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#OscarsSoSilly

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Mark DuPré

The Oscars should be taken seriously on a few levels. Sometimes they actually reward and encourage great work. At other times, they at least call attention to work that might otherwise be ignored. They can jumpstart a stalling career (or … Continue reading →

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Manchester by the Sea

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Mark DuPré

Manchester by the Sea is a deeply moving, occasionally wrenching, and extraordinary film. It’s a unique mixture of realism and formalism, in combinations one doesn’t usually find. It also features some of the best acting of the year, including a … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged A Beautiful Mind, Blue Valentine, Boston, Casey Affleck, Christian, Kenneth Lonergan, Lee Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea, Margaret, Michelle Williams, Moonrise Kingdom, My Week with Marilyn, Russell Crowe, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Grand Budapest Hotel, You Can Count on Me | Leave a comment

2016 Oscars–first thoughts

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Mark DuPré

OK, they nominations are out. And the celebrating, sniping and whining has begun. But the nominations are not exactly shocking, and are in fact fairly predictable. There are a few surprises, though, and while not shocking, are at least attention-getting. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 2016, 2016 Oscars--first thoughts, 45 Years, A Beautiful Mind, Academy Awards, Adam McKay, Ali, Alicia Vikander, Anomalisa, Beasts of No Nation, Birdman, Boyhood, Bridge of Spies, Brie Larson, Brooklyn, Carol, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Rampling, Creed, Denzel, George Miller, Halle Berry, Holocaust, Hungary, I Am Sam, Idris Elba, Inarritu, Inside Out, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Winslet, Lenny Abrahamson, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mad Max: Fury Road, Michael B. Jordan, Monster's Ball, Oscars, Ridley Scott, Rocky, Room, Rooney Mara, Russell Crowe, Saoirse Ronan, Sean Penn, snub, Son of Saul, Spielberg, Spotlight, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Steve Jobs, Straight Outta Compton, Sylvester Stallone, The Big Short, The Danish Girl, The Hateful Eight, The Martian, The Revenant, Tom Hardy, Tom McCarthy, Training Day, Visual Effects, Will Smith | Leave a comment

Far from the Madding Crowd

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Mark DuPré

Far from the Madding Crowd is the newest cinematic incarnation of the Thomas Hardy novel, but it perhaps fits most comfortably somewhere between a top-of-the-line Masterpiece Theatre production and the recent slew of Jane Austen films. That’s not a criticism, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Carey Mulligan, Charlotte Bruus Christensen, Far from the Madding Crowd, Gladiator, Malick, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Sheen, Pride and Prejudice, Russell Crowe, the Belgian Brando, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Vinterberg | Leave a comment

Noah

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Mark DuPré

What a fascinating mess Noah is. It’s beautiful to look at, epic in scope, has solid and committed acting, and is, in far too many ways, completely ridiculous. Anyone expecting any real fidelity to the Biblical story of Noah will … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Aronofsky, Bible, Douglas Booth, Emma Watson, Gone with the Wind, Jennifer Connolly, Logan Lerman, Methuselah, Noah, Ray Winstone, Russell Crowe, William Cameron Menzies | Leave a comment

Man of Steel

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Mark DuPré

Man of Steel is nowhere near as bad as some of the critics have said. Yes, it’s too long by a good 25 minutes, and the action scenes/fights are nearly endless and almost pointless. But as a reboot of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged Amy Adams, Benedict Cumberbatch, Henry Cavill, Man of Steel, Russell Crowe, Star Trek Into Darkness, Superman, Zack Snyder | Leave a comment

Les Misérables

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mark DuPré

Les Misérables succeeds on so many levels, I almost lost count. In many ways, it’s a film in the narrow category of films made from sung-through musicals. In that context, it really only has The Phantom of the Opera to … Continue reading →

Posted in Newer films | Tagged Aaron Tveit, Anne Hathaway, Bertolucci, Bring Him Home, Dreyer, Eddie Redmayne, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Godard, Hugh Jackman, I Dreamed a Dream, Jean Valjean, Les Miserables, Russell Crowe, Samantha Barks, The King's Speech, The Passion of Joan of Arc, Tom Hooper | 1 Comment

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