Out in Theaters: GRAVITY
Gravity is pure entertainment done right and it's achieved with transcendent technical mastery. Seamlessly blending nail-biting moments of suspense with quiet character moments in the vacuum of space, Cuarón has…
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AMERICAN HUSTLE's Stacked Cast Gets Character Posters
Anyone invested in this year’s Oscar season already has their eye on David O. Russell‘s American Hustle. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Jeremy Renner, American Hustle tells the somewhat true story of ABSCAM and is poised to be an Oscar frontrunner. While it’s chances at nabbing the biggest slice of...
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Trailer for Judi Dench's Oscar Contender PHILOMENA
Another one of the many film to come out of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews is Stephen Frears’ (The Queen, High Fidelity) Philomena. In Philomena, “a world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman’s search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became...
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Jared Leto Looks Like an Oscar Winner in New DALLAS BUYERS CLUB Picture
All signs at this point are pointing to Jared Leto (Requiem for a Dream) for year’s Best Supporting Actor. Playing Rayon, a real-life transvestite with AIDS, Leto has undergone a serious physical transformation. Having shed 40 plus pounds (he reportedly stopped counting after forty) for the role, Leto has done very little in his...
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JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT Poster Comes As Tom Clancy Goes
If you haven’t yet heard, Tom Clancy, best-selling American espionage author, has passed away at the age of 66. While I wouldn’t call myself a “huge Clancy fan,” I’ve read a few of his novels (“Rainbow Six” was my favorite) and took a stab at a couple of the many, many games that...
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Dragon Voiced by Benny Cum in New HOBBIT Trailer
I think I’ve made it abundantly clear that I didn’t love the last Hobbit film. Certainly that had something to do with seeing it in the incredibly disorienting 48 frames per second format but my biggest issue was with the story itself. Following in the footsteps of the epic – in all senses of...
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Talking With William Cusick of WELCOME TO NOWHERE
There is some mystic magic in independent cinema. Having the freedom to express raw emotion without the framework of a studio-approved “story” gives one the freedom to experiment in new mediums. With Welcome to Nowhere (Bullet Hole Road), director William Cusick has captured something raw, something grimy, and something disgusting. While perhaps not for the...
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2014 Oscar Race Loses Some Serious Contenders
Last week, two serious Oscar contenders declared that they would no longer be vying for the golden ticket this year, as they’ve been pushed to 2014. Boththe Nicole Kidmanstar-vehicle Grace of Monaco and Bennett Miller‘sFoxcatcher with Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo were originally scheduled for Oscar-qualifying releases this fall but due to “not...
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Out in Theaters: ENOUGH SAID
By putting these reasonably challenging questions on display, Enough Said feels like it has a sense of purpose. It's abundantly evident that no one here is in it for the…
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Out in Theaters: BAGGAGE CLAIM
In quick summation, Baggage Claim offers little new and fewer things memorable or worthwhile. Patton’s charm and the comedy of the supporting cast don’t cover up for the sour writing,…