TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
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Favorite & Least Favorite Films of 2011
As always, I wait till long after awards season to post my faves and least faves. That gives me time to see as much as possible (but, alas, never everything) so that my list is fairly well-rounded given the choices of available films out there from the selected year. Oftentimes, this means waiting for a… Continue reading
2011, Also recommend, ANOTHER EARTH, CARNAGE, DESCENDANTS, Disappointing, EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, Favorite Films, JANE EYRE, Least, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE, MELANCHOLIA, MILDRED PIERCE, Mini-Series, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN, Older Films, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, SHADOW LINE, SHAME, SKIN I LIVE IN, TAKE SHELTER, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, TREE OF LIFE, TV, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN -
Oscar Noms Tepid As Usual – Part 2
Let’s start this second part off by discussing some of the films and perfs that didn’t get nominated before we move on to more of the ones that did. I already talked about the travesty that is not nominating MELANCHOLIA for any awards. So let’s talk about TAKE SHELTER next. This incredible film by director Jeff… Continue reading
ALBERT NOBBS, Bérénice Bejo, BEGINNERS, BRAVEHEART, BRIDESMAIDS, Carey Mulligan, Christoper Plummer, CORIOLANUS, CRASH, DISTRICT 9, DRIVE, Emmanuel Lubezki, EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, JANE EYRE, Janet McTeer, Janusz Kaminski, Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, John Hawkes, Jonah Hill, Kenneth Branagh, MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE, Max Von Sydow, MELANCHOLIA, Melissa McCarthy, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Michael Shannon, MONEYBALL, Nick Nolte, Octavia Spencer, SHAME, TAKE SHELTER, THE ARTIST, THE DESCENDANTS, THE HELP, Tilda Swinton, TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY, Tom Hardy, TREE OF LIFE, UP IN THE AIR, WAR HORSE, WARRIOR, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
About Me
Filmmaker, live music photographer, writer, film/video editor, acting teacher, traveler and political junkie who finally realised that the United States government and its two ruling parties has undergone what Chris Hedges refers to as “a corporate coup d’etat in slow motion.”
This site is dedicated to my thoughts, observations and inspirations regarding politics, film and music.
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