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: Awards
Michael Haneke’s Revered ‘Amour’ Wins Palme d’Or
The lovely Bérénice Bejo, along with a handful of presenters that included Alec Baldwin, Adrien Brody, Gong Li, and Audrey Tautou, dished out the award-winners today for the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival. As widely expected, the festival’s utmost critical … Continue reading
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Tagged 4 Months 3 Weeks and 2 Days, A Prophet, Adrien Brody, Alec Baldwin, Amour, Audrey Tautou, Awards, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Bérénice Bejo, Beyond the Hills, Bullhead, Cannes Film Festival, Carlos Reygadas, Cosmina Stratan, Cristian Mungiu, Cristina Flutur, Emmanuelle Riva, Gomorrah, Gong Li, Jacques Audiard, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ken Loach, Mads Mikkelsen, Marion Cotillard, Matteo Garrone, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Haneke, Nanni Moretti, Post Tenebras Lux, Reality, Rust and Bone, The Angels' Share, The Hunt, The White Ribbon, Thomas Vinterberg
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Looking Ahead: Forecasting the 2012-2013 Oscar Contenders
You may or may not recall the out-of-the-gate Oscar forecasting I did right around this time last year. It was mostly a lot of blindfolded speculation, as information regarding most of the contenders in question was limited-to-nonexistent. The case is … Continue reading
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Tagged Awards, Lincoln, Oscar Predictions, Oscars, The Great Gatsby, The Master
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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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What Should Win Tonight
I posted my final predictions for the Academy Awards yesterday, and I thought it appropriate to further anticipate tonight’s festivities by sharing my “should win” picks in each category. (Though, having not seen all of the nominees, I have abstained … Continue reading
Oscar Predictions: Wrapping it Up
Sunday will bring us the 84th Academy Awards, and with it, the end of an awards season that began with an intriguing open-endedness — “surely that black-and-white silent thing from France won’t hang on forever,” seemed to be the status … Continue reading
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Tagged Awards, Billy Crystal, Moneyball, Oscar Predictions, Oscars, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Artist, The Tree of Life
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Hazanavicius Wins DGA, ‘The Help’ Dominates SAG Awards
Over the past few days, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) have both voiced their opinion on the year in film, yet each organization has added so little to the conversation that they hardly … Continue reading
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Tagged Awards, Beginners, Christopher Plummer, Directors Guild of America, George Clooney, James Marsh, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, Nick Nolte, Octavia Spencer, Project Nim, Screen Actors Guild, Shailene Woodley, The Artist, The Help, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Viola Davis, Warrior
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Oscar Nominations Announced: ‘Hugo’ Tops the Field with 11 Nods, ‘The Artist’ Places Second with 10
The complete list of nominees for the 84th Academy Awards, which were announced via the Oscar site’s live stream about an hour ago, can be found after the jump. I’ll update this post later today — probably sometime in the … Continue reading
Oscar Predictions: One Last Refinement Before Tuesday’s Announcement
Heading into tomorrow’s unveiling of this year’s Oscar nominations, the question remains, as it has all season, as to how the Academy’s freshly revised Best Picture regulations will affect the number of nominees in the category. It’s a fitting place … Continue reading
PGA Awards ‘Artist,’ ‘Beats,’ ‘Tintin’
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced their three winners today and, in the biggest category of them all, The Artist banked another key victory en route to its all-but-sealed Best Picture Oscar. I still think there’s the slimmest chance … Continue reading
Costume Designers Guild Nominates ‘The Artist,’ ‘Jane Eyre,’ ‘Melacholia’
The Costume Designers Guild has also announced their 2011 nominees today, and this is another example of a guild that divides their recognition into three clusters: Contemporary, Period, and Fantasy. Considering the craft field in question, the reasons behind those … Continue reading
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Tagged Awards, Cary Fukunaga, Costume Designers Guild, Jane Eyre, Melancholia, Red Riding Hood, The Artist
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