Blogs: Posts Tagged ‘ winter’s bone ’

Every year it seems to be that there is one movie nominated in this category that I haven’t seen, so I always feel weird saying “ should win!” I really thought Sally Hawkins was going to get nominated for Made in Dagenham just to throw a wrench into the works for me, but I’ve...
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Let’s get one of the big boys out of the way, shall we? Over the last decade or so, the Best Writing categories have both become something of the de facto “Best Indie Movie” category. It’s traditionally populated with titles like Sideways or Lost in Translation that just didn’t have the mainstream pop to...
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It’s a good thing that we’re discussing who we believe actually deserves these awards, as opposed to merely predicting who will take it home, because I’m just about sick of lamenting the staggering amount of acclaim that perfectly fine character actress Melissa Leo is earning for her good-not-great work in The Fighter. [EDITOR'S NOTE:...
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This year, yours truly joined the Florida Film Critics Circle, and this week, my vote (among those from 18 colleagues from across the state) went towards declaring David Fincher’s The Social Network the very finest film of 2010. Fincher took Best Director, while Aaron Sorkin’s snappy script won Best Adapted Screenplay. With regards to...
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All dates are subject to change, ya dig? 7/9 – the awkward comedy of Cyrus (Enzian), the Italian melodrama of I Am Love (Winter Park – pictured) 7/16 – the Aussie noir The Square (Winter Park), UPDATE: the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (Winter Park) 7/23 – the dysfunctional family dramedy The...
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