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There’s no real reason to pay attention to the Chlotrudis Awards,which took place on Sunday. After all, they’re a casually organised set of honours determined by an enthusiastic group of Boston-based film lovers — that apparently get mentioned on IMDB and precisely nowhere else. But hey, when their taste is this exemplary, they deserve a […]
All in good taste
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:32 am · March 24th, 2009
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How did ‘Man on Wire’ become the favorite in a field of superior documentary features?
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:46 am · February 11th, 2009
It often seems that when there isn’t an obvious, populist pick in the Academy’s documentary feature category (such as “Bowling for Columbine,” “March of the Penguins” or “An Inconvenient Truth”), the field is rife for an upset. Last year a number of awards watchers were sure that either “No End in Sight” or “Sicko” would […]
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The Sans weigh in
Posted by Guy Lodge · 5:00 am · December 16th, 2008
Francisco and Diego, that is. Anyone else think there are a tad too many critics’ awards floating around out there? Seriously, what do they all mean? New York, Los Angeles, Boston and the National Society are the only ones that really register with me… maybe Chicago, if I’m feeling generous. The rest really kind of […]
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A voice of dissent
Posted by Guy Lodge · 3:22 am · December 7th, 2008
Whether it’s on blogs like this one or in loftier film publications, there appears to be a general consensus that 2008 hasn’t been the best year at the movies, particularly in terms of American cinema. Lots of promising projects, ambitious ideas, isolated moments of genius, but very few bull’s-eyes — especially when compared to last […]
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