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‘Get Out’: One Year Later

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Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ premiered in theaters one year ago this week (February 23, 2017 at 7pm ET). The first time I saw the trailer for “Get Out” was at a showing of “The Birth of a Nation” in Oct. 2016. I didn’t really know that Jordan Peele was writing and directing a movie – […]
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2018 LCJ Movie Awards Nominations

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Sci-fi sequel “Blade Runner 2049”, true story drama “The Post” and family film “Wonder” lead The 2018 LCJ Movie Awards nominations, with 9 each, including Best Picture. Musical “The Greatest Showman” and sports biopic “I, Tonya” follow with 7 nominations each. For the first time in the 7-year history of The LCJ Movie Awards, there […]
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2018 BAFTA Awards Predictions

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Sunday’s BAFTA Awards mark one of the final major awards shows before The Oscars. Will the winners have an impact on who takes home Oscar gold? It’s quite an interesting year. BAFTA only has 5 nominees in their Best Film category. They are “Call Me by Your Name”, “Darkest Hour”, “Dunkirk”, “The Shape of Water” […]
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Chadwick the Champion

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Chadwick Boseman began his career in television around 2003. His breakthrough role on the big screen came 10 years later. He hasn’t been in a lot of films, but with every major role he’s had, Boseman has made a statement. “42” (2013) – As Jackie Robinson, Boseman held his own with Harrison Ford’s Branch Rickey […]
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There Will Be A Tie at the 2018 Oscars

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True Story: Last year, a couple weeks before The Academy Awards – a random thought crossed my mind: What if Leonardo DiCaprio opened the Best Actress envelope, and it read “Isabelle Huppert, ‘La La Land’.” A person’s name with the wrong movie underneath. I thought that DiCaprio and the folks on stage would have no idea what […]
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Clint Eastwood Still A Filmmaking Force

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Clint Eastwood is 87 years old and he’s still going strong. His latest film, “The 15:17 to Paris”, opens this weekend. It’s the third in a trio of biopic dramas depicting recent real-life events, following 2014’s “American Sniper” and 2016’s “Sully”. “Sniper”, starring Bradley Cooper as U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, was the highest-grossing film […]
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2018 Super Bowl Movie Ads Recap

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My Philadelphia Eagles FINALLY Won A Super Bowl. A long time coming – and an intense, nerve-racking game. But they did it! Shout-out to the Fan MVP: Bradley Cooper, star of “Silver Linings Playbook” and life-long Philly fanatic! NBC cameras took shots of him in the press box throughout the night – and the looks […]
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My Pun-Tastic Super Bowl LII Prediction

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Welcome to Super Bowl LII. The Game is being played in Minnesota. It would’ve been a Homecoming for the Vikings, but they got crushed by the Birds in the NFC Championship game, leaving their fans with a Big Sick feeling. So, it’s the Eagles and the Patriots. Fans of both teams will be Going In Style […]
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Justin Timberlake’s Best Movies

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As Justin Timberlake gets ready to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show, here’s a look at his best films to date (“Wonder Wheel” Not Included): “INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS” (2013) Timberlake co-starred alongside Oscar Isaac as a musician, performing the Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominated song “Please Mr. Kennedy” … which is now stuck in […]
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2018 Oscar Nominations Reactions

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THE HIGHLIGHTS: “Blade Runner 2049”, “Dunkirk” and “Darkest Hour” dominate technical categories. “Baby Driver” also gets 3. “Victoria & Abdul” with 2 and “Wonder” is a Makeup & Hairstyling nominee. The Sound Editing & Sound Mixing nominees are identical – rare. No Hong Chau or Holly Hunter in Supporting Actress – Lesley Manville (“Phantom Thread”) […]
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2018 SAG Awards Recap

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First-ever SAG Awards host Kristen Bell opened the show with a brief monologue: a couple jokes, a few important statements and a not-too-early “Frozen 2” plug. She and Maya Rudolph then presented the first award of the night. Bell appeared a few more times during the night, including with a well-written bit midway through featuring […]
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2018 SAG Awards Predictions

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Here are My Predictions for this Sunday’s 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: Best Stunt Ensemble SHOULD WIN: “Wonder Woman” WILL WIN: “Wonder Woman” COULD WIN: Any other movie in the category There’s been a lot of love and support for “Wonder Woman”, which earned Best Action Movie honors at the Critics Choice Awards. Fellow […]
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Chatting with the Stars at 2018 Critics Choice Awards

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The 23rd Annual Critics Choice Awards, which took place a few days ago, was the 6th I’ve attended. Each ceremony has had a slightly different feel to it. This year, though it seemed like there were more attendees at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, CA than ever before, I felt the most relaxed I’ve ever been. Everyone […]
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The Most Anticipated Movies of 2018: Part 2

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Here are the 11 films I’m most looking forward to seeing during the second half of 2018: “MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN” (July 20) Released almost 10 years to the day after the original, it’s the all-star Abba musical sequel and prequel to the 2008 mega-hit Broadway adaptation. Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan […]
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The Most Anticipated Movies of 2018: Part 1

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Here are the 7 films I’m most looking forward to seeing during the First Half of 2018: “THE COMMUTER” (Friday) Liam Neeson’s latest action thriller was actually on my list of Most Anticipated Films of 2017, since its release date was originally last Fall. But then Lionsgate pushed it to 2018. So it’s also on […]
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2018 Golden Globes Predictions

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Unlike last year, when “La La Land” earned a record-breaking 7 Golden Globes, there will not be a dominant film at this year’s 75th awards, hosted by Seth Meyers. The honors will be spread around, though some films with multiple nominations (including “The Post” with 6 and “Call Me by Your Name”, “Dunkirk” and “The […]
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Ranking ‘The Greatest Showman’ Songs

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The P.T. Barnum musical starring Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya, is nominated for 3 Golden Globes and the Best Original Song Critics Choice Award. I rank the film’s 9 songs (no spoilers for those who haven’t seen it): 1. “THE GREATEST SHOW” – The perfect opening production number 2. “THIS […]
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The 10 Best Movies of 2017

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2017 had plenty of highs and lows at the movies. Here are my honorable mentions and 3 special achievement honors: HONORABLE MENTIONS “Get Out” – Jordan Peele’s smart, multi-layered thriller. “Ingrid Goes West” – Modern, intelligent script on social media and obsession. “Kedi” – A deeply moving documentary on Istanbul cats. “Mudbound” – Netflix historical drama […]
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TV Review: FOX’s ‘L.A. to Vegas’

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The commercials for FOX’s new midseason comedy “L.A. to Vegas” prominently feature Dylan McDermott’s charismatic Captain Dave. He was also in a Funny or Die video giving some tips on how to enjoy Las Vegas. And McDermott even dressed and acted as his character for a recent press junket, in which he promoted the show […]
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Best Scenes and Moments of 2017

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These are my 29 favorite scenes and most memorable moments from 2017 movies: “All the Money in the World” – Climactic ransom/pick-up sequence. “Battle of the Sexes” – Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) meets Marilyn (Andrea Riseborough) at a beauty salon. “The Big Sick” – Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) gets frustrated at a fast-food drive thru. […]
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