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Movie Review: ‘Young Adult’

Director: Jason Reitman | Writer: Diablo Cody | Cast: Patton Oswalt, Elizabeth Reaser, Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Collette Wolfe | Rating: R | Runtime: 94 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): 2011 | Young Adult, Jason Reitman’s twisted mixed bag … Continue reading

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‘Dragon Tattoo,’ ‘Young Adult’ Slide in with the WGA

In the wake of the PGA nominations announced yesterday, the Writers Guild of America has spoken up with their correlation of Original, Adapted, and Documentary Screenplay nominees. The flood of ineligibilities — The Artist, a conceivable Best Original Screenplay frontrunner … Continue reading

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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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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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Trailer for Jason Reitman’s ‘Young Adult’

Apple has debuted the first trailer for Jason Reitman’s Young Adult, which, at least for me, being a Reitman devotee, has been heavily awaited. I’m sure the story will explore some darker territory, but the trailer seems most interested in … Continue reading

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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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