be con...
Thursday, November 15, 2018

Theory Thursday: Hans Zimmer's Score for "12 Years a Slave" was Unnecessary

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Scene from 12 Years a Slave Welcome to a weekly column called Theory Thursdays, which will be released every Thursday and discuss my ...
Sunday, May 21, 2017

Composing Greatness: #3. John Williams - "The Reivers" (1969)

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Scene from The Reivers Welcome to Composing Greatness: a column dedicated to exploring the work of film composers. This will specifical...
Saturday, November 12, 2016

R.I.P. Robert Vaughn (1931-2016)

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Robert Vaughn On November 11, 2016, actor Robert Vaughn died in Ridgefield, Connecticut of leukemia at the age of 83. His work was prol...
Sunday, November 8, 2015

Nothing But the Best: "12 Years a Slave" (2013)

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Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave Welcome to the series Nothing But the Best in which I chronicle all of the Academy Award Best Pict...
Thursday, April 2, 2015

Birthday Take: Michael Fassbender in "12 Years a Slave" (2013)

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Michael Fassbender Welcome to The Birthday Take, a column dedicated to celebrating Oscar nominees and winners' birthdays by paying ...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

A Closer Look at the Best Live Action Short Nominees

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*NOTE: Due to some unforeseen problems, I am unable to purchase the Animation portion of this program. I am working on solving this and w...
Monday, February 24, 2014

"12 Years a Slave" to be Taught as Curriculum in High Schools

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Left to right: Sarah Paulson and Lupita Nyong'o It may not actually be a marketing scheme, but for those placing money on director ...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

What Happened to "12 Years a Slave"?

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Chiwetel Ejiofor It seemed like since its debut director Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave  was bound to sweep the Oscars. It was a ...
Monday, February 10, 2014

A Closer Look at the Best Director Nominees

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*Note: While I had previously publicized that I was covering all of the categories in a look at the Best Picture race , I have decided to...
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...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

It's the One Year Anniversary of The Oscar Buzz!

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Left to right: Luke Kirby and Michelle Williams in Take This Waltz Ladies and gentlemen... we have done the unthinkable. The Oscar Buzz...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

"12 Years a Slave" Impresses Tiff and Raises Oscar Buzz Potential

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Left to right: Michael Fassbender, Lupita Nyong'o, and Chiwetel Ejiofir This past week saw many already put the stamp on what is go...
Tuesday, July 16, 2013

The "12 Years A Slave" Trailer Makes the Fall Season Look More Exciting

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Left to right: Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender If there has been one film that seems to have come out of nowhere and suggested...