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Tag Archives: True Grit
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Davin Lacksonen
New on DVD and Blu-Ray: July 19, 2011
The Criterion Collection release of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ may be the release I have most anticipated all year. Whether you have seen the film or not, this is definitely worth checking out.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Alex Carlson
Oscar Summary 2011 – What Worked, What Didn’t, and Highlights from the 83rd Academy Awards
Share your favorite and least favorite moments from last night’s Oscar ceremony.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Alex Carlson
The 5 Hardest to Predict Oscar Races
Hours away from the Oscars there are a few categories that are still completely up in the air. These are the five most difficult to predict categories this year.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Alex Carlson
Oscar Predictions 2011 – Best Cinematography
There are two films in strong competition for Best Cinematography consisting of two veteran cinematographers. Which one will finally have their year?
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Alex Carlson
Oscar Predictions 2011 – Best Art Direction
Two Oscar nominated films won awards from the Art Directors Guild. Which of the two will go on to win the Oscar for Best Art Direction?
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Alex Carlson
Oscar Predictions 2011 – Best Adapted and Original Screenplay
These are two of the most influential categories at the Oscars. The winners seem obvious, but it’s never too early for spoiler.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Alex Carlson
BOX OFFICE: Newcomers Open on Top
The Super Bowl and lack of good new releases kept a lot of people from the theatre this weekend, making it one of the lowest of 2011 so far.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Alex Carlson
Roger Deakins and the Smart, Playful Cinematography of ‘True Grit’
Will somebody give this guy an Oscar already?
Monday, January 31, 2011
Alex Carlson
BOX OFFICE: ‘The Rite’ Gets it Right
Anthony Hopkins helps his film win the weekend while Oscar nominees continue their strong and lengthy runs.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Davin Lacksonen
Oscar 2011: Is Best Picture a Three Horse Race?
From where I am standing, this is looking less and less like a two-horse race. The question then arises, what is film number three?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Alex Carlson
Oscar Nominations 2011 – Numbers and Reaction
‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ and the Coens make me happy, Julianne Moore and Christopher Nolan make me sad. These are my reactions to the 2011 Oscar nominations.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Alex Carlson
2011 Oscar Nominations List and Predictions Comparison
Oscar nominations have been announced! See how I did on my predictions…
Monday, January 24, 2011
Alex Carlson
OSCAR TRACKER: Final Nomination Predictions (Part 1)
We are fewer than 24 hours from the announcement of the 2011 Oscar nominations, so it is high time for an eleventh hour predictions update…
Monday, January 24, 2011
Alex Carlson
BOX OFFICE: Oscar Potentials Hang On
Several of the films that will potentially compete for Oscars had excellent performances at the Box Office this weekend.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Alex Carlson
Art Directors Guild Nominations and Oscar Predictions
Attempting to sort through and predict the notoriously difficult category of Best Art Direction.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Alex Carlson
Of the Day – 01.12.10
RIP Peter Yates, Makeup Bake-off, first look at Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander, trying to subtitle Rooster Cogburn…
Monday, January 10, 2011
Alex Carlson
BOX OFFICE: The New Year Starts With ‘True Grit’ on Top
‘True Grit’ continues to have excellent success at the Box Office. Does this spell favor with the Academy in the Best Picture race?
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Alex Carlson
2010 IN REVIEW: Film Misery Awards
This year top prizes go to ‘True Grit,’ ‘The Social Network’, and ‘The Kids Are All Right’…
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Alex Carlson
Of the Day – 01.05.10
Debunking IMDb’s “Known For”, new At the Movies hosts, Mo’Nique presents Oscar noms…
















Monday, August 29, 2011
Alex Carlson
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