Picking Winners at the 86th Annual Academy Awards
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 27, 2014 · 1 Comment
The Oscars are generally quite boring, since we often know well in advance what is going to win Best Picture, Director, etc. But this year? Not so much. Sure, there are heavy favorites — see below. But it is entirely possible there will be some real surprises. Of course, I could be completely wrong. But […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags 12 Years a Slave, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Albert Berger, Alexander Payne, Alfonso Cuarón, American Hustle, Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway, Anthony Katagas, August: Osage County, Avatar, Barkhad Abdi, Before Midnight, Ben Affleck, Billy Ray, Blue Jasmine, Bob Nelson, Brad Pitt, Bradley Cooper, Brie Larson, Bruce Dern, Captain Phillips, Cate Blanchett, Charles Roven, Charlie Kaufman, Children of Men, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christian Bale, Craig Borten, Dallas Buyers Club, Dana Brunetti, David Heyman, David O. Russell, Dazed and Confused, Dede Gardner, Dirty Pretty Things, Doubt, Emma Thompson, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Eric Warren Singer, Ethan Hawke, Fruitvale Station, Gabrielle Tana, George Clooney, Gladiator, Gravity, Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, Jack Nicholson, James Franco, Jared Leto, Jeff Pope, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Kleiner, Joaquin Phoenix, Joey McFarland, John Goodman, John Ridley, Jonah Hill, Jonathan Gordon, Judi Dench, Julia Roberts, Julie Delpy, June Squibb, Kim Krizan, Lee Daniel's The Butler, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lupita Nyong’o, Magic Mike, Martin Scorsese, Matthew McConaughey, Megan Ellison, Melisa Wallack, Meryl Streep, Mia Farrow, Michael B. Jordan, Michael De Luca, Michael Fassbender, Nebraska, Octavia Spencer, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Oprah Winfrey, Philomena, Rachel Winter, Richard Farnsworth, Richard Linklater, Richard Suckle, Robbie Brenner, Ron Yerxa, Rosemary's Baby, Sally Hawkins, Sandra Bullock, Scott Rudin, Shame, Silver Linings Playbook, Spike Jonze, Spring Breakers, Steve Coogan, Steve McQueen, Steven Soderbergh, Susan Lucci, Terence Winter, The Fighter, The Hunger Games, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Master, The Paperboy, The Wolf of Wall Street, Tracey Seaward, Traffic, Tropic Thunder, True Detective, Vincent Landay, Winter’s Bone, Woody Allen
The 85th Oscars recap through tweets …
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 26, 2013 · 1 Comment
@jaredmobarak • and the #Oscars begin … #Oscars13 @jaredmobarak • SUCCESS!! Tommy Lee Jones smiles! #Oscars13 @jaredmobarak • poor Don Cheadle #Oscars13 Welcome to the 85th annual Academy Awards from the newly renamed Dolby Theatre. Bankruptcy is a drag, ain’t it Kodak? Hopes were high after host Seth MacFarlane‘s surprisingly hilarious Ted made me wonder […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags Adele, Amour, Ang Lee, Anna Karenina, Anne Hathaway, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Ben Affleck, Brave, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Chasing Ice, Chicago, Chris Brown, Chris Terrio, Christoph Waltz, Claudio Miranda, Cloud Atlas, Curfew, Daniel Day Lewis, Daniel Radcliffe, David O. Russell, Die Fälscher, Django Unchained, Don Cheadle, Dreamgirls, Edgar Wright, Emmanuelle Riva, Family Guy, Flight, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Heights, How to Survive a Plague, Inocente, Jack Nicholson, Jacqueline Durran, James Franco, Jean Dujardin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Wright, John Goodman, Jon Stewart, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julie Dartnell, Kathryn Bigelow, Kristin Chenoweth, Les Misérables, Liam Neeson, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Lisa Westcott, Magic Mike, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Wahlberg, Markéta Irglová, Mel Gibson, Melissa McCarthy, Meryl Streep, Michael Haneke, Michelle Obama, Moonrise Kingdom, Mychael Danna, Neil Patrick Harris, Norah Jones, Paperman, ParaNorman, Paul Rudd, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Quentin Tarantino, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rachel Getting Married, Reese Witherspoon, Renée Zellweger, Ricky Gervais, Rihanna, Robert Downey Jr., Roger Deakins, Roman Coppola, Sally Field, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Searching for Sugar Man, Seth MacFarlane, Silver Linings Playbook, Simon Hayes, Skyfall, Ted, The Avengers, The Counterfeiters, The Hurt Locker, The Master, Tom Hooper, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Wes Anderson, William Shatner, Wreck-It Ralph, Zero Dark Thirty
Top Ten Films of 2012: Ensembles upon ensembles
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Many have been saying 2012 was a great year for movies. I’m not sure I fully agree. There were a ton of solid 7/10s and 8/10s, yes, but how does that compare with previous years when the amount of 10/10s were also drastically reduced? It took until September for me to give a film four […]
Category essays, top 10 films · Tags 5 Broken Cameras, A Prophet, A Royal Affair, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Berberian Sound Studio, Beyond the Hills, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bradley Cooper, Brit Marling, Cloud Atlas, David Mitchell, David O. Russell, De rouille et d'os, Detropia, Dupa dealuri, Emma Watson, En kongelig affære, Ezra Miller, Frances Ha, Frankenweenie, Girl Walk // All Day, God Bless America, Greenburg, Greta Gerwig, Holy Motors, Hotel Transylvania, Inch'Allah, Jacques Audiard, Jennifer Lawrence, Leos Carax, Liberal Arts, Logan Lerman, Looper, Margot at the Wedding, Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Mickey Sumner, Natural Born Killers, Noah Baumbach, ParaNorman, Penélope Cruz, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rian Johnson, Rise of the Guardians, Rust and Bone, Samsara, Searching for Sugar Man, Silver Linings Playbook, Sound of My Voice, Stephen Chbosky, The Avengers, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Gatekeepers, The Imposter, The Invisible War, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Queen of Versailles, The Squid and the Whale, Tom Tykwer, Twice Born, Venuto al mondo, We Need to Talk About Kevin, Your Sister's Sister
Top 25 Films of 2012
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment
(short and sweet and to the point; culled from watching ~140 releases. constantly updated as i catch up to those i missed. click poster for review if applicable) #25: End of Watch directed by David Ayer #24: Amour directed by Michael Haneke #23: Moonrise Kingdom directed by Wes Anderson #22: How to Survive a Plague […]
Category top 10 films by year, top 10 lists · Tags Amour, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette, Andy Wachowski, Antiviral, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Benh Zeitlin, Bobcat Goldthwait, Brandon Cronenberg, Chris Butler, Cloud Atlas, David Ayer, David France, David O. Russell, De rouille et d'os, End of Watch, God Bless America, Holy Motors, How to Survive a Plague, Inch'Allah, Jacques Audiard, Joe Carnahan, John Madden, Kathryn Bigelow, Lana Wachowski, Leos Carax, Looper, Michael Haneke, Moonrise Kingdom, ParaNorman, Paul Thomas Anderson, Prometheus, Rian Johnson, Rich Moore, Ridley Scott, Rust and Bone, Sam Mendes, Sarah Polley, Sergio Castellitto, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Sound of My Voice, Stephen Chbosky, Stories We Tell, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Grey, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Tom Tykwer, Twice Born, Venuto al mondo, Wes Anderson, Wreck-It Ralph, Zal Batmanglij, Zero Dark Thirty
Picking Winners at the 85th Annual Academy Awards
Posted by Jared Mobarak on January 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Supporting Actress: Amy Adams: The Master Sally Field: Lincoln Anne Hathaway: Les Misérables Helen Hunt: The Sessions Jacki Weaver: Silver Linings Playbook William Altreuter: It often seems to me that the Best Supporting categories are where the most interesting things are to be found in the Academy Award nominations, and this year is proving me right. What we often get—especially with Best Actress […]
Category essays, oscars · Tags Alan Arkin, Amour, Amy Adams, Andy Wachowski, Ang Lee, Animal Kingdom, Ann Dowd, Anne Hathaway, Annie Hall, Anthony Minghella, Argo, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beauty and the Beast, Ben Affleck, Benh Zeitlin, Bernardo Bertolucci, Billy Campbell, Blake Lively, Born on the Fourth of July, Bottle Rocket, Bradley Cooper, Bruce Cohen, Bruce Willis, Cameron Mackintosh, Chicago, Chris Terrio, Christoph Waltz, Cloud Atlas, Compliance, Crash, Crimes and Misdemeanors, Dan Janvey, Daniel Day Lewis, Danny Boyle, David Magee, David O. Russell, David Womark, Dead Poets Society, Debra Hayward, Denis Lavant, Denzel Washington, Django Unchained, Do the Right Thing, Donna Gigliotti, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Doubt, Driving Miss Daisy, Dwight Henry, Edgar Wright, Emma Watson, Emmanuelle Riva, End of Watch, Eric Fellner, Ewan McGregor, Ezra Miller, Field of Dreams, Flight, George Clooney, Gil Netter, Grand Hotel, Grant Heslov, Helen Hunt, Helen Mirren, Henry V, Hitchcock, Holy Motors, Hugh Jackman, Hulk, Irrfan Khan, Jacki Weaver, James D'Arcy, Jamie Foxx, Javier Bardem, Jaws, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Jim Sheridan, Joaquin Phoenix, John Gatins, John Goodman, John Hawkes, John Travolta, Jonathan Gordon, Josh Penn, Judi Dench, Jurassic Park, Kathleen Kennedy, Kathryn Bigelow, Kathyrn Bigelow, Kenneth Branagh, Killing Them Softly, Lana Wachowski, Leonardo DiCaprio, Leos Carax, Les Misérables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, Little Miss Sunshine, Lost in Translation, Lucy Alibar, Maggie Smith, Magic Mike, Margaret Ménégoz, Marion Cotillard, Mark Boal, Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Quick, Meet the Fockers, Megan Ellison, Meryl Streep, Michael Gottwald, Michael Haneke, Michael Katz, Michael Peña, Michel Hazanavicius, Mike Tyson, Million Dollar Baby, Milos Forman, Moonrise Kingdom, Moulin Rouge!, Munich, My Left Foot, Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman, Nora Ephron, Oliver Stone, Paul Thomas Anderson, Peter Jackson, Peter O'Toole, Peter Weir, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Pilar Savone, Quentin Tarantino, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rachel Getting Married, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Reginald Hudlin, Rian Johnson, Richard Attenborough, Robert De Niro, Robert Zemeckis, Roman Coppola, Roman Polanski, Rushmore, Rust and Bone, Sally Field, Savages, Scoot McNairy, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, sex lies and videotape, Shakespeare in Love, Silver Linings Playbook, Skyfall, Slumdog Milionare, Spike Lee, Stacey Sher, Stefan Arndt, Stephen Chbosky, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, Take Shelter, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, The English Patient, The Fighter, The Flying Nun, The Fountain, The Help, The Hunger Games, The Hurt Locker, The Impossible, The Incredible Hulk, The Intouchables, The Master, The Paperboy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Return of the King, The Sessions, The Sugarland Express, There Will Be Blood, Tim Bevan, Tom Cruise, Tom Hooper, Tom Tykwer, Tommy Lee Jones, Tony Kushner, Veit Heiduschka, Walk the Line, Wes Anderson, When Harry Met Sally, Wings, Winter’s Bone, Woody Allen, Zero Dark Thirty
Posterized Propaganda January 2013: The Top 10 Movie Posters of 2012
Posted by Jared Mobarak on December 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill […]
Category film features, posterized propaganda, top 10 lists, top 10 posters by year · Tags and company, Ben Foster, BLT Communications LLC, Brian O’Dell, Brit Marling, Compliance, Deepsouth, Drew Goddard, Dustin Stanton, Gael García Bernal, Hani Furstenberg, Here, Ignition Print, John Cusack, Joss Whedon, Les Misérables, Lubna Azabal, M.C. Escher, Marion Cotillard, Matthew Barney, Matthias Schoenaerts, Moonrise Kingdom, P+A, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom City Creative, Rust and Bone, Safety Not Guaranteed, Sound of My Voice, The Cabin in the Woods, The Cimarron Group, The Loneliest Planet, The Master, The Paperboy, The Rageman, This is 40, Wreck-It Ralph, Zero Dark Thirty
REVIEW: The Master [2012]
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“You’ll be my guinea pig and protégée” There really is no one making movies quite like Paul Thomas Anderson these days. Between cultivating an environment to conjure some of the best performances we’ve seen the past fifteen years, the challenging subject matter delving into the human soul, and the starkly beautiful cinematography able to transport […]
Posterized Propaganda September 2012: White Space Rules the Month
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill […]
Category film features, posterized propaganda · Tags 10 Years, Bachelorette, BLT Communications LLC, Bradley Cooper, Brick, Bridesmaids, Bruce Willis, Case 39, Clint Eastwood, Cold Open, Crazy Stupid Love, Daniel Keane, David Ayer, Dredd, Dustin Stanton, Eclipse, Elizabeth Olsen, Emma Watson, End of Watch, Ezra Miller, Finding Nemo, Glen Matthews, Happythankyoumoreplease, Hello I Must Be Going, Henry Cavill, Hotel Transylvania, House at the End of the Street, Igby Goes Down, Ignition Print, Indiana Jones, Indika Entertainment Advertising, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Radnor, Judge Dredd, Karl Urban, kjm, Liam Neeson, Liberal Arts, Logan Lerman, Looper, Mark Raats, Michael Peña, Milla Jovovich, Moneyball, Nicolas Cage, P+A, Petrol, PLANETFAB, Prom, Punisher: War Zone, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Renée Zellweger, Resident Evil: Retribution, Rian Johnson, Richard Amsel, Seeking Justice, Sigourney Weaver, Stolen, Sylvester Stallone, Taken, The Arterie, The Cimarron Group, The Cold Light of Day, The Hangover, The Made Shop, The Master, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Raid: Redemption, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, The Words, Thor, Training Day, Trouble with the Curve, WORKS ADV, You Can Count On Me, Zachary Johnson, Zoë Saldana
The Most Anticipated Films of 2011
Posted by Jared Mobarak on November 22, 2010 · 1 Comment
While Jon Favreau may say that 2011 looks to have a bloodbath summer on its hands with blockbusters galore taking 3D screens from each other, I’ll say right now that those aren’t the movies most intriguing me. Next year sees a return for Jack Sparrow, Lightning McQueen, Holmes and Watson, the Witwickys, Ethan Hunt, and, […]
Category essays, top 10 films, top 10 lists · Tags 300, A Dangerous Method, Adam Sandler, Alexander Skarsgård, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins, Atlas Shrugged, Atlas Shrugged: Part I, Atonement, Ayn Rand, Biutiful, Born to be a Star, Brad Pitt, Captain America: The First Avenger, Cars 2, Cary Fukunaga, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chris Hemsworth, Cloverfield, Contagion, Cop Out, Cowboys & Aliens, Damon Lindelof, Daniel Craig, Dark City, David Cronenberg, David Yates, Dennis Hopper, Dogma, Duncan Jones, Edgar Wright, Emily Blunt, Eric Bana, Farrelly Brothers, Flight of the Conchords, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Freida Pinto, George Nolfi, Gus Van Sant, Hall Pass, Hanna, Harrison Ford, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Henry Cavill, Henry Hopper, Immortals, Imogen Poots, Iron Man, J.J. Abrams, James Bobin, Jamie Bell, Jane Eyre, Jason Lew, Jason Segel, Joe Wright, John Hurt, Jon Favreau, Just Go With It, Keira Knightley, Kellan Lutz, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Smith, Kiefer Sutherland, Kirsten Dunst, Lars von Trier, Lost, Martin Scorsese, Matt Damon, Melancholia, Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Michael Rooker, Mickey Rourke, Milk, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Moon, Natalie Portman, Nick Frost, One Tree Hill, Paul, Paul Johansson, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip K. Dick, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Red State, Restless, Saoirse Ronan, Scott Z. Burns, Scream 4, Sean Penn, Seth Rogen, Sherlock Holmes 2, Simon Pegg, Sin Nombre, Source Code, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen Dorff, Stephen McHattie, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg, Sucker Punch, Super 8, Superman: Man of Steel, Tarsem Singh, Terrence Malick, Terry Gilliam, The Adjustment Bureau, The Green Hornet, The Informant!, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, The Master, The Muppets, The Soloist, The Tree of Life, Thor, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Udo Kier, Viggo Mortensen, Watchmen, Wuthering Heights, X-Men: First Class, Zack Snyder, “The Strike” Productions
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