Tag Archives: Rango
Recent Home Viewings: ‘Affliction,’ ‘Broken Flowers,’ ‘The Weather Man’
Affliction (1998) Nick Nolte’s profound, grizzly-bear turn in Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior has remained on the brain since I first saw the film back in September, and I’ve only just got around to acting on that impression by working through Nolte’s … 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
Recapping the Largely Uneventful Golden Globes: A Toned-Down Gervais Still the Highlight
When Ricky Gervais is on auto-pilot mode and he’s still the most watchable element of the Golden Globes, then you know it was a rocky broadcast. (“Rocky” meaning, well, boring.) Alright, maybe he wasn’t the absolute best part. Sidney Poitier’s … Continue reading
San Francisco Critics Also Announce Winners, Admirably Reward Malick’s ‘Tree of Life’
Any group that names Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life the best film of 2011 has an automatic supporter in yours truly, but the San Francisco Film Critics Circle also managed to devise a list of winners that was, from … Continue reading
