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    De Niro and Clooney Take on The Vampires at the Weekend Box Office

    Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer

    Spirit Award Nominations Maintain the Zombie-Like Pace of the Oscar Race

    Hollywood's Feel Bad Movie Season Is Upon Us

    Jason Reitman Diagrams the Modern State of Junket Journalism

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    Image of homoviper homoviper
    12/05/09

    In reply to De Niro and Clooney Take on The Vampires at the Weekend Box Office
    I really did not think Up in the Air was all that great. It's kind of baffling to me that it's getting such awards buzz. Maybe that's just indicative of what a bad crop of movies we have to choose from this year.
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    Image of MyNameIsChris MyNameIsChris
    12/05/09

    @homoviper: Yeah I agree... but Clooney is never photographed in hoodies so they aren't sure how to snark about it yet.
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    Image of Motoko Kusanagi Motoko Kusanagi
    12/05/09

    In reply to De Niro and Clooney Take on The Vampires at the Weekend Box Office
    Brothers is, I assume, a remake of the Danish version of the 2004 movie Brodre. I actually like the original.

    Natalie Portman destroys everything she touches. The nerve of her trying to play Connie Nielsen's role!
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    Image of Helio Helio
    12/05/09

    In reply to De Niro and Clooney Take on The Vampires at the Weekend Box Office
    Armored looked like it had real potential until it went from a heist movie (of which I am a hardcore fan) to a negotiator/stand-off movie.

    I like how "the banks" are all the villian you need these days.
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    Image of homoviper homoviper
    12/05/09

    @Helio: I was interested in it because I really liked Antal's film Kontroll (and Vacancy was a pretty solid thriller), but not feeling this one as much (especially if, as you say, it's more a negotiator/stand-off movie and less of a heist flick..bleh).
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    Edited by homoviper at 12/05/09 11:24 AM homoviper was starred homoviper was unstarred
    Image of Helio Helio
    12/05/09

    @homoviper: oh, i haven't seen it. I was judging based on the trailer which devotes quite some time to the "new guy" trapping himself in the back of the stolen truck, presumably with all the money.
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    Image of homoviper homoviper
    12/05/09

    @Helio: Ah I see. I might wind up catching it eventually, but it will have to be one of those $6 pre-noon matinees at AMC!
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    12/05/09

    In reply to De Niro and Clooney Take on The Vampires at the Weekend Box Office
    It's always a cause for concern when cute little Gertie stands beside an aging Travis Bickle.
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    Image of Brad Brown Brad Brown
    12/05/09

    In reply to De Niro and Clooney Take on The Vampires at the Weekend Box Office
    Why is Morpheus slumming these days? His career has been going downhill ever since his role as "Gangster #4" in Deathwish II (disregarding "The Matrix" blip).
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    Image of MyNameIsChris MyNameIsChris
    12/05/09

    In reply to De Niro and Clooney Take on The Vampires at the Weekend Box Office
    Fred Ward rules. Gus Grissom forever. Fuckin' A Bubba

    AND Sam Shepard... If only Scott Glenn were in something this weekend.
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    Edited by MyNameIsChris at 12/05/09 3:38 AM MyNameIsChris was starred MyNameIsChris was unstarred
    Image of OHymenMyHymen OHymenMyHymen
    12/05/09

    In reply to De Niro and Clooney Take on The Vampires at the Weekend Box Office
    Fuck all these movies. It's all about black metal... [www.untilthelighttakesus.com]
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    Image of bodegacat bodegacat
    12/04/09

    In reply to Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
    Here's what I find most shocking (!) about this year. Instead of depending on journalists/bloggers/top ten lists to give them the slam dunk on who to vote for, AMPAS members might actually have to explore uncharted territory - movies beyond what got buzz/was popular/was a tragic biopic/was directed by Clint/starred Meryl.

    They might have to go where no AMPAS member has gone before! They might have to watch little-known actors in little-known films by little-known directors with little-known DPs and producers!! They might have to actually consider the movies made in 2009!!! ... No?

    Well... they might have to get off their duff and watch some of those screeners!! Yeah...or, uh, put those screeners in their DVD players before returning to their duffs.

    Naw, not gonna happen.
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    Image of applejuice applejuice
    12/04/09

    In reply to Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
    Chicago started off with it's first couple reviews being tepid too before they snowballed into overwhelmingly good ones, so this could still go either way.
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    Image of pureblarney pureblarney
    12/04/09

    In reply to Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
    A problematically intense but not charming performance at the center...

    This is sort of the definition of Daniel Day Lewis, is it not? Provided, I love his canon as much as the next person, but I would love him more if he could be funny. Like, at all. Or if he could be an ensemble player, and not quite so much a method actor de rigueur. Anyway, Dan--smoke a doobie, and I'll get back to you.
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    Image of nicepony nicepony
    12/04/09

    In reply to Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
    Lovely Bones is realllllly bad.
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    Image of Airvault Airvault
    12/04/09

    In reply to Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
    Eastwood should have received a nom for Changling.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    12/04/09

    In reply to Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
    Pity that. Sophia Loren is one of my all time absolute faves.
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    Image of pureblarney pureblarney
    12/04/09

    @Spirit Fingers:
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    Image of dolemite1975 dolemite1975
    12/04/09

    @pureblarney: Fucking fierce!
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    Image of DorothyBarker DorothyBarker
    12/04/09

    @Spirit Fingers: That picture kind of makes me want to die. In a good way, of course.
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    12/04/09

    @DorothyBarker: Mmm. Yes. Doesn't it though?
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    Image of mfnher mfnher
    12/04/09

    In reply to Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
    What aboutA Single Man? That's at the top of my list, but I haven't heard anything from the critics. I'm a bit skeptical about Tom Ford directing a movie though.
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    Image of NicoleItchy NicoleItchy
    12/04/09

    @mfnher: I'm not a critic, but it is actually very good. Beautifully shot and designed (of course), and Colin Firth is fantastic.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    12/04/09

    In reply to Critics Say Nine Is No Oscar Game Changer
    Well, there are 10 Best Picture noms this year, so it could still have a shot at a nomination, if only to fill one of the slots. I'm not sure how else they're going to be filled, though I think the NBR recognition for Star Trek and Up might give them spots, as the entire purpose of expanding to 10 was to include films that were critically acclaimed and popular at the box office in order to draw audiences into the awards telecast, even though everyone knows they'll never win.

    I'm just hoping that the meh reviews on some of the bigger films of the year allow performers from smaller films to get nominations, which seems to be the trend, I guess, though I think Sam Rockwell is getting overlooked for his performance in Moon.
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    Image of Gregoire Gregoire
    12/04/09

    @hortense: Me too! I'm a huge fan of Moon and though Sam gave one of the best, strangest and most sophisticated performances of the year.
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    12/04/09

    @hortense: Not to mention that the film overall was highly entertaining. I think the O-voters' insistence on legacy in the industry also garners a checkmark next to Rockwell's name.
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    12/04/09

    @hortense: it may in fact be the year of the Sci Fi depending on how Avatar does. There are strong rumblings that thanks to that new 10 rule and utter lack of good films this year, Star Trek might even make it on the nomination list which if it did, Id bet a whole slew of art movie freaks would shit a brick over.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    12/04/09

    @Jim Topoleski: It would be a smart move for the Academy, though, considering that the three locks for Best Picture thus far aren't exactly going to pull viewers in to the awards show (though everyone and their mom loves George Clooney).
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    Image of Jim Topoleski Jim Topoleski
    12/04/09

    @hortense: well you can almost guarantee Up will make it this year even though I thought Wall-E was the better of Pixars films.

    If there is one thing the Oscars does right, its admitting AFTER the fact it made a huge mistake in nominations.
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    Image of hortense hortense
    12/04/09

    @Jim Topoleski: This is true. I think Up is a lock, though maybe, juuuust maybe, Fantastic Mr. Fox will sneak in there, as well, as people might feel like rewarding Anderson for a strong film in a genre he doesn't typically work in. Highly unlikely, but possible. I'm actually surprised the NBR gave a nod to "Where the Wild Things Are" instead of Fox.
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