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Best Pictures The Best and Worst of Oscar

2008-02-24T23:05:39Z

Sean adds... Here is a list of what I think are the best of Oscar's Best Pictures and the worst. Now this does not mean that what was left off was not good or bad. This does not mean that I don't like some of the worst listed. This is to indicat...

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Best Picture 2008? - There Will Be Blood (Part 5 of 5)

2008-02-24T22:58:58Z

Sean opines... Paul Thomas Anderson is a director I rarely find fault with. His films Boogie Nights (one of my top 100 of all time) and Magnolia are two that I regularly visit and many of this flawed attempts like Hard Eight and Punch Drunk Love ...

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Best Picture 2008? - Michael Clayton (Part 3 of 5)

2008-02-24T20:27:35Z

Sean opines... The legal thriller is something that has always intrigued us as movie goers. Since the 1970s legal thrillers have since added the threat of something larger than just an unknown killer after our villain. The villain now is the mult...

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Best Picture 2008? - Juno (Part 2 of 5)

2008-02-24T19:33:57Z

Sean opines... Juno is one of those quirky teen comedies that has the sharp quotable dialog but also respects the decisions teenagers must make as they realize adulthood is around the corner. Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a mature girl who in her ...

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Best Picture 2008? - Atonement (Part 1 of 5)

2008-02-24T18:56:37Z

Sean opines... Atonement is the inheritor of the drawing room romance where the main characters are faced with many obstacles to their love. Girl and boy love each other from afar despite their station, yet use class status to restrain their love...

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For the love of Oscar...

2008-02-24T18:08:51Z

Sean says... As many of my long time friends and family know, I am a film addict. And maybe foolishly I am doubly an Academy Awards addict. Some hate the pageantry and the idea of choosing a "winner," but I enjoy it for what it is supposed to b...

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