My Pre-Oscar, Post-Football, Annual Pre-Viewing Preview!

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As I sit contemplating the undertaking before me, I think back to the last few days – the Super Bowl on Sunday, the inevitable aftermath of the Super Bowl (figurative, not literal) hangover, reminiscing on a long football season, and how my Patriots wasted a 14-2 record on a lost to the Jets – THE [...]

Best Director

When you think of the words “Best Director”, What comes to mind? Francis Ford Coppola for Godfather II (believe it or not – he never won for the Godfather. Look it up)? Scorsese for not winning so many times? Oliver Stone? Ford for… well, everything? Regardless, history happens with this nomination. 18 times men (every [...]

Best Actor/Actress

Best Actress Actor

Now, we enter the Hall of Fame: Best Actor/Actress. This is the stuff of legends – the time when you know you have made it. Your a lead, and the best lead. It is the stuff dreams are made of. How you know you have earned your way into greatness. So – Lets cut to [...]

Best Supporting

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Did you know Saturdays have a 9am too? I am now aware. Ok, in the midst of catching up on my Football Free Agency ESPN Sportcenter updates (BTW – A certain prognosticator who called Ben Roethlisberger Despicable for a certain reason – well, Gina, your right) i am considering my picks for best supporting actor [...]

Review #11 – Julie & Julia

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Ok, I have watched a lot of films in my day. A lot. More then my fair share. My High school years (well, from Sophomore year when I used to sneak out during study halls onward) were spent watching a lot of movies. A LOT of movies. In college, we had a free station that [...]

Review #5 – Inglourious Basterds

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As I sat down to Re-watch Inglourious Bastereds (I saw it about 4 weeks ago) I got a text. This was the conversation that ensued: Me: And now (I’m watching)… Inglourious Basterds LOS: I thought it was good but didn’t live up to expectations Me: 10 yrs of work and his “Masterpeice”? Woefully short. Good [...]

Academy Awards Pre-viewing pleasures!

I am all atwitter (yes, I just said “atwitter”. Get over it.) about this week. First, it is Super Bowl week, a magical week where football comes to a magnificent head and blows its shoulderpadded load all over sports fans from coast to coast. Ask a football fan who they think is going to win, [...]

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