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Author: Clayton Davis
December 31, 2011
Author: Clayton Davis
December 31, 2011
For Your Consideration: Best Actor in a Leading Role
Film: “The Tree of Life”
Director: Terrence Malick
Writer: Terrence Malick
Realistic Nominations: Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Sound Editing, Visual Effects
Oscar Scene: “Father, mother, always you wrestle inside me.”
Say what you will about Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” but many of its players gave some of the best works of the year including the young Hunter McCracken in his screen debut as “Jack.” Much of the film’s praise has gone to its direction by Terrence Malick or Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain as Jack’s parents. What McCracken achieves in the film is nothing short of astounding.
Read more on Circuit Consideration: Hunter McCracken for “The Tree of Life”…
Categories: Circuit Considerations, Editor
Tags: Best Actor, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Brad Pitt, Circuit Considerations, Editor, Hunter McCracken, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn, Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Tags: Best Actor, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Brad Pitt, Circuit Considerations, Editor, Hunter McCracken, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn, Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
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Author: Robert Hamer
December 31, 2011
New Year’s Eve weekend is a no-show for wide releases, and is even somewhat bare in quantity of limited releases (though quality is a different story). Let’s saddle up and see what we have to work with…
For Oscar-watchers, the most important new release of the year is arguably The Iron Lady, Phyllida Lloyd’s flattering biopic of Margaret Thatcher. Many of our more vociferous readers have been hopeful that this would net the distinguished actress her third Oscar (because my God, if she doesn’t win another one, it will be as if the Academy is spitting in her face!). Who knows, she just might do it this year: she’s already been singled out as the Best Lead Actress of the year from the New York Film Critics Circle and the Southeastern Film Critics Association, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe. Then again, a younger and more ubiquitous contender has been snatching up even more precursor prizes, and many critics have not taken kindly to Streep’s vehicle (because let’s be honest, The Iron Lady exists mainly as an acting vehicle for her). Many reviews have slammed the film’s by-the-numbers biopic approach to storytelling and its noncommittal, doting treatment of one of the world’s most hotly controversial politicians. The film expands wider on the 13th of January. Read more on Weekend Openings (December 30-January 1)…
Categories: Weekend Openings
Tags: Asghar Farhadi, Dee Rees, Oscar contenders, pariah, The Iron Lady, Weekend Openings
Tags: Asghar Farhadi, Dee Rees, Oscar contenders, pariah, The Iron Lady, Weekend Openings
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War Horse (**½)
3rd Review...
Author: Michael Ward
December 31, 2011
At its core, War Horse is a heartfelt story about a young man and the bond he creates with a horse who reciprocates that bond. The film is beautifully shot and looks stunning on the big screen, as Steven Spielberg reminds us just how the art of making motion pictures comes incredibly easy to him. When you look at War Horse, all the key components are in place – the sweeping score, the breathtaking and picturesque look of the film, the dramatic arc of a horse impacting lives in and around the time period of World War I. In fact, War Horse feels like a film from an era just passed, a sweeping and grand epic which in years previously might have been heralded as something akin to a masterpiece. War Horse dresses up nice, looks the part, and can even move you into thinking that it is a film of extraordinary accomplishment.
Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: Drama, emily watson, Janusz Kaminski, jeremy irvine, John Williams, Oscar hopefuls, peter mullan, Steven Spielberg, war horse
Tags: Drama, emily watson, Janusz Kaminski, jeremy irvine, John Williams, Oscar hopefuls, peter mullan, Steven Spielberg, war horse
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Author: Robert Hamer
December 30, 2011
Believe the hype, ladies and gentlemen. Asghar Farhadi’s flawlessly-written and acted domestic drama A Separation really is as amazing as you’ve heard. The film is a multi-faceted account of one conflict and the snowballing of harrowing consequences that happen as a result, serving as both ingenious character study and urgent social commentary without ever coming off as an Urgent Social Commentary. It is populated, without exception, with painfully imperfect yet totally relatable human beings with inner motivations that refract and complicate one another, resulting in the all-too-rare type of drama that is not only entirely character-driven, but one that stands as a pinnacle of the form.
Simin, a beautiful and driven woman, faces a seemingly unsolvable dilemma. She is trying to give her 11 year-old daughter Termeh a better life by leaving Iran for an education in the west, and has Visas in her possession that will expire if she does not act soon. However, her husband Nader refuses to go with them. His own father has Alzheimer’s and he cannot leave his father in such poor health. He rules out simply hiring someone in his stead as he believes that would be dishonorable. Both of their reasons are entirely justified yet incompatible together, so Simin files for divorce. Read more on A Separation (****)…
Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: Asghar Farhadi, Best Foreign Language Film, Leila Hatami, masterpiece, Oscar contender, religion, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Tags: Asghar Farhadi, Best Foreign Language Film, Leila Hatami, masterpiece, Oscar contender, religion, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
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Author: Clayton Davis
December 30, 2011
For Your Consideration: Best Achievement in Directing
Film: “We Need to Talk About Kevin”
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Writer: Lynne Ramsay & Rory Kinnear
Realistic Nominations: Best Actress (Tilda Swinton)
Oscar Scene: Kevin’s bow (after the massacre).
Few women find themselves in Oscar’s conversation for Best Director. Most recently we saw Kathryn Bigelow win her much deserved Oscar for “The Hurt Locker” but there have been plenty of women worthy of citation over the past decade. Sofia Coppola was nominated for writing and directing the independent classic, “Lost in Translation” but what of Julie Taymor for her wonderful adaptation of the Beatles’ classic songs in “Across the Universe.” Before the “Twilight” franchise, Catherine Hardwicke put her stamp on the indie film, “Thirteen” starring Evan Rachel Wood and Oscar Winner Holly Hunter. Obviously we’ve seen Jane Campion awarded for her work in “The Piano” but she brought to life the beautiful “Bright Star” and “Portrait of a Lady,” both ignored by the Academy.
Read more on Circuit Consideration: Lynne Ramsay for “We Need to Talk About Kevin”…
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Tags: Best Director, Circuit Consideration, Ezra Miller, John C. Reilly, lynne ramsay, Oscar hopeful, Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
Tags: Best Director, Circuit Consideration, Ezra Miller, John C. Reilly, lynne ramsay, Oscar hopeful, Tilda Swinton, We Need To Talk About Kevin
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Author: Robert Hamer
December 30, 2011
I should disclose right off the top that I am no fan of Takashi Miike. While I know of several very intelligent, legitimate movie buffs who respect him as a director, and there is a grudging admiration I have for his defiantly individualistic style of filmmaking, I have always found his excessively cruel and gruesome horror films lacking in anything redeemable…to me at least. So it was with serious reluctance that I finally brought myself to watch his newest work, the samurai thriller 13 Assassins on Netflix, supposedly the Miike film for people who don’t like Miike. I am mostly relieved with some reservations to announce that this is indeed the most palatable and possibly best film of his career.
The story is simple (very simple) enough, but is apparently based on actual historical events: 19th Century Japan’s peace is being threatened by the young Lord Naritsugu Matsudaira, who may very well qualify as the year’s most loathsome movie villain. He rapes, massacres and degrades his subjects with a sense of vain entitlement, and desires to bring back the age of war for the sheer thrill of it. Read more on 13 Assassins (***½)…
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Author: Joey Magidson
December 30, 2011
Michael Fassbender
Born: April 2nd, 1977
Place: Heidelberg, Germany
Major Awards and Citations: BAFTA Awards (2009): Nominated for the Rising Star Award
British Independent Film Awards (2008): Won Best Actor for ‘Hunger’
British Independent Film Awards (2009): Nominated for Best Supporting Actor for ‘Fish Tank’
British Independent Film Awards (2011): Won Best Actor for ‘Shame’
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (2011): Won Best Actor for ‘A Dangerous Method’/‘Jane Eyre’/‘Shame’/’X-Men: First Class’
National Board of Review (2011): Won Spotlight Award for ‘A Dangerous Method’/‘Jane Eyre’/‘Shame’/’X-Men: First Class’
Venice Film Festival (2011): Won Best Actor for ‘Shame’
Oscar Snubs: ‘Hunger’ (2008), ‘Fish Tank’ (2009), and ‘Inglourious Basterds’ (2009)
Never before in the history of the Under the Circuit series have we profiled an actor likely on his way to a nomination like Michael Fassbender is. Consider it an experiment or perhaps just a For Your Consideration type piece. It also ties in nicely with our new Circuit Consideration series, so consider this a combo type job. Anyway, dealing with Fassbender in any way is a unique experience. He brings the same level of commitment and intensity to playing a sex addict as he does a comic book character. He just gives it his all and the end result is that every single thing you see him in leaves an impression on you. I really do feel like he may be one of the 5 most talented actors working today. It’s time he got his due, and hopefully it happens this year for ‘Shame’ (or else add that to his emerging list of snubs, even though I see it happening for him right now), but either way, let’s get started here and go Under the Circuit with Michael Fassbender!
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Categories: Under the Circuit
Tags: Jane Eyre, Michael Fassbender, Oscar hopeful, Shame, X-Men: First Class
Tags: Jane Eyre, Michael Fassbender, Oscar hopeful, Shame, X-Men: First Class
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Author: Robert Hamer
December 30, 2011
It’s one thing to write a negative review of a film with very little passion or originality behind it (The Adjustment Bureau) or a film intent upon making itself hateful (The Descendants). It’s quite another to knock a movie that comes from a place of love. I admire and respect Martin Scorsese’s efforts for the cause of film preservation, as it is a media that has seen far too many needless casualties. I also applaud his intentions with Hugo on paper – using cutting-edge technology and a novel device (in this case, 3D) as a call to better appreciate the origins of cinema. Sadly, Hugo is annoyingly precious, pointlessly digressive, and commits a number of formal gaffes that are profoundly below what we should expect from one of the world’s most revered filmmakers.
Our titular hero is a young boy living in a fantastical version of the Gare Montparnasse Station in Paris, France. He spends his time maintaining the station clocks, stealing food and gathering supplies to complete a major project: repairing a defunct automaton, which young Hugo Cabret believes contains a posthumous message from his deceased father. His quest is stopped – and our entry into the tale begins – when he’s caught stealing by the cantankerous toy shop owner Georges, who takes the blueprints for his automaton in a rage and threatens to burn it. The boy’s desperate attempt to regain his notebook leads him to the shop owner’s goddaughter, who possesses a heart-shaped key that will reactivate the machine. Read more on Hugo (**)…
Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: Asa Butterfield, Ben Kinglsey, Chloe Moretz, disappointment, Hugo, Martin Scorsese, nostalgia, Oscar contender
Tags: Asa Butterfield, Ben Kinglsey, Chloe Moretz, disappointment, Hugo, Martin Scorsese, nostalgia, Oscar contender
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Author: Michael Ward
December 29, 2011
Oscar-winning director James Marsh’s documentary Man On Wire was an exhilarating and surprisingly emotionally affecting film about one man’s insatiable desire to overcome the most unthinkable of obstacles. In documenting tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s wirewalk between the World Trade Center towers in 1974, Marsh used archival footage and clever recreations to map out the intricacies of how Petit assembled a team and orchestrated his stunning and storied accomplishment. Man On Wire won numerous documentary accolades because the film was nothing less than brilliant theater; a film which worked on every conceivable level as a comedy, action film, suspense/thriller, bittersweet romance, and a moving emotional human drama. Returning to the same time period, James Marsh has found another compelling and riveting story to tell – that of a chimpanzee named Nim and the scientists who earmarked him for a bold and innovative experiment.
Read more on Project Nim (****)…
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Author: Michael Ward
December 29, 2011
One of the more interesting films I have encountered in recent memory is France’s 2011 selection to compete for the Best Foreign Language Film award at the 2012 Academy Awards, Declaration Of War. Declaration Of War takes a nightmarish experience and presents that story in a wholly unique and fascinating way. For those who see the film, the approach might strike some as callous, unfeeling, perhaps even alarmingly absent of proper emotion. On the other hand, the film takes so many risks and features so many strange and fascinating surprises that I found myself compelled by the experience, unsure of where director and star Valérie Donzelli and co-star and co-screenwriter Jérémie Elkaim were taking their deeply personal story.
Read more on Declaration Of War (***½)…
Categories: Film Reviews
Tags: Best Foreign Language Film, Declaration Of War, Drama, France, Oscar hopeful, Valerie Donzelli
Tags: Best Foreign Language Film, Declaration Of War, Drama, France, Oscar hopeful, Valerie Donzelli
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Author: Clayton Davis
December 29, 2011
Via Sasha Stone @ Awards Daily
HBO Leads Nominations with Programs in All Three Categories
Nominees in the one-hour Episodic Television Series/Pilot Category are:
- David Franco for HBO’s Boardwalk Empire (“To the Lost”)
- Jonathan Freeman, ASC for Boardwalk Empire (“21″)
- David Katznelson, DFF, BSC for PBS’ Downton Abbey (Pilot)
- John Lindley, ASC for ABC’s Pan Am (Pilot)
- David Stockton, ASC for NBC’s Chase (“Narco Part 2″)
The finalists in the Television Movie/Miniseries category are:
- Ed Lachman, ASC forHBO’s Mildred Pierce
- Kevin Moss for Showtime’s Chicago Overcoat
- David Moxness, CSC for ReelzChannel’s The Kennedys (“Moral Issues and Inner Turmoil”)
- Martin Ruhe for PBS’ Page Eight
- Wojciech Szepel for PBS’ Any Human Heart (“Episode 2″)
The third category, for a half-hour Episodic Series or Pilot, was just added this year. The inaugural nominees are:
- James Bagdonas, ASC for ABC’s Modern Family (“Bixby’s Back”)
- Michael Balfry, CSC for The Hub’s R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour (“Brush with Madness”)
- Vanja Cernjul, HFC for HBO’s Bored to Death (“Forget the Herring”)
- Levie Isaacks, ASC forABC’s Man Up (“Acceptance”)
- Michael Weaver, ASC for Showtime’s Californication (“Suicide Solution”)
Read more on American Society of Cinematographers’ Television Nominees…
Categories: Precursors, TV/Music
Tags: Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey, Mildred Pierce, Precursors, television, tv
Tags: Boardwalk Empire, Downton Abbey, Mildred Pierce, Precursors, television, tv
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Author: Robert Hamer
December 29, 2011
Anyone who describes Julia Leigh’s almost startlingly assured debut film as erotic either hasn’t seen the film or has some seriously deranged kinks, as sexiness is the last thing that this film invokes (In fact, there are no actual sex scenes in the entire film). It is so precisely visually controlled and keeping its main character such a puzzling enigma, it’s really in a class of its own. Whether or not such a distinction makes it worthwhile or not is another matter entirely, but for those willing to see a near-100% depersonalized and usually intriguing exploration of the female body and male voyeuristic gaze, Sleeping Beauty is a uniquely creepy if somewhat arch experience.
Emily Browning (from Sucker Punch, but let’s not hold that against her) stars as Lucy, a college student who takes on a number of odd jobs to support herself. These include guinea pig, office worker, waitress, and possible prostitute…though whether or not she gets paid for hooking up with anonymous men at bars for sex is left unclear. In fact, much of what is presented about her – aided by Browning’s deliberately vacuous performance and doll-like appearance – is intended as a cipher, each scene another new twist in her personality without actually giving us a clear idea of “who” she really is, sometimes maddeningly so. Read more on Sleeping Beauty (***)…
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Author: Joey Magidson
December 29, 2011
For Your Consideration – Best Actor – Mel Gibson
Film: The Beaver
Director: Jodie Foster
Screenplay: Kyle Killen
Realistic Nominations: None
Oscar Scene: The first chat with The Beaver
Absolutely no one bothered to see Mel Gibson in The Beaver. It’s a shame really, since he gave one of the 5 best performances I saw by an actor in 2011. Yes, a lot of people can’t forgive Gibson for what he did (and of course no one has to, since they were pretty awful things), but for me…I only care about the work. I’m not friends with Mel, so it doesn’t matter what his issues, opinions, or problems are. I just want to be entertained/moved by his acting (or his directing when he does that). Here, he impresses me in a way he never did before. It doesn’t hurt that his baggage makes the story about dealing with mental illness strike a different cord than it otherwise would have, but I contend that he hit a home run here regardless. Jodie Foster directed him perfectly, and he made a puppet on his hand come to life. For all those reasons and more, I’d like to submit him for Best Actor consideration. Of course the Academy is going to ignore me, but maybe ACCA won’t…
Read more on Circuit Consideration: Mel Gibson in The Beaver…
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Author: Joseph Braverman
December 29, 2011
J.J. Abrams' new series premieres Jan. 16th. Will you be tuning in?
The new premiere dates for the midseason shows (Jan. thru May) have finally been announced to the public. I, for one, cannot wait to see what the new series’ have to offer. I am most looking forward to Alcatraz and Smash, two shows that are produced by two of the biggest names in Hollywood — J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg. The former will be continuing Abrams’ complicated, character-driven sci-fi dramas that he is famous for. Only time will tell if Alcatraz will be the critical and audience hit that Lost was. It definitely doesn’t hurt matters knowing that Jorge Garcia, AKA Lost’s loveable Hurley, will take on a leading role in the new series.
Read more on Television Midseason Premiere Dates Announced!…
Categories: News, TV/Music
Tags: debra messing, J.J. Abrams, jack davenport, lost, marilyn monroe, smash, Steven Spielberg
Tags: debra messing, J.J. Abrams, jack davenport, lost, marilyn monroe, smash, Steven Spielberg
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Author: Clayton Davis
December 29, 2011
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2011 (in alphabetical order)
“The Artist”
“The Descendants”
“Drive”
“The Help”
“Hugo”
“Midnight in Paris”
“Moneyball”
“My Week With Marilyn”
“Super 8″
“The Tree of Life”
BEST PICTURE
“The Artist”
BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, “The Artist”
Read more on Phoenix Film Critics Love ‘The Artist’…
Categories: Precursors
Tags: Berenice Bejo, Drive, Elizabeth Olsen, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Hanna, Hugo, jean dujardin, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Michel Hazanavicius, Phoenix Film Critics, Precursors, Saoirse Ronan, Super 8, the artist, The Help, The Muppets, The Skin I Live In, The Tree of Life, thomas horn
Tags: Berenice Bejo, Drive, Elizabeth Olsen, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Hanna, Hugo, jean dujardin, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Michel Hazanavicius, Phoenix Film Critics, Precursors, Saoirse Ronan, Super 8, the artist, The Help, The Muppets, The Skin I Live In, The Tree of Life, thomas horn
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Author: Clayton Davis
December 28, 2011
Read the Press Release and See the Full Poster after the jump. Read more on Academy “CELEBRATES THE MOVIES” as Poster Art Kicks Off OSCAR® Campaign!…
Author: Clayton Davis
December 28, 2011
Read the Press Release below with the full list of winners:
December 28, 2011 (Austin, TX) – The Austin Film Critics Association today announced its 2011 awards, with Martin Scorsese’s ode to classic cinema, HUGO, winning Best Film. It lead a group of awards that AFCA Founder and President Cole Dabney called “a unique blend highlighting the best of both Hollywood and indie filmmaking.”
Read more on Austin Film Critics Go for ‘Hugo’ and ‘Drive’…
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Author: Robert Hamer
December 28, 2011
For Your Consideration – Achievement in Directing – Terrence Malick
Film: The Tree of Life
Director: Terrence Malick
Screenplay: Terrence Malick
Realistic Nominations: Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing/Editing, Best Visual Effects, Best Picture
To the surprise of some, Terrence Malick’s challenging, divisive and indispensable spiritual odyssey has stayed alive in the awards conversation, racking up a number of nominations and wins from critics organizations, most recently the Online Film Critics Society. Such success has no guarantee of Oscar recognition, however, and a film as heady as The Tree of Life still faces an uphill climb to the Kodak Theater. Craft nods and even Best Picture are certainly in the cards, but none of those would make a whole lot of sense without recognizing the singular vision behind this film. While not necessarily his best work (but, let’s be honest, how many filmmakers have ever topped The Thin Red Line?), it is not unreasonable to suggest that this is perhaps the defining film of his career, taking all of his artistic risks and thematic ambitions and combining them into a single motion picture. Read more on Circuit Consideration: Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life…
Categories: Circuit Considerations
Tags: Best Director, Circuit Considerations, divisive films, masterpiece, Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Tags: Best Director, Circuit Considerations, divisive films, masterpiece, Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
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Author: Joey Magidson
December 28, 2011
My recent article that went up at the site a few weeks ago on the next generation of A-list actors and actresses got me thinking…what about the directing side of things? That, and it was requested by you the reader, so there’s that too. Anyway, on to this subject…the future directing stars of the industry. Recently people like Ben Affleck have joined the A-list (as a director, he’s already been an acting A-lister), but who might be next? I wanted to exclude actors turned directors, since they do start off with a bit of a built in advantage, so no disrespect to them, but they won’t be on here, save for ones who are only incidentally actors. Who is on the list, though? Well, this time around I upped it to 20 selections, as per a request by a reader. I still had to leave off plenty of worthy contenders, such as Noah Baumbach, Mike Binder (though he sometimes acts in his movies, so he’d be excluded anyway), John Carney, Will Gluck, Sam Levinson, Gavin O’Connor, and James Wan. The following filmmakers did make the cut, however, so let’s take a look (in alphabetical order) at my picks!
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Author: John H. Foote
December 28, 2011
In 1992 my wife and I went out to a movie, our first since the birth of our first child Aurora. We were nervous about leaving the baby with a sitter, but knew that this had to happen at some point, so we took the plunge. Sherri had always gone to the movies with me, press screenings excepted of course, and I missed having her along with me. The film was Unforgiven (1992) and two hours later we emerged from the film looking at each other as though we had eaten something bad. Neither of us liked the film very much, and voiced this to each other all the way home. But then for the next week, I could not stop thinking about the movie, the little moments, the performances, the many layers of the deceptively simplistic screenplay that contained enormous depth. Eastwood’s superb performance, Hackman’s terrifying Little Bill, all weighed on my mind. Oddly enough, Sherri had also been thinking about the film so we decided to go and give it another try.
This time we emerged from the theatre knowing we had seen one of the greatest films of all time. Perhaps it was the thought of our new baby at home in the hands of another that impacted our first viewing of the picture, perhaps we needed a different type of film for that first night out, but whatever had happened, the second time the movie hit us as it should have the first time.
Read more on Re-Thinking ‘The Tree of Life’…
Categories: Article
Tags: Article, Best Director, Brad Pitt, Hunter McCracken, Jessica Chastain, Oscar hopeful, Sean Penn, Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Tags: Article, Best Director, Brad Pitt, Hunter McCracken, Jessica Chastain, Oscar hopeful, Sean Penn, Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
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Author: Anna Young
December 28, 2011
Here we are folks. I have listed Two and a Half Men, The Playboy Club, How to be a Gentleman and H8R as my top 4 worst shows on television this year. Many of you may disagree and suggest that others were worse but hey, this is my countdown. But here we are the number 1 worst show on television this year.
Find out my number 1 pick after the jump. What do you think it could be? Read more on Worst TV Shows of the Year: #1…
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Author: Joey Magidson
December 27, 2011
This week we close out the 2011 DVD column with a whimper instead of a bang. Yes, this week is another one of those down weeks, but luckily it comes after a rather terrific one, so it’s folly to complain too much. We always bounce back here, so no one worry! That being said, it’s slim pickings around these parts today for DVD and Blu-Ray. In fact, there was almost nothing for me to choose from. Luckily, some quick thinking allowed me to figure out what to give a very unglamorous top honor to. It’s hardly worthy of my PICK OF THE WEEK status, but then again, nothing else was either. So consider this a pick by default. The film in question. It’s:
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
I’d prefer that this not be my pick, but I ended up going with it solely because it’s the least painful to recommend and better than its reputation. Not much better mind you, but just a bit. The title promises a better comedy than this actually delivers, but there’s a laugh or two to be had and it’s hardly a hard flick to sit through. Consider it a mediocre old fashioned comedy, if you’ll pardon my attempt at a pun. If you’re desperately looking for a new release comedy, this will have to suffice…
Read more on Joey’s DVD Picks of the Week (12/27/2011)…
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Author: Clayton Davis
December 27, 2011
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The Broadcast Film Critics are gearing up for our awards show kick off, the “Critics Choice Awards” airing LIVE on Thursday, January 12th on VH1 and on Super Channel in Canada. Make sure you tune in! The show will be hosted by Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel. Here’s a promo for the awards show. Click on the link below to watch!
Read more on Critics Choice Awards Promo!…
Categories: News, Precursors
Tags: Broadcast Film Critics, Broadcast Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Awards
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