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Tag Archives: oscars
And The Oscar Goes To… (Well, It SHOULD Go To…)
I’ve seen more of the films this year than in any previous year. I’m still smarting from a film like The Artist winning a few years ago; I think it’s ridiculous that a retread remake like True Grit even gets nominated. But this year, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Current Events, Movie Reviews, Pop Culture, Reviews
Tagged Academy Awards, Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Director, Best Picture, Big Hero 6, Birdman, Boyhood, bradley cooper, Eddie Redmayne, Gone Girl, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Imitation Game, Michael Keaton, oscars, Richard Linklater, Rosamund Pike, Selma, Steve Carrell, Still Alice, The Boxtrolls, The Grand Budapest Hotel, The LEGO Movie, Wes Anderson, Wild
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Silver Linings Playbook: Judgment vs. Forgiveness
Silver Linings Playbook is the only Oscar movie I had left to watch, and the fact that Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games, Winter’s Bone) won an Academy Award only made my anticipation grow. A romantic comedy about a Philadelphia Eagles fan with emotional … Continue reading
Lincoln: A Second Look
Lincoln is easily my favorite president. Blending his speeches, his decision-making in the Emancipation Proclamation, and his tragic murder, the Lincoln mystique has always drawn me in. Turn all of that over to Daniel Day Lewis for a magical delivery … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged Daniel Day Lewis, Emancipation Proclamation, Family, Lincoln, oscars, Story, Vision
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Ben Affleck Says Marriage Is Hard Work
Twitter, Facebook, news media, and tabloids have been buzzing for twenty-four hours with the justified win by Argo for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, as director Ben Affleck nervously approached the microphone and announced: “I want to thank you [wife, Jennifer … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture
Tagged Academy Awards, Argo, Ben Affleck, Golden Globes, Jennifer Garner, last man standing, Marriage, oscars, romantic comedies, Work
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Why Everyone Should See: Zero Dark Thirty
I am a pacifist at heart, but I love action movies. I value peace universally, and I tend to steer clear of war movies based on real stories. I like the work of Kathryn Bigelow, but I cringe at the … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged God, Jessica Chastain, Osama Bin Laden, oscars, politics, Revenge, Zero Dark Thirty
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Jodie Foster Speaks
I watched the Golden Globes because that’s what I do. I wanted to see if Daniel Day Lewis would win for Lincoln, I wanted to see if how many awards Les Mis would win. (Frankly, Lewis made me go to the public … Continue reading
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