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Oscar Predictions: Best Visual Effects

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Zac Petrillo

Best Visual Effects Nominees: Marvel’s The Avengers The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Life of Pi Prometheus Snow White and the Huntsman If there’s any category that seems like a lock, Best Visual Effects would be it. Pushing 3D technology to … Continue reading →

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Those Oscar Missed: Best Picture

Posted on January 31, 2013 by filmscorehunter

CONTRIBUTED BY JAKE THOMPSON Best Picture has been a troubling category in the last few years.  I remember being pissed off when 2006’s Babel got nominated.  While it’s a good movie, it had no business being nominated over Pan’s Labyrinth … Continue reading →

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Academy Awards Name Visual Effects Shortlist

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Minus a few more “grounded” efforts – namely Looper, Flight, and The Impossible – this has been a inventive year for major blockbuster efforts in the realm of visual effects. Giving no love to smaller pictures, the Academy unveiled its … Continue reading →

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Blockbuster Dustup: Skyfall v. Dark Knight

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

You know something’s a little off in the movie world when Steven Spielberg’s awards season release has united cinephiles and critics alike by being described as “transfixing,” “introspective,” and “incendiary.” Now, the last major movies expected to hit multiplexes are … Continue reading →

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Whedon on Romney

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Every four years things feel very patriotic around this time in autumn. What with celebrities and rich people giving us their opinions on the way our world should be governed. This year has been particularly weird. Debates have almost turned … Continue reading →

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OSCAR FORECAST: Best Visual Effects 2013

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Best Visual Effects Predictions (as of 10-25-12): Life of Pi Cloud Atlas Prometheus The Dark Knight Rises The Avengers Say what you will about the movie industry being inundated by Visual Effects-heavy output with cuts that fly by almost as … Continue reading →

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Can a Doc Compete for Oscar?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

When former Academy president Tom Sherak announced that the Oscars would move to a ten-film format, he stated the reasoning was to include “other types of films,” such as “animated films, blockbusters, and documentaries.” The former was immediately awarded a … Continue reading →

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