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REVIEW: ‘Albert Nobbs’

Director Rodrigo Garcia has had a lengthy, and well respected, career in TV writing and directing. Shows like “Six Feet Under” and “In Treatment” flourished under his watch. They approached topics like family and love from a somber, yet relatable place, rewarding the most patient of viewers with a nugget of heart-wrenching goodness. He understands [...]

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REVIEW: ‘Man on a Ledge’

Nick Cassidy (Sam Worthington), an ex-cop who claims that he was wrongly convicted of stealing a 40 million dollar diamond from wealthy developer David Englander (a menacing Ed Harris), escapes from prison and makes his way to New York City. After arriving in The Big Apple, Cassidy checks into the Roosevelt Hotel, where he climbs [...]

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“Albert Nobbs” Interview w/ Glenn Close & Bonnie Curtis

Red Carpet Crash’s Preston Barta recently had the chance to meet Oscar nominee Glenn Close and Bonnie Curtis on the Red Carpet, in town for the new movie “Albert Nobbs”. It opens in theaters on Friday, January, 27. Red Carpet Crash: “Albert Nobbs” Interview w/ Glenn Close & Bonnie Curtis from Shy Guy Media on [...]

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REVIEW: ‘The Grey’

Despite the fact that the “man versus wild” concept has been done over and over, “The Grey” successfully keeps audience’s attention by offering afrightening take on the familiar premise. Liam Neeson stars as Ottway, a man with a vague and sad past that works alongside dozens of roughneck oilmen at a remote refinery in Alaska. [...]

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Silence is Golden! Nomination Reactions & Oscar Predictions

The 84th Annual Academy Award Nominations were announced early this morning, and I have to say… I was very disappointed with the overall results. But the good news was the Academy gave Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” 11 nominations and “The Artist,” which was the best film of last year, 10 nominations; both were films that celebrated [...]

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Did The Oscars Play It Safe This Year?

The nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced this morning and the list is pretty much exactly what we all expected: “The Artist”, “Hugo”, and “War Horse” dominate the nominations across multiple categories. The nominations definitely played it safe this year, as there were very few surprises and the few surprises that did pop [...]

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Whiplash: Quick Thoughts On The 84th Academy Award Nominations

Time for the annual game we love to play around the RCC campfire: How Oscar got it wrong.

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REVIEW: ‘Haywire’

Director Steven Soderbergh is arguably one of the more well-respected yet disappointing directors working in Hollywood. He’s not quite at M. Night Shyamalan levels of career crushing hype, but he does have a tendency to start with some really great ideas only to wrap up his films so quickly that it’s not until hours later [...]

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REVIEW: ‘Red Tails’

“Red Tails” has long been a passion project for the film’s producer George Lucas, who first began planning the film over 20 years ago. It finally arrives in theaters in 2012 and the result is unfortunately not what you’d expect given the incredibly long development.Inspired by true events in World War II, “Red Tails” tells [...]

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REVIEW: ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’

“So many people enter and leave your life, hundreds of thousands of people. You have to keep the door open so they can come in, but it also means you have to let them go.” – Johnathan Safran Foer, “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” tells the story of an 11-year-old [...]