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10 Biggest Surprises of the Mostly Annoying Oscar Nominations
- By Peter Knegt
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- January 24, 2012 10:05 AM
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It's 7:45am here in Park City, Utah and the Oscar nominations are up and out. There's nothing like peeling yourself out of bed at 6am to . Sure, there were some pleasantries ("The Tree of Life"! Gary Oldman! "A Separation" for best original screenplay!), but for each one there were like a dozen things to annoy you, from "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" making the cut for best picture to the inexcusable absence of Tilda Swinton, Michael Fassbender and Albert Brooks in the acting categories. Here's the 10 biggest surprises of the nominations, for better or worse (though mostly worse).
10 Possible Surprises From Tomorrow Morning's Oscar Nominations
- By Peter Knegt
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- January 23, 2012 4:41 PM
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Believe it or not, the Oscar nominations are tomorrow morning. And what a strange lead-up it has been, with countless shifts in buzz and many underdogs-turned-contenders and vice versa. While yes, there's a significant frontrunner in the best picture race ("The Artist," yawn), and most of the acting trophies seem all but handed out (particularly Christopher Plummer's, yay), the nominations themselves seem poised to offer many a surprise.
"Reality Bites" Hits Sundance
- By Peter Knegt
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- January 23, 2012 4:33 PM
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Yesterday evening at the Egyptian Theater in Park City, I saw the best film I've seen at Sundance 2012 so far: "Reality Bites." Screening as a "from the vaults" presentation -- with director Ben Stiller and writer Helen Childress in tow for a 40 minute Q&A afterwards -- the screening came exactly 18 years after its debut screening in that very theater. Sure, there was little real professional reason for me to see it. But after 4 exhausting days and nights seeing movies I've mostly been underwhelmed by, it was a nice little treat.
Above All Liberties
- By Matthew Hammett Knott
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- January 23, 2012 1:58 PM
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Audio: 8 Minutes With Rashida Jones and Will McCormack
- By Peter Knegt
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- January 23, 2012 11:50 AM
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From the moment you see them together, it's clear that "Celeste and Jesse Forever" screenwriters and co-stars Rashida Jones and Will McCormack have been friends for over a decade.
All Sundance, All The Time
- By Peter Knegt
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- January 19, 2012 12:27 PM
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After a nostalgic 24 hours of severe pre-Sundance hustle here in Park City (grocery runs, schedule making, e-mailing returning, not being sold alcohol at the Utah State Liquor Store because you don't have American ID), things have calmed down ever-so-briefly to allow for a brief rant here. This will be my fifth Sundance, and so far I'm liking the vibe that comes with that number. After a first festival that essentially can never be topped simply out of how shiny and exciting everything was with fresh eyes, my second, third and fourth festivals brought on a bit of jadedness where I wondered whether everything peaks the first time around. But now, I feel a greater sense of community here than I ever have in the past, and a much more clear focus on how much the festival has to offer beyond the clusterfuckery that happens after 9pm.
Canadian Bacon
- By Brad Horvath
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- January 19, 2012 10:10 AM
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- 1 Comment
Sundance Survival Kit
- By Peter Knegt
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- January 17, 2012 6:05 PM
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- 2 Comments
I jest you not: how David Foster Wallace changed my life
- By Matthew Hammett Knott
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- January 17, 2012 5:49 PM
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"It changed my life". Hard for it to not sound like a sales pitch. But as I lay that claim, let it be clear that I feel older and sadder - as much clueless as wise, depressed as inspired - for having read the brilliant, baffling Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace. You may doubt your interest in learning at modest length how exactly an individual book wrought such change upon me. That is fine - let me only promise to conclude by explaining why I feel such a blog post is worthy of a reader's time.
Dear Buffy,
- By Peter Knegt
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- January 16, 2012 1:07 PM
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Your daughter's kindergarden art project does not a Golden Globes dress make.
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