Winter’s Bone

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Every year at the Oscars, there is a film that surfaces that does not have a lot of fanfare, a lot of the recognition and celebration that many of the other films have; they lack big names, recognizable faces, and the immense resources of other films – instead relying on the talent of a combination [...]

True Grit

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On December 25th, after a day trapped indoors with the family and little else to do but eat, sleep and watch television, I decided to venture out with my friend, LOS, and catch a film.  Since I rarely make it to Maine, and since LOS is a huge (Huge is an understatement for this – [...]

Toy Story 3

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Pixar’s Re-incarnation of this storyline is the second film in two years to make the list for Best Picture from Pixar, after last years hit "Up". A near annual mainstay for best animated feature, Pixar has been cracking into the Best Picture category after the 2010 expansion to 10 films. With this years Nominations, it [...]

The Social Network…..Yes Facebook

Ok, all comments aside about me reviewing this film on facebook itself – I see the irony.  The horse is dead, no need to beat it.  Now lets walk away from that sleeping dog, and approach the subject at hand… David Fincher is a visionary director.  I have always enjoyed his style – and taking [...]