TOP 20 FILMS OF 2012
[#1-10]
- 1. Oslo, August 31st [Review]
- 2. The Grey [Review]
- 3. The Master [Review]
- 4. Lincoln [Review]
- 5. Amour [Review]
- 6. The Turin Horse [Review]
- 7. Elena [Review]
- 8. Zero Dark Thirty [Review]
- 9. Tabu [Review]
- 10. Beasts of the Southern Wild [Review]
[#11-20]
- 11. The Snowtown Murders
- 12. Flight [Review]
- 13. Magic Mike [Review]
- 14. Holy Motors
- 15. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia [Review]
- 16. Rust and Bone [Review]
- 17. The Color Wheel
- 18. Looper [Review]
- 19. On the Road [Review]
- 20. The Loneliest Planet [Review]
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Tag Archives: Albert Brooks
Let’s Cut the ‘Oscar-Nominated Jonah Hill’ Crap
Allow me this final brief observation before we do indeed put the recent awards season completely behind us. I can’t tell you how many times over the past couple of weeks — from friends, from other bloggers, from the guy … Continue reading
BAFTA Nominations Announced: ‘The Artist,’ ‘Tinker, Tailor’ Make a Splash
The official nominees for this year’s BAFTAs have been announced, and, as expected, they mostly align with the chapter-endorsed selections that were revealed in the longlist a couple of weeks ago. It’s a gladdening sight to see that they followed … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Brooks, Awards, BAFTAs, Bridesmaids, Drive, Eddie Marsan, Jim Broadbent, Judi Dench, Lynne Ramsay, Melissa McCarthy, My Week with Marilyn, Nicolas Winding Refn, The Artist, The Iron Lady, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, Tyrannosaur, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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Precursor Roundup: BFCA Nominations, Plus Winners for African American and Las Vegas Film Critics
Rather than continuing to churn out an article for every single precursor group that announces their year-end winners, I’m going to start keeping tally of the accumulating nominees and winners over at the Precursor Roundup, which, from now on, can … Continue reading
Precursor Roundup: Boston, Los Angeles, and New York Online Critics Chime In
As far as precursor awards goes, today has been an absolute whirlwind, with three major critics groups chiming in with their year-end winners: Boston Society of Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and New York Film Critics Online. There’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Brooks, Amy Ryan, Awards, Boston Society of Film Critics, Brad Pitt, Bridesmaids, Drive, Hanna, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Moneyball, New York Film Critics Online, Take Shelter, Terrence Malick, The Chemical Brothers, The Tree of Life, Win Win
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D.C. Critics Deem ‘The Artist’ 2011′s Best Film
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association has named Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist 2011′s Best Film, following a path whose foundation was laid last week by the New York Film Critics Circle. The WAFCA also awarded The Artist for Ludovic … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Brooks, Awards, Bridesmaids, Carey Mulligan, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Cliff Martinez, Drive, Hugo, Ludovic Bource, Maria Djurkovic, Nicolas Winding Refn, Shame, The Artist, The Descendants, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association, Werner Herzog
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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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Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Albert Brooks, Awards, Brad Pitt, Drive, Emmanuel Lubezki, J.C. Chandor, Jessica Chastain, Lou Lumenick, Margin Call, Meryl Streep, Michel Hazanavicius, Moneyball, New York Film Critics Circle, Steven Zaillian, Take Shelter, The Artist, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Tree of Life
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Movie Review: ‘Drive’ (2011)
Drive is director Nicolas Winding Refn’s attempt to squeeze out every emotion possible from a Hossein Amini screenplay that — let’s face it — is pretty by-the-book in its overall construction. (James Sallis’ same-named 2005 novel provides the source material, … Continue reading
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Red Band Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’
IGN has debuted an outstanding red band trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, which earned Refn the Best Director Prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. It’s probably my most anticipated film of the year, and after seeing this engrossing … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Brooks, Carey Mulligan, Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn, Ryan Gosling, Trailers
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Looking Ahead: Forecasting the 2011-2012 Oscar Contenders
Note: As this is my first time doing year-in-advance predictions, feel free to leave a comment below or send an e-mail if you think there are any particular films I’ve left out of my predictions. As of March 8, Best … Continue reading
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