Congrats to Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech snagging eight nominations (best film director, screening and four acting noms) for the 13th annual Moet British Independent Film Awards, which were announced yesterday morning in London. Chris Morris‘s Four Lions, Gareth Edwards‘ Monsters and Mark Romanek‘s Never Let Me Go also received multiple noms — great. But how seriously can anyone take these awards if they’ve also nominated Matthew Vaughn‘s Kick-Ass for best film?
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Can’t decide which performance is better, although I’ve always leaned toward Tina Vitale, her cynical New Jersey moll behind the...
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Two days ago (1.19) a Facebook tribute congratulated Tippi Hedren for having reached her 94th year (blow out the candles!)...
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A friend suggested a list of the Ten Best American Crime Flicks of the ‘70s. By which he meant films...
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I’ve never been able to give myself over to Sam Peckinpah’s Major Dundee, a 1965 Civil War–era western, and I’ve...
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