2012 Oscar nominations
A list of 2012 Oscar Nominations
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25 films selected for Library of Congress
Quick — blurt out the first thing that comes to your head when you think about the Library of Congress. Stuffy and silent? Display cases…
Movembertainment
Now that Movember is coming to a close, I thought I would search for a few good films where moustaches make the character and therefore…
Documenting sports
Sports are cultural events, which bring society together like no others. For decades, documentary filmmakers have been capturing sports and sports related events, finding compelling…
Movie review: Immortals
There are blood, guts and glory — everything we might expect from the new adventure/action film Immortals, directed by Tarsem Singh. This is not a…
Movie review: The Way
Emilio Estevez’s films (first Bobby and now The Way) read to me as cinematic fortune cookies: dubious, unenlightening and, most of all, disposable. In Bobby,…
Movie review: Tower Heist
There aren’t many people happy right now with the men and women who work on Wall Street. Tower Heist, directed by Brett Ratner, is a…
Movie Review: Anonymous
In theatres this month, the movie Anonymous explores the idea that the Shakespeare we know and love is, in fact, a fraud. Diehard Shakespeare fans…
Movie Review: The Three Muskateers
There is no denying it: The Three Musketeers is a terrible movie. I feel that this knowledge should be delivered, from the very beginning, to…
Movie Review: Project Nim
Directed by James Marsh, Project Nim is the story of Nim, a chimpanzee taken from his mother by force in 1973 and transformed into the…