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ARGO VS LINCOLN?
It is beginning to look like the Best Picture race is down to ARGO or LINCOLN. ARGO’s biggest obstacle is Ben Affleck not getting a Best Director nomination. But, since the Academy now chooses more...
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AFFLECK WINS DGA
Ben Affleck continues his winning streak by winning the Directors Guild Award. It is an amazing comeback for a movie that in the Fall was beginning to fade. Spielberg was the one to beat. LINCOLN was...
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OSCAR LUNCHEON PHOTO
Yesterday was the annual Oscar Nominee Luncheon. Click to enlarge.
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MY 2013 OSCAR PREDICTIONS
As I try to predict this years Oscar winners, I realize what a strange year it has been. The date changes have for the first time left the Oscar voters to choose nominees before any other major awards...
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OSCAR SET UP DAY
I have the opportunity to be in Los Angeles during the Academy Awards this year. I will be 10 miles away watching in a hotel room, but I did walk by the Dolbly Theater today to capture some of the...
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ARGO WINS BEST PICTURE
In 2010 when I started this blog I predicted 17 correct out of the 24 nominees for 71% correct. Last year I predicted 18 out of the 24 nominees for 75%. I was hoping to do better this year, but it...
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NEXT YEARS OSCARS IN MARCH?
This years date changes threw everything out of whack. Those of us hoping for more traditional schedule next year are out of luck. AP reports: LOS ANGELES – While the giant Oscar statues...
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ONLY GOD FORGIVES RED BAND TRAILER
I was a huge fan of DRIVE directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Ryan Gosling. The have teamed up again for ONLY GOD FORGIVES. The trailer looks like DRIVE in Thailand. And, at least by the...
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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL
The Cannes Film Festival ( May 15-26) has become the unofficial start to awards season. This is the place where movie studios, critics and bloggers get their first look at this years Fall movies....
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GRAVITY MANIA
Get ready for GRAVITY mania. The moratorium for reviews has expired and there is a not a bad review to be found. JOCELYN NOVECK of the AP calls it “90 minutes of terrifying beauty” Awards Daily points...
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THE BOOTH
My dream job as a child was to work in the booth of a movie theater. When I went to the movies I would look for the cutout in the wall where the movie was playing. I wanted to be the guy up there...
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LIST OF POSSIBLE DOCUMENTARY SHORT NOMINEES
Eight Documentary shorts made the shortlist of which 5 will be chosen as Academy Award nominees. They are: CaveDigger Facing Fear Jujitsu-ing Reality Karama Has No Walls The Lady in Number 6: Music...
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EVERYTHING WRONG WITH THE WIZARD OF OZ
Cinema Sin will explain every plot hole and mistake is a movie. Their latest victim is WIZARD OF OZ. Related articles October 14: How The Wizard of Oz Should Have Ended...
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THE EVOLUTION OF FILM
Scott Ewing put together a great video of the evolution of film in 3 minutes.
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