The deeper we get into awards season, the greater the danger Living in Cinema will be drawn away from what I really want it to be all about. Critical awards are great, especially when they bring attention to movies I’m excited about, but awards that are attached to a televised ceremony are automatically suspect. There [...]
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Fasten your seat belts. Though it’s not getting a limited release until December 26th and the proper release won’t happen until January, I plan on flogging There Will Be Blood every chance I get. At the risk of over-hyping Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, I’m going to make good and goddamn sure everyone I know is aware of [...]
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Last night, the San Francisco Critics Circle reminded the world what a great film everyone missed in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford when the Bay area critics chose it as the Best Picture of 2007. They also recognized Casey Affleck as Best Supporting Actor for his terrific performance as Robert Ford. The Coens [...]
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