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: Alexander Payne
Capsule Reviews: Entry #2
[Click here for a reminder of the concept behind the "Capsule Reviews" series.] About Schmidt (Alexander Payne, 2002): This Jack Nicholson-starrer plays like a mix of the best and the worst habits of Alexander Payne. It begins beautifully, painting Warren … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 Angry Men, About Schmidt, Alexander Payne, Capsule Reviews, Dermot Mulroney, Five Easy Pieces, Franck Keïta, François Bégaudeau, Gary Busey, Half Nelson, Hope Davis, Intimacy, Jack Nicholson, June Squibb, Kathryn Bigelow, Kathy Bates, Keanu Reeves, Kelly Reichardt, Kerry Fox, Last Tango in Paris, Laurent Cantet, Marianne Faithfull, Mark Rylance, Meek's Cutoff, Michelle Williams, Old Joy, Patrice Chéreau, Patrick Swayze, Point Break, Reviews, Sam Levy, The Class, Time Out, Timothy Spall, W. Peter Iliff, Walter Dalton, Wendy and Lucy
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Oscar Recap: ‘Artist,’ ‘Hugo’ Take Five Statues Apiece
That Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter took home their second consecutive Best Film Editing Oscar — last year for The Social Network, this year for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, another hyper-kinetic David Fincher film — was an out-of-nowhere … Continue reading
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Tagged A Separation, Alexander Payne, Angus Wall, Asghar Farhadi, Awards, Beginners, Billy Crystal, Brian Grazer, Christopher Plummer, Emmanuel Lubezki, Harvey Weinstein, Hugo, Kirk Baxter, Martin Scorsese, Meryl Streep, Midnight in Paris, Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol, Moneyball, Oscars, Robert Richardson, The Artist, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Help, The Iron Lady, The Master, The Social Network, Viola Davis, Woody Allen
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DGA Surprises, Nominates Allen, Fincher
Well, at least Tate Taylor didn’t get in. I’ll take David Fincher — even so-so Fincher, like The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo — over the soap-brand flavoring of The Help any day of the week. That said, there were … Continue reading
National Board of Review Gives a Big Hug to Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’
The National Board of Review has a thing for Clint Eastwood. Each one of the director’s films since 2002′s Blood Work has been included in the NBR’s compilation of the year’s top ten films — and now, with the inclusion … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Payne, Awards, Blood Work, Clint Eastwood, George Clooney, Hugo, J. Edgar, Jacques Tati, Jim Rash, Martin Scorsese, Michael Fassbender, Nat Faxon, National Board of Review, Rooney Mara, Shailene Woodley, Sylvain Chomet, The Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Illusionist
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Movie Review: ‘The Descendants’ (2011)
George Clooney is firing on all cylinders in Alexander Payne’s The Descendants. He’s as funny as he’s ever been, but in a different way — previously, his most obvious comedic efforts (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Burn After Reading) have … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, 4 stars, Alexander Payne, Amara Miller, Beau Bridges, Burn After Reading, D, George Clooney, Jim Rash, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard, Nat Faxon, Nick Krause, O Brother Where Art Thou?, Patricia Hastie, Reviews, Robert Forster, Shailene Woodley, Sideways, The Descendants
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Oscar Predictions: ‘J. Edgar’ Opens to Intriguingly Cryptic Response
Like the film or not — and, despite some obviously confused work on the page from Dustin Lance Black, I do — I think it’s hard not to be at least somewhat interested in the mixed response that Clint Eastwood’s … Continue reading
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Tagged A Dangerous Method, Alexander Payne, Changeling, Charlize Theron, Clint Eastwood, David Cronenberg, Diablo Cody, Dustin Lance Black, Hereafter, Hugo, Invictus, J. Edgar, Jason Reitman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese, Michel Hazanavicius, Midnight in Paris, My Week with Marilyn, Olivia Colman, Oscar Predictions, Oscars, Paddy Considine, Patton Oswalt, Simon Curtis, Steven Spielberg, The Artist, The Descendants, Tyrannosaur, War Horse, Woody Allen, Young Adult
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Second Trailer for Alexander Payne’s ‘The Descendants’
A curious second trailer has dropped over at Apple for Alexander Payne’s The Descendants — it’s a good deal shorter than the first one that debuted back in May and, aside from a couple of critics’ quotes, offers very little … Continue reading
Oscar Predictions: Post-NYFF Assessment
Having seen a handful of films at this year’s New York Film Festival — including, among others, Steve McQueen’s Shame, Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, and Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist — I feel that my perspective of this year’s race, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Payne, An Education, Awards, Carey Mulligan, Clint Eastwood, Diablo Cody, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, George Clooney, Invictus, J. Edgar, Jason Reitman, Jean Dujardin, Jim Rash, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Fassbender, Michel Hazanavicius, Michelle Williams, Morgan Freeman, My Week with Marilyn, Nat Faxon, Oscar Predictions, Oscars, Shailene Woodley, Shame, Simon Curtis, Stephen Daldry, Steve McQueen, The Artist, The Descendants, The Help, Up in the Air, Viola Davis, Young Adult
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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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Tagged A Dangerous Method, Aaron Sorkin, Alexander Payne, Awards, Bennett Miller, Blue Valentine, Brad Pitt, Carnage, Christoph Waltz, David Cronenberg, Gary Oldman, George Clooney, Jodie Foster, Jonah Hill, Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, Michel Hazanavicius, Moneyball, Oscar Predictions, Oscars, Roman Polanski, Shame, Steve McQueen, Steven Zaillian, The Artist, The Descendants, The Ides of March, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Hardy, Tomas Alfredson, Up in the Air, Viggo Mortensen, Warrior
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Oscar Predictions: Diving in Before the Festivals
Back in early March, I put together a preliminary set of Oscar predictions for the impending 2011-2012 awards season. Most of the films that made their way into my charts have still yet to be released theatrically, but trailers have … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Payne, Awards, Bennett Miller, Clint Eastwood, David Nicholls, J. Edgar, Jason Reitman, Lone Scherfig, Midnight in Paris, Moneyball, One Day, Oscar Predictions, Oscars, Steven Spielberg, Terrence Malick, The Descendants, The Tree of Life, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tomas Alfredson, War Horse, Woody Allen, Young Adult
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