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Movie Rewind: DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)Director: Billy WilderStarring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Tom Powers“You got the wrong guy…I killed Dietrichson.” Those are the words of insurance salesman Walter Neff (MacMurray). Sweat pours down his face as he confesses into a Dictaphone machine directing his message to his boss, Walter Keyes (Robinson). What would a film…
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THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS
THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS And the winners are: BEST PICTURE Argo BEST DIRECTOR Ang Lee, Life of Pi BEST ACTRESS Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook BEST ACTOR Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained BEST ADAPTED…
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Unleash Your Inner Foodie: FOR YOUR OSCAR PARTY CONSIDERATION
Unleash Your Inner Foodie: FOR YOUR OSCAR PARTY CONSIDERATION I am once again honored to have DeeAnn McArdle publish one of my articles for her wonderful foodie and entertaining website “Unleash Your Inner Foodie”. She asked me for my annual article regarding all things Oscars! We throw an Oscar party each year with many friends…
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Movie Review: AMOUR
AMOUR Writer/Director: Michael Haneke Starring: Emmanuelle Riva, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Isabelle Huppert The opening scene reveals how the film will end, but there is never a moment of boredom or wandering thoughts throughout Michael Haneke’s latest film. Anne (Riva) and Georges (Trintignant) are retired music teachers. They are both in the eighties and live a simple…
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AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG GOES TO…
AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG GOES TO… Unlike last year with only two nominees, this year we have a full category with five composers and lyricists vying out for the Best Original Song Oscar. All five songs are vastly different which makes for some interesting voting. My vote is pretty obvious if you…
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Movie Review: ZERO DARK THIRTY
ZERO DARK THIRTY Director: Kathryn Bigelow Starring: Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Chris Pratt, Joel Edgerton “When you lie to me, I hurt you.” I always applaud movies that are based on actual historical events that still manage to keep you completely engrossed and on the edge of your seat. Kathryn Bigelow’s latest film…
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THE 70th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNERS
THE 70th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNERS It was a big night in Hollywood as the 2013 Golden Globes were handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. While it usually is a precursor to the Oscars, there is no overlap in members of the Academy and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Ben Affleck won for…
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Movie Review: THE SESSIONS
THE SESSIONS Director: Ben Lewin Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, W. Earl Brown What is the difference between a sex surrogate and a prostitute? According to Cheryl Cohen-Greene (Hunt), prostitutes want your return business. Mark O’Brien (Hawkes) spends ninety percent of his day living in an iron lung. The rest…
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Movie Review: DJANGO UNCHAINED
DJANGO UNCHAINED Writer/Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson I had a feeling after I saw the vintage studio logo and the opening credit sequence that I was going to love the latest cinematic achievement from Quentin Tarantino. The year is 1858, two years before the Civil…
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Movie Review: LES MISERABLES
LES MISERABLES Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Samantha Barks, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter The big screen adaptation of the beloved musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg has finally made it to the big screen, and it has left the die-hard fans in an…
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