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In the Loop: British Wit Makes For the Funniest Film of the Summer

• September 3, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Academy Awards, Anna Chlumsky, Armando Iannucci, BBC, best comedy of 2009, British, British comedy, Chris Addison, Comedy, David Rasche, Ian Martin, In The Loop, James Gandolfini, Jesse Armstrong, Malcolm Tucker, Mimi Kennedy, Oscar buzz, Peter Capaldi, political satire, satire, Simon Blackwell, Tom Hollander, Tony Roche

Trailer for Rob Marshall’s “Nine”

• May 14, 2009 • 1 Comment

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Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2010, Daniel Day-Lewis, Fergie, Judi Dench, Kate Hudson, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Nine, Nine musical, Nine musical trailer, Nine trailer, Oscar buzz, Oscars, Oscars 2010, Penelope Cruz, Rob Marshall, Sophia Loren

Cheers and Jeers: Reactions to the 2009 Oscars

• February 23, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: 2009, Academy Awards, Ben Stiller, Danny Boyle, Heath Ledger, Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Man On Wire, Mickey Rourke, Milk, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Peter Gabriel, results, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, Steve Martin, Wall-E

Ten Things I Hope Happen at the Oscars in 2009

• February 22, 2009 • 3 Comments

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Best of 2008: The Definitive List of Top Tens

• February 18, 2009 • 4 Comments

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Forrest Gump’s Bleaker Cousin

• February 7, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, David Fincher, Eric Roth, Jared Harris, Oscar buzz, Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tilda Swinton

My Predictions of the 2009 Oscar Nominations

• January 21, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Revolutionary Road: So Much Fighting, So Little to Say

• January 15, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, David Harbour, Kate Winslet, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Shannon, Oscar buzz, Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes

The Wrestler: Heartbreak As Real As The Battle Scars

• January 12, 2009 • 1 Comment

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Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Darren Aronofsky, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Marisa Tomei nude, Mickey Rourke, Oscar buzz, Sports films, The Wrestler

Vicky Cristina Barcelona: After Forty Years of Directing, Woody Takes On Spain

• January 10, 2009 • 1 Comment

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Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Javier Bardem, Narrator, Oscar buzz, Penelope Cruz, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Woody Allen