REVIEW: Blue Jasmine
Woody Allen’s latest feature shows our most prolific filmmaker access a side of his writing seldom seen: dark and unsparingly grim tragedy. I’ve seen all of his 48 films, and perhaps not since 1992′s...
View ArticleOscar Moment: 2013 Pre-Fall Festival Predictions
Well, folks, the time is here to talk about Oscar season. The Venice Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, and suddenly it won’t be taboo to talk about what might be competing for the Academy Awards. Just...
View ArticleLISTFUL THINKING: The Top 10 Films of 2013
Normally, I can come up with a unifying theme for my top 10 list. But this year, I really struggled to find a common thread or through-line. Ironically, even in the absence of some sort of angle for...
View ArticleOSCAR MOMENT: Final 2013 Predictions! (Part 1)
Well, folks, hard to believe that we’ll have a fresh batch of Oscar nominations in less than 2 days. Where has the time gone? Seems like just yesterday that I was posting my first (and, sadly, my only)...
View ArticleOscar Moment: Final 2013 Predictions! (Part 2)
Last night, I had a very stressful dream that involved me missing the official announcement of the Academy Award nominations. I then scrambled all day to try and watch a video of the presentation to...
View ArticleOSCAR MOMENT: Final 2013 Predictions! (Part 1)
Well, folks, hard to believe that we’ll have a fresh batch of Oscar nominations in less than 2 days. Where has the time gone? Seems like just yesterday that I was posting my first (and, sadly, my only)...
View ArticleRandom Factoid #575
I have a problem. Whenever I take Advil to relieve a headache, sometimes I act like I am Cate Blanchett’s Jasmine from “Blue Jasmine” tossing back a Xanax by way of a Stoli martini with a twist of...
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