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OSCAR FORECAST: Best Picture 2013

Best Picture Predictions (08/27/12): Lincoln Les Miserables Anna Karenina Promised Land Beasts of the Southern Wild Argo Life of Pi We’re on the precipice of another awards season and the system has started to syphon out its usual contenders. You … Continue reading

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FINAL 2012 OSCAR NOMINATIONS PREDICTIONS

For me, the months leading up to the Oscar nomination announcement are generally the most fun. At that time you can scramble to see what’s taken seriously, what’s coming out, what little film has mainstream potential and, inevitably, what classic … Continue reading

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UPDATE: Documentary Feature Shortlist & Predictions

Current Predictions (11-18-11): Pina Bill Cunningham New York We Were Here Buck Project Nim Best Documentary Notes: Well, looks like I was way, way off on my shortlist predictions. The fifteen in the running are below. “Battle for Brooklyn” (RUMER … Continue reading

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REVIEW: We Need to Talk About Kevin

We Need to Talk About Kevin appears under the guise of an emotional view of what makes a school shooter exist. This assessment couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, reports that the film follows a mother’s journey into … 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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Into the Abyss Trailer

Early word on Herzog’s new film, Into the Abyss, is that it’s earth shattering in it’s human, straight-forward emotion. This moving trailer makes the film look like a must-see. Not sure if this one will be eligible for the doc … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Best Documentary Feature Predictions

Current Predictions (10-27-11): The Interrupters Tabloid Project Nim Cave of Forgotten Dreams Pina Best Documentary Notes: The recent Cinema Eye Non-Fiction nominations along with news that George Harrison: Living in a Material world will likely not be eligible, shakes this … Continue reading

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UPDATED: Best Director Predictions

Current Predictions 10-25-11: Alexander Payne, The Descendants Terrance Malick, The Tree of Life Tomas Alfredson, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Bennett Miller, Moneyball Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Best Director Notes: While it’s hard to give up on Nicolas Winding Refn, I … Continue reading

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Zimmer Removes Himself from Oscar Race

Strange news on the Oscar front today. Composer Hans Zimmer has taken himself out of eligibility for the Best Original Score Category. He offered this explanation: As soon as you get nominated, and I don’t care who you are — … Continue reading

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GEMS OF 2011: The Interrupters

The Interrupters takes on the nature of violence by following a group of former inner city gang members on what seems like a doomed crusade to stop the fighting in Chicago. An intimate and revealing portrait of people who are … Continue reading

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