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Silly Hats Only: 2006 in Review: #3
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Now with more sodium! Monday, August 20, 2007. 2006 in Review: #3. Given the oh-so-serious "prestige movies" that Hollywood often sells as art, one sometimes forgets that many of our greatest directors- Hawks, Ford, Ray, Hitchcock- specialized in genre pictures. Continuing their proud tradition in 2006 were Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee, the latter of whom is the only double-dipper on this year's list. Lee's Inside Man. But even Lee had nothing on the master himself, Martin Scorsese. The Departed. Paul, ...
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Silly Hats Only: 2006 in Review: #2
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Now with more sodium! Tuesday, August 21, 2007. 2006 in Review: #2. In the world of science fiction, the space epics and technological thrillers might be the moneymakers, but the greatest films in the genre are first and foremost about ideas. The two best (and not coincidentally the two smartest) science fiction films released in 2006 were Children of Men. And A Scanner Darkly. Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men. Is a hopeful film, one in which life doesn't merely endure, but prevails. Paranoia, in which h...
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Silly Hats Only: Oh what the hell: My predictions for tomorrow morning's Oscar nominations
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Now with more sodium! Wednesday, January 09, 2013. Oh what the hell: My predictions for tomorrow morning's Oscar nominations. Although my proposed Oscar contest never got off the ground- as we Cleveland sports fans like to say, there’s always next year! I figured I’d go ahead and post my predictions for this Thursday’s nominees. Each category’s predicted nominees are listed in order of how likely I think they are to be announced on Thursday morning. Beasts of the Southern Wild. Naomi Watts, The Impossible.
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Silly Hats Only: White Elephant 2013: This year's victims (updated 3/5)
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Now with more sodium! Monday, April 01, 2013. White Elephant 2013: This year's victims (updated 3/5). So, great timing for the White Elephant, eh? Nothing else going on this past weekend, am I right? Many thanks to everyone who contributed, and check back throughout the week to see what else we've got in store for you! Added 3/7: Patrick Williamson monkeys around with Spymate. Victor Morton dials up 976-EVIL. Philip Tatler draws The Paper Man. Dennis Cozzalio meets a Red Angel. Michael May stops for Thun...
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Silly Hats Only: 2006 in Review: Numero Uno
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Now with more sodium! Wednesday, August 22, 2007. 2006 in Review: Numero Uno. At the end of every calendar year, I have a tradition of re-watching the best film I saw that past year. But when New Year's Eve rolled around, I got a little anxious because I didn't have a real masterpiece from 2006 to help me ring in the New Year. So I decided to head over to the local discount theatre and re-watch The Prestige. For the masterpiece it is. Somehow, my annual tradition had worked itself out after all. You may ...
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Silly Hats Only: "Hang on. This isn't going to be subtle."
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Now with more sodium! Wednesday, April 03, 2013. Hang on. This isn't going to be subtle.". Here lieth my review of The Core. Written for this year's edition of the White Elephant Blogathon. And my God have mercy on my soul. What can one write about a movie as aggressively mediocre as The Core. Still, I must forge ahead. I said I’d review something for the White Elephant Blogathon, so here I am. (Why couldn’t I have gotten the chimp secret agent movie? Rian Johnson’s a fan! Alas, The Core. Probably becaus...
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Silly Hats Only: 2012 Oscar predictions
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Now with more sodium! Sunday, February 24, 2013. Beasts of the Southern Wild. Will win: ARGO is the sort of movie most people seem to like but few seem to love, which is par for the course for the Oscars lately. Plus it's a hooray-for-Hollywood story, so the Tinseltown types should eat it up. Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty. Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook. Emmanuelle Riva, Amour. Quvenzhané Wallis, Beasts of the Southern Wild. Naomi Watts, The Impossible. Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln. The onl...
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Silly Hats Only: White Elephant 2015: Did you know your last name is an adverb?
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Now with more sodium! Tuesday, June 02, 2015. White Elephant 2015: Did you know your last name is an adverb? Here is my contribution to this year’s White Elephant Blogathon, hosted once again by Philip Tatler over at Diary of a Country Pickpocket. To the person to suggested this- if you love this movie, sorry I didn’t enjoy it more. And if you hate this movie, sorry I didn’t dislike it more. Anyway…. What can one say about a movie so resolutely mediocre as Amy Heckerling’s Johnny Dangerously. 8221; excla...
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