Tag Archives: The Sessions

OSCAR FORECAST: Best Picture 2013

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Best Picture Predictions (as of 11-14-12): Argo Silver Linings Playbook Lincoln Les Misérables Life of Pi Django Unchained Moonrise Kingdom Hitchcock Considering all the great movies that have appeared since I last wrote about Best Picture, there’s surprisingly little change … Continue reading →

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11 Semi-Bold Oscar Predictions

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

The marathon has gotten to around mile number 14. About the time where everybody with a movie blog (including yours truly) spends far too much time on other movie blogs, figuring out who will be in the Oscar race. The … Continue reading →

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The Sessions and the Oscar Bubble

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Besides the obvious geekdom of loving movie nostalgia, the other reason I enjoy researching the Oscar races is because of what these awards have meant to our culture. More so than any other art form in the past century, the … Continue reading →

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Hawkes Calmly Soars in The Sessions

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Early on in Mark O’Brien’s quest to find sexual pleasure, he quips something to the effect of, “Sex is the most serious thing in life, it’s even all over the bible.” From this line, The Sessions gains much of its … Continue reading →

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OSCAR FORECAST: Best Supporting Actor 2013

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Best Supporting Actor (10-09-12): Tommy Lee Jones, Lincoln Alan Arkin, Argo Dwight Henry, Beasts of the Southern Wild Robert De Niro, The Silver Linings Playbook Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master Best Supporting Actor: With four of the favorites being past … Continue reading →

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OSCAR FORECAST: Best Actor 2013

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

Current Predictions (09/05/12): John Hawkes, THE SESSIONS Denzel Washington, FLIGHT Daniel Day-Lewis, LINCOLN Joaquin Phoenix, THE MASTER Richard Gere, ARBITRAGE Word out of the Venice Film Festival is that Hoffman and Phoenix give dual lead performances of equally stunning proportions … Continue reading →

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John Hawkes in The Sessions

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Zac Petrillo

With two recent, staggering performances in Winter’s Bone and Martha Marcy May Marlene, John Hawkes has emerged as one of the most important, if still somewhat unrecognized, actors working today. His newest film, The Sessions, has Oscar material written all over … Continue reading →

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