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Oscar Predictions: Best Makeup & Hairstyling

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Best Makeup & Hairstyling Nominees: Hitchcock The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Les Misérables I must confess that I am yet to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey so these predictions are based on what I’ve seen from the other two … Continue reading →

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Who Should Win: Hoffman and Phoenix

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Press Play and their always valuable video essays have been doing a feature discussing who they believe should win the Oscar. Here they tab Joaquin Phoenix for Best Actor and Philip Seymour Hoffman for Best Supporting Actor. While neither will … Continue reading →

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Will’s Favorite Films of 2012

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Will Templin

I saw many solid films released in 2012. Of those, a few stand out a little bit more than the rest. Admittedly every film on my list is flawed in some way, yet there was at least one thing that … Continue reading →

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Oscar Predictions: Best Cinematography

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Best Cinematography Nominees: Lincoln, Janusz Kaminski Skyfall, Roger Deakins Life of Pi, Claudio Miranda Django Unchained, Robert Richardson Anna Karenina, Seamus McGarvey A good case can be made for four out of the five nominees in this category (Django Unchained seems like an also-ran and … Continue reading →

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Oscar Predictions: Best Documentary Feature

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Best Documentary Feature Nominees: Searching for Sugar Man (dir. Malik Bendjelloul) How to Survive a Plague (dir. David France) The Invisible War (dir. Kirby Dick) 5 Broken Cameras (dir. Emad Burnat, Guy Davidi) The Gatekeepers (dir. Dror Moreh) Almost all of the categories are … Continue reading →

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Making the Animal Kingdom on Film

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

When Life of Pi wins the Best VFX Oscar next month, they should bring the animal consultants, researchers, and whoever else contributed to creating such textured behaviors, onto the stage with them. Besides the detail and design of the animals, … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Director

Posted on January 28, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON A director is vital to the making of a movie. The director is responsible for getting the best possible performances from the actors. The director is responsible for bringing his/her vision to life through his/her collaborations … Continue reading →

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Best Director & the Zeitgeist

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

This blog has become unexpectedly Oscar obsessed over the past month. Something I intend to rectify very soon. But, alas, here’s some more thoughts on this Oscar season. Part of the fun of the Academy Awards is complaining about the … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Supporting Actor

Posted on January 15, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Supporting Actor can be a very fun category. It’s always made up of actors whose roles were small but significant. Once in a while the nominating process can be a bit controversial (Anthony Hopkins and … Continue reading →

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Oscar Nominated Short: “Fresh Guacamole”

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Amazingly well-done stop motion of normal objects being transformed into guacamole make for an unusual short and sweet story. Fresh Guacamole is nominated for Best Animated Short Film at this coming Academy Awards. Directed by American animator PES.

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