Posts Tagged ‘The Hurt Locker’
An Analysis – Best Picture Academy Awards and the Test of Time
The annual festival of Hollywood-types congratulating each other for their ability to play make-believe really well while flaunting a garish display of uniquely American excess is rapidly approaching. Of course I’m talking about the annual Academy Awards. As a concept, and looking at the amount…
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Early Look at the Oscar Contenders
I love the Oscar race! Just looking at the potential films and seeing which will become major contenders sends excitement coursing through me, especially for Best Picture. I try to figure out the films that the Academy will love and, more importantly, which films will…
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Episode 101 – A History of Success
Spencer and Allen discuss Zoe Saldana in advance of Colombiana, look at Guy Pearce for Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark and give their DVD picks of the week.
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The Tomb of Terror: Near Dark (1987)
Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and the classic in horror cinema. Vampires have been a mainstay of horror ever since Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula popularized them in 1897. Every few years we see an influx of films…
READ MOREEpisode 51 – The Inception Special
Spencer is joined by guest host Laremy of Film.com for an in depth discuss of Inception, with the first half being an overview that is spoiler free and the second half where they gets down to the details that include spoilers, and finally the episode…
READ MOREEpisode 34 – The MacGuffin in Blunderland
Spencer and John review Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, share their thoughts on the results of the Oscars, and give their DVD picks of the week.
READ MOREEpisode 30 – Oddsmakers
Spencer and John settle back into their old routine as they make their predictions for the Academy Awards, and give their DVD Picks of the Week.
READ MOREJohn’s Top 10 of 2009
Here is my list of the top 10 films of 2009. Spencer and I go into more detail on these films in Episode 27. Below you will find a list of all of the films I’ve seen that were released theatrically in the U.S. in…
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