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Author: Solani Verma

  • 2000 Golden Globe Winners

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    Motion Picture Awards Best Motion Picture (Drama) American Beauty DreamWorks Pictures Directed by Sam Mendes Starring Annette Bening, Kevin Spacey, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, John Cho & Scott Bakula Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) Toy Story 2 Walt Disney Pictures Directed by Ash Brannon, John Lasseter & Lee Unkrich Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Don Rickles, Jim Varney, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Annie Potts, Wayne Knight, John Morris, Laurie Metcalf, Estelle Harris, Mary Kay Bergman & Jonathan…

  • ‘The Connection’ (2015) Movie Review

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    In so many ways The Connection (La French) feels like a film Michael Mann would have made with its dedication to intense action sequences, shot with immediacy and edits that give the viewer an understanding of the space within which the characters are interacting. And, like Mann, director Cédric Jimenez doesn’t forgo character, understanding even the small moments between husband and…

  • ‘Searching For Sugar Man’ – True Story or the Making of a Myth?

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    The other day I was talking to a documentary filmmaker I admire quite a bit and mentioned how I thought Searching For Sugar Man was a lock for Best Documentary in this year’s Oscar race. He cocked his head and gave me a funny look. “Do you really think so?” he asked, pointing out how the viewer doesn’t really…

  • ‘Alice in Wonderland’ With Machine Guns?

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    All this recent talk about Watchmen had journalists forgetting to ask Zack Snyder about anything else during the press rounds for his upcoming film 300 but it seems Snyder has a little something else up his sleeve. The Hollywood Reporter tells us the director has set up his first project with Warner Bros. Pictures under his new deal with the studio and…

  • ‘Layover’, the Discovery of a Hidden Gem

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    This time of year most everyone in the film world is talking about Oscar contenders, movies like Boyhood, Birdman, and Selma, which get more press each week as awards season marches on. However, I’m here today to provide a recommendation for a film you likely haven’t heard of, which you can check out right now on VOD. The film is called Layover,…

  • ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (2014) Movie Review

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    Marvel is tangentially moving their Cinematic Universe deep into the cosmos with Guardians of the Galaxy, and director James Gunn has definitely created something that seems wholly separate from The Avengers franchise of movies, but different doesn’t mean better. In fact, boredom set in early and only a few chuckles here and there sustained me for the duration. I never…

  • ‘Da Vinci Code’ Meets ‘National Treasure’ Novel – ‘Angelology’ – Sells to Sony

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    I would traditionally ignore a story regarding a book getting purchased for film rights, but this one came through as Breaking News from Variety and involves some big names and a blockbuster idea as Sony Pictures has acquired the rights to “Angelology” the first novel by Danielle Trussoni. The interest in the project was apparently sparked once…

  • “Best Picture” Oscar Predictions

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    #1The Artist Updated (1/20/12 at 9:56 AM): With wins at the Critics Choice and Golden Globe Awards, The Artist has definitely made the leap toward being the Best Picture front-runner, but I don’t see it as far ahead as some others. Updated (12/19/11 at 12:59 PM): Since the last time I updated my comments here The Artist has been named the best film of the…

  • ‘Transformers’ Timeline: 1984 – Present

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    As we inch ever so close to the release of Paramount / DreamWorks’ Transformers the excitement level continues to grow. One thing to take into consideration as a whole new generation will be introduced to the Transformers for what could be the very first time it is important to look back at where these robots in disguise…

  • ‘Captain America 2’ Ten Second Teaser

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    It’s a marketing onslaught for Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Marvel/Disney; 4/4) as a new poster, new pictures and now a ten second trailer teaser has arrived as the first full trailer will be online tomorrow. After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier finds Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), aka Captain America, living quietly in…