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Follow the Car

After watching the underwhelming Golden Globes telecast, I naturally turned to what’s been a major constant for me this season: Bennett Miller’s Moneyball. No, Brad Pitt didn’t win Best Actor, and no, the Aaron Sorkin-Steven Zaillian duo didn’t take home … Continue reading

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‘The Artist,’ ‘Moneyball,’ ‘Tree of Life’ Earn Multiple Citations from NYFCC

As irksome as the New York Film Critics Circle’s desire to shoot the first bullet of this year’s awards season often was — they didn’t even bother to see Stephen Daldry’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close prior to the vote … Continue reading

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Movie Review: ‘Moneyball’ (2011)

Moneyball is an unlikely sophomore feature for director Bennett Miller, who last planted his name on a feature film with 2005′s mesmerizing Capote. His latest, an adaptation of Michael Lewis’ 2003 book, shares very few surface similarities with Capote, including … Continue reading

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Oscar Predictions: What We’ve Learned from Venice, Telluride, and Toronto

The fall festival season is undoubtedly one of the most informative periods of the year in terms of forecasting the Oscar game, so with Venice and Telluride behind us — and Toronto closing up shop within the next few days … Continue reading

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Trailer for Bennett Miller’s ‘Moneyball’

Yahoo has debuted the trailer for Moneyball, which, based on its stunning cast of contributors, is likely to be one of the year’s major Oscar contenders. Bennett Miller, who hasn’t directed a film since Capote, is working here from an … Continue reading

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Previewing the Screenplay Categories

Over at The Film Stage, I’ve put together detailed analyses for both the Original and Adapted Screenplay categories. I’ve linked to both articles below, and, for the sake of convenience, listed my predicted winners as well. Best Writing (Original Screenplay) … Continue reading

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Golden Globes 2011: Recap

Last night’s Golden Globe Awards was an exercise in predictability, at least with respect to the 14 film categories I predicted — the only one I didn’t foresee accurately was a win for Susanne Bier’s In a Better World, though … Continue reading

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Movie Review: ‘The Social Network’ (2010)

The Social Network, the new knockout from David Fincher, opens up with a war of words, set in a college bar, between Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and Erica Albright (Rooney Mara). The back-and-forth jabbering goes on for nearly ten minutes, … Continue reading

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