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Oscar Countdown 2013 – Les Misérables (2012)

February 20, 2013
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This is the fifth of ten Oscar Countdown posts from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. Les Misérables: Miserable, Indeed Runtime: 158 minutes Director: Tom Hooper Let the hate-mail come, but … oh my, this film is dreadful. This review comes from someone…

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Oscar Countdown 2013 – Django Unchained (2012)

February 19, 2013
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This is the fourth of ten Oscar Countdown posts from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. Django Unchained: Bloody Good Western Runtime: 165 minutes Director: Quentin Tarantino At the outset, let me say that I am a long-time fan of Quentin Tarantino; one…

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Oscar Countdown 2013 – Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

February 19, 2013
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This is the third of ten Oscar Countdown posts from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. Beasts of the Southern Wild: Let Sleeping Beasts Lie Runtime: 93 minutes Director: Benh Zeitlin Hmm, maybe I missed something. (But maybe not, since the film has…

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Oscar Countdown 2013 – Argo (2012)

February 18, 2013
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This is the second of ten Oscar Countdown posts from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. Argo: A Tense, Heroic Film … the Way They Used to Make ’em Runtime: 120 minutes Director: Ben Affleck [This review was previously published in Z’s Blog on…

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Oscar Countdown 2013 – Amour (2012)

February 18, 2013
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Cinefessions is proud to present its second guest writer of the year: Zuzana Urbanek. Zuzana is a professional author and film connoisseur. She has been a regular reader of Cinefessions over the years, and we are excited to be able to showcase her thoughtful and intelligent film criticism on Cinefessions. I urge you to check…

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Musings On… 2013 is “The Year of 50 Docs”

February 17, 2013
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It may be halfway through the second month of the year, but it’s never too late to publicize entertainment goals, so that’s just what I plan to do. Last year, thanks in large part to teaching a film course, I rediscovered my admiration for quality documentary filmmaking, and spent a good deal of time watching…

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Film Swappers #3 – Dread (2009)/Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)

February 14, 2013
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Welcome to Film Swappers, where Chris and Branden force the other person to watch any movie of their choosing. The only rules are that the films chosen have to be one that the other person hasn’t already seen, and they must be watched and reviewed. Film Swappers #3 Dread (2009) and Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)…

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