The White Ribbon ****
Rebellion can be as large as a barn being set on fire or as small as a toddler pushing a bowl off a dinner table. Michael Haneke’s “The White Ribbon” views rebellion at its conception in a small,...
View ArticleFall Movie Preview 2012: 43 Movies Worth Talking About
My approach to these movie previews seems to change about every season along with my anticipation for certain Oscar bait and my ultimate exhaustion with the summer. But I did manage to scrape together...
View ArticleOff The Red Carpet: Week of 11/28 – 12/5
I was tempted to just post this article on Tuesday, because this week has been HUGE for Oscar news. Three categories shortlisted and the first of the critics’ awards dropped; that’s a lot to cover. New...
View ArticleOff the Red Carpet: Week of 12/5 – 12/12
Ack! Oscar news AND I have to start juggling end of the year lists? Too much! But so much fun! Actually, most of the news this week surrounds those very Top 10 lists. God knows everyone has them, and I...
View Article85th Oscar Nominations Announced, Lincoln leads with 12
Emma Stone and Seth MacFarlane announced Thursday morning from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences that there would be nine nominees for Best Picture this year in the 85th Academy Awards....
View ArticleReview: Amour ****
Michael Haneke’s “Amour” is a film that requires no sentiment or tears shed on its behalf. That’s because for films about mortality, few are as quiet, observant, simple and without incident as “Amour.”...
View Article2013 Oscars: Final Predictions
I just finished watching a Katie Couric special edition of “20/20” in which they talked about everything that makes the Oscars iconic, but none of the reasons why I actually care about the awards....
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