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Oscar Predictions: What I Wish Would Win and What I Think Will Win

Posted: February 24, 2012 at 5:41 pm   /   Featured, Film, Local, Movie News

Best Picture The Artist The Descendants Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close The Help Hugo Midnight in Paris Moneyball Tree of Life War Horse What I wish would win:  Hugo.  Far and away my favorite film of last year.  Part of this was because I had absolutely no expectations with the film.  I just loved it.  […]

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Looking at the 2011 Oscars, Picks and Wishes

Posted: February 27, 2011 at 2:20 am   /   Film, Local

Now that my Best Films of 2010 article is out of the way I can focus on writing up the Oscars and focusing in on the performances and technical categories individually.  I will do a will win/should win plus throw in some thoughts on what I thought were the snubs and list my favorite performances […]

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James Franco Adding Directing Duties To His Busy Schedule

Posted: January 18, 2011 at 3:01 pm   /   Film, Local, Movie News

James Franco is not human.  The man already has an insane film schedule apearing in films Your Highness, The Green Hornet, Rise of the Apes, and In Praise of Shadows all hitting theaters this year.  He is currently filming Maladies and is rumored to star in the film The Iceman.  Add to that his hosting […]

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Tim’s Favorite Films of 2010 Part 1

Posted: January 3, 2011 at 4:41 pm   /   Film, Local

Let me start by saying that I did not see every film that was release in 2010.  Thankfully I was able to avoid films like Sex and the City 2 and Grown Ups.  But I did miss Blue Valentine and The Illusionist which I very much want to see.  But here I give you my […]

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James Franco and Anne Hathaway Hosting 2011 Academy Awards

Posted: November 29, 2010 at 5:45 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Things are going to look a little differently at the 2011 Academy Awards. Nope, they aren’t going back to one host, but they are cutting the age of the hosts in about half. James Franco of 127 Hours and Anne Hathaway of Love & Other Drugs will be doing the hosting duties for Hollywood’s most prestigious awards […]

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Elinor Burkett – Crazy Lady Acceptance Speech – Oscars 2010

Posted: March 8, 2010 at 1:22 pm   /   Local, Movie News

The Oscars got their very own Kanye West moment in little ole Elinore Burkett, producer of Music By Prudence, last night.  Her documentary Music By Prudence was the winner of the Best Short Documentary, and apparently there is some bad blood between her and director Roger Ross Williams. This is what she told Salon.com “What […]

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Best Supporting Actor Nominatons – Stanely Tucci “The Lovely Bones” – 2010 Academy Awards

Posted: March 7, 2010 at 2:41 am   /   Film, Local

Stanley Tucci has had his ups and downs this year, he enjoyed critical favored roles in both The Lovely Bones and Julie & Julia. Although, not all has been good for the versatile actor, whose wife died last April after a fight with breast cancer. Tucci plays the main villain in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of […]

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Robert Downey Jr. Premiering “Iron Man 2” Trailer on Jimmy Kimmel After Oscars

Posted: March 4, 2010 at 4:21 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Finally, after speculating about it not long ago, it seems that the Iron Man 2 full length trailer is finally coming! (Watch the latest Iron Man 2 Featurette) Robert Downey Jr. will be promoting the film on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC after the Oscars.  What a smart marketing move by ABC, to market a […]

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“Hurt Locker” Producer, Nicolas Chartier, Banned From Oscars

Posted: March 3, 2010 at 2:00 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Last week producer of The Hurt Locker, Nicolas Chartier, sent an email out to certain Academy members urging them to vote for his gritty drama over blockbuster extravaganzas. While he never mentions Avatar by name, it is painfully obvious that is who he is targeting. Add in the fact that it is probably The Hurt […]

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2010 Oscar Predictions: Will Win, Should Win, and Wish They Were Here

Posted: March 1, 2010 at 7:52 pm   /   Featured, Local, Movie News

Hey there, the Academy Awards are this Sunday so I thought I would post my thoughts on the matter, who I think will and should win of the nominees, and who I think should have been nominated but wasn’t So with out further ado… Oh, also if you want to see if you can pick […]

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