May 21, 2013

2013 Oscar Noms: ‘Lincoln’ and ‘Life of Pi’ Lead Academy Award Sweepstakes

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*Lincoln and Life of Pi emerged as the early favorites in the Academy Award Sweepstakes with 12 and 11 nominations respectively. But don’t forget that just a year ago this critic warned of irrational exuberance when Hugo landed the most, only to ultimately be beaten by The Artist on Oscar night, thanks in part to [...]




‘Scandal’, ‘Flight’, ‘Django’ Nominated for NAACP Image Awards

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*”Flight,” “Django Unchained,” “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” “Red Tails” and “Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds” will battle for the outstanding motion picture trophy at the 44th annual NAACP Image Awards. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced the nominations Tuesday for the awards that honor diversity in the arts. The ceremony will [...]




The Film Strip: ‘Guardians’ Alec Baldwin Rises to the Occasion; Ang Lee’s Illustrious ‘Life of Pi’

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*Alec Baldwin is the voice North in “Rise of the Guardians” and is instrumental in bringing together a crew of immortals to protect children all over the world from the evil spirit Pitch (Jude Law), who is out to steal their dreams and happiness. In an interview with Baldwin, he rose to the occasion and [...]




The Pulse of Entertainment: ‘Rise of the Guardians’ an Enchanting Tale of the Power of Belief

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DreamWorks’ Rise of the Guardians is a brilliant piece of work for an enchanting tale of the power of belief *The African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) held a screening of the new DreamWorks animated film Rise of the Guardians (3D), a brilliant piece of work for an enchanting tale by William Joyce. The Paramount Pictures [...]




EUR Film Review: ‘Life of Pi’

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*Pi Patel (Suraj Sharma) was raised Hindu before converting to Catholicism and Islam all on his own. The spiritually-promiscuous, 16 year-old’s parents reacted differently to the changes in the boy’s unorthodox behavior which included going to church and praying facing east five times a day. His frustrated father (Adil Hussain) warned, “You cannot follow three [...]