20 September
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MOTHER! Writer/Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson You won’t see another movie this year that will leave you scratching your head or digging your nails into your arm like you will during “mother!” Oscar winners Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem play a married couple living out in an old farmhouse in a secluded area. It’s worth noting that none of the characters are actually given names in the movie. The credits give them generic titles like “mother” and “him,” respectively. Bardem is a famous poet looking to find inspiration again. We come to learn thatRead More →

25 April
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TO THE WONDERDirector: Terrence MalickStarring: Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdamsDirector Terrence Malick is known to be a reclusive, artistic, mysterious type of director. Over a span of his forty year career he has made six movies clearly taking time in between each artistic endeavor. It comes as somewhat of a surprise that his latest, To the Wonder, has been released just two years after his Oscar nominated The Tree of Life. This internal look into life, love, and happiness feels very much like a companion piece to The Tree of Life in tone, style, mystery, and artistry. Unlike some of his other films, the story isRead More →

12 December
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THE 19th ANNUAL SAG AWARD NOMINATIONS The Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations have been announced! They are usually the strongest indicators of who will be nominated for an Oscar. The SAG winners often times walk away with the coveted Oscar as well. There are always exceptions to that as well. There are only a couple of surprises here. Javier Bardem and Nicole Kidman received nominations beating out the likes of Matthew McConaughey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Amy Adams, or Jacki Weaver. No actors from Django Unchained received any recognition. The cast of Zero Dark Thirty was not recognized even though Jessica Chastain received a Best Actress nomination.Read More →