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‘Tyrannosaur’ Reigns Supreme at British Independent Film Awards

Paddy Considine’s Tyrannosaur cleaned up nicely at this year’s 14th annual British Independent Film Awards. In addition to being named Best British Independent Film, Considine’s debut was awarded in the fields of Best Actress (Olivia Colman) and Best Debut Director. … Continue reading

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Movie Review: ‘Tyrannosaur’ (2011)

Paddy Considine’s gripping directorial debut Tyrannosaur opens with a series of stark, brisk images that introduce the relentless destructiveness of the widowed, alcoholic loner Joseph (Peter Mullan). In one, he’s thrown into a fit by a couple of outspoken drinkers … 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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