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  • Digging Into: Clayton Davis

    By on September 30, 2011

    After attending an early and advanced screening of the then-unfinished 2006 film “Bobby”, Clayton Davis, the respected and esteemed Awards Circuit editor was then a...

  • 50/50 (****)

    By on September 30, 2011

    Stricken with a shocking, confounding, and life-threatening cancer diagnosis, 27-year old Adam Lerner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is forced to deal with realities he never could have...

  • Weekend Openings (September 30-October 2)

    By on September 30, 2011

    As we wave goodbye to September, the awards season just keeps heating up.  A lot of interesting releases this weekend, both wide and limited, some...

  • Oscar Circuit: “I Wish”

    By on September 30, 2011

    My Oscar Predictions are due this weekend and I’ve been playing with them quite a bit.  I’ve even been having mini-pow-wow’s with some of my...

  • The Whale (***)

    By on September 29, 2011

    An aquatic/animal welfare documentary that plays it pretty safe, and almost too safe if you ask me, ‘The Whale’ has an interesting topic and charm...

  • Historical Circuit: Citizen Kane (****)

    By on September 29, 2011

    Let me be clear before I begin writing this and you begin reading…I do not believe for one minute that Citizen Kane (1941) is the...

  • Dancing with the Stars: Week 2 Results

    By on September 29, 2011

    Tuesday’s results show on Dancing with the Stars was a big surprise. It’s normal that early in the season the lowest scores are the ones...

  • Digging Into: Anna Belickis

    By on September 29, 2011

    In an industry dominated by testosterone, explosions, and hot-tempered men who think they know everything, Anna Belickis, one of the newest writers to The Awards...

  • Trailer: “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

    By on September 29, 2011

  • MPAA Ratings Bulletin No. 2191 (9/28/11)

    By on September 29, 2011

    As a continuing feature here at Awards Circuit, here are the latest ratings provided by the MPAA Ratings Board – The Classification and Ratings Administration...