Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
In reverse order, here’s how the votes for the Best Picture Muriel award played out this year.
10. Up in the Air
9. 35 Shots of Rum and
(tie) In the Loop
7. Two Lovers
6. Up
5. Summer Hours
4. A Serious Man
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
2. The Hurt Locker
And the winner is…Inglourious Basterds!
Here’s how I voted:
1. Summer Hours
2. A Serious Man
3. [...]
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Posted on February 28th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
Another calm weekend as we wait for movies to start cooking after Oscar.
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Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
The American Society of Cinematographers has chosen Christian Berger’s work on Michael Haneke’s The White Ribbon for outstanding cinematography in 2009.
The final nails in the Avatar Oscar coffin are now being polished.
source: Steve Pond via Twitter
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Posted on February 27th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
Muriel picks the best picture of 2009 tomorrow, but over the last couple of days she’s racked up three picks in major categories that definitely go against conventional wisdom and are sure to bunch up more than a few pairs of undies. Though none of them received my first place vote, I like all the [...]
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Posted on February 26th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
Terrific documentary about the battle between the estate of self-made millionaire Albert C. Barnes and the city of Philadelphia over the important collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings Dr. Barnes amassed during the first half of the 20th century. As in most things, it’s all about the money.
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Posted on February 26th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
The Hurt Locker’s Brian Geraghty stars as a lonely man who gets involved in an intense phone sex relationship with a stranger. Rather than played it for easy laughs, this is actually an at times poignant exploration of loneliness in the modern world.
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Posted on February 25th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
Ok, you’ve seen how I think the race for the short film Oscars is going to shape up and you’ve maybe even had a chance to see the films yourself. Now head over to Shorts International (the fine folks who’ve brought them to theaters and iTunes for your enjoyment), click on “predict” and vote which [...]
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Posted on February 25th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
If you’re dying for comedy or horror, you might have some fun with this weekends two new wide releases, but I’m going to cut to the chase and recommend you seek out Jacques Audiard’s Oscar nominated A Prophet, Don Argott’s terrific documentary The Art of the Steal or the Indie Spirit nominated Easier With Practice.
Don’t [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
I think Best Cinematic Moment is one of my least favorite categories to vote for (I always forget stuff), but it’s one of my favorites to see the results (because I always forget stuff). It’s like revisiting a little slice of magic from the previous year.
This year’s much-deserved winner is the opening of Up, the [...]
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Posted on February 23rd, 2010 by Craig Kennedy
Here’s what’s new on the DVD front. As always, recommended movies are underlined.
(Available now [new and improved with 30% more Nazi zombies]: Matt Damon in Steven Soderbergh’s The Informant!, Michael Sheen in The Damned United, Audrey Tautou in Coco Before Chanel, Joel & Ethan Coen’s A Serious Man and more)
(Pre-order: George [...]
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