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Tuesday Releases: The Boy Next Door, The Gambler, & Inherent Vice

APRIL 28TH, 2015 New Releases Accidental Love The Boy Next Door The Gambler Inherent Vice Paddington The Wedding Ringer

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2015 Oscars Challenge: [11] Inherent Vice – Best Adapted Screenplay

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON “Inherent Vice” Ever year that there is a Paul Thomas Anderson film released, everyone looks to the Oscars to see what he or the film will be nominated for, as this ends up being Anderson’s sixth nomination. “Inherent Vice,” however, slides in with only two nominations including one for Best Adapted Screenplay. Based on the 2009 detective novel of the same … Read More 2015 Oscars Challenge: [11] Inherent Vice – Best Adapted Screenplay

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2015 Oscars Challenge: [11] Inherent Vice – Best Costume Design

MARK BRIDGES “Inherent Vice” Heading to the ’70s gives “Inherent Vice” all the opportunities to do special things with their costume design and for the most part they do. With an edge of humor throughout the film, the costumes play into that comedy, for example when Joaquin Phoenix’s Doc is called to a meeting at a fancy restaurant and the attire calls for a … Read More 2015 Oscars Challenge: [11] Inherent Vice – Best Costume Design

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Oscars Watch: 17th Annual Costume Design Guild Nominees

Expect the nominees from the Period and Fantasy categories to be big players at the Academy Awards, with “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Into The Woods” being obvious frontrunners for both the CDG Awards as well as for Oscar nominations. EXCELLENCE IN CONTEMPORARY FILM “Birdman” – Albert Wolsky “Boyhood” – Kari Perkins “Gone Girl” – Trish Summerville “Interstellar” – Mary Zophres “Wild” – Melissa … Read More Oscars Watch: 17th Annual Costume Design Guild Nominees

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Oscars Watch: 19th Annual Art Directors Guild Award Nominees

Period Film INHERENT VICE Production Designer: DAVID CRANK THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Production Designer: ADAM STOCKHAUSEN THE IMITATION GAME Production Designer: MARIA DJURKOVIC THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Production Designer: JOHN PAUL KELLY UNBROKEN Production Designer: JON HUTMAN Fantasy Film CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Production Designer: PETER WENHAM DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Production Designer: JAMES CHINLUND GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY Production … Read More Oscars Watch: 19th Annual Art Directors Guild Award Nominees

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Theatrical Releases: Exodus: Gods And Kings & Inherent Vice

Ridley Scott delivers the second Old Testament retelling of the year with “Exodus: Gods And Kings,” with the story of Moses and the Plagues. Visually stunning, with the plagues taking on entirely new forms and the most epic cinematic parting of the sea yet, Scott appears to focus more on great cinematography elements rather than focusing much on characters or reshaping the story. The … Read More Theatrical Releases: Exodus: Gods And Kings & Inherent Vice

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2015 Oscars Challenge: 6th Annual Oscar Challenge: And So It Begins…

Summer blockbuster season ends and immediately the masses are turning their heads to the Oscars. Of course, five months is a long time to wait for the nominations, but the ride to those nominations becomes half of the fun of this time of year. Instead of audiences racing to their local theater chains to catch the latest major motion picture blockbusters like “Transformers” or … Read More 2015 Oscars Challenge: 6th Annual Oscar Challenge: And So It Begins…