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Tag Archives: Straight Outta Compton
2016 Oscar Nominations: The “Minor” Sure-Thing Awards
To those in the so-called “minor” awards—those outside the top six—the Oscar is anything but minor. But to most folks outside of the industry, the awards outside of the acting, directing and best picture awards are of somewhat less interest. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amy, Anomalisa, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Animated Feature, Best Documentary Feature, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Original Screenplay, Boy and the World, Bridge of Spies, Brooklyn, Carol, Ex Machina, Inside Out, Mad Max: Fury Road, Room, Shaun the Sheep, Son of Saul, Spotlight, Straight Outta Compton, The Big Short, The Good Dinosaur, The Martian, When Marnie Was There
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2016 Oscars–first thoughts
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 →
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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
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Spotlight
Spotlight was supposed to be the critical hit of the year. It was supposed to be our era’s All the President’s Men. It’s got the greatest cast since…whatever. Apparently the awards are not working out that way at this point, … Continue reading →
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Tagged All the President's Men, Ben Bradlee, Ben Bradlee Jr., Bill Murray, Billy Crudup, Brian d'Arcy James, Foxcatcher, Jamey Sheridan, Jason Robards, John Slattery, Josh Singer, Liev Schreiber, Mark Ruffalo, Masanobu Takayanagi, Michael Keaton, Million Dollar Arm, New York Film Critics Circle, Rachel McAdams, Screen Actors Guild, Silver Linings Playbook, Smash, Spotlight, Stanley Tucci, Star Wars, Straight Outta Compton, The Big Short, The Boston Globe, The Station Agent, The Warrior, Tom McCarthy, Trumbo
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