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+ Oscars Challenge

2024 Oscars Challenge: [32] “Maestro” (Seven Nominations)

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FILM #32 of 38 DAY#41 of 48 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2024 OSCARS CHALLENGE“MAESTRO”MARCH 3, 2024NETFLIX …Review and Analysis Coming Soon This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. Directed by Bradley CooperNetflixNovember 22, 2023129 minutes Best PICTUREBradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger 50th Academy Awards (1977) Best Directing … Read More 2024 Oscars Challenge: [32] “Maestro” (Seven Nominations)

+ New Trailers

New Trailer: Mudbound – Official Netflix Trailer #1

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MUDBOUND Synopsis: Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband’s Mississippi Delta farm, a place she finds foreign and frightening. In the midst of the family’s struggles, two young men return from the war to work the land. Jamie McAllan, Laura’s brother-in-law, is everything her husband is not – charming and handsome, but he is haunted by his memories of combat. … Read More New Trailer: Mudbound – Official Netflix Trailer #1

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New Trailer: Mudbound – Official Netflix Teaser Trailer #1

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MUDBOUND Synopsis: Laura McAllan is trying to raise her children on her husband’s Mississippi Delta farm, a place she finds foreign and frightening. In the midst of the family’s struggles, two young men return from the war to work the land. Jamie McAllan, Laura’s brother-in-law, is everything her husband is not – charming and handsome, but he is haunted by his memories of combat. … Read More New Trailer: Mudbound – Official Netflix Teaser Trailer #1

+ 5 Star Reviews, Quick Reviews

Quick Review: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

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INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLDECEMBER 23, 2013 Every year, I feel like we get at least one truly phenomenal music-based film, and the Coen Brothers’ “Inside Llewyn Davis” is that one. The music throughout the film is performed by the actors themselves and comes from Oscar winner T Bone Burnett collaborating with Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons. Catching you with folk ballads … Read More Quick Review: Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

+ 4.5 Star Reviews, Reviews

Movie Review: The Great Gatsby (2013)

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THE GREAT GATSBY BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLMAY 9, 2013 Baz Luhrmann’s take on the great American novel “The Great Gatsby” is not only visually enthralling from start to finish but delivers some of the best performances so far this year, including an impossible-to-beat presence of Leonardo DiCaprio, who was born to play Gatsby. Carey Mulligan also steals the show with a beauty beyond what you … Read More Movie Review: The Great Gatsby (2013)

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New Trailer: The Great Gatsby – Official Trailer #1

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THE GREAT GATSBY / From director Baz Luhrman (“Romeo + Juliet”, “Moulin Rouge”, “Australia”) comes a take on an older story, The Great Gatsby. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, as well as Tobey MacGuire, you can expect this film to make some waves come Oscar season. If you’ve seen Luhrman’s previous works, you already know his kitsch for style and poise, so seeing … Read More New Trailer: The Great Gatsby – Official Trailer #1

+ 4.5 Star Reviews, Reviews

Movie Review: Shame (2011)

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SHAME BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLMARCH 18, 2013 “Shame” is the story of a conflicted man. Whether you label it sex addiction or unattainable desire, Brendan (Michael Fassbender) lives a life engulfed in sex. Brendan needs an intervention with a constant stream of sexual partners, a skewed view of monogamy, and hard drives full of smut. As you look at the face of Michael Fassbender, who … Read More Movie Review: Shame (2011)

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+ Critics Awards, Oscars Watch

Oscars Watch: 2011 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards

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Best Picture The Artist Best Director Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Best Actor Michael Fassbender – Shame Best Actress Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn Best Supporting Actor Christopher Plummer – Beginners Best Supporting Actress Carey Mulligan – Shame Best Breakthrough Performance Jessica Chastain – Tree of Life, The Help, The Debt, Take Shelter Best Ensemble Carnage Best Screenplay Moneyball Best Documentary Tabloid

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+ For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration 2011: “Drive”

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“Drive” was my favorite film of the year and the more nominations this film receives, the happier I will be. Ryan Gosling by far deserves a nomination, as well as the director, the score, the screenplay, and without a doubt, the cinematography. Deep down I have a feeling this film may get snubbed for its graphic nature, but overall, this film deserves some recognition. … Read More For Your Consideration 2011: “Drive”

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+ For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration 2011: “Shame”

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Steve McQueen and Michael Fassbender have been winning awards for the film “Shame” since it debuted, including Best Picture and Acting awards at the Venice Film Festival and Directing and Acting awards at the Seville European Film Festival. Though its NC-17 rating could hinder its possibilities of being nominated at this year’s Academy Awards, Steve McQueen and Michael Fassbender’s talent cannot be denied. The … Read More For Your Consideration 2011: “Shame”

+ 3.5 Star Reviews, Reviews

Movie Review: An Education (2009)

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AN EDUCATION BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLJULY 22, 2010 Love is complex. Love can be sticky, undependable, sensitive, unstable, and perplexing. Of course, these are only one side of love. The characters in “An Education” experience all of these aspects of love. The characters ARE all of these aspects of love. The harsh reality of love is what envelopes the majority of this film. Carey Mulligan … Read More Movie Review: An Education (2009)

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+ 2010 Oscars Challenge

2010 Oscars Challenge: An Education

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AN EDUCATION Up For: Best Motion Picture of the Year Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published The film An Education was unlike any film I saw it being. The trailers for An Education made the film look scandalous. The result was quite the opposite. Carey Mulligan plays a young woman in … Read More 2010 Oscars Challenge: An Education

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