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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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question of the day: What do you make of the list of the most pirated movies in 2011?

Thu, Jan 12, 2012
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Did you download a movie illegally in 2011? You’re not alone…

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AWFJ announces 2011 awards

Wed, Jan 11, 2012
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So happy that The Artist is Best Film for us…

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OFCS announces 2011 awards

Mon, Jan 02, 2012
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I hate that The Tree of Life won so many awards, but I am only one voter among many…

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question of the day: Has Hollywood abandoned young men?

Tue, Nov 15, 2011
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Transformers, Pirates of the Caribbean, Thor, Green Lantern, X-Men, Captain America, etc. This is what 2011 looks like at the movies. In what way can it be construed that young men are “endangered” at the box office?

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Cowboys & Aliens (review)

Tue, Aug 16, 2011
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Holy shit, Indiana Jones and James Bond are fighting frickin’ aliens. This is a geekgasm. Or it should be. But it isn’t.

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question of the day: How much is too much to spend on producing a movie?

Mon, Aug 15, 2011
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Disney shuts down production on The Lone Ranger over budget concerns even though it seems like a sure thing. Have we finally hit a ceiling on production costs?

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great movie quotes: ‘Rango’

Fri, Apr 08, 2011
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“No man can walk out of his own story.” –the Spirit of the West (Timothy Olyphant)

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Conservative “sleeper agents” in Hollywood?; are we to blame for risk-free movies?; Michael Bay can now fix the blame for ‘Transformers 2’; more: leftover links

Sun, Mar 13, 2011
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Plus: more stuff about Charlie Sheen that’s too depressingly indicative of the times to ignore…

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Adult Swim is killing; 80s flicks that shaped our world today; can gays play straight?; and more: leftover links

Sun, Mar 06, 2011
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Plus: too many depressing links about the Charlie Sheen feeding frenzy…

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