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Statuesque: 2012 Oscar Predictions – Acting Categories

Aaron Peck — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:00:50 +0000

In this post, we come to the categories that most people care about, which are tucked further back and spread throughout the telecast just to make sure that you watch the whole thing. Let’s take a look at the four acting categories and see if we can suss out the winners. The acting categories, for...

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Statuesque: Will the SAG Awards Predict the Oscars?

Luke Hickman — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:53 +0000

Awards season always fills me with such anxiety. I worry that the films I deem worthy to win will lose to films that I completely dislike. Like other critics, I know that I’m right and anyone who disagrees with me is wrong. (Yes, I’m being sarcastic). I’m so opinionated over this matter that I get...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Acting Performances of 2011

Josh Zyber — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:15 +0000

Let’s do one more of these prior-year look-back Roundtables before we move on to newer topics. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve discussed both the overrated and underrated films of 2011. This week, we’ll talk about our favorite acting performances of last year. Aaron Peck The best performance from an actor in 2011 was...

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New to VUDU: Week of October 30th, 2011

Josh Zyber — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:00:15 +0000

You might expect a streaming service like VUDU to add a bunch of new horror titles to the line-up on the week of Halloween. Due to licensing agreements and whatnot, I guess that’s just not how things shook out this year. Instead, the week seems to be dominated by romance and relationship dramas. Consider that...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘X-Men’ Rise While ‘Hangover’ Drops

Luke Hickman — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:00:06 +0000

As the weekend’s only major opener, ‘X-Men: First Class‘ dominated the box office with a $56 million debut. That’s about $3 million above expectations. When you take into account ticket inflation from the previous four installments, ‘First Class’ comes in dead last for overall openings in the franchise. Speculation has placed the blame on the...

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Weekend Movies: ‘X-Men’ Stands Alone

Luke Hickman — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:00:17 +0000

As the only movie opening wide this weekend, the new ‘X-Men’ prequel is almost a sure-fire box office winner. Currently at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes with over 80 reviews, it just might end up being the best-reviewed summer blockbuster of 2011. Like I said in my review, ‘X-Men: First Class‘ apologetically makes up for the...

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Now Playing: Life for ‘Beginners’

Luke Hickman — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:00:39 +0000

‘Beginners’, the latest film from writer/director Mike Mills (‘Thumbsucker’), stars Ewan McGregor as a 38-year-old lonely guy stuck questioning the life he lives and the direction he’s headed. Three events in his recent past have left him feeling alone and directionless: the death of his mother, his father coming out of the closet, and his...

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