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And The Oscar Nominees Are (and AREN’T)

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Amy Adams is a five-time Oscar nominee. In a wide-open race she potentially could’ve won the Best Actress award this year for sci-fi thriller “Arrival”. But she’s been left-out of the years most unpredictable category, and is easily the Biggest Snub of the 2017 Oscar nominations. “Arrival” received 8 nominations overall, including Best Picture and Best […]
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Dennis Quaid is Here!

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Dennis Quaid has a supporting role in this weekend’s most buzzed-about release “A Dog’s Purpose”. With the major controversy surrounding the film, which has caused the premiere and press junket to be cancelled, Quaid may like to forget he was ever a part of this film. Here are some of the positive highlights of his […]
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Ranking the ‘La La Land’ Songs

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If you have not yet seen “La La Land” – seriously, what are you waiting for? If you have, you’ve likely had quite an experience. As important as music is to the story, there are actually only six songs in the entire film. Here’s my ranking, with Spoiler-Free Commentary: 1. “Audition (The Fools Who Dream)” – […]
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First Movie Event of 2017 is a Movie First

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This Thursday, Fathom Events will be presenting something truly groundbreaking. On the heels of successful live TV musicals such as “The Sound of Music”, “Grease” and “Hairspray”, Oscar-nominated actor Woody Harrelson is kicking things up a notch. He has written and will be directing and starring in the first-ever LIVE movie. “Lost in London LIVE” […]
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Netflix Review – ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’

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2004’s feature film adaptation of “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” was a misguided, topsy-turvy, uneven vehicle for star Jim Carrey. For those who remember the movie, or read the books it was based on (or both) – the first several episodes of Netflix’s new series will seem quite familiar. In the Count Olaf […]
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BAFTA Nominees Add More Awards Season Surprises

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“La La Land” leads the 2017 British Academy Film Awards Nominations with 11, followed closely by “Arrival” and “Nocturnal Animals” (which both star Amy Adams) with 9 each. British drama “I, Daniel Blake” is among the Best Film nominees. In the Lead Actor category, Jake Gyllenhaal (“Nocturnal”) took a slot away from Denzel Washington (“Fences”), […]
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2016 Guilty Pleasures

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Though they are often confused this time of the year, there’s a big difference between lists of Best Films of the Year and Favorite Films of the Year. Often the same movie can fit into both categories, but clearly that’s not always the case. There were a lot of films this past year that I […]
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The 10 Best Movies of 2016

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2016 was filled with big hits and huge misses. Traditionally, I do a 10 Best List and five Honorable Mentions. But since this was the best year ever for animated movies, I felt that genre deserved its own separate recognition. So here are my five Live-Action and five Animated Honorable Mentions for ’16 (in alphabetical order): […]
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