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Matt vs. the Academy: Fade In...
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Matt vs. the Academy. One man's ridiculous attempt to watch every film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Tuesday, August 18, 2009. After much deliberation on how to introduce this ridiculous project, I have come to the conclusion that said project is not merely ridiculous, but also, for the most part, arbitrary and irrelevant. For all intents and purposes, this project has very few intents. Purposes. In simple terms, I plan to sit down and watch (not in one sitting, obviously). So, why then? Perha...
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Matt vs. the Academy: 1942 - Mrs. Miniver
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Matt vs. the Academy. One man's ridiculous attempt to watch every film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Thursday, March 7, 2013. 1942 - Mrs. Miniver. Argo became only the fourth film to win the big prize without achieving a Best Director nomination (after Wings, Grand Hotel and Driving Miss Daisy). Daniel Day-Lewis is now only the sixth performer to have three Oscar statuettes, all three of his wins for lead roles (second only to Katharine Hepburn with four Best Actress awards). Christoph Waltz a...
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Some Thoughts on Ken Cosgrove | Chain of Gratuitous Episodes
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Chain of Gratuitous Episodes. Intermittent musings on film and television (and life) from the bowel of the Bible Belt. Some Thoughts on Ken Cosgrove. I know I already blogged about the latest episode of. And I promise this won’t turn into the. Blog for the next several weeks, but I just had to blog when I realized I left out the most important development in the whole episode: the return of Ken Cosgrove. Than that of a defeated Ken Cosgrove. Sure, Don has been at his lowest this season, but we always...
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Some Rambling Thoughts on Hype | Chain of Gratuitous Episodes
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Chain of Gratuitous Episodes. Intermittent musings on film and television (and life) from the bowel of the Bible Belt. Some Rambling Thoughts on Hype. One of my favorite Twitter pals, @ AmbroseRay. Has a new blog, Ambrose Ray Everyday. His first post was on. And he makes some really good points about the film. One of the things he brings up, and it’s a subject that I even debated with him some on Twitter, is that of the massive hype surrounding the film. To be sure, the hype surrounding. This approach is...
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Meryl Streep in The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) | The Cargo Cult
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Jon Frum would be proud. Top Ten of 2009. Meryl Streep in The Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009). January 16, 2010. And loses control. What is really remarkable is that the voice actors not only have to portray a character without body language, but they have to portray a. Character without body language. The quirkiness of the stop-motion definitely helped, but it is a testament to Meryl and George (Clooney) that you can almost picture them in a live-action version of this movie. This entry was posted in Movies.
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Matt vs. the Academy: 1996 - Secrets and Lies
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Matt vs. the Academy. One man's ridiculous attempt to watch every film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Monday, March 23, 2015. 1996 - Secrets and Lies. After an early morning trip to the airport, Kat and Charlie are back home, with my in-laws in tow. As everyone attempts to recover from their jet lag - and at 13 months, Charlie doesn't know if it's day or night, the poor little guy - I managed to write up my thoughts on the last film of this year of review. Clearly showing his comedic chops are ...
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Matt vs. the Academy: 1943 - Madame Curie
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Matt vs. the Academy. One man's ridiculous attempt to watch every film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Wednesday, April 1, 2015. 1943 - Madame Curie. Well, I mentioned the possibility of having to change the next year of review and, indeed, circumstances now require that I do just that. My plan to see The Apartment at the TCM Classic Film Festival. So, we'll come back to 1960 another time, but for now, we begin our review of the Academy's nominated films of 1943. Based on the book by Eve Curie).
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Matt vs. the Academy: 1996 - Fargo
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Matt vs. the Academy. One man's ridiculous attempt to watch every film ever nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. Thursday, March 19, 2015. Now, let's take a look at another Best Picture contender from 1996. Ethan and Joel Coen. Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, John Carroll Lynch. 2 wins, including Best Actress (McDormand) and Best Original Screenplay. The film's style is unmistakably Coen brothers, a curious blend of whimsy and intrigue, culminating in tha...
