• A Few Thoughts on Some of 2014’s Films and the Buildup to the Oscars

    I’m disappointed Eddie Redmayne (left) won the Screen Actors Guild award for “The Theory of Everything” for the reason I mentioned in my review of “Birdman.”  While his performance was authentic and convincing, I think it’s easier...

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  • “The Imitation Game” Directed by Morten Tyldum

    Director: Morten Tyldum (“Headhunters”) Main Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch (“Atonement”, “Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy”, “War Horse”) Keira Knightley (The “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, “Pride and Prejudice”, “Atonement”) Matthew Goode (“Match Point”, “Watchmen”) Mark Strong (“Stardust”, “Kick-ass”, and...

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  • “Boyhood” Written and Directed by Richard Linklater

    Director: Richard Linklater (“Dazed and Confused”, “Tape”, “School of Rock”) Main Cast: Ellar Coltrane (“Fast Food Nation”) Patricia Arquette (“True Romance”, “Ed Wood”, “Lost Highway”) Lorelei Linklater (“Waking Life”) Ethan Hawke (“Dead Poets Society”, “Training Day”, “Hamlet”)...

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  • “The Theory of Everything” Directed by James Marsh

    Director: James Marsh (“Man on Wire”) Main Cast: Eddie Redmayne (“My Week with Marilyn”, “Les Misérables”) Felicity Jones (This is the first movie I’ve seen her in) Emma Watson (“Breaking the Waves”, “Gosford Park”, “Punch Drunk Love”)...

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  • “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Innocence)” Written and Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu

    Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu (“Amores Perros”, “21 Grams”, “Babel”) Main Cast: Michael Keaton (“Clean and Sober”, Beetlejuice”, “Jackie Brown”) Edward Norton (“Primal Fear”, The People vs. Larry Flynt”, “Fight Club”) Emma Stone (“Superbad”, “Zombieland”, “The Help”) Zack...

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