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‘The BFG’ Review: Simple Spielbergian Pleasures

Philip Brown — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:00:55 +0000

‘The BFG’ was apparently a dream project for Steven Spielberg. The director nursed it along since the book was published in 1982, waiting for effects technology to catch up to one of Roald Dahl’s most playful fantasies. It’s not entirely a coincidence that the book was published the same year that Spielberg made his childhood...

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Weekend Roundtable: Most Undeserving 2016 Oscar Nominees

Josh Zyber — Fri, 19 Feb 2016 20:00:35 +0000

The Oscars are just a week away. As happens most years, some of the nominees for this year’s Academy Awards are less deserving of awards and praise than others. Like some of these, for example. Mike Attebery I had high hopes for ‘Steve Jobs‘. Even after its somewhat tortured production, I thought the film stood...

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The Flaws Awaken – Nitpicking the New ‘Star Wars’ Movie

Shannon Nutt — Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:00:17 +0000

Before fanboys and fangirls out there ignite their lightsabers, let me preface this article by saying I liked ‘The Force Awakens’ – a lot. It was a monumental task for J.J. Abrams and company to revive the feeling most of us felt for the ‘Star Wars’ franchise back in the late 1970s/early ’80s, and for...

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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Review: Thrilling Fan Service

Philip Brown — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 16:00:44 +0000

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but there’s a ‘Star Wars’ movie opening this weekend. A new one too. Not a Special Edition. Not even a prequel. In fact, George Lucas isn’t involved for reasons that even he understands. It’s called ‘The Force Awakens’. You might have heard about it, briefly. Out of...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movie Musical Scores

Josh Zyber — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:00:28 +0000

Music is so often an undervalued component of any film’s success. A great musical score can enhance not just our excitement, but also our emotional involvement with a story and its characters. In this week’s Roundtable, we highlight some of our favorite film scores. I suspect that many people’s first instinct will be to reach...

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Now Playing: ‘Book’ Report

Bryan Kluger — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:00:11 +0000

20th Century Fox would like you to compare ‘The Book Thief’ to the Oscar-winning ‘Life of Pi’. The trailers even say, “From the studio that brought you Life of Pi.” Not the director or the writer… just the same corporation that financed both movies. The comparisons get even thinner from there. Sure, you can argue...

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Statuesque: 2012 Oscar Predictions – Sound Categories

Aaron Peck — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:00:05 +0000

The Oscars are only days away and I’ve found myself running through the nominees, wondering who will take home the statuettes. I have no real reason for caring as much as I do about these awards, but something deep inside me wants to, at some point, predict every category right. In this post, we’ll discuss...

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