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Woke up dog tired this morning, yesterday’s marathon of screenings wore me out. Getting old. Do the usual pre-screening intake of food and coffee (a festival staple) before getting ready to head off to the first screening, “Flash of Genius” which I am looking to seeing. Greg Kinnear convinced me he was the real deal […]
TORONTO: ‘Rachel Getting Married,’ ‘Flash of Genius’
Posted by John Foote · 1:56 am · September 7th, 2008
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‘Flash of Genius’ with Greg Kinnear
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:03 pm · August 26th, 2008
I keep forgetting to write something about “Flash of Genius,” the upcoming Universal release starring Greg Kinnear as the inventor who designed the intermittent windshield wiper, only to have Ford rip him off. It sounds like an interesting premise (based on a true story, by the way), if potentially trite on the big screen. However, […]
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Lead actress contenders also join interesting group
Posted by John Foote · 5:36 pm · May 7th, 2008
As the piece on actors managed to spark some interest and debate, of course I have to explore the women. Though I am studying just the last 20 years, the Best Actress Oscar has often left some of the greatest performances as mere nominees, or in some cases not even that. Katherine Hepburn, though nominated […]
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Best actor contenders join an eclectic list of recent winners
Posted by John Foote · 7:16 am · May 6th, 2008
Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro and Frank Langella seem to be the names bandied about for Oscar consideration this year, which would place them in some impressive company of nominees and winners these last 20 years. Of course, that said, there have also been some bizarre choices for the Best Actor award, which has often […]
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In it together
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:00 am · November 15th, 2005
Today is my birthday. I’m 24 years old. I’ve been following the Oscar race with some notable level of attention for 8 years. It is by no means a lengthy tenure, as there are others in the game who have been observing this outlandish span of time much longer than that. Even still, in these […]
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