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Those Oscar Missed: Best Actor

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Actor can be a controversial category at times.  Sometimes a supporting performance will be submitted as a lead performance by the distributor either to help boost box office revenue or to increase the actor’s chances … Continue reading

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Thoughts on ‘Django Unchained’

The laws that shape the society of the pre-Civil War set film Django Unchained are shown to be ridiculous and immoral, at least from a 2013 audience perspective, and much of the humor in the film stems from the rather … Continue reading

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Leo’s to Lose

Early reviews for Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar have been tepid at best. Not too surprising considering Eastwood, outside of a few recent efforts, has been churning out increasingly difficult, if often uneven, work. Scott Feinberg at Hollywood Reporter said, “My … Continue reading

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J. Edgar Posters

I don’t really know what to expect from J. Edgar. Clint Eastwood makes a lot of pictures and the ones that do well tend to do REALLY well. But the vast majority of his movies sink quickly into obscurity without … Continue reading

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J. Edgar Trailer

Understandably, J. Edgar has cinephile folks uber-excited. With a major star playing a major American figure in a movie directed by a mega, mega, major director what is there not to be excited about? A week ago the trailer for … Continue reading

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