Category: Film Reviews
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5 Favorites Redux #74: Oscars: Directing
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. The penultimate award of almost every year of the Oscars, Best Directing is often…
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Review: Up Close and Personal (1996)
Up Close & Personal Rating Director Jon Avnet Screenplay Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne (Book: Alanna Nash) Length 2h 4m Starring Robert Redford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stockard Channing, Joe Mantegna, Kate Nelligan, Glenn Plummer, James Reobhorn, Scott Bryce, Raymond Cruz, Dedee Pfeiffer, Miguel Sandoval, Noble Willingham, James Karen MPAA Rating PG-13 Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #73: Oscars: Animated Feature
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. Having matured during the 1990s Disney renaissance, I became a quick study of animated…
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Review: Talk to Her (2002)
Talk to Her Rating Director Pedro Almodovar Screenplay Pedro Almodovar Length 1h 52m Starring Javier Camara, Dario Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Rosario Flores, Mariola Fuentes, Geraldine Chaplin, Pina Bausch, Malou Airaudo, Caetano Veloso, Roberto Alvarez, Elena Anaya, Lola Duenas, Adolfo Fernandez, Ana Fernandez MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #72: Oscars: Screenplays
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. I move along this week in the post-nominations landscape with a continuation of my…
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5 Favorites Redux #71: Oscars: Score & Song
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, we get a bit musical with the two categories that fall under…
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Review: In the Valley of Elah (2006)
In the Valley of Elah Rating Director Paul Haggis Screenplay Paul Haggi, Mark Boal Length 2h 1m Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Jason Patric, Susan Sarandon, James Franco, Barry Corbin, Josh Brolin, Frances Fisher, Wes Chatham, Jake McLaughlin MPAA Rating R Original Preview
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5 Favorites Redux #70: Oscars: Film Editing
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. As I continue on in my review of the best winners and losers in…
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Review: In Bruges (2008)
In Bruges Rating Director Martin McDonagh Screenplay Martin McDonagh Length 1h 47m Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Elizabeth Berrington, Eric Godon, Anna Madeley MPAA Rating R
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5 Favorites Redux #69: Oscars: Cinematography
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. As we move up the list of categories in my special event series of…
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Review: The Collection (2012)
The Collection Rating Director Marcus Dunstan Screenplay Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan Length 1h 22m Starring Josh Stewart, Emma Fitzpatrick, Christopher McDonald, Lee Tergesen, Tim Griffin, Andre Royo, Randall Archer, Shannon Kane, Brandon Molale, Erin Way, Johanna Braddy, Michael Nardelli, William Peltz MPAA Rating R Original Preview None
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5 Favorites Redux #68: Oscars: Production & Costume Designs
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. This week, we’re pairing a couple of categories that had linked up for years…
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Review: The Collector (2009)
The Collector Rating Director Marcus Dunstan Screenplay Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan Length 1h 30m Starring William Prael, Diane Ayala Goldner, Juan Vernandez, Josh Stewart, Michael Reilly Burke, Andrea Roth, Karley Scott Collins, Madeline Zima, Haley Pullos, Daniella Alonso, Patrick Rizzotti MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
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5 Favorites Redux #67: Oscars: Makeup, VFX & Sound
Welcome to 5 Favorites. Each week, I will put together a list of my 5 favorites (films, performances, whatever strikes my fancy) along with commentary on a given topic each week, usually in relation to a specific film releasing that week. While this weekend has a number of films releasing with fascinating actors, I thought…
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Review: Ca$h (2010)
Ca$h Rating Director Stephen Milburn Anderson Screenplay Stephen Milburn Anderson Length 1h 48m Starring Sean Bean, Chris Hemsworth, Victoria Profeta, Mike Starr, Michael Mantell, Glenn Plummer, Antony Thekkek, Paul Sanchez, Peggy Roeder, Larry Neumann Jr. MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here
