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: Michael Fassbender
Movie Review: ‘Prometheus’
Director: Ridley Scott | Writers: Damon Lindelof, Jon Spaihts | Cast: Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender, Logan Marshall-Green, Guy Pearce, Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron | Rating: R | Runtime: 124 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | Ridley Scott directs Prometheus … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, 3 stars, Alien, Charlize Theron, Damon Lindelof, Dan O'Bannon, Dark Shadows, Devil, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Jon Spaihts, Logan Marshall-Green, Lost, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, P, Peter O'Toole, Prometheus, Reviews, Ridley Scott, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
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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
Movie Review: ‘Haywire’
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Writer: Lem Dobbs | Cast: Antonio Banderas, Gina Carano, Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum | Rating: R | Runtime: 93 minutes | Year (U.S. release): 2012 | With Haywire, director Steven … Continue reading
Trailer for Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus’
Despite being an ardent admirer of Ridley Scott’s Alien, I haven’t been able to drum up much interest in his upcoming actioner, Prometheus. That’s partly because of Scott’s slag output as of late, but more so because I just don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace, Patrick Wilson, Prometheus, Ridley Scott, Trailers
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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: ‘Shame’
Director: Steve McQueen | Writers: Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan | Cast: Nicole Beharie, James Badge Dale, Michael Fassbender, Elizabeth Masucci, Carey Mulligan, Lucy Walters | Rating: NC-17 | Runtime: 101 minutes | Year (U.S. release date): 2011 | Michael Fassbender … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, 4 stars, Abi Morgan, Carey Mulligan, Elizabeth Masucci, Harry Escott, Hunger, James Badge Dale, Lucy Walters, Michael Fassbender, Nicole Beharie, Reviews, S, Sean Bobbitt, Shame, Steve McQueen
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Movie Review: ‘A Dangerous Method’ (2011)
The warning signs start popping up early and often in David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method. They’re revealed mostly through the performance of Keira Knightley, who, playing the patient-turned-analyst Sabina Spielrein, is in fully-committed form. The problem is that, despite all … Continue reading
A Quick Word on ‘Shame’ Supporting Player James Badge Dale
I’ll be posting a full-length review of Steve McQueen’s Shame sometime closer to its December 2 release date, but it’s worth mentioning that I saw the film a second time Monday night — at BAM Rose Cinemas, followed by a … Continue reading
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Tagged Carey Mulligan, Elizabeth Masucci, James Badge Dale, Michael Fassbender, Shame, Steve McQueen
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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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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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Trailer for Steve McQueen’s ‘Shame’
The Guardian has debuted a pitch-perfect first trailer for Steve McQueen’s Shame. It uses the film’s punishing imagery to great effect, though a slightly different cut will probably be developed once it starts making the theatrical rounds. Michael Fassbender gives … Continue reading
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Tagged Carey Mulligan, Michael Fassbender, Shame, Steve McQueen, Trailers
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