Monthly Archives: February 2012

2012 Oscar Report: Warm Fuzzies and Nostalgia

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Mark DuPré

Old-fashioned show. Tried and true host. Cautious, safe winners. Welcome back to “The Way We Were.” Much has been made of the fact that this is the year of looking back in movies, with only one of the nine nominees … Continue reading →

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2012 Oscar Predictions

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Mark DuPré

They’re coming Sunday night, Feb. 26. It’s my Super Bowl. PICTURE The only thing interesting about this category is that the still-getting-used-to-them rules have yielded the odd number of nine nominees. The larger number hasn’t seemed to solve any problems … Continue reading →

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Going to Movies (Part Three)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Mark DuPré

Food You’re watching a movie, and you have to undo a candy wrapper. If you can’t cover it with a jacket or something, just, for Pete’s sake, do it quickly. It is majorly irritating to have sometime take 47 seconds … Continue reading →

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Going to Movies (Part 2)

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Mark DuPré

Reprinted with permission from How to Act Like a Grown-Up (http://actlikeagrownup.com/category/interactions/page/2/). If you’re with a group, everyone gets that you’re with a group. But don’t think that being one of 4 or 6 or even more gives you the right … Continue reading →

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Going to the Movies, Part One

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Mark DuPré

Reprinted with permission from How to Act Like a Grown-Up (http://actlikeagrownup.com/category/interactions/page/2/). Watching movies at home is one thing. But once you go into a movie theater, the rules change. (Trust me on this—I’m a film professor and I know about … Continue reading →

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