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question of the day: Did male discomfort prevent Michael Fassbender from being nominated for an Oscar for Shame?

Mon, Jan 30, 2012
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Did the nature of Fassbender’s performance as well as the subject matter of the film — which is so very raw about male sexuality — make male Academy voters too uncomfortable?

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Rampart (trailer)

Fri, Jan 27, 2012
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Was this movie a bit too real for Oscar-nominating Academy members?

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The Vow (trailer)

Wed, Jan 25, 2012
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Not based, surprisingly, on a Nicolas Sparks novel. It only wishes it were…

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Big Miracle (trailer)

Tue, Jan 24, 2012
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Whales are stuck in ice in the Arctic! And people think global warming is a bad thing! Won’t someone think of the whales? Free Willy!

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Man on a Ledge (trailer)

Mon, Jan 23, 2012
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Like Snakes on a Plane, only instead of snakes on a plane, it’s a man on a ledge.

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question of the day: Do you want to see the short science-fiction film shot at the International Space Station?

Mon, Jan 23, 2012
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Space tourist and ubergeek Richard Garriott de Cayeux shot an eight-minute SF short on the ISS in 2008. Finally, NASA has agreed to make it public…

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Casa de mi Padre (trailer)

Fri, Jan 20, 2012
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Can Will Ferrell get mainstream America to read subtitles? (I’m gonna go with No.)

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Chronicle (trailer)

Thu, Jan 19, 2012
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So, it’s a found-footage X-Men, minus the politics…

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question of the day: How do you find the right balance between knowing too much about a movie before you see it, and too little?

Thu, Jan 19, 2012
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Because apparently some folks are asking for refunds when they discover — once they’re in the cinema! — that The Artist is silent…

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Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (trailer)

Wed, Jan 18, 2012
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is all, “Hey, come on, everybody, I’ve got this secret map that’s gonna help me find my career again!”

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