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Screening Log
Have you been exploring the new site? The "reviews" section contains indexes of recent reviews as well as a screening log experiment. I decided to record what I see in 2011 including movies, television...
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Truth in Advertising. FYC Ads
I had a hankering for some truth-telling. Sometimes I wish all advertising would just tell it like it is. Wrap a golden lasso 'round all marketing departments and see what bursts forth. Herewith my...
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Strike a Pose, on the Croisette.
Jose here. If The King's Speech hasn't given you enough of socialite Wallis Simpson to last you for a while -- I personally thought Eve Best's performance was the best thing in the movie and she should...
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Link Man
E! whaaaaa. No way. Natalie Portman doing "Don't Tell Mama" from Cabaret ... as a teenager!Serious Film Tilda Swinton as "the Anti-Streep"Inside Movies another look at how Oscar ballot counting works....
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20:10 (An Irresistible Carrot)
Three years ago at the original blog, I created a series called 20:07 which became one of the most popular TFE features ever and spawned a slew of imitators 'round the web. Just for fun, let's...
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12+ Nominations. An Elite Club Gets a New Member.
How many films have been nominated for 12 or more Oscars in their calendar year? Only 25 across the eighty-three years of Oscar history. The King's Speech is the latest initiate of this very exclusive...
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Now Playing: Demonic Tony, Cancerous Javi, Brave Sibel
A brief snapshot of new releases (links go to trailers) because even though I always pretend the cinematic year doesn't begin until after the Oscars, the studios don't agree. WIDE The Rite ~ is there...
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Yes, No, Maybe So: "Beginners"
We've been so caught up in Oscar nominations, we've been letting other things slide. So herewith the return of "Yes, No, Maybe So" in which we pre-judge movies we haven't even seen by their trailers....
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The King's Profanity Free Speech?
Was Harvey Weinstein just missing his old Harvey Scissorhands moniker (culled from his love of demanding cuts from the movies he'd bought from his days at Miramax)? A couple of days ago the story was...
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Random Jennifer Coolidge Fantasy
Just the other day -- honestly I was just minding my own business, looking at Guild award photos -- the thought suddenly popped into me weary brain: wouldn't it be awesome if Jennifer Coolidge played...
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20:10 "In For" or "Done For"?
The 20th minute and 10th second of The Ghost Writer "Oh dear. You must be wondering what you've let yourself in for."-Olivia Williams as "Ruth Lang" in The Ghost Writer (2010) What a perfect moment...
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Golden Release Dates
Anyone who has read the Film Experience for very long knows that one of Nathaniel's pet issues is the weirdly blocked distribution/awards calendars. Counterprogramming seems like anathema to Hollywood....
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You are all too suspiciously quiet. What's on your mind? Cinematically or otherwise. Pssst. The DGA awards are tonight but they're not televised so we'll know later. I'd be surprised if it wasn't David...
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Hooper Wins DGA. In Other News, The Fat Lady Sings
Who'da thunk it? I realize some people predicted that Tom Hopper would win the Directors Guild of America prize for The King's Speech but these predictions were surely made in panic, given the obvious...
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Amy Westcott on Her "Black Swan" Costume Snub
Wescott's Nina sketchesGiven my fascination with Costume Design, you'll recall I already named my nominees (which included Amy Westcott and Rodarte for Black Swan) and said a few words about Westcott's...
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Birthday Bale
Here's to Christian Bale, future Oscar winner (unless this King's Speech thing *really* gets out of hand), on his 37th birthday! He might even win the SAG Award tonight on his birthday. It's hard to...
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Sundance Festival Awards Wrap
Mostly I've been just motoring along, not too sad about having missed Sundance this year until it occurred to me what a jump start it gave me on this current Oscar race -- not too mention my own...
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Red Carpet: DGA Girls
Last year's winner Kathryn Bigelow with Tom HooperI'm so excited for SAG tonight. Oh foolish me! I know it's just going to be another love-in for The King's Speech. But while we wait it out,...
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SAG Live-Blog. Less Painful Than Oral Surgery?
6:10 Here we are again. Another weekend, another awards show. Three more to go: SAG (tonight), BAFTA, and then the big Kahuna, Oscar Oscar Oscar. I warn you all up front that I am live blogging...
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"I Have a Link!" "Yes You Do."
The Pixar Blog Toy Story 3 gets a huge billboard in LA.Basket of Kisses John Barry, oft-Oscared composer passed away at 77. RIP. True story: When I first became obsessed with the movies in the mid 80s,...
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