Tim Russell’s 2012 Oscar Predictions

Well, the Oscars are being awarded this Sunday. The top actress spot should be a battle between Meryl Streep, Viola Davis and Michelle Williams, all winners this award season. The nominees are: Glenn Close, “Albert Nobbs” Viola Davis, “The...

Best Foreign Film: “A Separation”

 The Best Foreign Film Oscar will go to the Iranian film “A Separation” this year, that’s my prediction and I’m sticking to it (unless it doesn’t, in which case this post will self-destruct in 5 seconds). This gripping domestic drama...

“The Artist”: Talkies? Who needs em?

I’ve never given the Silent Picture a good look but “The Artist” by Michel Hazanavicius has definitely opened my eyes. this silent picture within a silent picture is a Hollywood melodrama combining “Sunset Boulevard” Beverly Hills style...

My Top Five Holiday Films

  1. “A  Christmas Story”. I saw a preview of this before it opened in 1983,  not having a clue about what I was going to see, I was floored by the flood of memories it invoked, being of a certain age.  Director Bob Clark was masterful in capturing...

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