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The Pink Panther 2: Steve Martin Falls Over A Lot

• February 28, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Alfred Molina, Andy Garcia, Emily Mortimer, Harald Zwart, Jean Reno, John Cleese, Lily Tomlin, physical comedy, pratfalls, sequel, Steve Martin, The Pink Panther 2

Watching Ebert: Spartan (Mamet, 2004)

• February 26, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Watching Ebert
Tags: Clark Gregg, David Mamet, Derek Luke, Ebert's four star reviews, Ed O'Neill, Kristen Bell, Roger Ebert, Spartan, Val Kilmer, Watching Ebert, William H. Macy

Cheers and Jeers: Reactions to the 2009 Oscars

• February 23, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Listmania
Tags: 2009, Academy Awards, Ben Stiller, Danny Boyle, Heath Ledger, Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Man On Wire, Mickey Rourke, Milk, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Peter Gabriel, results, Sean Penn, Slumdog Millionaire, Steve Martin, Wall-E

Ten Things I Hope Happen at the Oscars in 2009

• February 22, 2009 • 3 Comments

Posted in Listmania
Tags: 2009, Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Academy Awards opening number, acceptance speech, Hugh Jackman, Man On Wire, Melissa Leo, Milk, Oscars, Oscars 2009, Peter Gabriel, Richard Jenkins, Sean Penn, The Dark Knight

Best of 2008: The Definitive List of Top Tens

• February 18, 2009 • 4 Comments

Posted in Listmania
Tags: Academy Awards, Andrew Stanton, Anne Hathaway, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best of 2008, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson, Cate Blanchett, Catinca Untaru, Charlie Kaufman, Colin Farrell, Columbus Short, Danai Guirira, David Wenham, Doubt, Eddie Izzard, Frank Langella, Freida Pinto, Frost/Nixon, Gabrielle Union, Guillermo Del Toro, Happy-Go-Lucky, In Bruges, Iron Man, James Franco, Jared Harris, Jason Segel, John Patrick Shanley, Jonathan Demme, Josh Brolin, Lee Pace, Man On Wire, Marisa Tomei, Martin McDonagh, Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep, Michael Sheen, Michelle Williams, Mickey Rourke, Mike Leigh, New York, Nicole Kidman, Oliver Stone, Oscars, Penelope Cruz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel Getting Married, Ralph Fiennes, Rebecca Hall, Richard Jenkins, Robert Downey Jr., Ron Howard, Rosemarie Dewitt, Sally Hawkins, Samantha Morton, Synecdoche, Tarsem, Thandie Newton, The Fall, Top 10, Valentina Cervi, Viola Davis, Wall-E

Oscar Predictions 2009

• February 17, 2009 • Leave a Comment

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Tags: Academy Award Predictions, Academy Award Predictions 2009, Academy Awards Predictions, Oscar Predictions, Oscar Predictions 2009

Rachel Getting Married: Getting Lost in an Inescapable Reality

• February 17, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Award nominations 2009, Academy Awards 2009, Anne Hathaway, Bill Irwin, Debra Winger, Jonathan Demme, Oscar buzz, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Rachel Getting Married, Rosemarie Dewitt

Coraline: The Pinnacle of 3-D Cinema To Date

• February 11, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: 3-D, 3-D movies, 3D movies, Animated film, Coraline, Dakota Fanning, Henry Selick, Ian McShane, Teri Hatcher, The Nightmare Before Christmas

Notorious/Paul Blart: Mall Cop- Two Large Characters Sidestepping Genre Pitfalls

• February 9, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Angela Bassett, Anthony Mackie, Derek Luke, Jamal Woodard, Keir O'Donnell, Kevin James, Lil' Kim, Naturi Naughton, Notorious, Notorious B.I.G., P. Diddy, Paul Blart, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Taryn Manning, Tupac Shakur

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Forrest Gump’s Bleaker Cousin

• February 7, 2009 • 6 Comments

Posted in Film Reviews
Tags: Academy Awards, Academy Awards 2009, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, David Fincher, Eric Roth, Jared Harris, Oscar buzz, Taraji P. Henson, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Tilda Swinton