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Aniston On The Big And Small Screen

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“Murder Mystery 2”, debuting March 31st on Netflix, is Jennifer Aniston’s first film since the *first* “Murder Mystery” movie, which was released nearly four years ago. Aniston has spent much of the in-between period of time filming AppleTV+ drama series “The Morning Show”, with Season 3 expected to debut later this year. And, of course, […]
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History of the Best Picture Presenters

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This year’s Academy Awards Best Picture presenters were going to be Harrison Ford and Glenn Close, in an “Air Force One” reunion. The “Presenting Duo Reunion” was one of the themes of the 95th Oscars, as “Jungle Cruise” stars Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson presented the first award, Best Animated Feature, to “Guillermo del Toro’s […]
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2023 Oscars Predictions: PART 2

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It’s time for PART 2 of my 2023 Oscars Predictions. Here’s who I think will win… and who might surprise… when it comes to some of the biggest categories — Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay and… first up… Animated Feature: Best Animated Feature Will Win: “Guillermo Del […]
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2023 Oscars Predictions: PART 1

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It’s time for PART 1 of my 2023 Oscars Predictions. I’m saving some of the biggest categories (Picture, Director, Animated Feature, the Screenplays and the four acting ones) until PART 2. For now, here are my thoughts on the 14 other categories: Best Cinematography Will Win: “All Quiet on the Western Front” The Upset Pick: […]
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Super Bowl Movie Ad Highlights

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Big Movie Ads returned in full force for Super Bowl LVII. From 5:50pmET to before the National Anthem, studios delivered teasers for four major upcoming releases. Paramount showcased “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (out March 31) and “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (opening June 9). Sony had “65” (out March 10). And Universal ran […]
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Witherspoon: Rom-Coms And Beyond

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Reese Witherspoon’s new rom-com “Your Place or Mine”, co-starring Ashton Kutcher, is on Netflix just in time for Valentine’s Day. Witherspoon, who won an Oscar in 2006 for “Walk the Line”, has been a TV staple lately with “The Morning Show”, “Big Little Lies” and “Little Fires Everywhere”, plus production work on “Where the Crawdads […]
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Thoughts On The Performances

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I’ve now seen all the movies featuring this year’s 20 Oscar nominated performances. Some thoughts: BEST ACTOR Bill Nighy (“Living”) is fantastic — such a layered performance in such a moving film. It’s my favorite lead actor performance from any 2022 release. Very pleased Paul Mescal made it onto the list for his emotional work […]
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95th Oscars Nominations Predictions

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Here are my predictions in seven of the major categories for the 95th Oscars Nominations, which will be announced this Tuesday January 24th on ABC: Best Animated Feature “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” “Turning Red” “Wendell & Wild” Alternate: “The Sea Beast” Pleasant Surprise: […]
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