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Jean Dujardin

The Connection (La French) movie review: not-so-good fellas

Fri, May 29, 2015
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With supercool 70s chic and a smart crime thriller vibe, this is a welcome throwback to action dramas of the past, before they chose spectacle over story.

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The Monuments Men review: saving private collections (and public art)

Thu, Feb 13, 2014
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As jaunty as Jean Dujardin’s beret, but in a sincere, old-fashioned kind of way. It could almost have been rediscovered from the 1940s…

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this is what it looks like on a film premiere red carpet

Wed, Feb 12, 2014
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Very intimidating! Especially when you know that everyone on the other side of the barriers is thinking, Who the hell is that? Should I know who she is?

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all your suspicions about how Academy members cast their Oscar votes are accurate (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Feb 20, 2013
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Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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question of the day: What are your all-time favorite and least favorite black-and-white movies?

Fri, Jan 04, 2013
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I must choose the magnificent The Artist, for which its black-and-whiteness isn’t merely an artistic choice but inherent in its genius…

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British Film Bloggers Circle announces 2012 awards

Wed, Feb 29, 2012
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The British Film Bloggers Circle — a new organization of which I am a member — has announced the winners our first annual awards…

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question of the day: What do you think of last night’s Oscar ceremony, and what do you think of the winners?

Mon, Feb 27, 2012
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I felt a lot of disdain rolling off the screen for the very people that the Academy is allegedly honoring for actually finding that truth this past year…

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The Artist will have a good night (and other Oscar predictions)

Sat, Feb 25, 2012
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Here’s an at-a-glance look at my picks for tomorrow night’s Academy Awards…

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George Lucas says Greedo always shot first (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat, Feb 11, 2012
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What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Jean Dujardin snuggles George Clooney

Thu, Feb 09, 2012
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I’ll be in my bunk.

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