Archive for the ‘Oscar’ Category
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
I'm an Academy Award wonk and have a pretty good track record of picking the winners each year. However, this year is the most wide-open field since 1995. There are scenarios where all five best picture nominees could walk away with the top prize.
If you are interested ...
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Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Every year there is some backlash when it comes to the glaring omissions in the Academy Award nominations. This year Dreamgirls was a virtual shoo-in for a best picture nom, but was beaten out by Letters From Iwo Jima. I can't say whether or not this was a ...
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Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
I love Oscar, but he is an imperfect beast. Frankly, he often makes the wrong call. This is my list for the 10 biggest mistakes they have made through the years in handing out the statuette for picture:
10. Titanic over L.A. Confidential (1997)--Honestly, I got caught up in ...
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Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Call me a nerd, but I am an Academy Award buff. I've seen every best picture and actor winner. Over the last 10 years or so I've seen every best picture nominated film and 90% of the acting nominees.
Tomorrow morning the Academy will announce their nominations for the ...
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Friday, August 18th, 2006
...the greatest movie ever made?
That's arguable. It's definitely fun.
But there is no debate that Samuel L. Jackson is the coolest man on the planet. I'm smelling Oscar.
In the coming weeks I will be doing a series on the theological implications of Snakes on a Plane.
We will look at the eschatological ...
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Sunday, March 5th, 2006
"I would agree that Brokeback is a lock to win. However, Oscar is
notorious for its backlash. Brokeback is peaking too soon (Remember
Saving Private Ryan) and a traditionally conservative academy could
award something else. I'm sensing a ground-swell for Crash. Those raves
are coming. Remember it was an early release so it needs ...
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2006
This years races are extremely difficult to predict. While I have seen the majority of nominees, there are a couple of films that have escaped my opportunity to view them. (I am extremely perturbed at Waco's failure to screen Capote.)
Regardless of what anyone might say, there are no ...
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Monday, January 30th, 2006
(Edited to add: Predictions in bold were correct)
I fancy myself somewhat of an amateur Oscar historian. Back about 10 years or so ago I sat out to watch every best picture and best actor winner. I was able to do that except for the first two best actor films. Maybe ...
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Monday, January 9th, 2006
I'm finally back in the office after a two week vacation and while wondering if we can impose some kind of cap on the number of releases Ryan Adams can make in one calendar year I thought I would share my favorite films of the year just past.
I've always been ...
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