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If you only see one silent film this year …

January 25, 2012

Expanding on yesterday’s post, we did go and see The Artist. Two thumbs up. While it’s hard to judge whether the movie’s appeal derives more from the gimmick ( a silent film in black and white) or the story (the inevitable arc of celebrity in Hollywood), maybe it’s best not to overthink it. What I [...]

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Limit the Oscar nominees to those I’ve seen

January 24, 2012

Of this year’s Oscar nominees, so far I’ve seen three: The Descendants, Moneyball and War Horse. Tonight, the wife and I may go see The Artist. Maybe we’ll get to some of the others too, but really: the nominees are no longer must-see cinema, are they? Were they ever? We just go for the same [...]

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An uninformed look at the Oscars

January 25, 2011
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Probably not a great idea to bloviate about the Oscar nominations if one hasn’t seen all of the nominated movies — but I will anyway. First, the ones I’ve seen: Inception The Kids Are All Right The King’s Speech Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter’s Bone Hey, six out of 10 isn’t bad for me. [...]

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Dreaming of a world without crappy TV

January 11, 2008

Personally, I don’t care if this writers strike never ends. The longer it goes on, the better I like it. We’re already seeing big dividends: the cancellation of this year’s Golden Globes. Instead of the usual parade of vain and vacant actors and their unusual wardrobes, it’ll be a one-hour press conference Sunday night. Now [...]

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