Tag Archives: Precursors

Monday, January 23, 2012   Justin Jagoe

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The Oscar Hopeless: 2011 Movies That Deserve Oscar Love….But Probably Won’t Get It

The Oscar Nominations will be announced tomorrow. Here are some darker-than-dark horses Justin is crossing his fingers for, even if they have no chance whatsoever of getting nominated.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012   Alex Carlson

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‘Drive,’ and ‘Tinker, Tailor’ Get Boost from 2012 BAFTA Nominations

Do these nominations revive the campaigns for these underdog movies?

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Monday, January 16, 2012   Justin Jagoe

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American Cinema Editors Nominate ‘War Horse,’ ‘Descendants’ and ‘The Artist’

A.C.E. honors the best work done by editors in the year of 2011.

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Sunday, January 15, 2012   Justin Jagoe

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Golden Globes Predictions, Results, and Live-Blog 2012

Stay tuned for live commentary and results throughout the night during the Golden Globes!

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Thursday, January 12, 2012   Justin Jagoe

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Gay & Lesbian Critics Honor ‘Weekend,’ ‘We Were Here’ and, of Course, ‘The Artist’

Additional honorees included Pedro Almodovar, Janet McTeer and – for a very inspired reason – Justin Bieber.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012   Alex Carlson

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Art Directors Guild Nominates 15 Films for 2012 Awards

‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Hugo,’ ‘The Help,’ ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,’ ‘Captain America,’ ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ and ‘Anonymous’ are among the group’s nominees.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011   Alex Carlson

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Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2011 Go to ‘Hugo’ and ‘Drive’

‘The Artist’ is nowhere to be found as this group goes refreshingly outside of the box.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2011   Alex Carlson

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It’s an ‘Artist’ Sweep for the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2011

Michel Hazanavicius’ film won in just about every category except Uggie for Best Supporting Actor.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011   Alex Carlson

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Utah Film Critics Association Goes Outside the Box Picking ‘Drive’ and Joseph Gordon-Levitt

This small group of critics breaks from the pack in a few major categories.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011   Justin Jagoe

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Black Film Critics Circle Honors ‘The Help,’ ‘Pariah,’ ‘Attack the Block’

‘The Help’ and ‘Pariah’ are the most popular movies among BFCC members, as are Harry Belafonte and ‘Drive.’

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011   Justin Jagoe

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Women Critics Circle Loves ‘The Help,’ Hates Lars von Trier for Some Reason

The Women Film Critics Circle has its say on the best and the worst cinema had to offer women this year.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011   Alex Carlson

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It’s Terence Malick and ‘The Tree of Life’ for the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2011

It is a three-way race to become the official “critical darling” of 2011.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011   Alex Carlson

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Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2011 Favor ‘The Descendants,’ Martin Scorcese

‘The Descendants’ remains on a roll as does Michelle Williams of ‘My Week With Marilyn’.

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Monday, December 19, 2011   Justin Jagoe

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Indiewire’s Annual Survey Honors ‘Tree of Life,’ ‘Melancholia’ and… ‘Uncle Boonmee?’

The Film Critics’ poll chose to honor not top Oscar contenders, but instead a slew of less-widely seen films sadly lacking a Weinstein-caliber Awards campaign.

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Monday, December 19, 2011   Justin Jagoe

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‘The Descendants’ and ‘The Help’ Charm Southeastern Film Critics

Alexander Payne’s latest keeps up its Oscar momentum, and ‘The Help’ is declared the 2011 film that best embodies “the spirit of the South.”

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Monday, December 19, 2011   Vincenzo Tagle

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‘The Descendants’ and ‘Drive’ Win Big at the 2011 Golden Satellite Awards

The Descendants is named Best Picture, while Drive takes home 4 awards…

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Friday, December 16, 2011   Vincenzo Tagle

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Detroit’s Big Winners are ‘The Artist’ and ‘Shame’

Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan honored for their performances in Shame.

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Thursday, December 15, 2011   Vincenzo Tagle

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2011 Golden Globe Nominations

The Artist leads with 6 nominations. The Descendants, The Ides of March, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, Hugo and The Help also recognized, while Tree of Life and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close are snubbed.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011   Vincenzo Tagle

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San Diego Awards ‘The Artist’, Nicolas Winding Refn

They give the acting awards to a unique group of peope

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011   Vincenzo Tagle

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Predictions for 2011 Golden Globe Award Nominations

Trying to predict the HFPA’s list of nominations to be announced tomorrow

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