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My Oscars Predictions 2012

Now, that the oscar nominations are out, I thought, I’ll throw my hat in the ring of who I think will be taking home the naked man. I would take bets but alas, I’m broke. Here’s my picks: Actor in … Continue reading

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Grand Illusion (1937)

Rated NR Two French Soldiers captured by the Germans during World War I. They overcome their differences to try to escape the Prison Camp. Starring Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Julien Carette A little known fact: … Continue reading

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Clint Eastwood Director

 Changeling (2008) Rated R Christine Collins  is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn’t her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum. John Malkovich co-stars as the … Continue reading

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Josh Lucas

 A Beautiful Mind (2001) Rated PG-13 John Forbes Nash Jr. was a brilliant economist — when his mind was clear. But life changed forever with the revelation that he was schizophrenic, although his brilliance persisted amidst the anguish his mental … Continue reading

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July 4th Films 2011

 Apollo 13 (1995) Rated PG Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew in director Ron Howard’s chronicle of this true-life story, which turns a failed journey into … Continue reading

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Steven Spielberg

  Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Rated PG After a meeting with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. Synopsis by IMDB.  E.T. (1982) … Continue reading

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Elle Fanning

 Babel (2006) Rated R When an American couple vacationing in Morocco fall victim to a random act of violence, a series of events unfolds across four countries that demonstrates both the necessity and impossibility of human communication. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu … Continue reading

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz

 All About Eve (1950) Rated G Writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s sharp script anchors this story about New York City theater life, with Bette Davis playing an aging Broadway diva who employs a starstruck fan as her assistant, only to learn … Continue reading

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Oscar Films Worth a Watch 2011

 Cimarron (1931) Rated NR Director Wesley Ruggles’ sweeping adaptation of Edna Ferber’s classic American novel was the first Western to win the Best Picture Oscar. Richard Dix stars as Yancey Cravat, a larger-than-life pioneer and newspaperman who moves his family … Continue reading

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Peter Jackson

King Kong (2005) Rated PG-13 Set in the 1930s, Peter Jackson’s remake of the black-and-white classic follows a group of adventurous explorers and filmmakers to mysterious Skull Island, where they search for a legendary giant gorilla known as King Kong. … Continue reading

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