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Top 20 Films of 2012: #1-10

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Danny King

I don’t have too much to add, in the way of introduction, to what I wrote yesterday. It is worth mentioning, though, that almost half of the titles below — in addition some from the #11-20 crop — are currently … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Tens | Tagged Alps, Amour, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Barbara, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Béla Tarr, Benh Zeitlin, Caché, Code Unknown, Elena, Funny Games, Joe Carnahan, Kathryn Bigelow, Lincoln, Mark Boal, Michael Haneke, Miguel Gomes, Oslo August 31st, Paul Thomas Anderson, Reprise, Sleepwalk with Me, Steven Spielberg, Tabu, The Deep Blue Sea, The Grey, The Master, The Queen of Versailles, The Turin Horse, Top Tens, Zero Dark Thirty | Leave a comment

Movie Review: ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Writer: Mark Boal | Cast: Kyle Chandler, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Mark Duplass, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Reda Kateb, Chris Pratt, Édgar Ramírez, Mark Strong | Rating: R | Runtime: 157 minutes | Year … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2012, 4 stars, Barry Ackroyd, Chris Pratt, Édgar Ramírez, Greig Fraser, James Gandolfini, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Kathryn Bigelow, Killing Them Softly, Kyle Chandler, Last Ride, Lincoln, Mark Boal, Mark Duplass, Mark Strong, Paul Greengrass, Reda Kateb, Reviews, The Hurt Locker, Z, Zero Dark Thirty | 2 Comments

My Experience with Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Danny King

Addendum: A few people have brought up the legitimate question of why I went to see The Hobbit in the first place. The answer is that it was a professional-obligation thing: I record a weekly podcast, The Film Stage Show, … Continue reading →

Posted in Editorials | Tagged After Earth, Amour, Arbitrage, Argo, Escape from Planet Earth, Flight, Ian Holm, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Joseph Kosinski, Joss Whedon, Keep the Lights On, Lincoln, Lost in Translation, M. Night Shyamalan, Magic Mike, Margaret, Martin Freeman, Oblivion, Peter Jackson, Promised Land, Raymond Carver, Stanley Kubrick, The Avengers, The Croods, The Grey, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Lord of the Rings, The Lovely Bones, Up in the Air, Weekend, Woody Allen, Zero Dark Thirty | 17 Comments

Movie Review: ‘Lincoln’

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Danny King

Director: Steven Spielberg | Writers: Doris Kearns Goodwin (book), Tony Kushner | Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Hawkes, Tommy Lee Jones, Tim Blake Nelson, James Spader, David Strathairn | Rating: PG-13 | Runtime: 149 minutes | Year … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged 2012, 4 stars, Angels in America, Dane DeHaan, Daniel Day-Lewis, David Strathairn, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Gangs of New York, Hergé, James Spader, Janusz Kaminski, John Hawkes, John Williams, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, L, Lincoln, Michael Kahn, Munich, Reviews, Rick Carter, Sally Field, Steven Spielberg, Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, The Adventures of Tintin, There Will Be Blood, Tim Blake Nelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, War Horse | Leave a comment

Looking Ahead: Forecasting the 2012-2013 Oscar Contenders

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Danny King

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 →

Posted in Awards | Tagged Awards, Lincoln, Oscar Predictions, Oscars, The Great Gatsby, The Master | Leave a comment

Top Ten Most Anticipated Movies of 2012

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Danny King

With the end of the semester in sight, I’ve been swamped with school work during the past few days — final-exam preparation, putting together final essays, etc. That’s why I haven’t posted anything since Thursday. But things will be back … Continue reading →

Posted in Top Tens | Tagged Cogan's Trade, Django Unchained, Gangster Squad, Gravity, Lincoln, Only God Forgives, Seven Psycopaths, Skyfall, Terrence Malick, The Dark Knight Rises, Top Tens | 4 Comments

A Busy Year for John Logan

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Danny King

While posting that Coriolanus poster early this morning, I realized what a jam-packed year it’s been for Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator). In addition to penning Ralph Fiennes’ Shakespeare adaptation, Logan has also tackled the writing reigns on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Clint Eastwood, Coriolanus, Georges Méliès, Gladiator, Hugo, John Logan, Lincoln, Rango, Skyfall, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Aviator | Leave a comment

7/31: News Updates

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Danny King

Here are some news updates I’ve compiled over at The Film Stage during the past few weeks: Liam Neeson Drops Out of Spielberg’s ‘Lincoln’ [Click Here] ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ Delayed Until March 2011 [Click Here] Trailer for ‘I Saw the … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Biutiful, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Javier Bardem, Liam Neeson, Lincoln, Mark Wahlberg, News, Riptide, Robert De Niro, Shia LaBeouf, Stephen Frears, Steven Spielberg, Stone, Tamara Drewe, The Adjustment Bureau, The Raven | Leave a comment

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