Tag Archives: Films

Homeland, Ep. 202: Beirut is Back

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Homeland’s Carrie isn’t a schizophrenic sociopath who threatens the security of those around her or talks to telephone poles. In fact, she’s one of the more grounded mentally unstable characters I’ve ever seen. Yet, the buttoned-up, masculine politics of the CIA … Continue reading →

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An “Interesting” Lincoln Enters an Interesting Year for Movies

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

I’m not sure I necessarily buy the Twitter reaction craze that has swept through Awards seasons in the past few years. Nonetheless, I wonder if I might be wrong about Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln after all. The film screened tonight at … Continue reading →

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Record Number of Countries Compete for Foreign Oscar

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

I will dig up trailers for as many of these films as I can find shortly. Here’s the not very shortlist: Afghanistan, “The Patience Stone,” Atiq Rahimi, director; Albania, “Pharmakon,” Joni Shanaj, director; Algeria, “Zabana!” Said Ould Khelifa, director; Argentina, … Continue reading →

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A Moment with Middle of Nowhere

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

If you’ve had opportunity to work as a script reader at an agency or production company, then you have almost certainly tortured through the task of reading script after script that made you want to light yourself on fire. Seriously, … Continue reading →

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House of Cards Comes to Netflix February 1st

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Oh, the irony of the name. Except that it isn’t web-based television content but the old-fashioned boob tube television that has all but fallen under the weight of its own house of cards. If you’ve caught Hulu’s Battlegound, then you … Continue reading →

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Mess, Stink, Love, and Humidity: The Paperboy

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Pauline Kael famously said, “Movies are so rarely great art that if we cannot appreciate great trash we have very little reason to be interested in them.” If you haven’t heard it yet in reference to The Paperboy, I assure … Continue reading →

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Gere Dance: The Cotton Club (1984)

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

When cast well, Richard Gere has the unique ability to come off as the most vulnerable, yet dapper, privileged man alive. Like no other, Gere has the capacity to make us commoners sympathize with the needs and struggles of those … Continue reading →

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OSCAR FORECAST: Best Original Song 2013

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Best Original Song Predictions (10/05/12): Strange Love, Karen O (Frankenweenie) Midnight Run, Willie Nelson (Lawless) Celebrate, Jennifer Hudson/Whitney Houston (Sparkle) Skyfall, Adele (Skyfall) Learn Me Right, Birdy/Mumford and Sons (Brave) Best Original Song: Even with the new rules put in … Continue reading →

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OSCAR FORECAST: Best Editing 2013

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Best Editing Predictions (as of 10/04/12): Argo, William Goldenberg Life of Pi, Tim Squyres Lincoln, Michael Kahn Django Unchained, Fred Raskin Zero Dark Thirty, Dylan Tichenor Best Editing: I love this category. I’m not sure why, but this one may be the … Continue reading →

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New Lincoln Trailer: Unite

Posted on October 4, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

I can’t help but wonder if the small, but ever-present, backlash towards the previous trailer caused an entire re-thinking of this one. With the usage of nostalgic imagery from throughout the history of our nation, this new spot seems to … Continue reading →

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